Ag cur Glór an Phobail i Lár an Aonaigh
Putting the People’s Voice at Centre Stage
Mattie McGrath did an interesting thing
Last week, in the final days of nominations for the Presidential election an interesting thing happened in South Tipperary. Mattie McGrath TD went back to
Shameful neglect of ‘Special Needs’ highlighted
A packed meeting last week heard upsetting stories from hard pressed parents, teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNA). These normally silent and voiceless people suffer
More on welfare ‘Fraud’, the values are bogus.
We have condemned Minister Burton’s Campaign Against Welfare Fraud as being a witch-hunt against the weakest in our society. She is appealing to the basest
Burton’s Campaign Against Social Welfare Fraud
Joan Burton’s anti-fraud campaign is encouraging us to report anyone suspected of making false or improper welfare claims. She says that there are hundreds of
Talk Talk scandal reveals conflicting interests
The people of Waterford are to lose a further 575 jobs. Talk Talk announced closure last week giving only one months notice to staff –
Deepening crisis demands a new type of response
The news this past week has been grim, the crisis is deepening. We have ever increasing numbers unemployed, continuing emigration, more families facing mortgage crisis
Fiach Mac Conghail – Tadhg an dá thaobh?
In an article in today’s Irish Times Fiach Mac Conghail outlines a number of political reforms that he supports, in a hands-off sort of way.
Revolutions of the past still talk to us
Someone has asked why we should bother looking at history at all, wouldn’t we be better focusing on the future? We do not look at
MORTGAGE & BANKING CRISIS MEETING
The Irish Bank Borrowers Network, based in Douglas Cork, have organised a public meeting this Saturday. The meeting starts on Saturday 9th at 11am and