Tallyman

When Batt O’Keefe first moved into Marlborough Street his people took a long hard look at how the department was funded. It is obvious that the Government had in it’s sights root and branch funding reforms in certain departments for some time. Moving Hanafin may not just have been a political neccesity it may well [...]

Today the Catholic Church Board meeting is taking place in Maynooth. Amongst other things the congregation will be discussing the continuing scandal in Cloynes and the responsibility of the Church in child protection. A very uncomfortable Cardinal Brady was interviewed by RTE News at One where he refused to give his support to Bishop of [...]

The Health Service Executive has been given 48 hours to furnish Children’s Minister, Barry Andrews TD with a report into its handling of the Roscommon Incest/Child Abuse case. According to today’s Irish Times Minister Andrews has expressed “absolute shock and abhorrence” at the revelations during the trial and as result the HSE has appointed an external regional Manager [...]

It’s been a long time since this issue has hit the headlines or been on the lips of many political commentators. The current economic crisis and political disquiet has taken obvious priority, but as expected the Roscommon Incest Case has brought it firmly back on the media spotlight. It was truly a horrific case of [...]

I have kept relatively quiet in DCU about the terrible campaign been run by USI to fight Tuition Fees (as many of those I spoke to were unaware that they were not members, and wanted to join – which is great, so I didn’t want to destory USI’s reputation), but today’s announcement by Minister O’Keefe [...]