Ireland's political and cultural magazine
21THe journey from “Croke Park” to “Haddington road” has been bumpy for public-sector management or public-sec-tor unions. Pay and working hours have been the main focus. Issues of gender equality have not received much attention.This is shameful given that the public sector is a major employer of women. In 2010 the edu-cation and health sectors […]
25oNe in fve women in Ireland is abused by a current or former husband, partner or boyfriend, at some stage in their lifetime. since 1996 there have been 190 women murdered in the republic of Ireland, of whom 74 were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. In all of the resolved cases, 99% of perpetrators […]
26 — villageJune – July 2013THe political demise of ulster unionist, lord laird, who has lost the party whip after being stung by the Daily Telegraph/BBC Panorama in the latest ‘cash for access’ scandal, may not be as shocking to those who have observed, and been at the receiving end, of his political antics over […]
Posted in:
First: exercise; then: cut sugar and add fibre
Posted in:
The erudite, scrupulous, good-natured and occasionally humorous NAMA-scrutinising blog disappeared before its anonymous author could be traced, or tire
People with an intellectually disability need their internationally-recognised equal rights, including to legal capacity, not charity