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Una Mullally

Society, life and culture on the edge

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An oral history of the movement for marriage equality in Ireland

I’m currently working on an oral history of the movement for marriage equality in Ireland, from the early international conversations, legal and political battles, to Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan’s case taken to have their Canadian marriage recognised in …

Phil Campbell speaking at the Science Gallery

If you have a little time today or over the weekend, check out this video of Phil Campbell speaking at the Science Gallery a while ago. Campbell is a fascinating dude. Having worked as an architect for 15 years, he …

‘Is being busy making me stupider?’

Great piece by Robyn Wilder. I don’t have time to read dense prose anymore, so I just read quick snippets of things on the train (generally Reddit). Instead of the oppressive films where French couples shrug at each other until …

Dublin’s tiger techland

I wrote this article in the weekend newspaper about the lives of young Europeans who are emigrating to Dublin to work in the city’s thriving tech sector, and also about those who recruit them. Facebook employees Ziad Traboulsi, from Lebanon, …

An oral history of Bikini Kill’s debut EP

I missed this great article when it was published in SPIN in November when that self-titled EP was about to turn 20. I thought I’d share the article here because it’s really great, and I LOVE ORAL HISTORIES. They’re laborious …

Sean Hughes: ‘Once I embraced my gene pool I found life much more bearable’

I interviewed Sean Hughes for this piece in the paper today. Hughes brings his new show ‘Life Becomes Noises’ at Vicar Street on February 21st. (Photo by Alan Betson) “What age are you?” Sean Hughes is talking about getting older …

Queer: when one person’s jibe is another’s sense of identity

I wrote this article about the word ‘queer’ in the paper today. A Liveline debate over the use of ‘queer’ in a pantomime review  highlighted the evolution of the word and its power to divide What’s in a word? On …

THAT Megan Fox interview

Esquire published a ridiculous interview with Megan Fox along with what on first glance appears to be a badly photoshopped cover shot. Whatever about the “where am I?” pout, hair extensions, and barely-there bra, check out the legs! VICE thinks …