SAVE OUR LADY'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN CRUMLIN
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- THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
- Me, Myself, and I
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My name is Teresa.
I am not a member of staff at our ladys or part of the managment, i am just a woman of five children who does not want her childrens hospital taken away.
I am making this group as i am sure alot of people in Dublin are aware that alot of hospitals are being closed down.
This is a page where the young people of ireland can give there say about the fact that our government today are closing down there hospitals.
so come in and give your view on your hospital Our ladys in Crumlin.
Please use this link to sign our petition
http://www.gopetition.com/online/154...
Please show support also to this great site.
It was started by a man called Eugene, His daughter attended our Ladys.
|Sadly she is gone home to the angels,
This is her father and he is doing great work in raising much needed funds for the hospital.
Please take a moment to visit his website . below is the link, Thank you
http://www.saveourladyschildrenshosp...
http://the-pedaling-pens
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Mass Rally against cuts.
PLEASE COME AND JOIN US, STAND BEHIND OUR BANNER AND FIGHT TO SAVE OUR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
ICTU 'Better Fairer Way' campaign
The ICTU campaign for a 'Social Solidarity Pact' to include job creation, job protection, an economic stimulus package and opposition to pay and welfare cuts and pension protection, is now gathering momentum and will initially focus on a national protest/demonstration on Friday, 6th November at 2.30pm.
NATIONAL PROTEST RALLIES
There will be eight official regional demonstrations taking place in the following locations on the 6th November at 2.30pm:
Dublin Parnell Square
Waterford The Glen
Tullamore County Hall
Cork Connolly Hall
Limerick The Cathedral
Sligo The Blue Lagoon
Dundalk The Fairgreen
Galway The Cathedral
Lets get the largest turnout possible on the 6th! This time, not just private and public sector workers, but also the unemployed, and all those pn social welfare including pensioners, and all those in the community sector, which has also been savaged by cuts, all of us out that day. This time it won't just be a token 1-day stoppage and march to let off steam. The time for that has passed. It's just the start of a long campaign.
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Up coming Protest
We wish to announce that our campaign group, are holding a protest on Saturday 26th of September at 1pm ,
Location main road out side hospital.
Reason for our protest to to demand that all closures be reversed.
We want the theater reopened and also St Joseph's ward to also be reopened.
"This Government is cutting everything they can get their hands on. Just €9.6 million is what
it would take to put front-line services back into Crumlin hospital. Over €50 billion is what they
are giving to bankers and developers,"
Teresa Shallow
spokesperson
mobile; 0852711401
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PRESS RELEASE
On hearing in the news today that expenses our TDs have ran up come to the value of nearly 9.2 million.
I want to go on record as a mother and a campaigner but most importantly a Irish citizen That i am utterly
disgusted, I have been campaign for the right of our children to have front line services restored to Our Lady's Children's Hospital
Crumlin for the last few months, hearing over and over again how money has been wasted in this country by the people who
we once trusted.
No more will i believe the promises these people make to me as a irish citizen, No more should we the irish people sit back
and let this farce continue.
They tell us our country is in economic crises that we have to make cuts, They cut the health service for our children, they cut the education
services for our children. But yet do they cut their expenses ? By what has come out in the news clearly NOT.
This is why Save Our Lady's Children's Hospital Campaign will continue to fight for the sick children of this country.
We will fight to have St Joseph"s ward reopened, we will fight to have the operating theater that was closed reopened.
We will fight to make sure every child in Ireland receives the health care they deserve.
Teresa Shallow
contact 085 2711401
founder
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Family fun day
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Teresa S
Hi everyone,0 Replys 7 weeks
Our Campaign are running a awareness day filled with fun things for children, we will be having bouncy castle, face painting, magic show the q102 blue crew will be there to hand out goodie bags to all the children.
We want to highlight the continuing suffering cutbacks at Our Ladys Hospital is having on children and there family's. So support us on the day while the kids have a ball.
