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The Fine Gael whip in Mayo County Council, Cllr Jarlath Munnelly, was accused of parroting the views of Margaret Thatcher in the council chamber this week.

Are you parenting alone/solo? Would you like to see more supports in your area for people parenting alone? If so the Lone Parents Support Group would like to hear from you - male or female, young or old.

Following two budgets, a pensions levy and two punitive Social Welfare Acts in 2009 targeting those at the very bottom subsistence scale, the government is now introducing another social welfare proposal which is anti child, anti parent and anti family.

The proposal to cut off lone parent benefit for children over 13 years of age has been roundly condemned this week, with some describing the measure as anti-family.