Person: Tom Sweeney

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general

A long way back

I WENT to a film premiere last year.

City now paying for farm drainage grants

news

Gardaí name man whose body was found in burnt-out car

yourview

Stark contrast

news

Hunger striker calls off protest

ourview

Dáil hunger strike - Victim has suffered enough

Govt faces calls for redress review as man ends protest

THE GOVERNMENT was under pressure last night to review the workings of the Residential Institutions Redress Board after a 22-day-long hunger striker called off his Dáil protest.

Fri, 07 May, 2004

One in Four demands Govt action on Dáil hunger strike

One in Four, a support group for victims of child abuse, has called on the Government to take all the necessary steps to save the life of a man on hunger strike outside the Dáil.

Thu, 06 May, 2004

Gogarty ejected from Dáil after Ceann Comhairle row

Green Party TD Paul Gogarty was ejected from the Dáil today following heated exchanges with the Ceann Comhairle, Rory O’Hanlon.

Thu, 06 May, 2004

Hunger striker 'ready to die' outside Dáil

A 57-year-old man on a hunger strike outside the Dáil warned today he will die on the street unless the Government listens to his protest.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

Child abuse victim continues Dáil hunger strike

A 57-year-old man has entered his 21st day on hunger strike outside the Dáil in protest at his treatment by the Residential Institutions Redress Board.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

Concern grows for Dáil hunger striker

Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has expressed concern about the plight of a man who has been on hunger strike outside the Dáil for the past three weeks.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Child abuse victim continues Dáil hunger strike

A 57-year-old child abuse victim has begun his fifth day on hunger strike outside the Dáil in protest at his treatment by the Residential Institutions Redress Board.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2004