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Hiqa CEO apologises at Oireachtas committee for 'failings' over nursing home abuses
The health watchdog has apologised for its “failings” in relation to the recent exposé of abuses recorded in nursing homes.Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) chief executive Angela Fitzgerald made the apology to the Oireachtas Health Committee to address issues raised after RTÉ’s recent nursing home investigation.The shocking scenes saw older people being forced into chairs or left in incontinence pads for so long their clothes were soaked. There was also footage of 80-year-old Aude...
Kneecap star to deny terror charge, saying: 'We are on the right side of history'
Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh will plead not guilty on Wednesday to a terror charge brought by the UK authorities over the alleged display of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert.The 27-year-old hip-hop star, who uses the stage name Mo Chara, was charged under the UK’s Terrorism Act last month over the alleged incident.The flag had been thrown on-stage during the Belfast band’s performance on November 21 last year at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London.The hearing at Westminster Magistrat...
Kerry farmers on route of proposed greenway call on council to honour agreements on compensation
Farmers on lands crossed by the South Kerry Greenway are calling on Kerry County Council to honour agreements on compensation.At a meeting near Caherciveen, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) heard of anger among farmers about the length of time the greenway works were taking, the way the work was being carried out, and a lack of assurances about compensation.The IFA had objected to the greenway, partly because the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) contravened an undertaking in 2011 to...
Nursing home bed shortage looms as construction of new facilities stalls, experts warn
Few new private nursing homes are expected to be built for the foreseeable future, leading construction experts have warned, as a shortage of beds looms.Members of the construction industry and the nursing home care sector have predicted bed shortages, which could lead to price hikes in private nursing homes, with further questions hanging over the State’s €1bn-a-year fair deal scheme.Officially known as the nursing home support scheme, the means-tested scheme helps people pay for basic care in...
Does the latest nursing home scandal show that Hiqa is a regulator with no bite?
To read Hiqa’s media statements during covid was to read measured reassurance from a health watch dog doing its job to the best of its ability in difficult circumstances.The reassuring tone was similar to the early days of its inception in July 2006 when its stated aim was to “ensure delivery of high-quality services based on evidence-supported best practice”.It promised to “work in partnership” with the expertise of the wider healthcare community including “patients, clients and carers”, health...
Disability activist Cara Darmody claims law being broken as children 'left to rot' on waiting lists
A schoolgirl who has held protests outside the Dáil for better autism services has claimed the Government is "blatantly" breaking the law and "permanently damaging children".Cara Darmody, who recently held a 50-hour protest at the gates of Leinster House as part of her years-old campaign, told TDs children are being “left to rot” on HSE waiting lists to get assessed.She said that an Assessment of Need (AoN) must be carried out within six months.Addressing an Oireachtas committee in the Dáil,...
‘He loved life’: Michael Gaine remembered as generous and loving at Kerry funeral
Michael Gaine was today remembered as “soft and loving, caring and affectionate, kind and considerate.” The 56-year-old farmer, mourners heard at his funeral in Kerry, was unafraid to show his emotions.In a tribute read on behalf of the family by his cousin Eoghan Clarke, he was also described as “brave, fearless and strong.” The tribute was delivered after Janice Gaine and other members of the farmer’s family arrived with Mr Gaine’s ashes, cradled in a sheepskin-lined basket and carried into Ho...
Kerry landowners on route of proposed greenway say council 'running roughshod' over them
The speedy completion of a long-mooted greenway in Munster that has cost nearly €16m and seen little of its planned 32km route completed could now actually depend on the fate of a cow shed.This is because a landowner who owns land through which the South Kerry Greenway runs plans to sue Kerry County Council over a “repeatedly broken” promise to compensate her for her loss of the building.It has become a focal point for anger among a growing number of landowners, annoyed about the way they say th...
Michael Gaine murder suspect makes complaint to Garda Ombudsman over interviews by gardaí
A man who has admitted to being a suspect in the investigation into Michael Gaine’s murder in Kerry has lodged a complaint to the Garda Ombudsman's office. Michael Kelley lodged the complaint with Fiosrú, formerly known as the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), about two weeks ago.According to a source, his complaint centres around interviews that took place between him and investigating gardaí last month.In a newspaper interview, the 56-year-old American — who lived on Mr Gaine's farm...
Defence Forces abuse survivors want 'abuse of rank and power' included in tribunal terms
Survivors of Defence Forces mistreatment and other abuses want the terms of reference of the forthcoming Defence Forces tribunal changed to include abuses of rank and power.Their request is to be dealt with at a sitting of the tribunal in Dublin on June 16.Also to be heard then will be an application by the Defence Forces for more time with which to provide documentation needed by legal teams representing survivors in advance of the opening of proceedings.The tribunal was one of the recommendati...
Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal
Cork City Council spent more than €23,000 maintaining its controversial 'robotrees' despite a report on their impact on air quality proving inconclusive.Two payments for “annual maintenance” were made to Green City Solutions of €14,497 on July 19 and €8,940 on July 24 last year.The payments are higher than previous years, when annual maintenance costs were €16,778 in 2020, €17,755 in 2021 - when there were also repairs costing €2,396 - and €17,880 in 2022. There are no records provided for main...
Hundreds pay tribute to Michael Gaine after funeral details announced
More than 800 people have paid tribute to murdered farmer Michael Gaine’s on the page announcing details of his funeral.It is to be held on Saturday, according to details published yesterday on Rip.ie, in which the 56-year-old was described as “sadly missed and fondly remembered” by his close family including his “heartbroken wife Janice”, sisters, nieces, nephews, brother-in-law and aunt.In a message directed to his widow, couple Paudie and Carmel Moriarty said: "Janice, our hearts are broken f...
