The Social Democrats today launched their policy on children, families, and work/life balance – ‘A New Deal for Parents; Getting it right for children, for families’. Party spokesperson on Children, Wicklow Cllr and GE candidate Jennifer Whitmore – a working mother of four – and Dublin West Candidate Aengus Ó Maoláin Social Democrats GE candidate […]
Read more[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Aengus.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” […]
Read moreThe Social Democrats have selected Aengus Ó Maoláin to contest the next general election in Dublin West for the party. Party members met in the Bell in Blanchardstown on Monday the 9th of April where Ó Maoláin was chosen unanimously to represent the party. Speaking at the convention Ó Maoláin said, “the Social Democrats speak […]
Read moreThis morning, we woke up to a red warning from Met Éireann. That should have given us certainty. Instead many of us had no idea what that means in practice. Met Éireann’s red warning on the 28th February 2018. If the warning system was integrated with government services it would have […]
Read moreIreland 2040 is the government’s plan for capital development across the country, and has just been launched. There’s good and bad news for Dublin 15. The good news is that the DART upgrade for the Maynooth train line has been announced again (fourth time by my count). The expansion of the DART to Maynooth has […]
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