Three years ago myself and a number of other bloggers attended the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, liveblogged, (It’s amazing to read it back) took photos, video , blogged and encouraged people in attendance to tweet and engage. We were looked at a bit strangely as we were there for the sake of doing it. OK […]
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150,000 women have left Ireland to access an abortion since 1980. More facts on Ireland and Abortion in this animation from the Irish Family Planning Association released earlier this week.
The Department of Social Protection are currently inviting organisations to tender for hosting projects to support people with disabilities into employment in the Borders, Midlands and West region. The strategic aim of the Disability Activation Project is to increase the capacity and potential of people on Department of Social Protection disability/illness welfare payments to participate […]
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On Friday the Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, announced the establishment of an implementation group on Universal Health Insurance. The group according to the department will ‘comprise a mix of those with executive responsibilities within our health service and external experts.’ The members appointed Dr. Fergal Lynch, Department of Health (Chair) Paul Barron, Department […]
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As they approach their first year in Government the Labour Party have held carefully choreographed meetings of party members before their equally carefully choreographed conference in Galway next month. Last night about 200 members met in Stillorgan to question Eamon Gilmore on the party’s actions in government on subjects including the Vatican Embassy, tax breaks for […]
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