This is the second apology issued by Josepha Madigan in the past seven days. Josepha Madigan has apologised for comparing the abandoning of plans to reopen schools for children with special educational needs amid the Covid-19 pandemic to the institutional abuse suffered by those living in Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. Speaking to Claire Byrne […]

5 years ago

“We’ve spent the last week talking about Mother and Baby Homes…” Josepha Madigan has compared the issue around schools reopening amid the Covid-19 pandemic to the institutional abuse suffered by those living in Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. The Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion mentioned the Mother and Baby Homes today when […]

5 years ago

“I sincerely apologise for my language. It is absolutely not what I meant to say.” Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education Josepha Madigan has apologised for her comments describing children who do not have additional education needs as “normal”. This comes after Madigan said in the Dáil on Thursday: “We all know that […]

5 years ago

The state’s restrictive licensing laws could also be relaxed in an attempt to save Ireland’s nightlife. Music venues in Ireland could be protected by a new law designed to stop the closure of cultural venues in Dublin.  Josepha Madigan, the culture minister, told JOE that she wants to copy a UK “agent of change” law, […]

7 years ago

Strong words… Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has released a statement in response to comments made by Minister Josepha Madigan at a local mass on Sunday. Madigan, who is the Minister for Culture and Heritage, stepped in at a ceremony in Mount Merrion when a priest did not arrive. Archbishop Martin seemed to take issue with the […]

8 years ago