‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and won

THANK YOU to everyone who came along to Stillgarden Distillery last night for OLDER BOLDER WISER. What a buzz. Thanks also to Stillgarden for looking after us all. To @miasherwoodscully.bsky.social for check in duties, book selling & a unique intro. And to Paul Sherwood for back up & photos

Congratulations to every f**king moron in the country who voted for FF and FG at the last election believing that they would actually so something - anything - to solve the housing catastrophe.

*marks a book as ‘finished’ on my goodreads* ooh an email! (it’s from goodreads saying i finished a book)

An incredibly important item for me today. I was honoured to pitch, brief and feature on this discussion on living with epilepsy on the Hard Shoulder. I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at 23, and i am joined by John verling whose son has Dravet Syndrome. open.spotify.com/episode/1BBs...

Thousands of women have to travel to neighbouring countries in Europe to access abortion care due to barriers faced at home. As part of a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, @investigates.thejournal.ie exposes this stark statistic for the first time:

A (hopefully short-term) loss for Irish politics. Wishing him a speedy and full recovery.

Irish surgeon returns from Gaza: ‘Every night there were more children brought in dead’

Speaking with Sarah Corbett Lynch was so enlightening. She is an incredible woman with an incredible story, which she articulates brilliantly through her new book "A Time for Truth." You can listen to her conversation with Pat, prepared by me, here: open.spotify.com/episode/3BR9...

If you're at the point of anti-woke moral panic that you're questioning whether NORTHERN IRELAND needs public investment in equality and inclusion initiatives, it's safe to say you're out of your fucking mind.

It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

what do you think would happen if someone elected to political office turned out to be an idiot

Hear me out: it’s time for America to be sealed under a giant mysterious dome

Major Security Breach Sees Two Russian Agents Gain Access To White House

Would definitely recommend giving Caroline West's new book 'Wrong Women' a read as it reaches #1 in the non-fiction charts. A brilliantly written book on the highs and lows of life in the Monto brothels. Caroline discussed it with Pat Kenny last Friday, for which I had the pleasure of researching!