Monday, January 26, 2015 12:00

UNDEREMPLOYED home helps in Dublin are gearing up for an intensive campaign to highlight the role they believe they can play in solving the hospital overcrowding crisis. Northside home helps recently held a protest outside Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown to demonstrate their frustration over their lack of hours at a time when patients are being kept in beds due to a lack of home support. More...

Monday, January 26, 2015 12:00

FIANNA Fáil Senator Mary White has claimed that a delay in the extension of BreastCheck, the free National Breast Screening Programme, is putting lives at risk. Senator White said the full roll-out of the programme will not happen until 2021, putting as many as 90 women’s lives at risk every year. More...

Monday, January 26, 2015 12:00

TWO Northsiders volunteering with a service that provides professional photographs of stillborn and terminally ill babies are hoping its official launch in Ireland will boost awareness and make it more available to parents. More...

Monday, January 26, 2015 12:00

MINISTER for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, has responded to claims by a Northside TD that he has failed to guarantee funding for a scheme that supports local entrepreneurs.  The Community Enterprise Centre (CEC) scheme was established in 1989 to support local entrepreneurs. More...

Monday, January 26, 2015 12:00

A NEW report on the European Youth Guarantee, which was first rolled out as a pilot project in Ballymun back in 2013, has divided local political opinion. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) survey based report is broadly supportive of the scheme but highlights shortcomings and areas that need improving. More...