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Disability rights campaigner Joanne O'Riordan to address Tipperary audience at Kickham Country weekend

Disability rights activist Joanne O'Riordan will be the keynote speaker at the opening of the Kickham Country Weekend in Mullinahone on the May holiday weekend. The campaigner for disability rights, who was born without limbs, will address the event ...

17 Apr 2019 at 13:14

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OPINION: Statistics give us enough information to be shocked but not enough to act

Do you know who Kitty Genovese was? Kitty Genovese was raped and murdered in 1964 in Queens in two separate attacks while coming home from work. Her attack was said to be random, and her murderer Winston Moseley died in prison in 2016. At the time, ...

12 Feb 2022 at 20:00

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Know Your Rights: All you need to know about package holidays

Package holiday cancellations What exactly is a package holiday? A package holiday is a holiday sold at a total or inclusive price. Package holidays must last for more than 24 hours (or include an overnight stay) and must include at least two of ...

27 Aug 2022 at 18:00

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How communities in Tipperary have the power to make change this World Mental Health month

Mental Health Ireland is leading an interactive campaign this October aimed at protecting and improving mental health in communities, schools and workplaces in County Tipperary and around the country. World Mental Health Month takes place this ...

28 Sept 2023 at 17:30

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Help with paying rent

Advice from Know Your Rights which is compiled by Thurles Citizens Information Centre, 34/35 Croke Street, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Question We are on the local authority’s housing list, but for now we need to find private rented accommodation ...

16 Jul 2017 at 17:00

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Irish government ‘has duty to take legal action against UK over legacy Bill’

The Irish government has a “moral” and “legal” obligation to take an interstate case against the UK if the Westminster government’s controversial legacy Bill becomes law, a protest has heard. Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives For Justice, ...

21 Jun 2023 at 15:55

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'More than a third do not think people with disabilites have equal rights': according to new Safeguarding Ireland survey

The rights of people with disabilities are not adequately respected and upheld in Ireland, according to a new RED C Survey commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland. The survey highlights the need for stronger supports for independent ...

13 Sept 2021 at 16:40

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As we have experienced an unusual couple of years with Covid-19, we have become accustomed to online shopping now more than ever before. Whilst the shops are back open, a lot of people are still doing their shopping on their ...

22 Dec 2022 at 14:40

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Human rights of Adoptees and Mothers in Tipperary failed again – Browne

Tipperary Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne believes the Governments proposed Birth Information and Tracing Legislation is totally at odds with the express wishes of adoptees and mothers many of whom live here in Co Tipperary. ...

17 Jan 2022 at 17:30

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Vigil held outside Dublin embassy for Irishman detained in Iran

A vigil has been held outside the Iranian embassy in Dublin calling for the release of Bernard Phelan, whose family have raised concerns about his health and treatment. The vigil for Mr Phelan, organised by his family ...

30 Mar 2023 at 17:40

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‘No massive breakthrough’ for the far right in elections – Michael McGrath

There has been “no massive breakthrough” for the far right in the Irish elections, according to early indications, a minister has said. Two of the Government parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, have polled well based ...

08 Jun 2024 at 21:00

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Irish nurses demand end to 'detrimental' HSE recruitment freeze as Easter weekend looms

Overworked Irish nurses and midwives have referred the HSE recruitment freeze to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), "practically all hospitals" ...

27 Mar 2024 at 12:29

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