Ramadan and Resistance
Contributing Writer Baneen Talpur writes about Ramadan and how religion can help us make sense of the world. It is becoming harder for young people to identify as religious in Ireland. Most of the people I know are either atheists or agnostics. Science is advancing at an astronomical pace, and with the rise in education […]
Poetry- The Call in the Night
The Call in the Night – By James Carroll They say you never forget your first First love, first heartbreak, first kiss.. But you were my first everything. I’m not scared of the dark anymore Because you took me apart in broad daylight I held you in my arms like a god could hold the sun […]
Editorial IV – Resistance
By Niamh Browne The word Motley is defined as ‘incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate’. This to me is the strength of Motley, the magazine. We are various, eclectic and we have the freedom of being freaks. To quote Jughead Jones, a character on one of my favourite tv shows, Riverdale: ‘I’m weird. […]
Poetry- Anointed
By Lizzie Kelly The doctor brings it up. I have never asked for a way out. He offers it to me always. Fists clenched and convulsing. Dead, dying unborn. That would not be unusual, for a girl of your age. The blood looks yellow, as it hits the floor, diluting from the moment it leaves […]
Motley Talks to Louize Carroll: Gender, psychology and the bass.
Motley Magazine’s Ava Sommers sits down with bassist, psychologist and all-round badass Louize Carroll. The first time I came across Louize Carroll, I was about fifteen. I was beginning to play bass in a band with my friends, but had only ever heard of male bassists before that. I began looking into iconic female […]
PaY Chromosomes – The Data Behind the Gender Pay Gap
Motley contributor Ava Somers writes about how the Gender Pay Gap is alive and well in Ireland. What if I told you, you could earn less because you have brown eyes? Are less than 5’ 5”? Have blonde hair? Welcome to the world of women, where we earn less simply for not being given the […]