Nursing home neglect during pandemic due to ‘systemic failures’ – Cullinane
Call for public inquiry is about ‘establishing facts’, SF’s health spokesman says
Government supports Bill making Traveller history, culture part of school curriculum
Minister says legislation ‘speaks to opportunity and inclusion for all in education’
Eileen Flynn to chair committee on issues affecting Travellers
Independent Senator becomes first from her community to lead Oireachtas group
‘Feeling that rejection in society, it’s horrible,’ says first Traveller woman in Oireachtas
‘I know I can’t speak for other marginalised communities, but I want to speak with them,’ says Eileen Flynn
Legal measures to protect elderly and vulnerable listed in report
Financial abuse part of ‘adult safeguarding’ study by Law Reform Commission
Lobby to press politicians over referendum on right to home
Home for Good says change to Constitution not a solution to housing crisis
Traveller culture is set to join the school curriculum. What could lessons look like?
Folktales, songs, art and history of Travelling community could feature across a range of subjects
State is ‘letting children down’ on housing, says Minister
Eoghan Murphy criticises TDs for ‘rabble rousing’ communities against developments
Travellers must have ‘control and direction’ over health strategies, committee told
Department of Health behaved like ‘an absentee landlord’ on Traveller health issue
Traveller history to be ‘obligatory’ in schools if new Bill passed
Minister expresses concerns over the draft legislation as Seanad votes to pass it
Dilution of Bill to teach Traveller history in schools criticised
Minister says legislation unaltered would mean subject having status above Irish or Maths
Fine Gael TDs Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell had to refund Oireachtas expenses
Audit by Mazars finds six out of 22 randomly selected TDs and senators made ineligible claims in 2017
‘Reduced timetable’ system may breach children’s constitutional rights
Traveller cross-party group says audit needed on schools’ use of limited hours
Ruling marks an end to ‘forced separation’ of couples
Judgment should not delay reforms on refugee family reunification, advocates warn
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