by Emmet Doyle | Jun 9, 2025 | News
In light of the RTE expose of the care offered to vulnerable elderly people in two nursing homes in Dublin and Laois, the Government has a duty to ensure that big corporations planning to offer residential care must be subject to full background checks. That’s...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 6, 2025 | News
The Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for an urgent ‘random sample’ review of all cervical check slides over the past fifteen years. He was speaking after the HSE apologised to terminally-ill, mother of two, Leona Macken, in the High Court yesterday...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 6, 2025 | News
The Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for urgent enacting of Safeguarding Legislation aimed at protecting people in nursing homes. Speaking in light of the RTE Investigates documentary this week, Deputy Tóibín said: “During the pandemic people in nursing homes...
by Emmet Doyle | May 28, 2025 | News
A total of 405 inspections were carried out by Cavan County Council last year on private landlord let accommodation last year. 221 dwellings did not meet the regulations required on first inspection with 24 notices served on landlords for improvements to be carried...
by Emmet Doyle | May 28, 2025 | News
School children with special needs in Letterkenny are facing intolerable delays travelling to and from school as a result of dire traffic congestion. That’s according to Aontú Rep Rebecca McDaid who said that children had spent unnecessary delays on a school bus...
by Emmet Doyle | May 23, 2025 | News
The livelihoods and futures of young people in Cavan are being jeopardised as a result of this Government’s ongoing inability to get to grips with the ever-lengthening driving waiting times. That’s according to Aontú Senator Sarah O’Reilly who recounted the story of a...
by Emmet Doyle | May 16, 2025 | News
Successive Governments have had 70 years to try and come up with workable policies to eradicate Bovine TB and the current incumbents are desperately trying to rush through ill thought-out proposals made at a stakeholder forum. That’s according to Aontú Senator Sarah...
by Emmet Doyle | May 15, 2025 | News
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has said that the unveiling of a new policy by the British Prime Minister yesterday that includes new strict enforcement measures to reduce inward migration to Britain will inevitably mean more people entering the island of Ireland for...
by Emmet Doyle | May 14, 2025 | News
There has been a call for a national information campaign to let the public know that their rights to access cash have been reinforced with the passing yesterday of the Access to Cash Bill (Tuesday, 13th May). Welcoming the development, Aontú Senator Sarah O’Reilly,...
by Emmet Doyle | May 14, 2025 | News
The Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD today questioned the Taoiseach during Leader’s Questions in the Dáil in relation to the CHI hip surgeries scandal. Speaking in the Dáil Deputy Tóibín said: “In Ireland because of the dysfunction in the Health Service so many parents...
