Barbara McCarthy

Barbara McCarthy is a freelance commentator, photo-journalist and travel writer based in Dublin. She contributes regularly to The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, The Sunday Times and has contributed to Al Jazeera, The Sydney Morning Herald and others. Barbara comments on social and political issues on various media platforms, including TV, radio and online media, and as a features writer, she travels globally to cover stories with a particular interest in environmental and socio-economic issues. @BarbsMcCarthy.

A 1,500% SURGE in child abuse and it’s probably under-counted: the brutal, hidden cost of lockdown that should alarm the world Opinion
Covid-19 quarantine has exposed youngsters to severe abuse, neglect and isolation. As horrifying reports start to emerge, we need to do better to help protect society’s most vulnerable.
Jul 3, 2020 21:08
It’s fake royal news! At long last, Harry gets it right and tells Britain’s reprehensible tabloids to get lost Opinion
It may have come 23 years too late, but finally the British gutter press is getting its well deserved comeuppance from a member of the royal family. This week, royal renegades Meghan and Harry did the unthinkable.
Apr 22, 2020 07:01
The Covid-19 lockdown is a death sentence for many women. Not from the virus, but from being stuck indoors with a violent partner Opinion
After just over a week of the official order for UK families to stay indoors, nine people have been killed at home in Britain. Sadly, the death toll will not end there.
Mar 31, 2020 16:13
One royal for them, another rule for us? Prince Charles’s coronavirus diagnosis shows that we’re not all in this together Opinion
Thousands of vulnerable Britons, including frontline health workers, are being refused tests for Covid-19. But the fact that the heir to the UK throne – and his wife Camilla – get them demonstrates a stark divide.
Mar 26, 2020 13:49
I get that some Covid-19 deniers want to carry on partying as if nothing is happening – but it’s selfish, stupid & dangerous Opinion
Yes, the crackdown that’s shut down bars, clubs and cinemas is somewhat dystopian. But those insisting on frolicking and drinking on Florida’s beaches – let alone that woman who licked an airplane toilet seat – are just wrong.
Mar 20, 2020 08:05
Is calling someone fat really akin to racism? We won’t solve the obesity crisis if we can’t say some people are grossly overweight Opinion
Just like many other things, fat shaming is now deemed racist and sexist. But with an obesity epidemic looming which will cost us all, tip-toeing around the issue won't help.
Mar 12, 2020 13:29
International Women’s Day was conceived as a celebration of women’s rights. It turned into a pseudo-feminist nightmare Opinion
When German Marxist activist and women’s rights advocate Clara Zetkin tabled the idea of International Women’s Day in Copenhagen in 1910, she couldn’t have fathomed how badly it would betray both its feminist and socialist roots.
Mar 8, 2020 07:16
Cashin’ in on wokeness: Glamour mag praised slim, now celebrates ‘body positive’. One thing unchanged, women’s looks targeted Opinion
Challenging out-dated concepts, Glamour Magazine has featured 11 cover stars, the ‘new faces of beauty.’ If it weren’t so contrived & disingenuous, it’d be lovely, but is it just trying to cash in on the body-positivity bandwagon?
Feb 22, 2020 07:27
With an Antarctic yacht cruise in their $225k gift bags, every ‘environmentalist’ Oscar nominee leaves a winner – and a hypocrite Opinion
Tomorrow’s Oscars are all about winning, but if you don’t take home the coveted statue, there’s an opulent $225,000 (according to Forbes) gift bag to help wipe the tears from your face.
Feb 8, 2020 10:53
'To Meghan Markle' is now a verb, and for some reason it doesn't mean ‘to play victim despite sitting pretty' Opinion
In the trend of modern-day idolatrous word-building, attempts have been made to turn the name of not-quite-princess Meghan Markle, of recent fame for quitting the Royal Family and taking her husband with her, into a verb.
Jan 30, 2020 12:19

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