Climate in the courtroom
Climate change is the issue of our time. People are turning to the courts for a solution.
We must be committed to addressing child labour
The International Labour Organisation has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. What protections exist against child labour and what are the current threats against its abolition?
Can COVID-19 bring a cycling revolution to Ireland?
Covid-19 has prompted us to re-think our systems of travel. In particular, it has encouraged many people to lose a few extra wheels and take to a saddle, handlebars and peddles instead with cycling.
Oatly Facing Boycotts Following Unsustainable Investment Links to Deforestation and Trump
Oatly has made headlines recently for accepting an investment from Blackstone, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, which has links to deforestation in the Amazon and the Trump administration. The case of Oatly raises the question – is it possible to be 100% sustainable within our current economic framework?
Racism’s Acclimation: Then and Now – A Commentary on Racism’s Immortal Grip on Black Empowerment
Seemingly finite, black oppression has had a full and assorted life. The 13th amendment was introduced and an end to slavery in the U.S. was ratified, but a ninety year stretch of legalised segregation by dint of Jim Crow Law followed. Today, 2020’s socio-political climate is not dissimilar as racial discrimination has adapted and evolved into systemic abuse and institutionally shrouded brutalities.