Mairia Cahill
Columnist at Freelance
Columnist at Irish Independent
Writer, former Senator, waived anonymity 2014. No 1 Bestselling Book Rough Beast, Shortlisted for Non-Fiction book of the year. https://t.co/nO9LwTTiwu
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5 days ago |
independent.ie | Mairia Cahill
Máiría Cahill: Skirting around the camogie skorts fiasco is an insult to our sportswomenThe row about camogie skorts has led to a final being postponed. Photo: SportsfileIreland, 2025. Can you believe Munster’s Camogie Council postponed yesterday’s championship game between Cork and Waterford simply because players signalled their intention not to wear an extra panel of material converting shorts into a skirt? Well done for courageously standing up for your players’ rights, Munster Council.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Mairia Cahill
Máiría Cahill: Painfully slow wheels of justice add to Kingsmill sufferingKingsmill massacre survivor Alan Black in Belfast following the publication of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland report into one of the most notorious incidents of the Troubles.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Mairia Cahill
The funeral of Michael O’Brien heard how his courage illuminated a path for others to speak outWhen Mary Raftery’s groundbreaking 1999 RTÉ series States of Fear aired, one line, narrated by Áine Lawlor, stood out.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Mairia Cahill
Only the established facts of this disturbing case can point the way to a better care system We know her as Grace. She cannot speak for herself, make independent decisions, or answer questions. The one constant in her life is a set of plastic keys. She sucks them, bangs them on her mouth or head, plays with them, and gets distressed if they are taken away. Grace is 46 years old.
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1 month ago |
independent.ie | Mairia Cahill
Máiría Cahill: Leo Varadkar should realise that Irish unity is not our most pressing issueLeo Varadkar at Dublin Castle in 2024. Photo: GettyBelfast is famous for its walls. On my primary school route, pictures of skeletal men symbolising the hunger strikers adorned the gables of houses, propaganda which petrified this five-year-old who baulked at the images of coffins and distraught mothers. Republicans realised the importance of claiming space.
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