Onlookers’ behaviour in Cork schoolgirls’ fight is worrying
Parents need to resort to golden rule of the 4Ws when it comes to responsible child care Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Friday) said that while the fight between two school girls in… Read More
Mitchell O’Connor encourages women to ‘Get the Girls’ in the fight against breast cancer
Speaking today (Thursday) following a event to raise funds for breast cancer research at Leinster House, Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, called for women right across Ireland to get involved in the Irish Cancer Society’s… Read More
Commended County Award For Sandycove Tidy Towns
Sandycove Tidy Towns Committee were celebrating on Wednesday evening last at the Dublin Regional Awards in The Discover Ireland Centre Suffolk Street , Dublin 2 when they received a Commended County Award from the Minister of the Environment,… Read More
Microfinance loan fund will be a lifeline for small, growing businesses
Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor, has welcomed this morning’s launch of the Government’s Microfinance loan fund. The fund will provide loans to small, commercially viable businesses that do not meet the risk criteria applied… Read More
Additional funding for start-up companies great boost for Dun Laoghaire
Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the announcement by Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, that 30 companies have received funding from Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund. The… Read More
Fiscal Responsibility
I support the Fiscal Responsibility Bill just as I supported the Fiscal Stability Treaty referendum. The learning of fiscal responsibility should begin at a young age. When I was younger my parents entrusted small, menial jobs around the… Read More
Mitchell O’Connor welcomes recognition that the HPAT needs to be reviewed
Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Friday) welcomed the interim report from the five Irish medical schools on the HPAT (Health Professionals Admissions Test), the test which must be completed by Leaving Certificate… Read More
Decision on future of HPAT is urgently needed
Exam is restricting rather than opening access to medical courses. Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has called for an urgent decision to be made on the future of the HPAT (Health Professionals Admissions Test), which… Read More
Last Updated: February 4, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Additional €2m available for The Gathering 2013
Event organisers in Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown should apply for funding to ensure maximise impact for events and festivals. Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has welcomed the announcement of an additional €2 million in funding for the… Read More