This event will take Place on the 10th of October in Bunting Park Walkinstown between the hours of 12pm and 4pm.
So agai come along support a good and worth cause, entry is free as are all activities for the children sure you never know we might just have something for you parents also.
Teresa Shallow
Founder
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OECD Report confirms State’s failure of young children – Ó Caoláin
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Marty Gahan
September 2, 20090 Replys 9 weeks
Sinn Féin Dáil leader and spokesperson on Children Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has said that the OECD’s first ever report on the well being of children in its 30 member countries confirms that successive Governments have failed younger children, with this State among the bottom five for spending on children in their vital younger years.
Deputy Ó Caoláin said:
“It is a cause of shame that the wealth of the Celtic Tiger years which flowed into State coffers was so badly misused when it should have been invested wisely in providing for greatly improved health, education and social services for children.
“The OECD Report shows that this State is among the five out of 30 OECD countries that spend least on children. It reflects very poorly on the well being of children in this State, especially those who are disadvantaged. This leads to greater problems in later life, including our very high rate of suicide among young men, as highlighted in this report.
“Having under-invested in the welfare of children during the boom we now see the Fianna Fáil/Green Government preparing to slash spending in health and education, increasing class sizes, cutting special needs teachers, withdrawing schemes for disadvantaged pupils such as book grants, restricting medical card entitlements, targeting Child Benefit and much more.
“These cuts will compound the problems for children caused by overcrowded classrooms and inadequate school buildings, lack of accessible childcare, inadequate child protection and over-stretched children’s social care services.
“Investment in children is required to ensure both the rights of all children and real recovery for Ireland beyond the recession.”
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Children lose their home as HSE cuts funding
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Marty Gahan
Published Date: 26 August 20090 Replys 10 weeks
By Laura Keys
TWO children have been removed from their home and 18 skilled workers have lost their jobs in the latest round of funding cuts to hit Kilkenny.
The Holy Family Centre on the Callan Road, Kil-kenny, which provides full-time residential care to up to 14 children with learning disabilities, has been shut down after the Health Service Executive (HSE) slashed its funding.
All 18 staff members were placed on protective notice about six weeks ago and were served with red-undancy notices last week.
There were two children being cared for at the centre when the news came through and the last remaining child was removed from the home yesterday (Tuesday).
It is believed one of the children was placed into foster care, while the other has been moved to a different residential care facility.
The children were referred to the centre by the health care services as they couldn't be cared for properly in their own homes for various reasons.
This was the norm until about two years ago, when new referrals were halted due to funding cuts.
SIPTU assistant branch organiser Colleen Minihan said while it was disappointing that so many "very highly skilled workers are coming on to the job market in a glut", the real losers in the situation were the children and families who would be affected.
"We're very disappointed with the situation because the Holy Family Centre provides a vital service and there's always going to be a need for somewhere to look after children with disabilities," she said.
Talks
Ms Minihan said the centre's board of management had been in talks with the HSE in recent months about the possibility of amalgamating the centre with another nearby facility to save money, but these talks had been abandoned.
"There is a huge demand for these services and now the HSE is refusing to fund it," she said.
SIPTU has 15 members at the Holy Family Centre and Ms Minihan said the union had to enter negotiations with the board of management to secure adequate redundancy packages for the staff.
"While the centre is wholly funded by the HSE, the staff are not HSE employees," she explained.
It is believed staff secured packages worth four weeks pay per year of service, plus statutory redundancy and minimum notice.
Staff at the centre who have now been made redundant included a director, 10 full-time and three part-time care staff, one full-time and one part-time housekeeper and a part-time secretary/financial officer.
The centre is managed by a board of directors drawn from the local community including the Ossory Community Services Trust, the HSE, Holy Family Congregation, medical, legal and other professions.
The Holy Family Centre was established by Bishop Peter Birch in 1966 and in 1997, a new purpose-built centre catering for 14 children was created on the site. The building will now be returned to the Diocese of Ossory.
