Leaders Question- 3rd March 2015 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: The issue I raise is both sensitive and disturbing. Young people have been denied many of their abilities and talents becaus... Read more
Following my short trip to the Syrian Refugee Camps on the Turkish Border as part of my duty as a member of the Dáil Foreign Affairs Committee; I had the chance to question the Minister for... Read more
Today I’m on the Syrian border as part of my duty as a member of the Dáil Foreign Affairs Committee to consider the Syrian refugee crisis. We visited an orphanage funded by Muslim Aid... Read more
I spoke Re: Catherine Murphy’s motion which referred to the call for a EU debt conference. The Government’s amendment to this bill refers to the economic recovery. We are the fas... Read more
The following is a guest post by Mel MacGiobúin who is a long standing member of the Gregory Group. Last Friday marked the 16th anniversary of the detention and beginning of the injustices a... Read more
I attended the march yesterday and one banner said it all for me – ‘Stop the Slaughter in Palestine’ because it is slaughter, of innocent people especially children. Those... Read more
I was a member of the foreign affairs delegation which visited Iran in January. The human rights issue was an important matter for everyone on that delegation. I acknowledge the frank and op... Read more
One of the five could end up spending the rest of his life in jail. That is very serious. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, various international human rights groups, trade unio... Read more
I was fortunate to visit Palestine in a semi-private capacity last November. We met wonderful community groups, youth groups, drama groups, cultural groups and heritage groups. We visited a... Read more
