I have received correspondence from Frances Finnegan in relation to remarks made about her by Niall McElwee on this blog relating to her involvement in highlighting the use of materials by Niall McElwee in Waterford Institute in 1998. —————————- ‘Niall McElwee repeats his aspersion (first made in his recent statement to the Devine Enquiry) that [...]
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Niall McElwee comments on release of Devine Report
April 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Niall McElwee
Niall McElwee has provided his first comment to this blog in response to the Devine report released yesterday. He said he would comment here publicly and he has done so. MP. Thank you for facilitating me with the opportunity to reply. As the Report has just been published and I did not get sight of [...]
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Questions for Niall McElwee, Athlone IT, and others.
April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Niall McElwee
Five hours into reading the report I think I can agree that it met the Terms of Reference and Conall Devine and child protection consultant Eoin Rush have done a fine job in sometimes difficult circumstances. The report was into the actions and inactions of the HSE (or Midlands Health Board as was) and not [...]
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Extracts of the Devine Review into Child Protection Procedures and Dr. McElwee
April 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Niall McElwee
Update – I’m reading the report and using this section to include extracts of interest to me and potentially of interest to readers – my own views and opinions on the report will be published in a subsequent post. Please note that the length of this post you will have to click on the Continue [...]
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McElwee Report Published
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Niall McElwee
About 4 months late and a few lawyers and threats of legal challenges later. You like me can read it here. I’ll be back later! And later… My own extracts from my first reading of interest to me and potentially of interest to readers Other responses to the report : Statement from the HSE Response [...]
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HSE reponds to leaks on McElwee Investigation
January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Athlone Institute of Technology, HSE, Niall McElwee
I rang the HSE press office this afternoon to get the full scéal so to speak. I spelt out my blog name to the nice man on the phone and he said he’d be back to me. And true to form (ok ok not true to form at all…) Surprise surprise… They rang me back [...]
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Mirror Mirror on the wall…
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Athlone Institute of Technology, Niall McElwee, Uncategorized
Maman Poulet pat’s her crystal ball and strokes her cat. RTE’s BB provider have been pointed this direction for over a week as it is, and it was busy this morning. From RTE news… Report on former AIT lecturer expected Tuesday, 29 January 2008 13:05 RTÉ News has learned that a report into the controversy [...]
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The HSE and the Art of Delayed Reports
January 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Irish Politics, Niall McElwee
When is a long-awaited report done being long-awaited? Jan O’Sullivan T.D. asks about the whereabouts of the overdue reports from the HSE into recent Cancer Scandals. In particular she mentions The report of the Ann O’Doherty review of into cases of suspected breast cancer mis-diagnosis in Portlaoise. Due to be published in November 2007 – [...]
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Athlone Institute of Technology did not discriminate on Gender grounds
December 15th, 2007 · 14 Comments · Equality, Niall McElwee
Update: – The Full Text of the Equality Officers Report can be read here. I await the publication of the report of the Equality Tribunal hearing reported in today’s Irish Times. Dr. Sheila McGree claimed that she was discriminated against in the appointment and employment conditions of Dr. Niall McElwee. The Irish Times reports (subs. [...]
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HSE is now in the undertaking game
December 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Athlone Institute of Technology, Niall McElwee
The HSE seem to specialise in publishing burying inquiry reports in December. The Department of Health claim not to know when Brendan Smith, Minister for Children, will be receiving a copy of the report into the circumstances surrounding the handling of information on the conviction of Dr. Niall McElwee. They refer callers to the HSE. [...]
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