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RICHARD BOYD BARRETT has said the bravery of other families in talking about their experiences of fatal foetal abnormality made him talk publicly about his own personal tragedy.
The People Before Profit TD revealed in the Dáil in February that he had to bury his daughter Ella, who had a fatal foetal abnormality, Trisomy 13.
In a speech on Clare Daly’s private members’ bill, Boyd Barrett spoke of how his daughter would have been 13 this year. He said she was a child “we desperately wanted” but who was a victim “of the cruelty of nature”.
In an interview with TheJournal.ie this week, Boyd Barrett said he had only decided to speak about it on the way into Leinster House that morning after discussing it with his ex-partner.
He cited the bravery of other families who have spoken about dealing with children who have fatal foetal abnormalities.
I felt if they had the bravery to speak out about their personal circumstances and histories and tragedies that I should, as a public representative, I had a certain obligation to do it in those circumstances.
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Is there any link between Leaving cert teachers offering predictive grades in the school getting vaccinated and parents in senior management positions in the Beacon?
@Padraic O Sullivan: good question
@Padraic O Sullivan: getting close Padraic
@Padraic O Sullivan: If there is any link found, that student or students should be made sit the written Leaving Cert. There can be no other way to ensure transparency and fairness.
@Padraic O Sullivan: could be Padraic……but more likely is the head of the beacon vaccinated the teachers that teach His and his colleagues kids + principal…wink wink nod nod…….nothing to see hear folks……these guys are the real S##m of society
@Padraic O Sullivan: I think you already know the answer to that question Padraic, but you won’t get an answer unless somebody reading this knows and wants to share
@Padraic O Sullivan: You better believe it Padraic
@Bennasi84: private schools are surely a waste of public resources, the students abilities are based on their parents pay packets..
So a potential einstine student with working class parents doesn’t have the same opportunities as well heeled students,
So the state loses out to the more potentially gifted studenrts.. As Marx said ” each according to his means, each according to his needs”
@Padraic O Sullivan: obviously there is a link, they can stick their apology up their hole
@Padraic O Sullivan: No unless you have proof
@Victor Feldman: Typical poor-me leftist drivel.
This entire situation is an utter, utter disgrace.
@Paul Quinlan: JABS FOR THE BOYS!!!!!!!!
@Nora McElhinney: I regret I can but give only one thumbs up to your great comment.
@Paul Quinlan: once again the media and the public concentrate on the micro stories, fuelling anger and resentment. Too much energy been wasted on these issues, which are happening all the time . Get over it. Remember your all in it together.
@David A. Murray: I’m giving you both a thumbs up. Maybe we could break the record?
I’m sure many Gerards teachers are reading these comments and annoyed at them all being tarred with the same brush. Perhaps one of them could answer the key question; were many of the teachers who received the vaccine LC teachers who would have be grading kids of the Beacon CEO. If this can be answered and confirmed to be the case then the motivation of Cullen was very clear and these teachers should be ashamed of themselves. The remaining 80% of the teachers in Gerards have done nothing.
@John McCann: IF any of these teachers who received the vaccine are grading the CEO’s kids or the kids of one of his colleagues in this years LC and any or all of the teachers who did not receive the vaccine do not bring this to public attention then they are just as complicit and any protestations are just whining and jealousy at not being aloud jump the queue. I doubt you will hear a word about it.
@John McCann: The motivation isn’t very clear (unless you employ a guilty until proven innocent strategy). It could be simply that the school was the first place he thought of and thought it would help protect his own family indirectly. Still wrong but not the hanging offence some people think. If it was a working class area would this even make the news. It’s amazing the coverage this is getting compared to more serious matters like what happened at Davy.
So the beacon is investigating itself!!! How many times have we to endure this sort of sh€te in Ireland. Ya f ed up, man up and walk away.
@Niall Gannon:
1) act immorally / illegally
2) apologise when caught
3) commission investigation into yourself that’ll take long enough for the heat to have died down
4) claim lessons will be learned but no actual consequences
repeat
There’s simply no culture of accountability in this country, it’s so tiresome to see it over and over again.
In fairness the man has a point and that point seems to mean some people are more equal than others !
Sickening. Enable Ireland is 100m from the Beacon. If vaccinations have already been administered there then that’s fine but this CEO chose to contact a private school 20km away. The unreserved apology is only forthcoming because they were caught. Despicable teachers and CEO.
These selfish people took advantage and claimed the Vaccine ahead of the entitled Elderly people of the State. These Teachers were probably aware of their Q jumping and should be ashamed of their acceptance of benefiting before others more fragile and deserving. Shame on these opportunists.
