We respectfully urge you as our Minister for Foreign Affairs to immediately summon the ambassadors of both Russia and Iran to your office. We want you to express the outrage and disgust felt in Ireland as a result of the criminal, cowardly and shameful slaughter of Syrian civilians by their respective military forces and their proxies in support of the discredited regime of Bashar al Assad. We also appeal to you to urgently promote at E.U. level an exclusion of both Russia and Iran from any international financial information transmission systems. The previous exclusion of Iran from a well-known international financial information transmission system was said to have been very effective in encouraging the Iranian government to acquiesce to international demands for security concessions in relation to its alleged nuclear development programme.

The National Association for Professional Counselling and Psychotherapy (NAPCP) is one of several independent regulatory bodies for counselling and psychotherapy in Ireland. The NAPCP comprises of members at every level of the counselling profession (student, pre-accredited, accredited, supervisor). Despite robust accreditation requirements comparable to other regulatory bodies (Level 7 Qualification, 450 hours clinical practice), the NAPCP is currently excluded from consideration for counselling positions with the Health Service Executive. This continues, despite overwhelming evidence that Ireland is facing a mental health crisis, as those in need remain on extensive waiting lists for vital supports. We are calling upon our elected representatives to lobby the HSE, calling upon them to give full consideration to NAPCP members - thus drawing from a wider pool of highly-skilled, qualified mental health professionals.

Dear Minister McEntee and Minister Moynihan, My name is Dawn Bennett, and I’m the mother of Jamie, an 11-year-old boy who is autistic and currently attending a primary school autism unit in West Clare. In just over a year, Jamie will need a secondary school place but there are no autism classes or suitable placements available in our area. The nearest options are over 45 kilometres away, which would mean long, distressing commutes and separation from his community. Today it is Jamie, tomorrow it is another child in the same situation. Enough is enough. Every child in Ireland deserves equal access to education, close to home and within their own community, regardless of their needs or diagnosis. I urge you to ensure that every primary and post-primary school in Ireland has an autism class attached.

We understand a Luas extension to Finglas is almost underway but we also believe an extension from Saggart to Newcastle would also be quite ideal for the majority of people who live in the Rathcoole / Newcastle area for the people who dont drive it would be nice to have a Luas operation running towards Newcastle including stops at • Saggart Village / Sráidbhaile Teach Sagard • Rathcoole Park / Páirc Ráth Cúil • Rathcoole / Ráth Cúil • Commons / Coitanta • Greenogue / Grianóg • Ballynakelly / Baile na Coille • Newcastle / An Caisleán Nua We would like to see this extension mainly for people who live in the area so they have an easy mode of transport, If however Transdev decide to add Luas stations at seperate spots they are more than welcome but the idea to Newcastle is our main priority.

Ignore alcohol industry lobbying for changes which make the Alcohol Public Health Bill less effective at reducing alcohol abuse

Don’t allow them to change the amount and make us do 20 whole essays for Irish leaving cert.

The public need clear leadership from the government on the Climate Crisis. A public awareness campaign on the climate crisis is desperately needed.

Ban the use of pesticides on school grounds around the country. 

“My parents and teachers have always taught me the importance of doing the right thing. America is one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world, so you should do the right thing too by keeping the USA with the 194 other countries around the world who have joined the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.” Nevan Corcoran (aged 11)

This is an urgent appeal to lift Globe House resident's deportation order. 44-year-old Iranian Kurdish man, Amjad Rosstami is now on his 36th day of hunger strike in Globe House Direct Provision Centre in Sligo. He took this action when he received a deportation order from the Minister for Justice last month. In the last few days, he began to refuse to take even water, which means that his health - which has suffered severely - will begin to decline even more rapidly, and place his life at serious risk. We urge Minister Fitzgerald to lift this order as a matter of urgency. Please also phone the Minister at 01 602 8202 and tweet @FitzgeraldFrncs