Saint Finnian of Clonard was a member of Clanna Rudhraighe from the Ulaid in the vicinity of New Ross. According to some sources, Finnian studied for a time at the monastic centre of Martin of Tours in Gaul. Tours was noted for its austerity. He later went to Wales and continued his studies at the […]
The Tyranny of Merit is not the sort of book that you expect to emerge from a lecture theatre at that den of wokeness, Harvard University. But the author, Michael Sandel, is one of its best-known professors, a rock star intellectual who fills auditoriums around the world with engaging and challenging lectures on justice. What makes […]
“You matter because of who you are. You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.” Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the first modern hospice Inay (Maxima) My name is Dona Marie. I […]
Jobpath is described by government as an approach to “employment activation” which caters mainly for people who are long-term unemployed (12 months or more) to assist them to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. Depending on where you live in the country it is delivered by one of two private companies – Seetec Limited […]
Dolores and Michael Harrison have been married for 62 years. Their daughter Fiona says they have never been apart, but now a series of health complications and Covid restrictions mean that they are being kept apart from their families and from each other. Their daughter Fiona says the continued restrictions are “soul-destroying” and, with the […]
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The National Disability Authority (NDA) was established twenty years ago to provide relevant, evidenced based information to key stakeholders so that national policy could be developed and implemented to ensure people with disabilities lived the lives of their choosing. However, a report published by the NDA in the past week raises serious questions about the […]
On November 7, 2020, the Sunday Express published an article by Patrick Basham, an American conservative, entitled: “Stalin said it’s not important who votes, but how they are counted.” The piece alleged “widespread ballot fraud” in the US Presidential election. The Express’s link to the piece now returns a 404 message — page missing — but a copy is still available on […]
Women have achieved equal numbers in the workforce over the past 50 years but research shows that, collectively, they are far from contented. What is missing from our work culture? The answer, suggests Peruvian academic María Pia Chirinos in a paper delivered at a recent conference of the London-based Home Renaissance Foundation, is relationships based on […]
Some recent dissembling on the part of Amnesty Ireland has reminded me of a previous instance when that organisation engaged in disingenuous sophistry. As someone who agrees with the majority of positions taken by Amnesty Ireland, I find such behaviour disappointing. While there are many contemporary issues where reasonable people may differ, it seems worthwhile […]
Seventeen-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg is rumoured to be a candidate for the next Nobel Peace Prize. She’s young; she has battled with autism; she has inspired young people to rebel against conventional wisdom. Good on her. Another name in the game should be Keira Bell, a 23-year-old activist who has won a stunning victory […]
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