Ireland’s resounding Yes fills my heart with pride – and should inspire NZ to change, too

Ireland appears to have delivered a landslide victory for the repeal of the amendment outlawing abortion. It show it is time for the state to trust women to make that choice for ourselves, writes Irish New Zealander Noelle McCarthy We thought it would be close. The outcome of yesterday’s vote on whether or not to … Read more

Five ways of making an interviewer cry: Noelle McCarthy on her new podcast series

How do you feel about the way your body is changing? Are you afraid of dying? Are you lonely? Noelle McCarthy asks all this and more in a new podcast series for Radio New Zealand. Here are five ways of making an interviewer cry. Tell her about: – how your mother feels about your terminal … Read more