With suicide rates in Cavan and Monaghan at twice the national average according to the National Office for Suicide Prevention, a local Cllr has expressed fears that people are ‘dying unnecessarily’ due to gaps in the services, and has questioned if the situation ‘could be termed a mental health emergency’. Calling for the establishment of a Mental Health […]
Former journalist John Waters has announced he will run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming general election, affiliating himself with the Anti-Corruption Ireland movement.
In a presidential first, Donald Trump will address the U.S. March for Life on Friday – the largest pro-life event in that country expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands of pro-life people.
Aontú has slammed RTÉ’s decision to exclude the party from the televised Leaders’ debates. Describing the decision as a “modern day lockout”, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, said the move as a serious mistake by the broadcaster and questioned the reasoning behind the decision. An Teachta Tóibín stated: “There are 8 political parties organised on a […]
An independent candidate for Sligo-Leitrim, says the controversy over the pension gap – where those retiring at 65 are now being forced to sign on the dole because the official pension age has been raised to 66 – shows the government’s disregard for its people. Bernie O’Hara says she would demand a review of the retirement […]
Peadar Tóibín, leader of Aontú, has urged the electorate to “think outside the political cartel” of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, and to vote for its 25 candidates on February 8th. The party is hoping to build on the success of the general election last year, and says that the current government, supported by Fianna […]
Pro-life groups have welcomed the decision of a Tyrone priest to refuse the use of a church hall for a prominent Sinn Féín meeting. The party’s Vice President, Michelle O’Neill was to attend the meeting at a hall in St Patrick’s Church in Coalisland, but parish priest Fr Eugene O’Neill intervened to withdraw the use […]
Are these her “golden years”. A photo of a homeless elderly lady eating her dinner at a window sill on the streets of Dublin has revealed the extent of the crisis in Ireland. The particular frailty of elderly people is often overlooked in the discussion, those working with homeless people said. The image moved them […]
At the Farmers Protest in Dublin City Centre 14th January 2020
Free speech activists are slamming a civil liberties group for calling for restrictions on the right to protest and assemble and also for legislation which would likely be used to curtail freedom of expression. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on candidates in the upcoming general election to commit to a list […]
“We’ve one Garda station for an area the size of Limerick,” Edward McManus of Aontú told over a hundred residents of the Dublin suburb of Castleknock who turned out to attend the latest in a series of public meetings on tackling crime in the area. Describing the current bail laws as a ‘joke’ and calling […]
Anger and upset is being expressed on social media this morning after it was reported that a homeless man had to undergo surgery for “life-changing injuries” after his tent was removed by “an industrial vehicle”. The man is now in a serious condition in hospital. He was sleeping in a tent near the Grand Canal […]