Trigger Warning: Some readers may find the content within this article upsetting. In 2022, 12,009 cases were treated for problem drug use in Ireland — the highest annual number recorded by the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) to date. Of these stark figures, 37.1 percent were new cases that had never been treated before. […]
1 year ago
Why should anyone have to feel stigmatised or judged for dealing with such deeply personal matters? New research has revealed that over one-third of Irish adults (34%) have faced stigma or judgement related to fertility, either personally or through someone they know. The national study, commissioned by Sims IVF, was conducted among 1,000 Irish adults. […]
2 years ago
Change is still needed. Today marks World Mental Health day and while a lot has been done in transforming the way we think about mental health and the attitudes we show towards it, we’re simply not there yet. When we think about how far we’ve come in the last 50 years when dealing with mental […]
3 years ago
Scotland made some serious progress yesterday, but Ireland still has a long way to go. Yesterday, Scotland made history by becoming the first country in the world to enshrine the right to free period products into the law. With the Period Products Act, councils and education providers must make period products free and available to […]
3 years ago
Brought to you by ellaOne. Yep, we’re coming to The Helix on Thursday March 7 ladies! For #MyMorningAfter in association with the morning after pill brand ellaOne @ The Helix, our very own Niamh Maher from Girls With Goals will be joined by the It Galz‘ Lindsay Hamilton, plus Sarah Hanrahan (I Come Undone) and Molly Parsons (host […]
7 years ago