Social Housing- Retrofitting
Approximately 40% of Ireland’s energy related carbon emissions come from buildings alone. To help reduce carbon emissions and make local authority homes warmer, easier to heat and more comfortable Government has invested €45 million in an energy efficiency retrofitting programme for 2021. This week our Government announced funding under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for […]
Mother & Baby Homes
Mary believes it is outrageous that the tapes of testimonies of survivors given to the Commission of Investigation have been destroyed by them. Mary raised the issue with the Minister and he has told Mary that the matter is being investigated by the Data Protection Commissioner and he is waiting on feedback from the Attorney […]
Scrambler Legislation
Mary strongly supports the legislation passed this week giving Gardai additional powers to help tackle the anti-social use of Scrambler bikes, quad bikes and other similar off road vehicles in places such as public parks. Scrambler bikes will now be prohibited on public or private land, except in cases where there is permission from the […]
Scrambler Legislation
Mary strongly supports the legislation passed this week giving Gardai additional powers to help tackle the anti-social use of Scrambler bikes, quad bikes and other similar off road vehicles in places such as public parks. Scrambler bikes will now be prohibited on public or private land, except in cases where there is permission from the […]
Leaving Cert 2021
Mary welcomed the announcement earlier this week from Minister Foley that the class of 2021 would be given the choice of accredited grades or sitting the leaving cert. These students lost 5 months of class room learning over the last year, and this decision gives them options & clarity. For FAQ’s around this decision click […]
Clonmult Boys- 100 Years
On Feb 20th 1921 in Clonmult, east Cork, twelve young Irish men were shot dead, including two of Mary’s grand-uncles, and eight more taken prisoner by British forces. Clonmult was the single greatest loss for the IRA in the War of Independence. It is always sweeter to remember battles won than those lost and so […]
Vaccines Update
Mary has recieved an update from the Minister on the vaccine rollout. The vaccination of those aged 85 and older started on Monday 15th of February, with 20,000 mRNA doses scheduled to be delivered this week as part of the roll-out to those aged 85 and older. It will be double that in following weeks. […]