“The one thing I want for the country I love is a health system that is accessible to every citizen regardless of their wealth.”

- Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, 29th September 2004.
It is no understatement to say that the health system in this state lurches from crisis to crisis like some uncontrollable [...]

It is a sad fact of reality that women, despite making up 51% of the population, only hold less than 13% of seats in the Dáil, leaving Ireland ranking 59th out of 120 nations examined for parliamentary representation of women in 2006. Apologists for this pitiful situation will of course either a) blame the [...]