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Shortcomings in the reports into our darkest moments
We used to consider the Famine the darkest moment in our history given the loss of life and the cruelty associated with the abundance of food availabl... Read more
Current Junior Cert assessment is fair, objective and transparent
I am speaking from my 35 years’ experience of teaching in a second-level school, teaching both the old intermediate certificate and the junior c... Read more
Accident and Emergency Crisis
We know the facts about accident and emergency departments – the overcrowding, the trolleys, the risks and the dangers. We know the knock-on eff... Read more
Leaders Question – Addicts in recovery being mixed with addicts still active in drug use
We know there is a relationship between homelessness and addiction. Organisations working with people in Dublin would say that as many as 72% of those... Read more
Maureen on Joe Duffy and Drivetime Re: Drugs Issue
I hope the commitment to separate those actively using drugs and those who are drug free will be upheld by the government in recognition of my Leaders... Read more
Irish Times – Ward Union under investigation for alleged breach of hunting law
Gardaí in Trim, Co Meath, are investigating claims of a breach of legislation outlawing the hunting of stags, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald... Read more
Community Policing Forum
On Thursday morning I attended the Community Policing Forum meeting in Buckingham Street; main topic was a flats complex with open drug dealing. Supt... Read more
Irish Times – O’Sullivan accuses authorities of undermining drug-free accommodation
Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan has accused Ministers, Dublin City Council and the Health Service Executive of a “serious breach of duty of care” in... Read more
Irish Times – Miriam Lord: O’Brien left, seething with anger. You sense the relief in the chamber
Here comes Maureen. For the worthy stuff. She looks out for the people who don’t usually get a look-in. Unless one of them inconveniently dies on a do... Read more