Gardaí initiate 12 prosecutions for stalking in 19 months since it became an offence
Gardaí have initiated 12 prosecutions for the new offence of stalking since it was introduced, while 21,000 domestic abuse-related contacts have been made with the force so far this year.It also said that six of the stalking prosecutions relate to domestic abuse.The figures were released as part of Friday's so-called Go Purple Day, which is the Gardai’s national domestic abuse awareness day. They say while there have been over 21,000 domestic abuse-related contacts this year, there were some 65,...
Tánaiste urges other countries to recognise Palestine as a state
Simon Harris will mark the first anniversary of Ireland saying it would recognise the state of Palestine by urging other countries to “consider taking this important step”.The Tánaiste also reiterated his commitment to advance legislation prohibiting trade in goods with illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.“Work on this will be taken forward in the coming weeks,” he said.A man was arrested in the Dáil on Tuesday evening when a group began shouting “shame”, “stop the genocide...
'Nothing off the table' to improve safety after four women killed on Irish roads
There is “nothing off the table” to improve road safety, the road transport minister has said, as a bleak weekend saw four women killed in separate accidents in Ireland in 24 hours.Two pedestrians, a driver, and a cyclist died on Saturday in another stark weekend for road safety. A pedestrian aged in her late 20s died following a crash in Co Wexford on Saturday around 3pm. In Co Meath, a woman aged in her 60s was killed in a crash on Saturday. The woman, a pedestrian, died following the crash in...
Funeral details announced for Kerry teen who died following swimming accident
Funeral details have been announced for the teenager who died on Friday evening after he was injured in a swimming accident on May 17 off the Kerry coast.Luke Silles had been in critical condition since the incident and died on Friday at approximately 8pm.The 18-year-old, who was a sixth-year pupil at CBS The Green, in Tralee, had been swimming with friends by Fenit Pier when the incident occurred.The popular teenager, from Curraghleha East, Tralee, is described as a “cherished and beloved son”...
Tributes paid as teenager Luke Silles, 18, dies following swimming accident in Kerry
A teenager injured last week in an accident in the sea off the north Kerry coast has died.Luke Silles, 18, had been in critical condition since the incident and died on Friday.The 18-year-old, who was a sixth-year pupil at CBS The Green, in Tralee, had been swimming with friends by Fenit Pier when the incident occurred.Kerry County Council’s Leas-Chathaoirleach Fionnán Fitzgerald, in a statement on behalf of the school, said: “Today CBS The Green and the surrounding community are coming to terms...
'It's a victory for the sport': Dublin captain welcomes rule change after skorts row
Dublin senior camogie captain Aisling Maher has welcomed the decision to allow players to wear shorts instead of skorts.The rules were changed at a special Congress at Croke Park held by the Camogie Association on Thursday, with 98% of the 133 delegates voting in favour of the change.Earlier this month, Kilkenny and Dublin saw their Leinster senior camogie semi-final come close to being called off when players from both sides originally lined out in shorts instead of the regulatory skorts.The ga...
Man, 60s, arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion
Gardaí investigating the Creeslough explosion in Co Donegal have arrested a man aged in his 60s.Gardaí said the man was arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.He is currently being detained under the provisions of section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the North Western Region.He is the fifth person to be arrested in connection with the explosion at the Applegreen/Nearby service station and store in the Co Donegal town in w...
Kerry tourism operators call for review of OPW's role in landing permits for Skellig Michael
The community that relies on tourist income from Skellig Michael has called for a review of the way the Office of Public Works handles the issuing of landing permits.The call has come as the OPW remains locked in a legal battle in the High Court with three boat companies over permits.The row is the latest of a number in more than two decades, and community leaders say “enough is enough”.James Murphy, who co-owns and runs Portmagee Whiskey, said: “There are three stakeholders in the island — the...
Gardaí to examine chainsaw found on Michael Gaine’s farm
A chainsaw found on Michael Gaine’s farm is to be checked to see if it was used to dismember the 56-year-old farmer who gardaí suspect was murdered.
It is not known if other tools or implements found at the site near Moll’s Gap, Kenmare, Co Kerry, are also being sent for forensic analysis.
These are also understood to include an amount of rope found in a toolshed at the back of Mr Gaine's cattle shed.
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It is not known if other tools or implements found at the site near Moll’s Gap, Kenmare, Co Kerry, are also being sent for forensic analysis.
These are also understood to include an amount of rope found in a toolshed at the back of Mr Gaine's cattle shed.
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Man released without charge in relation to Michael Gaine murder 'free to leave the country'
The man who was arrested and later released without charge in connection with farmer Michael Gaine’s death is free to leave the country, and no file has been passed to the DPP, according to sources.The man, who is in his 50s, was arrested on Sunday afternoon. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was questioned at length in Killarney Garda Station.After around four interviews with detectives investigating the death of the 56-year-old farmer, gardaí released the man without charge at 10...
Man, 50s, arrested on suspicion of murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine.The man, who is aged in 50s, was arrested on Sunday afternoon.He being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Kerry.A garda spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that Michael Gaine's family have been informed of the arrest and are continuing to be supported by a Family Liaison Officer. "Gardaí continue to appeal to the public assistance in this investigation...
Michael Gaine: Partial human remains found at Kerry farm, gardaí confirm
Forensic examinations are being conducted on partial human remains believed to have been found on a slurry spreader and fields of missing farmer Michael Gaine in Kerry.The scene at Carrig East, near Moll’s Gap in Kenmare, has been sealed off as a crime scene after a friend of the Gaine family, operating a slurry spreader, stopped to check the machinery when it became clogged and discovered suspected human tissue.The grim find resulted in the gardaí being immediately notified and fields where the...
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