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THE PRESIDENT OF the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said that political interference in the health services was limiting the potential of doctors to treat patients properly.
Dr Matthew Sadlier was critical of the government’s plan to provide free GP care for all children under six. At the organisation’s AGM in Kildare this morning, he slated the proposals from the government to introduce a new contract with GPs to put this plan in place.
The IMO has been rowing with the government over the plans, accusing the Minister James Reilly and his junior minister Alex White of refusing to negotiate with them on fees for GP care.
Sadlier also highlighted the fact that members undertook industrial action in recent months to force the government to ensure junior doctors, or Non Consultant Hospital Doctors, would not have to work “dangerously long working hours”.
There were questions raised about Reilly’s now famous Universal Health Insurance system and Sadlier criticised the government for not allowing broader debate about competing finance models for services.
At the time the white paper on UHI was published, Reilly dismissed claims that it could cost families a significant amount. However he said he could not predict now what it actually will cost when it is implemented.
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A heritage to be proud of.
Is the solstice sunrise (sunset) in the EXACT same direction now as it was 5000ya when Newgrange was built? If have heard that it has changed by about 1.5deg. but if anybody can give me an answer (with reference! I would be MOST grateful!
@sean o’dhubhghaill: Not exactly, but still lines up more than enough to get the effect (clouds permitting of course).
@Alan Wright: Ah! But by how much ‘not exactly’? Anybody know where I would find out? I’m not so much interested in Newgrange but 2 or 3 monuments in the SW, and this information would be useful. Cheers!
@sean o’dhubhghaill:
Dear Sean
You will find answers to your question(s) in my paper (link below) available on the digital research repository of TU Dublin ‘ARROW’.
I have numerous other papers on the same topic also free to download under my name.
Best wishes
Dr Frank Prendergast
TU Dublin
@sean o’dhubhghaill: I’ll provide you with a link to further information in next post.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: Hi Sean- I’ll provide you with a link to a publication of mine in next post. F
@sean o’dhubhghaill: Hi Sean- I’ll provide you with a link to a publication of mine in next post. Frank
The ‘window’ in which the sunlight shines is a relatively recent construction. You will see in older images take of the front of #Newgrange, the portal didn’t exist and there is no record of it ever existing. The crew at the time took some artistic licence with the reconstruction.
The simple fact this is not pointed out dilutes the creditability of the modern interpretation of this site.
Hi Sean
See my next post for more info. Frank
@Frank Prendergast:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/arastbk/12/
Use above link to access paper.
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