• Lynch's letter

  IF LAWMAKERS are seen to provide some support for lawbreakers and, in particular, if those lawbreakers are convicted rapists, then legislators themselves have questions to answer. Labour TD Kathleen Lynch has found herself in a deeply embarrassing position which is entirely of her own making. Her involvement in a recent court case betrayed poor judgment and fell well short of the standards expected of a public representative. p
  

• Facing facts on child neglect

  CHILD NEGLECT and abuse feeds into anti-social behaviour and, if not addressed effectively, can lead young people into lives of violence, desperation and crime. There is nothing new about this destructive momentum. The Government has been aware of it for years. And yet a review of child and family services in the State has identified major shortcomings in social services along with extensive waiting lists of child abuse referrals. What makes the situation intolerable is that this is the first official report in more than a decade when, by law, an annual review is required. p
  

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