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Gender specific toys – How boys lose out!

Posted in Equality on 7th September 2013

This week retail giant Toys R Us has pledged to stop marketing its products exclusively for boys and girls amid concerns about sexual stereotyping. Toys R Us made the...

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Assertiveness Training at Insight Matters – Saturday 24th Aug 10-3pm, only €75 – Book your place now!

Do you find it difficult to express anger or irritation? Do you find it hard to say No! Do you feel you’re overly polite and allow others to take...

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“The love that dare not speak its name” a beautiful documentary by Bill Hughes’ charting Irish LGBT history

Last week I went along to the annual Gaze International LGBT Film Festival which was in the beautiful Light House cinema. My partner and I took in as many...

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My first radio review – Dil’s playful personality makes hardline topics easy listening!

Good causes are often a hard sell. Terms like ‘inclusive’, ‘equality’, ‘access’, ‘rights’ and ‘social justice’ can make people clam up their ears. We all do this; it’s human...

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“Who am I to judge” – The Pope’s comments on gay people, a PR stunt or a good start?

This week Pope Francis visited Brazil and during an 80-minute press conference aboard the flight back to Rome he made a statement that quite rightly made international headlines. Here’s...

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The role of the media in our mental health… can we afford to take the “it’s not my job” approach?

  This week I was invited to attend an expert advisory session on reporting on suicide. This was facilitated by Headline, Ireland’s national media monitoring programme whose aim is...

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Insight Matters 7 week Personal Development Course for Migrants with Dil Wickremasinghe & Mary McEvoy – Tuesday 10th September

Are you a migrant living in Dublin? Do you wish you could be more confident, be a better communicator, integrate and live a fuller life? Personal development is about...

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Insight Matters 7 week Personal Development Course with Dil Wickremasinghe and Mary McEvoy – Wednesday 11th September

Personal development is about improving yourself. It’s an opportunity for you to explore alternatives in your life, to develop self-confidence, to do things in a new way and to...

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Insight Matters – inspiring change in self and society

Our mental health is our most precious resource as it dictates how we feel about ourselves, who we are and can be in this world. This might seem an...

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Global Village Dublin Pride Special “Feel Good About Yourself!” Saturday 22nd June!

“Feel Good About Yourself” Last year’s theme of the Global Village Dublin Pride outside broadcast was “Taking Pride in Equality”. This year we thought it would be appropriate to...

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