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Thesocial ‘protection’ racket
Pathways to Work effects are unclear though it forces people to take work and join schemes, and assails their morale
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Dublin Coroner returns verdict of medical misadventure in Mater Hospital case. By Rónán Lynch. The inquest into the death of Dublin woman Maureen Desmond has indentified a number of ways to improve the early diagnosis of, and continuity of care for, women’s cancers. Dublin Coroner Dr Brian Farrell returned a verdict of medical misadventure […]
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The Homestore effect hits Labour
By John Gormley. Labour’s W****loo: political luck comes and goes on the grandest scale. Eventually a tabloid sub-editor will come up with a headline to sum up the imminent demise of the parliamentary Labour Party. It will involve some bad puns on water, loos and the party’s final Napoleonic election battle.. Older Labour heads are […]
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By Michael Smith. Michael McLoone, former County Manager in Donegal is suing me. He wants damages, punitive damages, aggravated damages and an order prohibiting the further publication of unspecified statements the subject of the proceedings. We’re not worried. The proceedings relate to material the substance of which is privileged because it refers to affidavits […]
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Planning Bill, more houses, social houses, measures against homelessness – but little about quality; and rezoning speculation to be shortsightedly reinvigorated. By Michael Smith Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has announced major reforms of the planning system as part of the forthcoming Planning Bill which was approved by Government in […]