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Irish, she/her, ally, engineer. Love animals, nature, art, & open hearts. Pets not Bets.



During a so-called ceasefire. This should be a headline in every major news outlet.








The Taoiseach has said that there is "no excuse" for the delays to the completion of the National Children's Hospital. The hospital had an original completion date of August 2022 while costs have ballooned from a planned €650m to an expected €2.2bn rte.ie/news/ireland/2…


Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near the Greek island of Crete, more than 1,000km from Israel. Organisers call it an illegal attack on civilians in international waters.


How can Micheál Martin say Katie’s case is not emblematic? Emblematic means a clear example of something bigger. So let me ask this. If a child waiting 15 years for proper hip surgery is not emblematic of a broken system, what is? If a young woman living with cerebral palsy, hip dysplasia, a twisted femur, a retroverted pelvis and a labral tear is left in pain while her family has to fundraise to get her to a surgeon abroad, what is that an example of? If missed school days, missed milestones, years of appointments, reports, referrals, excuses and delays are not emblematic of failure, then what exactly would be? Katie is not just “one case.” Katie is a daughter. A sister. A granddaughter. A 19-year-old girl who has spent most of her childhood waiting for someone to help her. Her case is emblematic of every family who has had to beg to be heard. Every parent who has had to fight through exhaustion. Every child who has been left waiting until things got worse. Maybe Katie’s case is not emblematic to people in power. But to us, it is everything. And if 15 years of pain, waiting and fighting is not a symbol of a broken system, then I honestly do not know what is. gofund.me/68c8d78a8 @NewstalkFM






