Remembering Cathleen O'Neill, who beat down a path for other women
“A force bigger than life itself,” said a eulogy by O’Neill’s friend Carmel Jennings. “Working-class warrior,” said Rita Fagan, another friend of O’Neill’s.
“The problem can, realistically, only be resolved by state intervention,” writes a UCD political-economy lecturer.
The government says it has increased its spending on the sector, plans to increase it more, and is planning an independent review.