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Richard Hogan

Family Psychotherapist.

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Richard Hogan: Coercive control slowly reduces the victim to 'nothing'

In my experience, people who have been coercively controlled can feel as if they are losing their minds

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Sanna Marin has to fight for her right to party

Marin's night out has nothing on Berlusconi's 'Bunga Bunga' parties. Is the media making much ado about nothing?

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

My wife’s parents' house overlooks the back garden of Michael Collins' original homestead in Woodfield. I often think of him

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Our outmoded schooling system is redundant to teenagers

Post-pandemic education must equip our children for critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Financial strain takes emotional toll on families

Parents can often feel obliged to maintain the lifestyle their children have become accustomed to

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

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Richard Hogan: How can I cope seeing my ex-husband with someone new?

To complicate things further, the person he is dating is someone we both know and he wants to bring our daughter on holiday with them

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Mick Jagger's hips don't lie, and neither does his attitude towards ageing

'We need to teach young girls to celebrate their bodies, and not to chase some ridiculous idea of agelessness.'

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

Richard Hogan: Inside the mind games of romance scammers like the 'Tinder Swindler'

Richard Hogan: Inside the mind games of romance scammers like the 'Tinder Swindler'

An Garda Síochána released data recently showing over €800,000 was lost to romantic fraudsters in Ireland this year

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Child exploitation thrives online. We need to teach our kids to recognise red flags

Owning a phone with access to the internet leaves children vulnerable to abuse and grooming

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Pride and prejudice co-exist for LGBTQIA+ youth

If the murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee taught us anything, it's that we still have a long way to go when it comes to fostering tolerance for LGBTQIA+ people

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022