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In a world of growing fake news and online trolling, we are asking you to support independent campaigning journalism during #IndyNewsWeek. Come to our meeting at Ulster University, York Street, Belfast – More (Opens in a new window)
COVID-19 INQU (Opens in a new window)IRY: Families feel so let down, says woman who lost her mother
The trauma of the pandemic was voiced by many families who attended the start of the Covid-19 inquiry in Northern Ireland – More (Opens in a new window)
Benefits system forcing unpaid carers into ‘abject poverty’, Stormont Committee told
People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled loved one’s in Northern Ireland are being forced into ‘abject poverty’ and ‘devastating hardship’ by the benefits system, a Stormont Committee has heard. – More (Opens in a new window)
REVIEW: Against Landlords by Nick Bano – radical ideas for tackling the housing crisis
The Irish Times property section, which is included with the paper every Thursday, is a land of milk and honey and soaring property prices for the well-to-do but offers nothing for those who are forced to rent. It’s as if two different worlds exist alongside each other when it comes to living in a home in Ireland. – More (Opens in a new window)
Kabosh brings story of Mary Ann McCracken back to life in Belfast
Kabosh Theatre Company has a knack of putting on plays in interesting spaces. I saw a production of theirs, Not On Our Watch’, written by Louise Matthews, about the struggle to save a women’s hostel by the women workers, in the upstairs room of a pub in Belfast. – More (Opens in a new window)
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