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Leading camogie player and Waterford captain, Niamh Rockett, is helping to raise awareness around arthritis that affects young people.
An awareness campaign, entitled “Don’t Give Up”, has been developed by Arthritis Ireland and highlights the importance of physical activity and mental wellbeing in living with a chronic condition.
Some 1,200 children and young people have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in Ireland. JIA is an autoimmune condition and can cause swollen and painful joints, impaired coordination, fatigue, high fever, rashes, and can also affect other organs, including the eyes.
It is important for children and young people with juvenile arthritis to keep active, and to keep their joints and whole body healthy. Physical activity helps to develop muscles to support their joints.
County home survivor told to contact police in England, not gardaí, over destruction of testimony
A number of witnesses have contacted the gardaí and Data Protection Commissioner to date. By Órla Ryan Tuesday 16 Feb 2021, 12:00 PM Feb 16th 2021, 12:00 PM 45,826 Views 30 Comments
Mary Teresa Collins and her daughter Laura Angela Collins at a protest outside Leinster House (file photo)
Image: Laura Angela Collins
Mary Teresa Collins and her daughter Laura Angela Collins at a protest outside Leinster House (file photo)
Image: Laura Angela Collins
A COUNTY HOME survivor has been told to contact police in England about the destruction of the audio recording of the testimony she gave to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.
He may never have held elected office, but an Easkey native who is considered by many to have been the most influential left wing figure of his generation is the subject of an intriguing new book detailing his life of activism.
Brendan Scott, born in the west Sligo village in 1933, had his life tragically cut short at the age of 40 in 1973 when he passed away after a battle with stomach cancer.
Although his life was relatively short, his efforts as an activist through his extensive involvement with the Labour Party and a number of other organisations made him one of the most revered political minds for a period of 20 years up until his death. A teacher by profession, it s understood that Mr Scott left Easkey after his years in primary school, and later spent time in London where he was further entrenched in the Labour movement.
It’s been a five-year war on organised crime that has changed the landscape of the underworld and how An Garda Síochána should fight gangland in Ireland forever.
Never before has a relentless campaign against one mob been so successful in terms of convictions, seizures and as a message from the State that there is no tolerance of any level of criminality when it comes to drug wars.
More than 60 men and women are now behind bars as a direct result of Kinahan mafia feud activity. Many others in jail on unrelated offences have identified themselves as being affiliated to the Organised Crime Group, while 30 are serving time for gun crimes ordered by mob bosses.