We have already gathered over 1,100 signatures on our paper petition, including support from Deputy Roderic O'Gorman (Green Party Leader), Deputy Jennifer Whitmore (Social Democrats), Senator Malcolm Noonan (Green Party), and Senator Cathal Byrne (Fine Gael). On October 13th, we  hand-delivered our petition to Wexford County Council. Now we are launching this online petition to amplify the call for action and demonstrate the breadth of public concern about Lady's Island Lake. By adding your signature, you are joining a growing movement demanding transparency, accountability, and urgent environmental protection. Lady's Island Lake cannot wait. The warning bells have been ringing for years. We need decisive action from Wexford County Council and the Government to reverse this destruction, restore this irreplaceable natural resource, and protect it for future generations. Sign this petition and help us stop the pollution.

East Cork must secure government funding now to build a public swimming pool in Midleton—ensuring safety, equity, and access before resources are diverted elsewhere. 1. The opportunity: Government funds for community pools are currently available and will be reallocated if East Cork does not apply. Comparable towns—such as Mallow and Fermoy—already benefit from such infrastructure. 2. The challenge: Midleton, the largest urban area in Cork County without a public pool, lacks infrastructure for swimming education and accessibility. Over 22,000 residents, including 6,000 schoolchildren, currently face barriers to learning essential life-saving skills. 3. The implications: Cork records the highest drowning deaths in Ireland, underscoring the public safety urgency. Absence of local facilities disproportionately affects children, older adults, and people with disabilities, deepening social inequality. 4. The case for action: Public pools are not discretionary amenities; they are foundational health and safety infrastructure. Investment now secures equitable access, reduces preventable risks, and strengthens community well-being. Therefore: East Cork should act immediately to secure funding and deliver a public pool in Midleton—protecting residents, promoting fairness, and ensuring the county keeps pace with national safety and health standards.

Some students don’t need more motivation. They just need a meal. Right now across Ireland, too many students are studying hungry, skipping meals to pay rent or travel to class. Hunger isn’t just physical. It drains focus, energy, and hope. When we feed students, we’re not just helping them survive college. We’re helping them show up fully, to learn, lead, and become who they’re meant to be. This is why we’re building Crave Christi Student Sponsorship, to make sure no student is left behind because of an empty plate. Join us in turning compassion into action. Together, we can make student hunger impossible to ignore. Because hunger shouldn’t be part of the college experience. Not here. Not now.

We need better mental health care. We all feel down and depressed at some stage in our lives and we need to speak to a professional to get us through it. 

It allows people with CRPS a rare chronic pain condition to have access to prescribed medical Cannabis from their GP through the MCAP programm  in Ireland.   It is  extremely important  to help  sufferers who on a daily basis suffer with this rare condition. The effects of this disease  has an immense  impact on the individual their family. 

Interface has built up a wonderful track record of delivering high quality arts and cultural events in a short time.  They have a unique space and a great set of equipment, which they make available for our use, at very low, subsidised rental rates. Interface has built partnerships with Clifden Arts Festival, Galway International Arts Festival, Conamara Sea Week, Galway Dance, Baboro, Pasaj Independent Arts Space, Istanbul, Detroit Studios and Gallery, Stockholm, Fish Factory, Iceland, ATUs SDCA and Connemara and the Burren College of Art. Exhibition partners include Irish Museum of Modern Art, Galway Arts Centre and the Embassy of Ireland in Stockholm. They are well supported by the Arts Council, and run individual residencies co-funded by Galway County and City Councils, Ealain na Gaeltachta.  The organisation strives sincerely to create opportunities for all its members, amongst other things to put on our own exhibitions and participate in group exhibitions, both in Ireland and abroad, to participate in professional development workshops, to meet international curators and artists, to run workshops with school children or other general audiences.  All these actions have a twofold effect:  • They enable us artists to keep moving forward with our work, to further our artistic careers and broaden our audiences.  • They deliver high quality arts and cultural experiences for the general public, resulting in considerable public benefit in a remote geographic region.

Everyday people across Ireland are struggling to afford the basics — rent, food, childcare, heating, and transport. Families are cutting back, carers are limited in how much they can work, and workers’ wages are being swallowed by rising costs. Budget 2026 should be about fairness and dignity — not leaving people behind. Ordinary people are the backbone of this country, and we deserve a Budget that reflects that. This isn’t about politics — it’s about survival, fairness, and respect for those doing their best to keep Ireland going. If enough of us speak up together, we can show the Government that it’s not too late to change course and build a Budget that works for everyone. Sign and share this petition to stand up for fairness, dignity, and real support for ordinary people.

