Empowerment

I hesitated to ask Mary Moynihan if she felt she was a Covid survivor. She had no doubt about it. 30 years after founding Smashing Times, and a year after getting long Covid, Mary talks to 'Changing Ireland' about radical and personal empowerment. Our Autumn cover story - a long read:

Festival aims to highlight the work of human rights defenders and the role of the arts in promoting human rights

New national family justice strategy to look at reform of family justice systems

The family court system needs urgent reform, says Mary Louise Lynch who founded a group for survivors of domestic violence, Survivors Informing Services and Institutions (SISI).

Until recently, Moyross Youth Academy (MYA) was one of Limerick’s under-the-radar success stories.

Writer and disability rights activist Sarah Fitzgerald writes about the impacts and inadequacies of disability services - and what needs to change.

Minister Rabbitte agrees: €3m to go on independent living solutions

Warning of a looming “winter of discontent” in the Community Sector, SIPTU has highlighted the plight of the community-based childcare services.