The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has today received Government approval to publish the General Scheme of the Health (Abolition of Public Inpatient Charges) Bill 2023. The Bill, when…
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Trócaire Announce International Experts For Dublin Conference ‘Local Power, Global Justice’ To Mark 50th Anniversary
Trócaire has announced details of its upcoming conference, ‘Local Power, Global Justice’ to mark its 50th anniversary. Taking place on 7 September 2023, in the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare Street,…
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Changing of the Guard: incoming Taoiseach Leo Varadkar maintains the front line with only minor changes
by Rose Barrettby Rose BarrettYesterday saw Leo Varadkar TD and leader of the Fine Gael party swap roles with Micheál Martin (FF leader) as the latter steps into the role of Tánaiste and the…
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Stardust High Court ruling paves the way for a fair and open investigation into fire tragedy
by Rose Barrettby Rose BarrettSinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan welcomed last week’s High Court ruling that leaves a verdict of ‘Unlawful Killing’ available to the jury in the Stardust Inquest. The tragedy remains one…
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Fingal families to benefit from removal of children’s hospital charges
by Rose Barrettby Rose BarrettRose Barrett The financial burden of children’s healthcare will be reduced for families across Fingal with the slashing of overnight and in-patient hospital charges, claims Deputy Alan Farrell FG). The…
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Stardust families “are tired, upset…at the end of their tethers” claims SF Senator by Rose Barrett Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan has accused the government of repeated “cold-heartedness” in its dealings…
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B’áil liom cead a chur in iúl, mar eolas don Dáil, gur chuir mé m’ainmniú mar Thaoiseach in iúl don Uachtarán agus gur cheap sé mé dá réir. I beg…
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39 years ago today a fire tore through the Stardust nightclub in Artane killing 48 young people and injuring 214 others. Most of the dead and injured were from the…
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A group of Mother and Baby home survivors have accused Minister for Children Katherine Zappone of misleading the Dail. The Coalition of Mother And Baby home Survivors (CMABS) a loose…
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A survivor of a Dublin Mother and Baby home has accused Katherine Zappone of “passing the buck.” Derek Leinster, a survivor of the protestant Bethany Home in Rathgar, was speaking…