Person: Gerry Dolan

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racing

Warbird battles back to snatch the spoils

The Michael Halford-trained Warbird, second to Aidan O’Brien’s Illinois at Tipperary last time, opened his account when producing a gutsy display to foil another Ballydoyle colt Craftsman in the Irish Stallion Farms Median Auction 2-Y-0 Maiden in Gowran Park yesterday.

gaa

Leitrim coach Breen warns London will be no pushovers

racing

Dundalk flop Marchese Marconi makes no mistake

soccer

White strike sends Blues into second spot

soccer

Rock sinks Salthill

soccer

Waters’ penalty sinks Salthill

Union warns against unqualified staff at Ballydowd

ALLOWING unqualified and inexperienced staff look after the country's most vulnerable children will increase the risk of violence to workers and young people at the Ballydowd centre, union officials warned yesterday.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

IMPACT to resist Western Health Board job cuts

IMPACT has warned the Western Health Board that its members will strong resist the 200 lay-offs announced by the board yesterday.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2002

Abused children to gain from time deal

SHORT-STAFFED social worker teams are to be given more time to help children who have been sexually or physically abused, under a strategy agreed between unions and health boards.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002

Worker shortages forces new child initiative

Social workers and health boards have agreed a new initiative to ease the crisis in child protection services in counties Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2002

Youth residential care units to open soon

LONG-AWAITED residential care places for troubled children will be provided in the next month, Minister for Children Brian Lenihan confirmed yesterday.

Mon, 05 Aug, 2002