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24/10/2025

Comment: Drink spiking: Why many young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland -

By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell In September, I became familiar with the consequences of spiking. As a student, I had often heard the term thrown around university — “a friend of a friend” type of story. I was aware it happened but always assumed it was rare, confined to a few nightcl...

11/09/2025

A wheelchair user, who was stuck several times on the Glider in Belfast after the ramp failed to come down, has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500. -

A wheelchair user, who was stuck several times on the Glider in Belfast after the ramp failed to come down, has settled her disability discrimination case against Translink for £7,500. Belfast student Rosie Pidgeon, who uses an electric wheelchair, regularly travelled on the Glider to and from her ...

11/08/2025

Comment: A mob beat up an Indian man. They stripped him of his clothes and his dignity. And yet, what stays with me most is how many people did nothing, writes Horn of Africa People’s Aid founder Suleiman Abdulahi. Read his comment piece below.

  By Suleiman Abdulahi, Founder and CEO of Horn of Africa People’s Aid Northern Ireland (HAPANI)  A mob beat up an Indian man in Tallaght, County Dublin, last month. A group of 30 to 40 people stripped him completely naked, bludgeoned him, and left him for dead, while recording it on their phone...

04/08/2025

PhD researcher Nicole Devlin says that structural change is needed to tackle the shocking levels of femicide in the wake of the horrific murders of Vanessa Whyte and her two children in County Fermanagh -

Nicole Devlin, (above), a PhD researcher, Churchill Fellow and violence prevention educator, and who lives in Belfast, says that much more effective action, including structural change, is needed to tackle the shocking levels of femicide in Northern Ireland in the wake of the horrific murders of Van...

28/07/2025

Maha Al-Hakimi from Yemen, above, was among the first participants on the recently-started VIEWdigital Community Journalism course. Her story is about a mother and…

28/07/2025

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21/07/2025

Day of joy and celebration for mums and babies as Breastival celebrates its ninth year at Ormeau Park in Belfast - https://viewdigital.org/day-of-joy-and-celebration-for-mums-and-babies-as-breastival-celebrates-its-ninth-year-at-ormeau-park-in-belfast/ -

Breastival, the award-winning summer family festival, is back for its ninth year on Saturday, August 2, at Ormeau Park, Belfast. Held during World Breastfeeding Week (August 1–7 ), the festival celebrates and supports families on their breastfeeding journey – from pregnancy through birth, early ...

21/07/2025

Mexican Dance Belfast is more than a performing group; it is a shared space where people from around the world are united through dance, tradition, music, and the joy of moving together, says Mayte Segura –

Mayte Segura, director of Mexican Dance Belfast, tells why she decided to set up a folk dance group in Belfast. Mayte was among the first participants on the VIEWdigital Community Journalism course When I first decided to share a piece of my culture by starting a Mexican folk dance group in Belfast...

16/07/2025

COMMENT: Without long-term investment and a workforce plan that acknowledges the realities of job security, pay equity and leadership, the community/voluntary sector in Northern Ireland risks losing talent — especially women, says Dervilia Kernaghan - https://viewdigital.org/comment-without-long-term-investment-and-a-workforce-plan-that-acknowledges-the-realities-of-job-security-pay-equity-and-leadership-the-community-voluntary-sector-risks-losing-talent-espe/