ONE evening a couple of weeks ago a TD showed me a copy of an invitation he had received to the launch of a democracy commission. The invitation said this commission would conduct an audit of democracy in this country.

AN extensive study is to investigate why fewer people are voting in a bid to reverse the trend.

FAILURE by pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and retailers to treat disabled people fairly has led to a near tripling of complaints to the Equality Tribunal.

THE Government was urged yesterday to consider both raising taxes and going back to borrowing in a bid to help people who have benefited least from economic growth.

THE Government was urged yesterday to consider both raising taxes and going back to borrowing in a bid to help people who have benefited least from economic growth.

The United Nations is calling on Ireland to take action to improve its record on rights for the disabled.

Anti-poverty and equality organisations have walked out of a plenary session on the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness.

A new report published today is claiming people with disabilities are being denied their human rights because of a lack of representation.