Labour spokesperson on Higher and Further Education, Senator Annie Hoey, has called for Minister Harris to rectify the unfair decision to allow the Pandemic Une.
Limerick development advocate to discuss Leaving Cert reform
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SUSTAINABLE development advocate Caillum Hedderman will join a panel tonight to discuss the future of the Leaving Certificate.
Labour councillor Conor Sheehan is hosting a discussion on the future of the examination, especially in the wake of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on it.
Also taking part will be his party colleague, Senator Annie Hoey, a former president of the Union of Students in Ireland.
It all gets under way at 7pm, and can be accessed through Cllr Sheehan’s Facebook page.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the City North councillor told of how he was impressed at the campaigning by 18-year-old Caillum, a sixth-year student at John the Baptist Community School in Hospital.
Minister Colm Brophy launches flagship UN report highlighting the importance of women’s bodily autonomy
14th April 2021 - Colm Brophy TD
Colm Brophy T.D., Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora today launched the UNFPA 2021 State of World Population report.
Speaking at the launch, Minister Brophy said:
“The ‘My Body is My Own’ report finds that only 55 per cent of women worldwide have the power to make decisions about their own healthcare, contraception, and engagement in sexual intercourse. Ireland is proud to work with partners like UNFPA to empower women.
“Women must be able to assert their agency and autonomy in relation to sexual intercourse. Educating girls is key to empowering them to make decisions that are good for them. Ireland plays a leading role on adolescent girls’ education in the Generation Equality Forum, advocating for a strong focus on this across the Forum’s Action Coalitions. This February, I participated in