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will be taking part in a day of protest in dublin today, i will ask everone to take part in any protest in their area today, this is to fight against cuts in every area
Can i ask you to not advertise on a campaign page set up to save a childrens hospital. if you wish to do advertise it would be in better taste to private mail.
Hey there, if your interested in becoming an avon rep, leave a comment on my page or mail me!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sinn Fein will be in Waterford on 6th November 09.
This page is amazing if they cut down on half of those lazy ass tds who waste money on there dinners and so call ed buisness trips and actually done something proper wit the money then we wouldnt have all these cuts and i have a child who attends crumlin and the work they do is just amazin it annoys me to see wat they are tryin to do wit the hospital x x x x best of luck
hiya... this is a very good page...
the government should have no right to close a children's hospital... there are sick kids that actually need this care and they shouldnt be allowed to take this from them...
the government are useless really and truly if they wanna take something away that is keeping children alive and helping them to get better...
they are sick enough and dont need stress on top of it and their parents definalty dont need it ...
GOVERNMENT SHOULD COP ON TO THEMSELVES...
Keep on fighting guys
best wishes from sligo xxxxxxx
keep up the good work
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can all the people from dublin and ireland please add me we are tryn to save our angels plots thanks
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I love this place...! I have soooooo much to thank them for...! xx
THEY SHOULD LEAVE CRUMLIN WHERE IT IS
CRUMLIN HOSPITIL SAVES A LOT OF PEOPLES LIVES
I SHOULD KNOW THEY SAVED MY LIFE
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i was there today! X
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.....but like its horrible waht a person has to do to be heard yano?? i think mary harney should be shot anyway the woman makes me sick i swear to god...anyway i just want to add my support here and i love that you set up this bebo page its class: )
im lauren and i had to be transfered from crumlin because i couldnt have my op done there. its an absolute joke to be honest i konw exactly how ye all feel and imagine how it act feels to be a patient there yano:-/ i had to actually go shouting to the news papers to get my voice heard and get a date for my spinal surgey.....which is next tuesday
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It's terrible this is happening. My brother has leukaemia and we live in Scotland so he's had most of his treatment at Yorkhill, however, he had a spell in Our Ladies and the staff were fantastic. The place is a miracle and to even think of closing it down is a selfish decision by the govt. Save Our Ladies!
hello,
this hospital saved my life in 2000 . i was diagnosed with cancer at 9 and if it wasnt for this hospital i wouldnt be writing this message today. I think its its an absolute disgrace wats goin on today , Recession or no bloody recession a decent health service for the children of the country is one of the fundamental resources neede din this country.
I fully support you guys in your continued effort to protect this life saving institution ! keep up the good work I think i speak on behalf of all the children that have been through the doors when i say a big THANK YOU !
i think whats happening to the hospital is terrible. they saved my daughters life!!! more than once too! without my daughter i would be nothing! and without the hospital our kids would be nothing!! this all needs to end and now! mary harney should be building the hospital stronger not tearing it down ward by ward!!! she ought to be ashamed of herself!! if there is anything i can do.. please feel free to contact me... i will help with all my power :-)
Here is some love for all the brave children in crumlin childrens hospital get well soon
Devinn Behan will have his operation in September 09 and Emma Leacy will have her operation on 8th December 09.
I have selected the Children’s Hospital Crumlin as my chosen charity for the Feel the Spirit tour.
On the 31st October, I will be hosting “Halloween with Spirit” in the Red Cow Moran Hotel Dublin.
This Halloween ball will include a 4 course meal, an Evening of Mediumship and disco into the very early hours.
Further details will be posted on www.tomcolton.com.
Or on the blog section of my page.
Some love for your page
Cool video. I hope the Government see it and are shamed into action. Keep up all your hard work.
Yes I read this article in "Mail on Sunday". I always buy this paper, as they have a great campaign for sick children. This Government is scum and only cares about money. When are voters going to learn?