This weight loss entertainment show is promoting unsustainable rapid weight loss, encouraging disordered eating behaviours and perpetuating weight stigma. Please consider decommissioning this programme, it is negatively impacting Ireland’s public health.

IRISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS  ACADAMH MÍNEALAÍNE NA hEIREANN  This campaign seeks to establish an Academy of Fine Arts in the GPO on O’Connell Street in Dublin.   This proposal is not only for the creation of a new educational institution, one that will revolutionise art education in Ireland, but also to catalyse the renewal of O’Connell Street—transforming it from a symbol of neglect into a distinguished civic space: a central avenue worthy of the Hibernian Metropolis, the capital of the Gaelic world, that can be recognised internationally among the great boulevards of the world.  The establishment of an Academy of Fine Arts will give to Ireland three profound and tangible benefits of enduring value:  1.     It will restore life, colour and joy to O’Connell Street, transforming it into a vibrant centre of learning, culture, and civic pride. In doing so, it will act as a catalyst for the renewal of that part north inner city—an area that has suffered years of neglect.  2.     It will redefine art education in Ireland, offering an alternative model rooted in fundamental transferrable skills, the principles of beauty, and the cultivation original thought. This skills-led approach will provide a more comprehensive and balanced education than that currently available in our existing fine art colleges. 3.     It will give Ireland an institution that will stand as a symbol of our national pride and our national identity, enabling Ireland to take its rightful place among the great nations of Europe, many of whom have had Academies of Fine Arts for hundreds of years.  Why do we need an Academy of Fine Arts? In Ireland, the standard of Fine Art education often falls short, failing both individual students, and society at large. Fundamental skills are neglected, as are the principles of beauty, and graduates often emerge from their studies with a distorted sense of what art actually is. Over the last three generations, fine art education has been undermined by a narrow contemporary art ethos,  the result is a system that fails to nurture skill, insight or the pursuit of beauty. It is time for a new model, an Academy of Fine Arts would provide exactly that.  An Academy of Fine Arts in the GPO would offer third level training in drawing, painting, sculpture and architecture. Its curriculum would be grounded in a clear philosophical foundation, defining what art is and what it takes to train an artist.   The Academy will offer training that draws inspiration from Europe’s finest institutions, while honouring our indigenous culture. It will honour the masters of the past while embracing new ideas and technologies, preparing students to contribute meaningfully to the future of art. The Academy will train the hand, the mind and the eye with equal emphasis and rigour. It will produce graduates that are skilled, insightful, enlightened, and schooled in the principles of beauty. They will have a clear conception of what an artist is, the role of the artist in society, and what they must aspire to in order to achieve greatness in their work. An Academy could be established with a modest initial investment, one that would repay itself many times over, for generations to come. It would bring vitality and colour to O'Connell Street, becoming a uniquely Irish institution, enriching and strengthening our culture for everyone who lives in Ireland.  Ireland has often stood apart from the great artistic movements enjoyed by the rest of Europe down through the centuries. It has left us without a strong tradition of visual culture. Yet today, we have both the talent and the resources to spark a renaissance of our own.  Instead, we have been drifting backwards, undervaluing the importance of beauty, artistry and insightful design in our art and public places. Now is the time to move forward again. Now is the time to restore the primacy of skill and craftsmanship, to once again pursue beauty with rigor and imagination, and to honour original thought and the value of our shared art-historical heritage. The establishment of an Academy would signal the dawn of a distinctly Irish renaissance, a bold cultural awakening and an enlightenment of our own making, standing as a beacon for a flourishing of art and thought for generations to come.

Irish media must stop giving airtime to Climate Deniers, including any signatories to the debunked world "There is no Climate Emergency" declaration. As the climate crisis worsens and we see climate disasters unfold around the world (and especially in the Global South), it is unconscionable that climate deniers are given time on our airwaves to espouse their views. We need to hear more about the climate emergency on our airwaves from experts who are informed by peer-reviewed, published climate science and from witnesses of climate-change-driven disasters, including indigenous peoples. It is unacceptable and dangerous at this stage of the scientific understanding of the climate emergency to indulge climate deniers.

No more development cranes in the Docklands until the Community get long-time promised 10% affordable homes. While the developers received fast planning and public funds, we want to be able to buy a house in our Community.

A vital zebra crossing in our village—used daily by school children and pedestrians—has been removed at the entrance to the car park behind Centra.  In a small but growing village, we should be promoting road safety, not removing it.

East Belfast GAA provides a much needed outlet for young people in the area to be involved with sports. Initiatives like this provide hope for the future, and won't be dragged back by the actions of a few. We stand with East Belfast GAA.

Make the toll free for motorists and solve the traffic problem on Shannon Bridge as 10,000 cars turn right down the dock rd to go to work.

We want a road fit for purpose along with a greenway like they are doing everywhere else without excuses!

Guys ! Sign this petition and make this an issue for the local government! Reverse vending machines give cash deposits in exchange for recycling aluminum cans and plastic bottles.

We value the incredible sacrifices you make, day-in-day-out, looking after all of us. And we believe that this deserves a fair pay. Our NHS is in crisis, because of political choices by a government betraying those of us who rely on the NHS, who are failing to fund the service and adequately support the people who deliver the care we rely on.