Conflict
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Awaiting Deployment – Private Manus O’Reilly’s Story
“Lig Amach!” This command to the recruits, now fully trained and tested, in the square of Sarsfield Barracks, officially marked the ending of the 6-month training course. Tears, cheers and proud embraces followed as the 120th platoon trained under the 12th Infantry…
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Why is the 28-year-old Drumcree conflict on Garvaghy Road an issue again?
During the 1990s, the Drumcree Conflict on Garvaghy Road was one of the biggest conflicts in Northern Ireland, so why is it back in the news almost three decades later? What is the Drumcree Conflict? Garvaghy Road, based in a predominantly Catholic area…
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Men’s Mental Health: The Hidden Strength of Talking
Credit Kampus Productions at pexels.com The long-lasting social stigma of mental health prompts the question, why do men suffer in silence? Some men suffer due to childhood abuse, some struggle with day-to-day stresses such as work or college, while others suffer from domestic…
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Protesting the Palestinian Visa Refusals: The Department of Justice vs Public Opinion
More than 100 Palestinian students have been denied visas to study in Ireland by the Department of Justice, with only 39 being granted this year. This is in stark contrast to the previous year, when 122 were accepted compared to only 22 refusals.…
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“I Would Rather Die Here Peacefully, than be Killed There” – South Africans Living in Direct Provision on Hunger Strike Outside Dáil
By Jamie Ryan “This is our last resort now.” Neels Heystek “I fled South Africa in need of safety.” Brian Mogotsi
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In Photos: Thousands take to the streets for Dublin’s largest Palestine protest to date
By Liam Murphy On Saturday, October 5, thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to mark one year of Israeli escalation in Gaza. The march, the biggest of its kind to date in Ireland, called for an end to Israel’s occupation,…
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Graffiti Around Dublin – Valid Vandalism?
Luke Gillis questions whether the graffiti and other forms of vandalism across Dublin City have a more politically charged message behind them.
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The Human Rights Violations Seen From Space
The City’s Cameron Weymes compares Google Earth imagery to illustrate human rights violations in the Middle East.
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‘I never imagined I would live through such moments of fear’ – Iraqi blogger Omar Muhammad discusses life under ISIS
Cameron Weymes spoke to the inspiring Omar Muhammad, who blogged about life under ISIS at great personal risk.
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‘God willing, the world won’t forget the sacrifices my people made’: a Kobani woman’s experience of the Syrian Civil War
Cameron Weymes interviews one young woman from Kobani, northern Syria, about her experiences during the Civil War
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