It was pathetic to see the Government go cap in hand to maverick TDs like Jackie Healy-Rae and Noel Grealish in order to get support for Wednesday’s Budget. We have an economic emergency on our hands and we are crying out for strong leadership. The Budget was designed to get us out of the mess we are in.
Read More »Rape and justice in Ireland
THE findings of the Rape and Justice Report by Conor Hanly of NUIG make for chilling reading. It is difficult to identify one particular area which is more shocking than another but a number of points leap out.
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Bishop regrets radio remarks
BISHOP Willie Walsh is to issue a formal apology over the coming days to victims of clerical sexual abuse over comments he made on a national radio programme on Monday about his stance on calls for the resignation of Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray.
Read More »Health aids should be recycled?
MORE medical aids should be recycled, a local councillor has claimed, after it emerged that the HSE spent €3.78 million on equipment in the county over a three-year period.
Read More »Relatives sought for Ennis man buried in South Korea
AN Australian man, who has been campaigning since 1982 to find the bodies of Australian soldiers missing in action in South Korea, is seeking to make contact with relatives of Ennis native Corporal William Kevin Murphy, who went missing in action on April 24, 1951 during the Korean War.
Read More »Relatives sought for Ennis man buried in South Korea
AN Australian man, who has been campaigning since 1982 to find the bodies of Australian soldiers missing in action in South Korea, is seeking to make contact with relatives of Ennis native Corporal William Kevin Murphy, who went missing in action on April 24, 1951 during the Korean War.
Read More »Housing minister praises Laurel Lodge
TWO St Vincent de Paul (SVP) accomodation schemes were offically opened in Ennis on Monday. The Minister of State for Housing and Local Services, Michael Finneran, formally opened the Laurel Lodge Accommodation Centre and 12 social housing units in the Westbourne Estate on Watery Road. Also in attendance at the opening of the two facilities was the national president of SVP, Mairéad Bushnell.
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