This radio documentary (July 2021) is about a small cottage in the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth in Ireland. The programme maker and owner of the cottage, Chris Nikkel, tells the story of his home that was once owned by renowned psychiatrist …
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Conversation Café Ireland
Conversation Café concept was launched in Ireland in October 2015 by Mary Stefanazzi. Conversation Café is a new and innovative concept designed to give participants the experience of having conversations that matter. Having heard stories of …
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) An Ethical Perspective
The public debate on ECT in Ireland demonstrates little in the way of ethical reflection. 'Is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Ever Ethically Justified? If so, Under What Circumstances.' This is the title of an article I wrote which was …
Virtue Ethics Ireland
President Michael D. Higgins launched a Nationwide Ethics Initiative on 14th February, 2014. The stated aim of the initiative was to develop a public discourse that places human flourishing and an ethic of active citizenship at its heart. This …