Irishlife | openletter

An Open Letter to All Survivors

“Little girls don’t stay little forever, they grow into strong women, that return to destroy your world”. This was a powerful statement...

Resources for Families of Those Struggling with Addiction

If you have a loved one who is showing signs of addiction, you can be conflicted and confused about the best way to help. Substance abuse...

Why Me, Why Not Me?

Dear Minister Charlie Flanagan TD, the minister for Justice and Equality, I'm writing this letter after considering carefully what to...

Lets talk about R-A-C-E

Dear Joe McHugh, We are writing this letter out of concern for students in this country who have, are currently, or will one day be...

Sexism at work

To the managers of Women, We need to talk about her. You probably know who. That analyst, designer, writer, engineer who has been at the...

The Generation Game

Back in 1999 Chris Sidoti, then-head of the Australian Human Rights Commission, called the baby boomers “the most selfish generation in...

The Scam of Meteoric Proportions

Bringing your Billpay phone on your citybreak? Think twice -a cautionary tale. I am currently being pursued by Meteor for €7,000 worth...

Mental Health in our Youth Population

I was wondering about how I was going to start this article but then it struck me – 12 million euro is to be taken from the mental health...

The Landlord Wars

To all the landlords & politicians, I have lived in the same accommodation in Dublin city centre for 5 years. It is located in the Grand...

Gateway Gangsters

To the former minister Joan Burton, As a member of one of your Gateway Schemes I would like to thank you for the great opportunity to...

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