Person: Sarah Harte

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SSarah Harte: Rationale behind hate speech bill is sound but it needs to define what ‘hate’ is
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Sarah Harte: Do we just accept young children looking at porn as a fact of life?
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Sarah Harte: We must learn from past floods how to live in this new reality of climate change
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SSarah Harte: Yes, we can call out Israel’s actions in Gaza without being antisemitic
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Sarah Harte: Gymnastics snub of black child a chance to evaluate Irish racism
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Sarah Harte: Rather than ban certain breeds, can people just control their dogs?
Yes, dogs can be life-enhancing in a myriad of ways. They just need responsible owners with a modicum of cop-on and consideration for others

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Pauw’s exit indicative of double standards in corridors of power
There’s a certain irony that while once women’s soccer wouldn’t make the back page of a local paper, in fact, Pet’s Corner would have trumped it, these days it’s never out of the headlines.

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Government’s mission should be a more competitively-priced Ireland
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's promised new powers must be underpinned by extra funding and the political backing to make life more equitable for all

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Men need to have the offside rule in gender politics explained to them
Men and women think differently about what constitutes sexual harassment: Anyone angry at the 'fuss' about a soccer star being grabbed and kissed without consent needs to learn the rules

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Sarah Harte: Will this be the kiss of death for sexism on and off the football pitch?
Sarah Harte: Will this be the kiss of death for sexism on and off the football pitch?
LAST Sunday morning, watching Luis Rubiales, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, kiss Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the post-match FIFA Women’s World Cup celebrations, I blinked and concluded ...

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Sarah Harte: Men playing the victim when women succeed harms all of us
Sarah Harte: Men playing the victim when women succeed harms all of us
Despite their stratospheric success, both Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are clearly publicly struggling with their masculinity

Wed, 16 Aug, 2023

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Sarah Harte: We could fund universal healthcare — the issue is whether we want to
We no longer live in a nasty, narrow theocracy but nor are we anywhere near a universal model of healthcare

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Sarah Harte: My ‘Barbenheimer’ binge makes it clear that it’s still a man’s world
Sarah Harte: My ‘Barbenheimer’ binge makes it clear that it’s still a man’s world
A 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' double-bill presents two pictures of the damage that patriarchal ideology had done to society

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Sarah Harte: Corporate world's move away from 'woke capitalism' may come back to bite it
Sarah Harte: Corporate world's move away from 'woke capitalism' may come back to bite it
Against a marked backdrop of a rise in homophobia and transphobia, there must be an emotional benefit to companies messaging to employees 'We stand with you'

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Sarah Harte: RTÉ fiasco has proven that we need systemic change, not scapegoating
Sarah Harte: RTÉ fiasco has proven that we need systemic change, not scapegoating
The public is tired for all sorts of reasons. It's why there is so much anger at what is being uncovered in RTÉ

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Sarah Harte: Legislation alone isn’t enough to bring an end to homophobia
Sarah Harte: Legislation alone isn’t enough to bring an end to homophobia
Sometimes, so-called ‘debate’ is a dog whistle for the ‘othering’ or dehumanising of other people

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Mental health is still stigmatised in Ireland — we need to normalise it
An overarching question is whether we have any coherent, long-term strategy in place to reform mental health services, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Do we need a nanny state to curb our love of booze?
Surely state-encouraged behaviour modification is not the same as prohibition?

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Sarah Harte: Campaigners for accountability hit brick walls in Irish public life
Sarah Harte: Campaigners for accountability hit brick walls in Irish public life
Failure in the public sector leads to a change in government, but we’re left with the same bunch of officials.

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Sarah Harte: Ageism that pervades our society is both short-sighted and irrational
Sarah Harte: Ageism that pervades our society is both short-sighted and irrational
Do older people have a best-before date creatively?Last week as part of the Cork International Poetry Festival, Deirdre Brennan won the Farmgate National Poetry Award for her collection, Medea’s Cauldron, which is published by Arlen House.

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Sarah Harte: Sex assault victims are still not encouraged to come forward
Sarah Harte: Sex assault victims are still not encouraged to come forward
A hugely damaging victim-blaming attitude still exists societally and within the judicial system

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Wall Of Dolls Dedicated To Victims Of Feminicide In Milan
Sarah Harte: Abused women and children let down by state agencies working in silos
Government’s zero-tolerance plan to tackle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence is failing in several critical areas

Wed, 10 May, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Bullies think they rule the world, but small acts of hope change it
Many champions are out there shaping the world and quietly taking over the public square, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Facial recognition technology
Sarah Harte: Fast-tracking facial recognition technology laws would be irresponsible
Introducing one of the most privacy-intrusive tools in policing needs careful scrutiny and a comprehensive public consultation

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Sarah Harte: We struggle to keep up as artificial intelligence technology surges ahead
Sarah Harte: We struggle to keep up as artificial intelligence technology surges ahead
Even tech libertarian Elon Musk warns against the power of unregulated AI software — fears that will be heightened as Kuwait News unveils its first AI-generated news presenter

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Sarah Harte: Are parents unwittingly exploiting their children on social media?
Sarah Harte: Are parents unwittingly exploiting their children on social media?
Regularly posting images and videos of our children online infringes their privacy and dignity and can leave them exposed to the darker forces of the internet

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Amending a clause in Constitution will do little for equality of women
It was always a dewy-eyed narrative that mothers were valued in this country, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Gen Z workers are not coddled, they simply have never known office culture
Many of us don't miss the 9-5 but are younger workers missing out on mentoring and bonding?

