Norma Costello
Irish Addicts Can't Get Help Unless They're On the 'Right' Mix of Drugs
Rehab centers are bound by tight regulations governing who can receive treatment, which means many addicts are turned away.
Irish Protesters Are Fighting Private Security Goons in the Streets
Companies are evicting people from their homes and installing new water meters. But to do that, they need some hired muscle to battle with anti-austerity demonstrators.
An Irish School Stopped an Anti-Homophobic Workshop Because It Didn't Include 'Both Sides'
Maybe the Dublin school should have invited some gay-bashers to balance things out.
Ireland Is Accused of Locking Up Trafficked Weed Slaves
Human rights groups suggest immigrants trafficked into illegal activity against their will are being charged rather than helped.
How Police Brutality Brought Gas Flares to a Peaceful Irish Fishing Village
The people of Rossport didn't want gas extraction to start near their homes, but their resistance was met by a harsh crackdown from the cops.
The Capital of Iran Has a Burger Joint Dedicated to an IRA Hunger Striker
It seems weird, but in Iran, they take martyrdom very seriously.
Butchered While Giving Birth: the Victims of a Cruel Operation in Ireland Are Still Searching for Justice
'Symphysiotomy' involves having your pelvis unhinged using a saw while you're having a baby.
Yesterday's 'Kiss a Ginger Day' Was Just an Excuse for Perverts to Be Perverts
It's just a creepy come-on masquerading as "social inclusion."
The 'Charlie Hebdo' Massacre Raises Awkward Questions for Free Speech in Ireland
The satirical magazine probably couldn't have existed in Ireland, where blasphemy is technically illegal.
The Irish Took to the Streets of Dublin to Protest Against Austerity
They shouted at cops and wore taps on their heads because they're angry at the government about increased charges for water.
Ireland's 'New Poor' Need Food Banks to Eat
The government is backing a huge new food bank, raising concerns that food poverty has become the status quo.
Irish People Are Finally Taking to the Streets Against Austerity
After eight austerity budgets and years of massive unemployment and waves of emigration, the Emerald Isle is witnessing its largest protest movement in decades.