Joyce Fegan: Wokeness without compassion achieves nothing

With the binary nature of the internet — the place where conversations around social justice issues now tend to take place — wokeness has turned into war, writes Joyce Fegan

Irish novelist John Banville recently spoke of his dislike for the so-called 'woke' movement, saying: 'Why were they asleep for so long? The same injustices were going on.' Picture: Nick Bradshaw

In a week where the internet once more ate itself alive over issues concerning gender, a comment made by Booker prize-winning author John Banville made headlines too.

“I despise this 'woke' movement. Why were they asleep for so long? The same injustices were going on. It's become a religious cult,” said the Irish author.