Irish America
Irish America
CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDES AND DEAD FRIENDS Edel and Pamela sit smoking in the kitchen talking freely about their friends and Pamela's two brothers who have all died of AIDS. Name after name is recited with anecdotal remarks interspersed about "his poor mother" or "didn't he used to live on St. Mary's Row." Then a young boy, as sweet as a jar of cookies and angelically polite, … [Read more...] about When Death Comes Calling
The Irish have made their mark all over the world. Following the 2011 Global Irish Economic Forum, the Irish government inaugurated the Presidential Distinguished Service Award as a way of recognising their impact on the international stage. Announcing the 12 recipients of this year’s awards, Tánaiste Simon Coveney said: “The contribution of the Irish abroad, in so many … [Read more...] about Distinguished Service Awards
Recent figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Ireland’s specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases, show a 30 percent increase in HIV cases in Ireland. To combat this, the Union of Students in Ireland teamed up with Operation Zero in June for Irish AIDS Days at nonprofit HIV Ireland, to spread their message: “no shame, no judgment, just … [Read more...] about HIV on the Rise in Ireland
The report of the Lindsay Tribunal, which investigated how almost half of Ireland's haemophiliacs were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C, has been passed on to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who will decide if criminal proceedings are to be taken against some of the people responsible. The blood scandal has already cost the lives of 79 people, including children. … [Read more...] about Blood Tribunal Prosecutions Possible
Haemophilia sufferers across Ireland are awaiting the outcome of the Lindsay Tribunal, which was set up to investigate how blood products were contaminated with HIV and Hepatitis C. But while Judge Alison Lindsay deliberates on one of the greatest scandals in Irish life, a deal has finally been hammered out to compensate the victims of the HIV blood scandal, 64 of whom have … [Read more...] about The Irish Blood Scandal
