Tonight No Escape opens in The Peacock Theatre and there have been a number of developments since I wrote about the lack of access to The Peacock and the rights of people with disabilities to both access the venue and bare witness to the work of Mary Raftery and others. After some further discussions and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Equality'
Developments on The Peacock Theatre and ‘No Escape’
April 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Disability, Equality
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Just a few words
March 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships
Last week at the same time as the Civil Partnership Bill began it’s committee stage, GLEN were holding a launch of their Guide on LGB Diversity in the Workplace. The project was developed in conjunction with IBM, the Irish Business Employers Confederation, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Business in the Community Ireland and the […]
Tags:Civil Partnership Bill·Discrimination·Ireland·Irish Congress of Trade Unions·Lesbian·LGBT·Minority group
Minister (s) for Equality
March 24th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics
It seems we are blessed with 3 Ministers for Equality this evening – our cup truly runneth over! Brian Cowen emailed supporters this evening inviting them to see his ‘New Cabinet Team’. The Fianna Fáil website is full of smiling faces and mini biographies along with brief explanations of the new remits for the changed […]
Tags:Department of Justice·Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform·Equality·Human rights·Minister of State·Pat Carey
Cóir launch publication against Civil Partnership Bill
March 16th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships
With a week to go to the committee stage of the Civil Partnership Bill in the Dáil the campaign against the bill increases. Today Cóir published their report on the Bill and the 20 page document outlines their opinion on the impact of the bill on family breakdown and even an ageing Europe. Gay relationships […]
Tags:Cóir·Civil Partnership Bill·Gay·Gay Lesbian and Bisexual·Marriage
Pointless Press Release of the week
March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Equality, Equality Authority, Irish Politics, Social Policy
Maybe this can be a new series for MP. (submissions to tips @ mamanpoulet.com ) Yesterday evening a ministerial press release landed in my inbox – I didn’t know about the launch of a political pamphlet by Niall Crowley for the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland but it obviously got up the nose of Minister of […]