Who is affected? Across Ireland, thousands of children are struggling with anxiety, trauma, and emotional challenges. Too many are being offered short pilot programmes, which simply cannot meet their needs. Play Therapy gives children the time, space, and safety to express themselves, build trust, and heal — but it requires a minimum of 12–15 weeks to be truly effective. What is at stake? When children don’t receive consistent support, their emotional distress often shows up as difficulties with concentration, behaviour, and learning. This affects not only their mental health but also their confidence and academic progress. Without sustained Play Therapy, many children fall further behind, and families and teachers are left without the help they need. Why now? We are calling on the Irish Government — including the Department of Education, the HSE, and TUSLA — to fund proper school-based contracts employing Play Therapists for 20–25 hours per week. This model reflects safe professional practice and ensures children can receive the minimum 12–15 weeks of support they need. The time to act is now — our children deserve lasting care, not short-term pilots.

There are thousands of people affected by this issue and yet it is ignored by planning/councils and government.  People with medical conditions needing urgent toilet access experience pain, accidents and humilation when refused access to toilets when out in publuc spaces. Shops/businesses have a right to refusal, legalising the "No wait card" would stop this.  It would bring a better quality of life, take away anxiety and stress when going out in society and bring dignity to people affected. #Nowaitcard  #invisible disabilities 

Israel are currently committing genocide in Gaza. This has been confirmed by every reputable human rights organisation including the Israeli organisation B'Tselem and the UN. Nations cannot continue as normal while genocide is being committed. During the genocide over 800 athletes have been killed including the Palestinian star player Suleiman al-Obeid. Allowing Israel to continue to play on the international stage is using sport to cover for the crimes and presents what is going on as normal. The Russian team were rightfully expelled when Russia launched it's invasion of Ukraine. The only reason that Israel is allowed to continue is due to the corrupt power structures in UEFA and FIFA. Governments, football supporters, Football associations and players must all stand up for human rights, rule of law and for our game. We must not allow ourselves to be used by criminals to sportwash their crimes. 

As part of an agreement between the UN and Irish Government, twelve children were invited from Gaza to avail of medical treatment in Ireland. They have lost their homes, many of their family members have been killed and their lives have been shattered due to what the UN have declared ‘a Genocide in Gaza’. The mothers accompanying the children here constantly express “hearts full of gratitude and love to the Irish people and Government” for offering them a home, medical treatment and shelter to reclaim their lives.  Yet, their move to Ireland has involved heartbreaking sacrifices. In order to avail of treatment here, the women were forced to make unimaginable choices, to leave behind their other beloved children and husbands. One of the child medical evacuees came here with just his 19-year-old sister to look after him, leaving his parents and siblings behind. Whilst the mothers and children feel safe in Ireland, they describe going through a ‘living nightmare’, where they are filled with anguish and heartache for their precious family members left behind.  Over in Gaza, famine continues, and the ground offensive to take over Gaza city is forcing people south. Relentless bombs and bullets continue to target civilians, with no safe refuge or shelter and only contaminated water to drink. Few health services remain to care for the wounded.  Meanwhile, the mothers and children here in Ireland are unable to eat, sleep, or recover from their trauma, as they live in constant fear for the lives of their relatives who are stuck in Gaza, unable to leave. They are unable to move forward to rebuild their lives here without their closest loved ones.  As Ibtisam, one of the mothers has said:  “Please don’t let our families be forgotten.  Don't let my son become just another name in a tragedy. Don't let my husband fade into a memory".  “Every Day Is a Risk, Every Minute Is a Life. Help me bring my family together so our new life can begin.  Thank You!” We are a small group which include healthcare workers, teachers,  mothers, students, and others, who have befriended these mothers and children since their Medical Evacuation to Ireland. We ask that you sign our petition to urge our government ministers to please implement an emergency protocol so as to evacuate their loved ones from Gaza to safety here, thus enable family reunification.  

This heartfelt appeal from parents, educators, and SNAs across Ireland highlights the urgent need to reconsider new Special Needs Assistant (SNA) guidelines. The proposed changes—rigid staffing limits, narrow definitions of need, and rushed implementation—risk dismantling inclusive education and jeopardizing the well-being of children with Autism and complex needs. Without adequate SNA support, vulnerable children face emotional distress, medical risks, and exclusion from mainstream classrooms. Families are pushed to crisis, teachers are overwhelmed, and the entire school community suffers. The call is clear: listen to lived experiences, and build a fair, responsive, and properly funded system that protects every child’s right to feel safe, supported, and included.