A decade in waiting, but no sign of ratification for UN convention

Key cultural change at stake is a preparedness to take responsibility, rather than disavow it, writes Gerard Howlin.

Picture credit: Niamh Herbert, Kildare, and Sean O’Kelly, Dalkey, at a protest calling for ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities earlier this year. Picture: Gareth Chaney

LAST Sunday — Mother’s Day — was one of those invented traditions which the makers of chocolates, greeting cards, and other sorts of schmaltz thrive on. It’s a good thing to be kind to your mother, but do you need a special day?