Billy Timmons

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Seán Healy, director of Social Justice Ireland, said Stand for Justice event was a lively discussion that highlighted the four main issues of public services, child poverty, sustainable energy and overseas aid. File photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times
Stand for Justice event highlights child poverty, overseas aid

Ending poverty for Irish children and growing housing problems were hot topics for a cross-party panel of eight politicians and an audience at a Stand(...)

Lucinda Creighton, party leader of Renua, launches a ten point plan for ‘Collaring the White Collar Criminals’ in front of Leinster House. Photograph: Sara Freund / The Irish Times
Reckless bank officials should face imprisonment, says Renua

Senior bank officials who have been found to have recklessly lent money should face serious sanctions including imprisonment, Renua Ireland has advoca(...)

Poster of the Week: a hand-made black-and-white creation up on a pole on the main street in Naas, in the heart of Kildare horsey country.
Miriam Lord’s Week: ‘No’ campaign looks to high horse as it recruits Shergar

All is fair when love is war, it seems.And it certainly applies when it comes to marriage equality referendum posters. Two in particular are causing a(...)

Jerry Buttimer TD speaks to perinatal psychiatrists Dr Anthony McCarthy and Dr Joanne Fenton outside Leinster House yesterday. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Doctors differ, patients fly and majority in Leinster House give abortion Bill a wide berth

Doctors differ and patients fly. This was the one indisputable fact from day two of the second round of Oireachtas hearings into the pro(...)