The staggering extent of the Housing Crisis & of Homelessness
The facts, figures and statistics on the extent of homelessness are staggering. The picture of homelessness is changing from the sad, stereotypical mi... Read more
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How can we talk about animal welfare and condone the mauling, tossing, injury of hares, terriers involved in a most cruel ‘digging out’ of foxes, snaring and shooting of badgers in the snare & leaving young badgers to die of starvation?
I went into the Animal Welfare Conference in Dublin Castle on Friday, organised by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. The first session was c... Read more
40 years on the relatives deserve to know what happened; they should not have to go to court but there were left with no alternative.
On Saturday I was on Talbot Street for the 40th anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombings. 40 years on the relatives deserve to know what happened;... Read more
Dublin Monaghan bombings; still no answers to the questions of the survivors and families.
I was at the press conference for Justice for the Forgotten as they approach the 40th anniversary of the Dublin Monaghan bombings; still no answers to... Read more
Re: Children First Legislation; We know too well the appalling litany of abuses of children in industrial schools, laundries, their homes, schools and sports organisations.
I mention, in particular, the young swimmers who were horribly abused a number of years ago at the hands of coaches. We saw the ineffectiveness of the... Read more
Speaking Re:Water Charges On Radio One News
I wont get to speak on Private Members on Water but got to give my view on Radio One News at 1 today. Read more
If we go back to the 1930s housing crisis, the banks stopped it being addressed and the issue was not resolved until the 1940s. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The first line of our motion says it all: “There exists a current housing and homelessness emergency in the country that must be addressed as a... Read more
People Cannot Take Any More (water charges)
There is a lot of anger in relation to government decisions with cuts impacting very directly and significantly on people. There comes a point where p... Read more
