From Independent.ie INDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae has tabled a Dail request, asking Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to introduce new laws allowing for his brother Danny's controversial drink-driving permits. But Mr…
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL has confirmed that it has sent a letter to the Minister for Justice outlining the nature a recently passed motion which called for drink-driving limits to be relaxed in rural areas.
From the Irish Times BREDA O'BRIEN Danny Healy-Rae thinks that people should be able to drink a couple of pints and drive home, but only on quiet country roads. Otherwise,…
Danny Healy-Rae thinks that people should be able to drink a couple of pints and drive home, but only on quiet country roads. Otherwise, the isolation that people suffer will put them at risk of suicide.
From Independent.ie By Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor Friday January 25 2013 FORMER Junior Minister Roisin Shortall has warned Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore to stop making "excuses" after he blamed her…
From Irish Independent By Tom Brady Security Editor Friday January 25 2013 TWO government ministers and Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan have dismissed the call by Kerry County Council for a…
By Deborah Condon www.irishhealth.com The high suicide level among young Irish men could be reduced if more was done to tackle the issue of alcohol abuse, Alcohol Action Ireland has…
The high suicide level among young Irish men could be reduced if more was done to tackle the issue of alcohol abuse, Alcohol Action Ireland has said. The national charity, which deals with alcohol-related issues, made its comments in response to the publication of the Report on the All-Ireland Youn
Analysis: While the pitiful circumstances of some children’s lives in Northern Ireland are laid bare in today’s report, there is also a very strong focus on serious concerns raised in the case management reports about how professionals handled the children’s cases.
A report published today examines 24 cases of abuse and neglect that resulted in children dying or being seriously injured in Northern Ireland. Poor communication between professionals, children not being listened to, a failure to act on signs of neglect, and procedures not being followed are some