Last week the Democrat visited Krav Maga Systems in Dundalk to talk to instructors and students about the sudden upsurge in people signing up for self defence c.
A social media campaign showing a number of local women wearing face masks bearing the message In My Own Write proved an effective way of marking the publication of a new book which is the culmination of a series of creative writing and photography which took place last year,
Dr Laurence McKeown, Playwright, writer, and Coordinator of the project, explained: In My Own Write is a book of poetry and prose which arose out of a series of creative writing & photography workshops for women-only. The aim of the workshops was to encourage participants to artistically express their thoughts, feelings, views and observations on the themes of home, place, identity, borders and boundaries - whether geographical, social, emotional, or psychological.