CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor, Irish Times THE IRISH Human Rights Commission should be transformed urgently to make it a more welcoming place for the public and to place more emphasis on human rights in Ireland and less on international issues, according to a former member. Alice Leahy, director and co-founder of the homeless campaigning group more...
Serious concerns about the workings of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) have been raised — by one of its own directors. Documents obtained by this paper reveal that respected campaigner and commission member Alice Leahy wrote to IHRC president Maurice Manning questioning the usefulness of expensive trips to foreign conferences and raising more...
Submission from: Alice Leahy, Director & Co-Founder, TRUST Former Irish Human Rights Commissioner To: The Working Group On New Human Rights & Equality Body Department of Justice & Equality Floor 2, Bishop’s Square Redmond’s Hill, Dublin 2. Below is my submission based on my daily experience of living and working in the Ireland of today. more...
Sir, – “I think it is very unfair. I am 92 years of age, I know very well what I am talking about. I have my senses the same as I had 50, 40 years ago. I’m not leaving there without a fight” – words of Bridget O’Neill describing proposed closure of Abbeyleix community nursing unit (Home News, November 11th). Sad and brave words on the morning more...
