The above is a quite from Dr Fiona Mulcahy, consultant at St James’s department of genito-urinary medicine and infectious diseases. It is her view on how the Government is tackling the HIV/AIDS issue in Ireland. This year will see Ireland’s rate of infection increase by 20%. This is all reported in the Irish Times. Dublin’s St James’s Hospital has reported the highest number of new HIV cases in one year since records began, with a 20 per cent increase...
Last night I attended the GLEN briefing on the Civil Partnership Bill, hosted by the Cork Gay Project and L.inc. It was a very interesting meeting and I certainly learned a lot! We were given a 3 booklets on the Bill and I am currently working my way through them and they are fascinating. The speakers were Eoin Collins, Director of Policy Change at Glen and Dr Fergus Ryan, head of Law at DIT. A few things struck me...
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has preannounced an audit of TDs’ votes For/Against the Civil Unions Bill when voting takes place in the Dáil next Wednesday, 21st February. Students are to note precisely which TDs try to block the legislation in the Second Stage vote. The Civil Unions Bill would end discrimination against lesbian and gay people in many areas of law. As students prepare to consider the audit’s findings, USI urges TDs to bear in mind...
GLEN welcomes reports that the cabinet has discussed options for legal recognition of same sex relationships and urges that the report of the Working Group on Domestic Partnership is carefully considered; “This report provides a very important analysis of options open to Ireland and it needs to be carefully considered and widely discussed” says Keith O’Malley, Chief Executive of GLEN. GLEN Chairperson Kieran Rose adds, “The publication of this report comes hot on the heels of a survey which...
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