Norma Costello
The Irish Battle Over Gay Marriage Has Gotten Ugly
The Irish LGBT community is caught in the middle of a heated battle between the country's liberals and conservatives, and some are feeling exposed and isolated.
Ireland Is Trying to Crack Down on the Parents Who Make Their Autistic Children Drink Bleach
Fans of "Miracle Mineral Supplement" claim that it can cure everything from malaria to autism, but the substance could seriously harm the kids who are drinking it.
Angry Polish Ultra-Nationalists Held Some Strange Meetings in Ireland
They got heckled by anti-fascists and talked about how Ireland has been infiltrated by "agents of Putin."
Ireland's Biggest Squat Is on the Verge of Eviction
A vacant Dublin building that's home to 30 people has become a symbol of the city's gentrification battle.
Is Ireland's New Left-Wing Alliance Actually Going to Change Anything?
Community activists are worried that playing politics will detract from the grassroots anti-austerity movement.
A Massive Pipe Came Loose in an Atlantic Gas Field and Irish Environmentalists Are Not Happy
800 metres of piping came loose and started floating about in the sea, but the Environmental Protection Agency won't actually go there to investigate.
Author Brooke Magnanti Is Suing Her Ex for Saying That She Was Never a Prostitute
It must be the first time somebody has sued over claims that she never performed sex acts for money.
A Giant Booze Company Is Telling Ireland to Drink Less
I can't help feeling that the Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaign is a little misguided.
Irish Protesters Were Sent to Jail for Protesting
They broke a court order that banned them from protesting against water charges.
Is Dublin About to Become a Hotspot for Northern Irish Sex Tourists?
An NGO is worried that Dublin is going to become another Amsterdam when Northern Ireland bans buying sex, but prostitutes and sex workers' rights lawyers disagree.
Irish Feminists Playing Politics Voted to Stop Women Aborting Dead Babies
A bill to allow women carrying foetuses with fatal abnormalities to get abortions was shot down by the Irish parliament. Many of those voting against it were so-called feminists.
Irish Cops Have Been Accused of Political Policing
They arrested eight anti-austerity activists who blockaded a minister's car.