A year and a half ago my life was turned upside down by the discovery that I was pregnant. I was nine weeks along, and in acute agony. This pain turned out to be due to the fact that the …
Sex & Relationships
Repeal Review appeals for submissions by April 1
Ella Sloane discusses persisting barriers to abortion access in Ireland ahead of Friday’s deadline
Almost four years after Ireland’s electorate voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, significant barriers to abortion access persist, forcing women to travel to receive care. Geographical coverage remains one such barrier to accessing abortion, with only one in ten GPs …
Sunday Longread: How can Ireland tackle stealthing?
Eva O’Beirne discusses the lack of awareness around this issue
For those who don’t know, “stealthing” is a colloquial term for the act of removing a condom during sex without the consent of the partner. It’s illegal in many places such as the UK, and is a form of sexual …
Endometriosis and PCOS are everyday issues. We need a healthcare system that reflects that.
10 people highlight the devastating reality of being diagnosed with chronic disorders in Ireland to Eva O’Beirne
To assess the failures of the Irish health system, and also to raise awareness for Endometriosis Awareness Month, Trinity News spoke with ten people who all suffer in some way from either endometriosis or PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Several of …
Are the Gardaí ready to to challenge cyber-flashing?
Eva O’Beirne examines the precarious legislation around online sexual harassment
On 17 January 2022, an online Zoom vigil for Ashling Murphy was interrupted by a man who “cyberflashed” the attendees. He exposed himself and masturbated. On 23 February 2022, a Zoom webinar on violence against women was crashed by several …
12 Dates of Christmas
Heather Bruton details the top dozen date ideas for the holiday period
Winter can make us a little bit lazy when it comes to creative date ideas. In the summer, the perfect date can simply mean sitting outside in the sun with a cold drink or picnic, no planning involved. Whereas in …
First love never dies
Maya Kulukundis explores the impact of one’s first sexual and romantic experiences
As a girl, Joan Didion was in love with John Wayne. She wanted him to carry her on horseback to the “bend in the river where the cottonwoods grow,” a line that she heard and took on from War of …
Right Or Wrong
Izzie Willis explores her relationship to sex and alcohol
Right or wrong, sex and alcohol seem to be intrinsically tied up with one another – for me, and for a lot of other people I know. It is obvious in a way, with the loosening of inhibitions being indiscriminate. …
On Platonic Intimacy
Ella Walsh discusses the subtle but burning importance of platonic intimacy in our everyday and romantic relationship
Last winter in Dublin, my housemates and I got the bright idea to save on our electricity bill by periodically shutting off our old, inefficient heaters. In the end, it made the house so cold that one of my friends …
Making a #MeToo for us all
Five years after the birth of the #MeToo movement, what has changed?
It has been almost five years since the #MeToo movement ushered in a reckoning on how we look at sexual assault and sexual misconduct. At the time, it felt like both the end of the world and the beginning of …