Peter Mcverry
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Growing number of people in pre-trial custody for minor offences
- Crime & Law
- November 25, 2020, 01:00
Prison overcrowding is being driven by a massive increase in defendants being placed in pre-trial custody on minor charges, according to an internal P(...)

Woman who staged murder victim’s suicide is sent back to jail
- Criminal Court
- November 20, 2020, 14:16
A woman serving a suspended sentence for staging a murder victim’s suicide has been sent back to jail after a judge heard she has been charged with 33(...)

Stardust campaigner honoured with the Spirit of Mother Jones Award
- Irish News
- November 18, 2020, 10:23
A woman who lost her two teenage sisters in the Stardust fire and has spent the past four decades campaigning to find out the cause of the blaze has b(...)

Frontline staff at HSE and Garda recognised at EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
- Business
- November 12, 2020, 05:00
Frontline staff with the Health Service Executive and An Garda Síochána have been chosen to jointly receive a special award at the annual EY Entrepren(...)

High rent costs driving rise in number of homeless single adults
- Social Affairs
- September 25, 2020, 17:47
The number of homeless single adults increased again last month, even as the number of homeless overall fell by 26, from 8,728 in July to 8,702 in Aug(...)

End of a cycle as An Post gives away its fleet of old bikes to charity
- Irish News
- August 20, 2020, 16:13
The postman on his bike is a well-loved image, but, in a sign of changing times, An Post is now giving away its old bicycles. Letters have been larg(...)

St John Ambulance child sex abuse: ‘I remember not being believed’
- Social Affairs
- August 17, 2020, 06:00
Allegations of child sexual abuse made against a former senior member of St John Ambulance have been deemed to be founded, following an investigation (...)

How are Irish charities responding to the fundraising collapse from Covid-19?
- Irish News
- June 26, 2020, 11:32
Charities operating in Ireland are among the many sectors struggling due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have been forced to cancel k(...)

Woman homeless for 11 years finally gets a home of her own
- Social Affairs
- May 9, 2020, 01:00
Homeless for 11 years, and having slept on the streets, various hostels and in a woods, Anne Marie McEneaney never thought she would have a place to c(...)

Covid-19 cutting drug users and recovering addicts off from key supports
- Social Affairs
- April 1, 2020, 06:00
Derek (35) had been “stable, off heroin” for the past five months and was to start a residential detoxification programme next week. “I’d been worki(...)