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Dear anyone suffering with mental illness during this pandemic, this is for you. To the people suffering with depression, I see you. I am one of you. I know ...

A few weeks ago, the thought of supermarket workers being the holy grail of society would be madness. Now, these are the key workers on the front line every ...

Quick, time to grab a glass of wine and hop on FaceTime with my girl pals! This is something that has had to become a normality since the UK went into lockdow...

At the start of 2020, NI had the pleasure (some may disagree) to witness our Executive return to government, just three years after power-sharing collapsed. ...

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, many of us find ourselves having to work from home for the first time. While this may prove...

Coronavirus does not discriminate. Both in terms of who it infects and who it impacts. Aside from the public health risk, the virus has caused major disrupti...

In times of global panic, it can almost seem that instead of news on the television and radio, all we hear is white noise. The uncertainty, the fear, the con...

In these trying times, social solidarity is what will hold the fabric of our communities intact. That’s why I’ll be thinking of our overworked, underpaid NHS...

I’m sure that many, if not all of you are aware that as of the 23rd of March, the UK is essentially on lockdown. This is a stressful and confusing time for m...

For the first time in my life I cannot travel freely throughout the European Union. This is a sobering thought, an inherent right I have enjoyed all my life ...

We have now entered “Coronavirus Capitalism”. Or so says noted author and activist Naomi Klein. Quoting famous economist Milton Freidman, she states that “on...

Long-distance relationships are nothing new. A relationship where you are physically separated, but still committed to each other. Maybe you met someone onli...

Women’s issues are at the forefront of our political society. Women hold up half the sky, after all. From the decriminalisation of abortion in October 2019 t...

When the house is on fire, the occupants rush to save what is most important. Likewise, a global pandemic has revealed the weaknesses of governments, but als...