Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Crime, Media, Politics
Trafficking of people is the third most profitable business in the world after selling drugs and gun running and effects many millions of people worldwide. Maura O’Donoghue MMM was at a conference in Paris where members of two organisation working against trafficking, Caritas and COATNET, met up to put pressure on Sarkosy to change legislation […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Crime, Young people
The Miami Showband Massacre occurred on July 31st 1985. The band were stopped at a checkpoint and asked to get out of their van. UVF members then attempted to covertly plant a bomb in the band’s van. It was set to explode later, kill the band members and frame them as bomb smugglers. However the […]
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 in Crime, Death, Music
July 1975 saw one of the worse atrocities of the Northern Troubles when the Miami Showband was ambushed when returning home from a playing in the Castle Ballroom in Banbridge, Co. Down. Three of the band were killed and now one of the survivors, top bass player Stephan Travers, has written an account of that […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Crime, Faith and Justice
It is estimated that more that 1.5 million people are trafficked each year and that after Arms and Drugs, Trafficking is the next most profitable criminal operation. The industry is said to be worth €36 billion in Europe alone. Eileen Good spoke to Mercy Sister Sheila O’Gorman, co-ordinator of APT and asked her first to […]
Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 in Crime, Working Abroad, Young people
At this time of the year many students are thinking of going over to America for the Summer to work. Some might be going with the intention of staying on. But, warns Paula Lally from Crosscare, there are serious implications for anyone caught breaking their Visa. She explained to Miriam Gormally why it is different […]
Posted on 16. Apr, 2008 in Crime, Discrimination, Poverty
Despite the abolition of slavery over 100 years ago, there continues to be exploitation of people throughout the world. Dr. Daire Keogh is a lecturer of History with St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and conference speaker on the topic of modern day slavery. He answered Miriam Gormally’s question about whether there are still forms of slavery […]
Posted on 16. Apr, 2008 in Community, Crime, Media
Zimbabwe has been in the news a great deal lately as the nation worries about how far Mugabe will go to ensure that he remains in power. Protestors against Mugabe and even those who voted against him now fear beatings and torture. Miriam Gormally phoned Oskar Wermter SJ living and working in Zimbabwe and asked […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Crime, Faith and Justice
Kenya continues to remain in turmoil. Ancient conflicts have raised their head and continue drive communities apart. Miriam Gormally phoned Fr. Patrick Hyland, who works in the area of Kenya most affected by the violence. She asked him about the scale of the violence and the hopes for resolution. He began by explaining the origins […]
Posted on 09. Jan, 2008 in Crime, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Irish Missionary Union (IMU), representing 87 Irish Missionary groups both lay and religious, has condemned the violence being inflicted on the peoples of Kenya and Pakistan in recent weeks and calls for a renewed commitment to addressing poverty and injustice as the only path to long term stability in these lands. The Kiltegan Order, […]
Posted on 12. Dec, 2007 in Christmas, Crime, Family, Relationships, Seasons of the Church Year
The general perception of Christmas is as a time of great joy and happiness. It is a time for celebration and for connecting with friends and family. However there is a darker side to Christmas. It is often one of the most stressful times of the year with more family rows than usual. In fact […]