Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the acceptance by the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, of his amendment to the SOLAS Further Education and Training Bill, which establishes an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. The Bill, as amended, is currently going through the final stage of the Dáil over the next two days and […]
The announcement yesterday by Fingal County Council of its intention to create a sewage plant in Clonshaugh is a clear example of what should not happen in an open and transparent political system. “The Council is proposing to build a sewage plant as big as Croke Park within a one mile radius of 2,500 houses. […]
Just like everyone who viewed last week’s Primetime Investigates programme, I was appalled at the images shown on screen. While the vast majority of childcare workers are exemplary professionals, what we witnessed in the ‘Breach of Trust’ programme amounted to emotional abuse and an outrageous disregard for vulnerable children. Sadly, despite the immediate outburst of outrage […]
