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Disabled people are two to four times more likely to die or sustain critical injuries during a disaster.


 Florida's Department of Corrections said incarcerated persons have been "relocated to facilities better equipped to weather the impacts of the storm" as forecasts expect the hurricane to become a Category 3 by the time it makes landfall in Florida and Georgia


In the statement, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman welcomed a “continuing fall in the number ...

With a summer of unpredictable climate events continuing to dominate the global agenda, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation in conjunction with FEMA is working to bring the voices of the disability community to emergency planning and resilience initiatives.

The Department of Justice launched the probe more than a year ago after receiving a complaint.

27 June 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie Cork Summary 261 FOI requests made to Cork City Council 226 FOI requests made Cork County Council 162 FOI requests made to South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital  102 FOI requests made to Mercy Hospital Cork 83 FOI requests made to UCC National Summary There were over 35,000 requests made to public bodies under the Freedom of…

Following disasters, people with wheelchairs or walkers lose access to ramps and pathways they need to enter public buildings and facilities like emergency shelters.

A planned new national domestic violence agency will assist in the opening of a Laois shelter costed at €1.75 million but it will not change the process of...

The protests at the Ballymun Travelodge, which is hosting more than 200 International Protection applicants, have been described as "embarrassing" and "disturbing" by Irish politicians.

CROOM Community Development Association (CCDA) is showing that there is a lot more to their community than meets the eye with its end-of-year review. CCDA says ...