Family Support
“What do you want me to do with that?”
Client feedback prompted food bank recipe videos
Education & Training
More needed on prison release to make investment worthwhile
Prejudiced views often heard in public would argue that prisoners should not be entitled to an education in prison. They should be doing forced labour, some would say. I disagree. I visited Limerick Prison recently and saw the difference it is making.
Education & Training
The reality inside Limerick Prison Library
Anita Dooley is employed by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board as the head teacher in Limerick Prison and I am grateful to her for recently inviting Changing Ireland to visit Limerick prison. Here's how it went.
Family Support
SOLUTIONS – Des North says revisit policies and provide more respite
“Decongregation makes a lot of sense, but it needs to be looked at again.”
Family Support
MOTIVATION – Reluctant campaigner Tony Murray tells his family’s story
Tony Murray and his wife Susan are the parents of Aoife (42) whose future they fear for. Around October last year, Tony set up a campaign group called ‘Before We Die’. He and fellow members have since met the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister Norma Foley and many politicians. Minister Foley acknowledged the group’s work “advocating for increases in the provision of residential services for people with disabilities”. Here Tony tells his story:
Family Support
ANALYSIS – Who wants change “before they die”?
• An estimated 20,000 families in Ireland caring for adults with intellectual disabilities face a crisis. There is no state plan for when the parents die.
• Opening more respite housing would ease the pressure.
• Easing overly strict regulations would help service providers to expand capacity.
• It may be time to revisit policies related to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Family Support
COMMITTED – Taoiseach to act on issues raised by ‘Before We Die’
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin committed in February to act on issues raised by 'Before We Die' campaigners.
Equality & Rights
Moyross calls for short avenue to TUS to compliment new €84m road
Adrian Power, chairperson of Moyross Partners group, made an impassioned speech today at the official opening of the newly constructed Moyross Link Road which connects with a partially finished dual-carriageway on Limerick city’s northside. He and others in the community had campaigned for years for the road to be built - and they are not finished.
Family Support
Co-op model is “a good fit” to really care for our older people
It is time to ask about how caring Ireland really is. Ireland's population cohort aged 80+ is projected to quadruple to over half a million people by the middle of this century, creating a growing need for home care services.
Education & Training
Record-setting Limerick jockeys and equine students receive awards
Two professional jockeys and two teenage showjumpers who have set records in the equestrian world – all from Limerick - have received special awards from Moyross Youth Academy (MYA).
