A&E closure ‘evidence of disdain’

The recent closure of the emergency department at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital is reflective of the current Government’s evident disdain for the communities they purport to serve.

The closure, last Sunday, went ahead despite that fact that there is significant public opposition to the action. I believe that this opposition would be far more vocal if the coalition hadn’t fostered a civic and political culture in which ordinary people feel completely disempowered as regards the future of their country. This feeling of alienation is even more acute when it comes to strategies around the provision and upkeep of social infrastructure.

People now genuinely feel as though they are simply passengers in their own lives. You would really have to question the role of Government TDs who supposedly represent the interests of the people on the southside of Cork City.