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Coveney urges anyone with information on alleged abuse in the Curragh to contact gardaí
A whistleblower says a number of people have contacted him about incidents of alleged sexual abuse and assault. By Órla Ryan Monday 1 Mar 2021, 7:32 PM Mar 1st 2021, 7:32 PM 105,835 Views 0 Comments
Minister Simon Coveney (file photo)
Image: Tom Honan via RollingNews.ie
Minister Simon Coveney (file photo)
Image: Tom Honan via RollingNews.ie
DEFENCE MINISTER SIMON Coveney has urged anyone with information of alleged abuse at the Curragh Camp to contact An Garda Síochána.
Coveney was responding to issues raised by Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan, who asked the minister through a parliamentary question if he will establish an inquiry into “allegations of systemic sexual abuse and the covering up of sexual abuse in the Curragh Camp”
The Labour Party s paltry 3pc opinion poll rating last week couldn t but bring to mind the immortal line uttered 40 years ago by then leader Frank Cluskey. Trust Michael D. Faced with a choice between saving the world or saving the Labour Party, he takes the easy option, Cluskey quipped, only half in jest, on being told at a crisis party meeting that Mr Higgins was on an emergency mission in the Middle East.
If anything, the challenge now looks even more daunting for Alan Kelly, the latest man charged with saving Labour.
This weekend 10 years ago, Kelly had been newly elected to the Dáil, one of 37 Labour TDs savouring the party s best ever election result.
Make St Brigid’s Day a public holiday
31st January 2021 - Martin Heydon TD
Saint Brigid’s Day on February 1
st should be considered as a new Public Holiday in Ireland to bridge the gap between existing holidays and to mark the first day of Spring, a Fine Gael Minister has said.
Minister of State Martin Heydon has submitted a proposal to Government to make St Brigid’s Day a new public holiday for future years, which could in some way recognize the enormous sacrifices made by Irish people during the Covid pandemic and highlight better times ahead.
Minister Heydon, who represents Kildare South, said, “We all remember the annual making of St Brigid crosses from our school days. Her feast day on February 1