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

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Sarah Harte: One size rarely fits all when it comes to educating our children
Parents who want send their children to single-sex schools are often characterised as out of touch or deluded — but this is not helpful

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

US-ENTERTAINMENT-THEATRE
Sarah Harte: Sanitising literature serves to cover up critiques of hateful attitudes
The brouhaha around the edits made to the late Roald Dahl’s books is interesting, in how it has provoked a diverse array of comments from a varied cast of characters

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

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Sarah Harte: We cannot allow assisted suicide debate to devalue older people
Old age is not a disease and we shouldn't treat it as one

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Modern sex education is our best weapon to combat gender-based violence
Sex education in schools is a crucial part of a more complicated societal picture, but it seems clear that the state has difficult choices to make

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Sarah Harte: Top-down approach to asylum takes Irish welcomes for granted
Sarah Harte: Top-down approach to asylum takes Irish welcomes for granted
We don’t need to draw a tighter line around our international responsibilities to refugees, but we must articulate our policies and communicate with communities asked to welcome them in

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Conscientious objectors are entitled to their beliefs, not their own laws
Medical professionals must adhere to ethical guidelines on abortion services — regardless of their beliefs

Wed, 25 Jan, 2023

Sarah Harte: Restricting fundamental rights requires careful consideration
Sarah Harte: Restricting fundamental rights requires careful consideration
It is neither easy nor straightforward to maintain the balance between maintaining public order and the right to protest, but we must always guard against eroding what is a core 'condition of democracy' without good reason

Wed, 18 Jan, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Size acceptance should not come at the expense of physical health
Over-indulgence during the festive season may have led to extra poundage. For some, this will translate into new year’s resolutions. Others won’t give a toss, and good luck to them.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

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Sarah Harte: Learn how to fail — and learn to embrace the normality of it
Tall poppy syndrome, although not exclusively an Irish trait, does seem especially embedded in our psyche

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

Sarah Harte: As ‘An Gaeilge’ rises in popularity, standard of spoken Irish is falling
Sarah Harte: As ‘An Gaeilge’ rises in popularity, standard of spoken Irish is falling
We need to look at how we’re training teachers to teach and students to learn Irish — a language should be first and foremost spoken

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Ashling Murphy death
Sarah Harte: Be a good girl? No, teach girls to be honest instead
To properly tackle domestic violence and gender-based abuse, we need to smash patriarchal stereotypes for young boys and girls at a young age — by the age of 10 it's too late

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Sarah Harte: Recognition technology’s flaws a slap in the face for civil liberties
Sarah Harte: Recognition technology’s flaws a slap in the face for civil liberties
While it's true that public safety and national security must override the right to privacy, these trade-offs do not affect everyone equally

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

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Sarah Harte: How can parents best support their children's mental health?
Doing our best for our children includes equipping them with the knowledge that life can be hard and unfair and equipping them with the resilience to accept disappointments and deal with setbacks — and maybe stop always making excuses for them

Sun, 11 Sep, 2022

Conservative leadership bid
Sarah Harte: Changing minds first begins with empathetic listening and sharing
A timely book seems to provide pointers as to how collective minds could be changed on climate change, Brexit, and many other issues

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

Sarah Harte: It’s not just about the bruises — domestic abuse takes many forms
Sarah Harte: It’s not just about the bruises — domestic abuse takes many forms
Paul Moody's trial shows us that perpetrators of abuse are everywhere — and may seem to be  'well-liked, funny, and charming'

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Sarah Harte: It's not just a Tiktok moment. It's about consent and the right to dignity
Sarah Harte: It's not just a Tiktok moment. It's about consent and the right to dignity
An influencer brands unsolicited and unpermitted attention as 'kindness' — and, all the while, big tech is making money from it

Fri, 22 Jul, 2022

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Sarah Harte: We need political courage and social confidence to change our penal philosophy
Upon visiting American prisons, philosopher Alexis De Tocqueville and prison reformer Gustave de Baumont wrote in 1832, “guard against extremes and do not let the zeal with which you advocate certain means obscure the object sought to ...

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Sarah Harte: Why we need more women on corporate boards
Sarah Harte: Why we need more women on corporate boards
Quotas, whether mandatory or voluntary, are not a panacea. But an EU directive focused on boards being 40% comprised of women by 2026, is to be welcomed, writes Sarah Harte

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Sarah Harte returning to her love of fiction

LOATH to describe herself as a vocational writer as she thinks that’s pretentious, Sarah Harte says her need to write is “more like a disease.”

Wed, 25 Sep, 2019

Eating out in Vietnam, literally
Eating out in Vietnam, literally

Street food is hugely popular in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, but follow the locals’ choice, says Sarah Harte.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2014

BEGINNER’S PLUCK: Sarah Harte

SARAH HARTE has always wanted to be a writer.

Sat, 14 May, 2011

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