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A 60-YEAR-old man was killed yesterday in a road collision in Kildare.
The pedestrian was struck by a car at Moyvalley at 5.45pm yesterday evening. Emergency services attended and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The 25-year-old female driver was uninjured in the collision.
A post mortem is expected to take place today at the Mortuary in Naas where the man’s body was taken following the crash.
Gardaí are still at scene, which is down to one lane to facilitate a forensic collision examination, and motorists are asked to take alternative routes if possible.
Witnesses are also asked to contact Leixlip on 01 6667800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
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Austerity in the HSE appears to be more important than the lives of our children. How many millions were spent on the P.R. team for Leo?
@Peadar117: Very poor trolling effort.
@Gary: Trolling best of luck with the rest of your goy im existence
@Peadar117: what drugs are you on, pal?
Look,
Reporting on these situations really needs to get tougher in my opinion.
It’s all very well to report on the easy stuff, the incredible facts which are devastating for the children and their families in this case but spend a bit of time digging into the issues please.
Are the staff shortages in this instance due to a refusal by the HSE to employ staff, a lack of suitably qualified people out there, the employment packages on offer not fit for purpose, or the government not funding the department adequately?
Let’s see the real reasons for our nations children being let down.
@Martin Stapleton: Well said and concise Martin. Media in this country so often drip feed statistics to the point it becomes an acceptable norm by the public, but fail to investigate and report the real cause. When were these vacancies identified/advertised, do they replace resignations – if so, why are professionals leaving etc..
@Martin Stapleton: https://www.irishpsychiatry.ie/category/classified-ads/
There’s lots of jobs posted. But on quick glance a lot of the consultant posts are temporary locum positions.
A good friend of mine is mother to two severly handicapped boys. The youngest (5yrs) is autistic, and is unique in the world. He is the only one who has his chromosome disorder. Which gives rise to many physical problems. Her eldest (13) has cerebal palsy and is also autistic, he now has suspected bi-polar disorder. This needs urgent diagnosis. She can’t get an appointment for him. The HSE who she battles on a daily basis will do nothing for her or her kids. They won’t even give her the much needed respite she’s entitled to. Yet she works, has gone to college at night, has missed loads of it, but has never failed one single assignment.
She knows of other mothers who have kids with problems, they are like her, are fighting a losing battle for the help they are entitled to.
Even at capacity at 74 CAMHS beds is a shocking low number for the whole country.
Absolute disgrace, if we do not look after chlidren with mental issues, these issues will manifest into more serious problems and they will end up a shell of what they could of been. It sicken’s me to think there is able bodied spongers getting looked after day n day out but the “genuine” vunreable of society do not.
@Jonathan Whelan: Nothing to do with “able bodied spongers” it’s FG’s neoliberal dogma that’s the problem. Any public service has to be brought to the point of uselessness. Public services have no place in Leo’s neoliberal utopia.
Of course if they can get you to blame your neighbour and not them, so much the better.
@Jonathan Whelan: After the thanklessness experienced by those who tried to help people with problems in the past it is not surprising that workers and volunteers are hard to find. The Magdalene women volunteers(nuns) were blamed for the preexisting problems for those they tried to help.
And this isn’t even a time of austerity. We’re screwed next time round.
Simon doesn’t care. He’s too busy ranting at bishops
WHAT A SHAMEFULL COUNTRY THIS HAS BECOME
Truly pathetic situation. Not good enough for the people of Ireland.
The public cannot be shocked however at the lack of consultants and other grades of doctors working in the service…
Until the nation wakes up to address what is the national health crisis, the situation will continue to deteriorate
@Disgruntled Doctor: It’s an interesting one, isn’t it? Last year there were 14 higher training scheme posts up for grabs in child psych, with only 6 applicants. Seems an anomaly when you look at how competitive most other training schemes are.
http://www.medicalcareers.ie/about/specialty-grades/competition-ratios-201718/
@Ró: then we need to bring people in from abroad who are qualified to do the job! If our lot doesn’t want to do it, screw them and give the jobs to foreigners!
@Matt Beaumont: I agree. The example I gave though reflects Irish and non-Irish applicants. Everyone who applied got a job. I just find it interesting how a job like that (the last step en route to a consultant post) has such a poor uptake, at home and abroad, in what is usually a highly competitive career.
@Matt Beaumont: why don’t you fill one of the posts? Bet I know why not…
Another gormless commentator. Good luck with that plan
Closing wards, due to staff shortages that result in someone taking their own life because he or she can’t get Help. Someone please explain how a Minister can feel comfortable to be in Government and watch our people ‘s Mental Health decline.
@Carol Fitzpatrick: it’s all well and good that the government are blamed but let’s face it the public wanted consultants pay cut and they got their wish. Now the chickens are coming home to roost and posts can’t be filled. This is a problem of having populist politicians and no forward planning
Truly pathetic situation. Not good enough for the people of Ireland.
The public cannot be shocked however at the lack of consultants and other grades of doctors working in the service…
Until the nation wakes up to address what is the national health crisis, the situation will continue to deteriorate
Maybe Leo could talk to the Pope about it.
Leo “ we are powerless to do anything”
i made a very unoffensive reply to peadair117 , several times in the past 15 minutes , and none of them have shown up yet ???
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@RJ.Fallon: No need, the truth of d situation is ridiculed and the Catholic/only solution is s–t on again. Psychiatry stays perfectly intact on nd on till d break of dawn !!
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