Oh I was rather hoping this would happen…and yes i know all the arguments about not talking about it so they don’t get attention. I’m not buying Hunky Dorys etc. but I do think a little lashing back is good for the soul and will make those passing by think a bit.
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UK Election 2010 and people with disabilities
May 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off on UK Election 2010 and people with disabilities
The barrage of information from the UK Election campaign and constant polling of anything that moves (or doesn’t!) continues. Some of it is different though. The UK disability organisation and service provider Scope commissioned research of people with disabilities to see what issues are important to them and the results were published today. An online […]
Tags: Disability · Equality
Accessible performance of James X
May 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
The final play in the Peacock’s series the Darkest Corner is James X written and directed by Gerard Mannix Flynn and it concludes in the Peacock tonight. However tomorrow evening, Sunday May 2, Mannix/Far Cry Productions have arranaged an accessible performance in the Green Room of the Holiday Inn in Pearse Street, Dublin 2. The […]
Tags: Disability
Fine Gael’s full of the joys
April 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Next week Fine Gael is launching a site called Nationaldebt.ie – complete with one of those clocks that keeps moving upwards with Ireland’s national debt on it. They even have stats on the debt per household and per person. You can get a sneak preview on Leo Varadkar’s website. Our national debt increases by €35,578 […]
Tags: Irish Politics
CIE Chair’s pension – Giving uppable?
April 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments
You may not have noticed that the government reappointed John Lynch as chairperson of CIE last week. Lynch who is 68 was previously CEO of FAS, (pre Roddy days) for which he is paid €100,000 each year in a pension. He has been Chair of CIE for 10 years – his salary as chair of […]
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