I mentioned recently the paucity of Irish MEP’s who had joined the LGBT Intergroup of the European Parliament. I’m happy to report that this week Joe Higgins (Socialist Party – Dublin) and Marian Harkins (Independent – West) have both accepted invitations to join. They join Prionsias de Rossa and Nessa Childrers. Other MEP’s have also […]
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Today’s announcement of the Government’s intention to introduce Work for Dole/Mutual Obligation is more than a kite that is being flown. This evening’s RTE news showed examples of where people who participate in such a scheme may work including cleaning mountain walkways, community childcare, care of the elderly. A pilot scheme of 10,000 places is […]
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The first national research programme documenting the experiences of LGBT people aged 55 and older has been launched recently and reserachers are seeking participants for research into the lives and concerns of Older LGBT’s. This is the area I spent 3 years researching for the never completed PhD and I think the initiative will contribute […]
Colm Keaveney is a Labour Party Councillor in East Galway and a SIPTU official. He has stood unsuccessfully in two general elections for the party, left the party for a while in 2007 and rejoined in 2008. In today’s Sunday Tribume, Cllr. Keaveney gives his opinion on the matter of HSE spending and how one […]
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It’s been difficult not to notice that Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht affairs Pat Carey has hit the ground running in terms of visiting community projects around the country and trying to offer soothing words to the decimated sector. Minister Carey has a lot of making up to do given the bad relations which […]
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