Heather Humphreys was the guest speaker at a general election campaign rally for an Orange Order member – and former UDR soldier – who caused controversy when he said he wouldn’t attend GAA matches or pride events.
There’s a common misconception that disabled people and carers are forgotten about. I think that language is too passive and undeservedly absolves those who supposedly forget.
With Heather Humphreys facing renewed criticism of her social protection department’s proposed “Tory” overhaul of disability payments, those affected by her decisions as minister say they “never felt represented” by the Fine Gael presidential candidate. ,
Heather Humphreys honoured a disgraced ex-garda after he was accused of extreme domestic violence and found by a tribunal to have corruptly organised planting weapons and fabricated evidence.
For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions of war – onboard a US military plane authorised by Simon Harris to touch down at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel.