Incredibly powerful contribution by Dr Tom Clonan at the Oireachtas Committee this afternoon. Worth watching the full thing. We really should be ashamed of the way children are treated in this country. Especially those who are going through so much already. #HousingCrisis

Disability rights campaigner, 14-year-old Cara Darmody, will begin a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House to highlight delays in children getting an assessment of needs rte.ie/news/politics/…

Cara and her Dad asked Bernard to come in last night to help them set up and get ready for their sleep out protest. It was quite in town and the Gardai were very helpful and reassured them that they would be safe and secure for the duration of their protest. Since we first

The government has refused visas for 47 Palestinian kids & mentors due to come to Ireland for a once in a lifetime GAA tour. The reasons given are pathetic. It can only be concluded that the Israel lobby got to them. thejournal.ie/gaa-palestine-…

"There's a lot of tears that have gone on over the last 12 hours" The Irish Immigration Service has denied the visa applications of GAA Palestine. A team of 33 children and 14 mentors were due to travel from the West Bank to Ireland on 18 July. GAA Palestine founder Stephen

How low can this government go? Two days before the local Elections, former Ministers. Ann Rabbitte & Charlie McConologue in Letterkenny launched a special one-off payment with applications invited for the €8m Children’s Disability Service Grant Fund. On 20th March 2025, the

My God Green Beret Anthony Agular recounts how a 5-year-old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food Agular gave him Seconds later, Israeli soldiers shot and killed the starving child ISIS prisoners were treated with more dignity than these children, Agular says

Thursday, 21th August 2025 Please keep posting, keep it trending🤳 Join us with Harvey’s family on Saturday, 23rd of August 2 pm at the Garden of Remembrance. ✊️Demand political accountability for the children being failed by the government. #JusticeforHarvey #ResignHarris

54 of 231 children on the Children's Health Ireland spinal list are ‘suspended’ - 23.4%, almost 1 in 4. Of these, 21 are ‘clinical suspensions.’ By protocol, suspensions only apply to children with a To Come In (TCI) date. ⁉️ Did these children actually have TCIs, or were they placed

Who’s in the Minister’s ear when she says “not every child needs surgery within 4 months”? Properly managed care means children aren’t listed until they’re clinically ready … and cases can be suspended if not. Once a child is listed, there is no benefit to waiting,

This is what Failure looks like👇 Our Parents & Grandparents built this Republic -Austerity cheerleaders have dismantled all ‘Commodifying’ everything from Homes to Health- Epic Fail -Average monthly rents now twice those of Celtic Tiger peak, data shows

Funny how Fine Gael thinks we’re wrong for saying that they don’t care about people with disabilities, then they go and nominate Follow @HeatherH for president when she tried to bring in the ridiculous and demeaning green paper bill. People living with disabilities in Ireland

I ask all Citizens -Please put #Disability & #Carers Rights at heart of Presidential Election-Ireland is outlier on #Disability Rights -From #Scoliosis waiting lists-No school places for neurodivergent children -Enduring isolation & poverty -Make this a Referendum on Govt Failure

Taoiseach Micheál Martin was confronted by a mother over long delays in her daughter’s care. Antoinette Burke said her daughter, diagnosed with hip dysplasia at 4, is now 18 and suffering severe pain due to a lack of surgery. #VMNews

After decades of Campaigning & Advocating on #Disability & #Carers Rights -The situation in Ireland for #Disabled Citizens #Carers, the Elderly & families struggling for #Care & Dignity is Abject -In #aras2025 Election please make it Referendum on Failure of Govt Party Candidates

Another heartbroken mother, absolutely exhausted looking for help. 😥 A Cork mother has confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin over the healthcare treatments available to her daughter Katie, who has cerebral palsy. Antoinette Burke said her 18-year-old daughter could get

This #Aras2025 Presidential Election is Referendum on Govt’s deep seated & recidivist hostility to #Disability Rights -Evidenced by their Reprehensible & Failed Green Paper on Disability ‘Reform’ & the Ableist #Care Referendum -A Vote for Govt Candidate =Vote for Ableist Policies

“If Harvey had timely access to childcare, he wouldn’t have missed so much of his childhood” The incredibly brave Gillian Sherratt and Stephen Morrison who joined us tonight sharing the heartbreaking story of losing their son Harvey, and why they have formed a campaign in his

Look, not once have you asked about the quality, about our low infection rate, about our low return to theatre wait, about our patient satisfaction.' Ok David. As per the Boston report which looked at 16 cases: 13 needed to return to theatre, average return to theatre was

CHI told the The Late Late Show : “We extend our deepest condolences to Harvey’s family. Many of our clinicians have cared for Harvey his whole life and are deeply affected by his passing. We remain available to meet Harvey’s family if and when they wish to do so…” As far as we