The Member States of the Convention on Cluster Munitions are meeting for the third time, returning to Oslo, Norway, where the treaty was first opened for signature. Member States are rightly hailing the speed with which cluster munitions have been stigmatized.

The School of Nursing and Human Sciences at Dublin City University hosted an interactive conference where speakers, performers and conference participants will explore the prevailing impact of dysfunctional oppressive communication patterns on marginalised communities.

A report on the Mental Health Trialogue Network Ireland (MHTNI) a community development initiative in Irish mental health was launched. The Network aims to empower communities in Ireland to become proactive in communicating about mental health through an open dialogue and participatory process called ‘Trialogue’.

The 140-characters blog Twitter has recently faced some scrutiny over its balance between business interests and the defense of freedom of speech. In a portrait of Twitter’s lawyer, Alexander Macgillivray, the NYTimes observes:

This is a reality of the digital age. Sovereign nations have their laws. Internet companies have their rules.