Ireland, Women and Politics

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Despite the international attention and acclaim given to Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, Irish women are, and have been woefully under-represented at almost every level of politics.

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Social Butterfly: The Best Of 2011

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2011 has seen us tackle a diverse range of personal, political and social subjects head-on, giving you ample food for thought and a little introspection; here’s our edit of the Social Butterfly must-reads of the year.

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Love Goes Social

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Facebook may be a valuable tool for keeping track of events, and Twitter’s great for staying up to date with our friends, but what role do social networks play in our love lives?

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Girls and Gangs

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Youth violence in the UK is a serious problem – and even more so due to the current economic downturn. We take a look at what’s being done to tackle the gendered impact of gangs

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Point Of View: University Is A Waste of Time

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Call it dilution, call it duping for debt; in recent years, I don’t believe that ‘going to uni’ holds much in the way of gravity, save for genuinely vocational degrees.

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Beyond the Erasmus Exchange

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There is growing concern that too many European students aren’t straying far enough from home; is education in Europe too inward-looking? What about university beyond the continent?

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This Week in Europe

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Sex parties, arms dealers, rape allegations, bomb attacks, two new presidents and a possible departure for Berlusconi; it has been a busy time for news in Europe this week…

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This Week in Europe

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A new president for Ireland, regal equality in the UK, human rights issues in Lithuania and continued financial problems in the Eurozone; these are the need-to-know stories in Europe this week…

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This Week in Europe

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The mixed fortunes of Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi, an end to terrorism in Spain and continued financial problems in the Eurozone; these are the need-to-know stories in Europe this week.

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Point of View: Gender in Asylum Policies

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Member of the European Parliament for the Green party, Jean Lambert considers the impact of European Union policies and legislation on female asylum seekers.

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