The Adelaide Hospital Society’s Annual General Meeting Good evening everyone. I am really honoured to be invited to address you this evening and indeed humbled, mindful of the long history of the Adelaide Hospital and the work of the Adelaide Hospital Society. When I now walk past the old Adelaide Hospital in the morning and indeed the other small more...
“We cannot expect the private sector, which is solely concerned with making profits, to protect peoples’ rights to basic services.” “creeping privatisation of homeless services, by shifting the burden to the voluntary sector, has helped to silence once authentic voices” Calling on the Voluntary Sector to unite to resist more...
Taskforce on Homelessness Madam, The announcement that incoming Taoiseach Brian Cowen has set up a Taskforce to look at homelessness in Dublin (The Irish Times, May 1st) is welcome – only because at last the Government has recognised there is a developing crisis because of the failure to provide adequate housing and support services. This week’s more...
