Well I never thought I’d see the day!

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 | Sally O'Reilly

I just saw on Sexual Violence Centre Cork‘s page that the term “gaslighting” is the word chosen by Merriam-Webster as the word of the year 2022 with searches on its website for the word spiking by 1,740% in 2022.

A still from the 1940 film which made the word, well, a word!

What a thing to witness! What a cultural shift! In awareness at least – the behaviour certainly hasn’t disappeared. If anything, its ‘territory’ has expanded. But it’s always good to have the language for a phenomenon. It literally makes it easier to talk about it.

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Phil Hogan’s Interview and Why It Was Awful

August 27, 2020May 1, 2024 | Sally O'Reilly

It’s a good thing to resign when one makes an error – it’s part of political life and we all understand that. And we all like an apology – if it rings true. Right?

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Provocation – it’s a nasty word. Let’s get rid.

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 | Sally O'Reilly

Today is the second 16Days of Activism for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. You may already be tiring of reading about it, I understand, but here’s my two cents if you can bear one more article. Even though I’ve said it before. I feel that strongly about it:

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Sally O'Reilly

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Well I never thought I’d see the day!

Phil Hogan’s Interview and Why It Was Awful

Provocation – it’s a nasty word. Let’s get rid.