Who is Una Healy, what is she famous for and where is she from?
Updated: 13:08, 2 Jun 2021
UNA Healy rose to fame during her time as a member in The Saturdays.
She was recently thrown back into the spotlight when her ex-husband, Ben Foley cheated on her after ten years together.
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But who is Una Healy? Here s everything you need to know.
WHO IS UNA HEALY?
Una, 39, was born 10 October 1981 in Thurles, Tipperary.
Healy and her ex husband Ben Foden have two children together, daughter Aoife Belle (born 2012) and son Tadhg John (born 2015).
UNA S CAREER
As a solo singer, Una won Ireland s Glinsk Song Contest in both 2004 and 2006.
Minister for Children to meet men abused in foster care
Updated / Friday, 26 Feb 2021
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Minister for Children Roderic O Gorman has pledged to meet the three men featured in a report by RTÉ s Prime Time on the State s boarding-out system, calling the abuse they faced in foster care absolutely appalling .
He said their cases will be considered by an interdepartmental group that is looking at the question of redress.
The minister said he hopes a report will be published on the matter by the end of April. I want to meet with them so I can better understand them, so that I can engage with Government on this issue , he said, speaking on RTÉ s Drivetime programme.
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When he was eight years old, James Sugrue was fostered out to live on a farm with an elderly couple and their adult son in Kilgarvan, Co Kerry.
James and his two brothers – Michael and David – had been abandoned by their mother at the County Home in Killarney in 1959. Their father was in London for work.
Over the course of several years, James and Michael were abused, isolated and worked like slaves. We are the forgotten children, James, who is now 69 years old, told Prime Time.
Tens of thousands of children were were fostered out, or boarded out , in a system arranged by the State, according to Prof Conor O Mahony, the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection.
Experienced Galway boss - who steered U21s to All-Ireland final - takes charge of Tribe ladies
Gerry Fahy succeeds Tim Rabbitt in the role, having been involved in his backroom team in 2020. By Emma Duffy Wednesday 27 Jan 2021, 11:45 PM Jan 27th 2021, 11:45 PM 4,363 Views 0 Comments
New man in: Gerry Fahy (file pic).
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
FORMER GALWAY U21 manager and experienced coach Gerry Fahy has been named as the county’s new ladies football boss, and succeeds Tim Rabbitt in the role.
Fahey was ratified at a county board meeting tonight, having been part of Rabbitt’s backroom team in 2020 as Galway reached the All-Ireland semi-final.