Lucy Keaveney
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Interested in equality in politics, media & society. Co-founder Countess Markievicz School. http://t.co/zHB4kQBQR0
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08-06-2009 12:50:43
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The justice system in Northern Ireland is facing 'intolerable pressures' according to Naomi Long MLA She said her department has been significantly underfunded relative to other departments for the last 15 years.
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Large crowds attended a demonstration against the use of Twin Trees Hotel in Ballina for the housing of asylum seekers. One of the speakers, Alan Flannery said he is prepared to bring the demonstration to Dublin if he feels it is necessary.
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Online gossip forum Tattle Life āneeds to be shut downā as it's spreading āhorrendousā content about peopleās personal lives according to Cathal Crowe T.D. He says that there are postings of hate on the website targeting ordinary innocent people.
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Galway East TD Sean Canney TD said that poor healthcare planning in this country is is tantamount to ācommitting a crimeā. He was speaking in the DĆ”il on the Irish Cancer strategy. It also applies to many other areas of our health service.
connachttribune.ie/galway-east-tdā¦
A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston said medical staff faced 'an impossible situation' in University Of Limerick emergency because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022. She cried as she gave evidence & no longer works with HSE Ireland .
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Environmentalists have hit out after it was revealed that work on Lough Neaghās pollution problems could be stalled because of budget pressures, stating āwe canāt afford to waste any more timeā. Andrew Muir MLA said that funding is a problem.
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Dr Suzanne Crowe is a consultant in paediatric intensive care, is president of Medical Council. She urges people to discuss organ donation as it gives such a new lease of life to recipients who benefit from such a generous act.
independent.ie/opinion/commenā¦
GARDAĆ AT THE GRA conference have passed a motion demanding that all members are supplied with hard helmets & proper protective gear as officers faced āassaults, abuse, being spat at & had implements thrown at themā during the Dublin riots last November.
thejournal.ie/dublin-riots-gā¦
The parents of Taiwanese American journalist and author Clarissa Wei went to the US in their 20s to escape from Taiwan which was under martial law. She has done the opposite & has moved back to Taiwan & would prefer to live there now as it is much safer
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Planning approval for a significant housing development of 235 new homes in Lisloose, Tralee, has been refused by An Bord PleanĆ”la. This was despite the fact that the builder consulted with Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae ChiarraĆ during the whole process.
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A rape case convulsed Spain in 2018 when a woman was attacked by 5 men calling themselves āthe wolf packā. It led to a trial which made international headlines. A film-You are not alone which has been seen by millions & will be available on #Netflix
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The Creeslough families are ādevastatedā at plans to build a new service station on the site of the tragic Donegal explosion. One of the 10 who died that day was Leona Harper. Her mother is devastated & believes the relatives should have been consulted.
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DRCC is delighted to take delivery of a donation of clothing from Tesco Ireland today. Over the next year, we will give new clothes to patients who may need replacement clothing at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU), located at the Rotunda Hospital, after a sexual assault.
Hussein Julood has started legal action against bp United Kingdom over the death of his son. He alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused Ali's leukemia. It is the first time an individual has taken such a case against a major oil firm.
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