Tag: Mike Edwards

  • Opinion – Charities and Government

    Opinion – Charities and Government

    by Mike Edwards Social and economic issues are the topic on the minds of many, some because they feel a need to help others because they suffer under these issues. Charities and voluntary groups on a daily basis campaign and fund raise to combat the issues, I have and always done what I can, and…

  • What is Poverty? Read more to find out what Poverty really is…

    by Mike Edwards What is Poverty? Poverty a word in constant use, yet meaning so much but used in to describe just one aspect of the issue. For a majority of people, poverty is the absense of money, yet this is but one part of a complex and far reaching social problem. Housing poverty is…

  • Our apathy towards Healthcare is creating waiting lists

    by Mike Edwards Hospital waiting lists and bed shortages can be laid at the door of successive Ministers for a multitude of reasons, yet as usual those in power choose to ignore these reasons and subject those on waiting lists to platitudes and falsehoods. If as an administration they can justify allowing multinational, multi billion…

  • Opinion: Will Councillors get involved with Roscrea Community Development Council – Mike Edwards

    Opinion: Will Councillors get involved with Roscrea Community Development Council – Mike Edwards

    28/06/2014 Dear Editor, Last night I attended a public meeting of the RCDC (Roscrea Community Development Council), over previous years this group has achieved an outstanding amount of positive work for the town of Roscrea. However last night’s meeting to which all nine of our newly elected County Councillors for the Municipal district of Thurles…