Congratulations and well done to all the young people involved in creating Cabra for Youths’ entry into the Irish Cancer Society X-hale Youth Awards. Their entry called “Beep Out Smoking’ raises awareness around the health effects of smoking and the power of the tobacco industry. Another great example of the young talent in Cabra. Mary

Protection of Retail Workers Bill
In April 2025 Mary introduced the Protection of Retail Workers Act 2025, a Bill aimed at amending the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to create specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing, or abusing retail workers while they are carrying out their employment. Retail workers across Ireland are on the