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 […]
Vice-Chairperson of the Education Committee, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has strongly welcomed the acceptance by Minister Ciarán Cannon of his amendments to the SOLAS Further Education and Training Bill establishing an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy within the provisions of the Bill. “This is truly a breakthrough day for adult literacy in Ireland. It is […]
Labour Party Deputy for Dublin North Central, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for the reintroduction of the ban on the below cost selling of alcohol as an interim measure to address alcohol misuse, especially among younger people. “While we await publication of the Government’s National Alcohol Plan arising from last year’s National Substance Misuse Strategy […]
