May 20, 20204 minSometimes Opposition Is What We Really NeedThe current pandemic has seen Northern Ireland’s political parties come together like never before. The five main parties have in recent...
Apr 18, 20208 minClimate Change, the Coronavirus and the ColumnistI have tried to remain alert to the fact that the people, events, and forces described … carry in them the seeds of other, perhaps less...
Apr 17, 20206 minZero Sum HoursThree weeks into UK Lockdown and no exit strategy is in place. The economic and mental health effects are beginning to surface with an...
Apr 14, 20206 minA Message of Hope for Victims and SurvivorsTo the women and men longing for hope. A message for fighters and survivors. As the world is fighting to embrace and fight the global...
Apr 13, 20204 minMy Postcode Doesn't Define MeBT63 5XX, three numbers and four letters can’t really decide your future; or can they? That series of characters are a postcode and that...
Apr 10, 20204 minConsensus, Not CoercionWe may well have a new Executive that is barely three months old yet already it has been proven once again why our system of government...
Apr 9, 20204 minCoronavirus Vindicates AusterityOver the last few weeks, the government has announced spending commitments worth tens of billions of pounds in order to counteract the...
Apr 8, 20204 minCoronavirus Crushes Its First Constitutional DemocracyIn political terms, Hungary was already immunocompromised. A decade under the leadership of the self-proclaimed ‘illiberal nationalist’...
Apr 7, 20204 minArt Under Attack“I honestly feel let down by the University” A final year Fine Art student's response to the news that her University is cancelling, as...
Apr 5, 20204 minA Unionist Argument Against A United UnionismI’m an unapologetic unionist, who if cut, may possibly bleed red, white and blue. However, I am fundamentally against an idea which has...
Apr 5, 20204 minPandemic Pregnancies The 1st of April 2020. A day that was expected to be historic, freeing and equal for the women of Northern Ireland. Instead it appears to...
Apr 4, 20204 minA Letter To Those With Mental Illness In Quarantine Dear anyone suffering with mental illness during this pandemic, this is for you. To the people suffering with depression, I see you. I am...
Apr 3, 20203 minStacking Shelves On The Front LineA few weeks ago, the thought of supermarket workers being the holy grail of society would be madness. Now, these are the key workers on...
Apr 2, 20204 minWill the Coronavirus Change our Lives Forever?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...
Mar 31, 20205 minThe Toughest Challenge YetAt the start of 2020, NI had the pleasure (some may disagree) to witness our Executive return to government, just three years after...
Mar 30, 20204 minTumble Outta Bed And I Stumble To The Zoom CallAs the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, many of us find ourselves having to work from home for the first time....
Mar 28, 20204 minFitness from a DistanceCoronavirus does not discriminate. Both in terms of who it infects and who it impacts. Aside from the public health risk, the virus has...
Mar 28, 20204 minListening In A Time Of White NoiseIn times of global panic, it can almost seem that instead of news on the television and radio, all we hear is white noise. The...
Mar 27, 20204 minPlease Won't Someone Think Of The LandlordsIn these trying times, social solidarity is what will hold the fabric of our communities intact. That’s why I’ll be thinking of our...
Mar 26, 20204 minChildhood On LockdownI’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...