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SELF

How should we speak to teens about consent?

To help young people to understand consent, we need to start with teaching them empathy and commit to…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

Forget about consensual sex, where’s the care-filled sex?

Recent films, books and podcasts are highlighting how women are left feeling vulnerable and even violated due to…

By Roe McDermott

LIVING

Counting down until Millie Bobby Brown is ‘legal’ isn’t just gross. It’s dangerous.

Trolls revealed that they'd literally had a countdown clock indicating the days until they could legally sexualise 'Stranger…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

In the last 10 days, four women have been attacked in Cork, Dublin and Kilkenny: So when do we march?

Swaggering in its indemnity, male violence against women continues to pervade our streets with brutal examples continuing to…

By Lauren Heskin

female students in Ireland experience non-consensual sex

EDITORIAL

Three in 10 female students in Ireland experience non-consensual sex, a new study has found

The study, carried out by NUI Galway's Active Consent programme and the Union of Students in Ireland, surveyed…

By Megan Burns

EDITORIAL

I went to a consent workshop with Ireland’s top TikTokers — here’s what I learnt

We sent one of our writers to a consent workshop with some of Ireland's top TikTokers. Here's what…

By Edaein OConnell

Instagram

EDITORIAL

Why the saga of Gwyneth, Apple and Instagram is important

When it comes to social media, we all have those followers that we save a 'like' for. Maybe…

By Jennifer McShane

Grey's Anatomy

EDITORIAL

Grey’s Anatomy: The powerful episode on consent you need to watch

The following article contains spoilers from the Grey's Anatomy episode 'Silent All These Years' with references to rape and…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Facebook porn case shows misogyny is still alive and well in Irish courtrooms

After a year of uprising against poor treatment of women in Irish public systems, you would be forgiven…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

Half of Irish people would not report the rape of someone else, according to new survey

A new survey has found that only half of Irish people would report a rape to An Garda…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

‘Ick means no’: Emma Thompson wrote a consent guide for her daughter

Over the past week here at IMAGE, the topic of consent has weighed heavily on all our minds.…

By Jennifer McShane

Consent

EDITORIAL

#ThisIsNotConsent: Our tops are too low, our skirts are too short, our niceties are seduction

The hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent has been making waves on Twitter. Women across the country are posting photos of their…

By Edaein OConnell