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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: ..., which highlights that there will be a new agency to support victims of domestic violence, with priority areas for refuges. More than 50 new family spaces have been announced to be prioritised in Sligo, Cavan, Cork, Longford, Balbriggan and elsewhere. This is movement. This is the Government prioritising the gender-based violence issue and making sure that we have the action plan, the...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...speak it. The love for the language will grow from our children. I refer to our place names. John Creedon had a fantastic programme about the meanings of the names of our townlands. An Lú is named after our warrior god and Sligo is Sligeach, the shelly place. Those place names are so meaningful and the words for places in this country are beautiful. A place name was not just a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...for me that this issue boils down to how we respect our public places, private property and fellow citizens. We saw disgusting littering, which has been raised. Councillor Dónal Gilroy in Sligo called me this morning at his wit's end about Streedagh Beach in County Sligo. This was replicated around the country. Our beaches and public amenities are not fit to accommodate the number...