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'People with autism can have a unique vision of the world'
Last week, family website MyKidsTime announced that Galway Autism Partnership as the joint winner, with Cork’s Down Syndrome Centre, of its annual Charity of the Year Award. The recognition is a huge morale boost for GAP and provided the perfect backdrop for my interview with it's co-ordinator, Aisling Colreavy.
'When people put the woman at the centre of the debate, they put themselves in her shoes'
A referendum to repeal or retain the controversial Eighth Amendment of the Constitution is no longer a matter of if, but when. What happens between now and the yet to be decided referendum date, is a long campaign by all sides in the argument to win the hearts and minds of voters.
Hearth Project up and running in Mayo
The Hearth Project in Mayo — which brings art into the homes of older people who are isolated geographically or restricted for other reasons — has received funding from Healthy Ireland for 2018. Each participant is visited by a skilled artist who is experienced in working with older people. The artist travels to the home of the older person weekly and facilitates a one to one workshop there.
UHG overcrowding will increase unless Merlin Park plan is prioritised, says Naughton
University Hospital Galway (UHG) will face a worsening overcrowding crisis and fall behind other acute facilities unless plans for the development of Merlin Park Hospital are immediately prioritised, a government TD has warned.
Up to 60 operations cancelled weekly at Merlin Park Hospital in wake of leaks
Up to 60 elective orthopaedic operations are being cancelled each week at Merlin Park Hospital following the detection of a significant leak last month in a flat roof housing the hospital's two orthopaedic theatres.
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Referendum will be about human rights
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Naughton welcomes Health Department moves on Sláintecare recommendations
The Department of Health has begun implementation of recommendations, which were made earlier this year, by the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare, a Galway TD has announced.
It’s time to repeal the Eighth - women are counting on you to vote pro-choice
Since its introduction into our Constitution, the Eighth Amendment has been a serious issue of contention. For many years, women and men have fought for its removal and for reproductive rights in Ireland.
St Anne’s at Lenaboy Castle had none of the characteristics of an institution, says former clinical director
Clinical Director in Child Psychiatry 1975-2002