HEALTHCARE STAFF NURSING WOUNDS OF WORKPLACE ASSAULTS
The increased number of verbal and physical assaults on nurses and midwives in recent years has led the Health and Safety Authority to set up a National Policy and Inspection Team to investigate the impact this is having within the healthcare setting. Report by Derek...
RETAIL CRIME SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL IN THE CAPITAL
The riots in Dublin late last year shocked the nation for their violence and intensity as well as the speed with which they spread across the city, with retailers and employees trapped within their premises for fear of attack by those intent on robbing and causing...
PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATORS NOW STATIONED ACROSS DUBLIN
New Automatic External Defibrillators will now be located prominently outside each of Dublin Fire Brigade’s 14 fire stations across the city and county. In a significant step to enhance community safety, the defibrillators will be available 24/7 to provide immediate...
GOVERNMENT’S ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PLAN TAKEN TO TASK
Ireland needs a more measurable and proactive approach to human trafficking and a better understanding of the nuances involved, according to international experts in anti-human trafficking, who remain critical of the Government’s latest action plan to combat the...
ENFORCING LAW AND ORDER ACROSS DUBLIN’S FAIR CITY
A former Assistant Garda Commissioner has said that it should not take a crisis, such as the violent riots in Dublin city centre late last year, for the force to be fully resourced to ensure that Gardaí get what they need. So, amid calls for a permanent public order...
STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHT KEY PRIORITIES FOR IRISH PRISON SERVICE
Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne TD; Irish Prison Service Director General Caron McCaffrey, and Governor of Mountjoy Prison Ray Murtagh, pictured at the launch of both strategies in Mountjoy Prison on 29 November 2023. Two new strategies...
