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Women in homelessness face unique challenges – how we can help

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Women in homelessness face unique challenges – how we can help

https://www.facebook.com/619175434780049/photos/pb.619175434780049.-2207520000.1451932805./1011948528836069/?type=3&theater I write this from the comfort of my couch, warmed by the fire, and utterly aware that this is a privilege. Last Wednesday on the Opinion Line, we spoke to Stephanie McCarthy, a mother of five from Gurranebraher who faces eviction on Christmas Eve. If or when the McCarthy family are forced to [...]

2018-12-01T09:55:14+00:00 January 4th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: addiction, Cork Simon, domestic violence, Government, homelessness, housing, little christmas, mental health, policy, solidarity, women, women's christmas|

Forgive and forget?

AIB's announcement earlier this week that 2,000 of its staff will lose their jobs this year due to financial constraints was overshadowed by the surprising revelation that the bank will consider writing off debts for some mortgage holders. The plans are not set in stone yet but according to the bank's executive chairman David [...]

2011-04-15T10:20:37+00:00 April 15th, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Allied Irish Bank, Bailout, Bank, Central Bank, Debt, Debt relief, Loan, Mortgage loan, society, solidarity|