@James Keogh: People like that don’t do shame. In their minds, they were “entitled” to it.
Apologies are all very well- the damage is done
nothing to see here,move on
@Larry Roe:
I think you’ll find certain people see opportunity of career advancement. Yet, selfish individuals did fall on their own sword.
Just wondering, before this broke, if the person who wrote the letter to RTE had been asked if they wanted to be vaccinated as there were 20 available what would they have said?
@Fr. Fintan Stack: If he/she had an ounce of morality, they would’ve said, ‘No thanks, I’d rather that vaccine go to someone who’s next in the queue….’
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Did you read the article Fintan?
@Tim Kavanagh: I did Tim. Easy to say I wouldn’t have taken it after the issue has blown up. It would have seemed like a non issue to some before the event as they could justify it to others by saying they were front line workers. Hindsight is a great thing…
@Fr. Fintan Stack: I really wish people would read articles before commenting, read the article the answer to your question is in there.
@Bernard Mc Grath: Please prove to me 100% beyond doubt that they wouldn’t have taken the jab. You seem sure. Otherwise you are talking BS. I didn’t say they or wouldn’t, I just posed the question
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Jesus. Read the article.
@Gary Sheahan: Jesus, another member of staff who can’t back up his comment!
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Read the article and the answer is in there
Why do they an independent revue when they and everyone know the facts
@Pauline Cahill: the independent review needs to investigate whether more people have been vaccinated out of sequence by the beacon. This is probably the tip of the iceberg. We don’t know all the facts yet.
Definitely, no vaccine should ever be wasted, but when you take a vaccine and its not your turn, you are taking that medicne away from an Eldery person, whos life could be in the balance if they fall ill with Covid.Its a shamefull act, but you can be sure everyone is talking each other up as if it was the right thing to do, how difficult would it be to find 20 sick eldery people in the Beacon, prehaps pop down to Cardiology or visit the Cancer patients and ask them first, its a betrayal of eldery sick people, if they are sincere about being sorry, then add a web page to the school.site with their names and photos
Only cause your caught
Apologies mean feck all
The private Health Insurance company’s should withdraw all contracts they have with the Beacon Hospital as of now because they totally ignored their customers who were more entitled to the vaccine, If they don’t it will give the impression that they approve of what the CEO has done.
So they won’t be accepting the second shot on a point of principle.
@Ger O’Reilly: they will have to get the 2nd part of the vaccine. Otherwise it’s totally wasted
@Ger O’Reilly: They should not be given it because they should never have got it in the first place.
They can say mass as well whilst they are there! They have been vaccinated. Its the day after the night before! Carers, Clinic receptionists and people with disabilities are still waiting for their vaccines! Go figure! Those 20 made their beds!
Open to correction here, but it sounds like from reading this article that those that got the vaccine were told to keep quiet about it. If that’s the case, then that’s some morals to have and be teaching children.
What other irrational decisions have been made by the Beacon CEO?
Where is the good governance, accountability, equity and transparency?
Where will the CEO organise the next Beacon celebration?
What ever … it is an absolute disgrace that it happened shame on Hospital and School ..
Figures released in radio say over 4000 people between hospital and school were more entitled to it.
But What will happen Nothing as usual as the boys club won’t allow it..
On the face of it it looks like the Beacon CEO was looking to make brownie points with Gerard’s and they foolishly jumped at the opportunity without considering the consequences
Sack them all
So what
Call the cops and charge the head of the Beacon
“The Vhi has said that CEO John O’Dwyer has stepped aside, pending the outcome of an investigation into the facts surrounding his receipt of the Covid-19 vaccination from the Beacon Hospital.
The company said the board learned that he had received the vaccine this morning.” Rte news By Will Goodbody
Business Editor
@Imelda Murphy: I’m a member of the Vhi and it’s my opinion they should cancel any further dealings with the Beacon Hospital and have a bit of respect for their customers who should have been given those vaccines in the first place.
@Imelda Murphy: The CEO of VHI has been a patient in The Beacon with cancer of the oesophagus ….. He could be in Cohort 4 ,,in which case his vaccine was legitimate ……Maybe we should all stop rushing to judgement!!
@Imelda Murphy: I have zero problem with the CEO of VHI getting the vaccine. He is getting treated for cancer. He is cohort 4. Whereas those bloody teachers were cohort 11. It’s surprising how quite the teacher unions are!!
Read it
I believe, and please correct me if I’m wrong, it’s 6 months in jail in Portugal as this could be classed as vaccine theft.
That’s OK so, just don’t do it again:)
The sense of entitlement is amazing!
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