If you asked Stephen Donnelly about the health agencies his department is responsible for, about whether he thinks they’ve strived to support the carers of children with spinal conditions over the past few years, he would likely look at you and tell you, yes, of course.
If Nelson Mandela was right when he said, “The true character of society is revealed in how it treats its children,” then Irish society, this state, is sociopathic.
Leo Varadkar has a choice to make by Wednesday.
SIPO has opened an inquiry into undeclared donations received by taoiseach Leo Varadkar after it emerged he misled the commission during a 2019 probe.
I don’t believe the judiciary is above criticism. I never have. It probably isn't scrutinised enough and often benefits from the unhealthy deference to authority so prevalent across the Irish establishment.