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Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,857 TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 RRP: e1.50 12.03.13 Recommended retail price €1.50 Priest: Jail ministers Government ministers should have been jailed over promissory debt deal....that’s according to Fr Seán Healy, Director of Social Justice Ireland, who was speaking in Cork yesterday. Picture: David Keane Fr Healy: Irish people betrayed ONE of Cork’s best-known hu- manitarians has condemned the Government for betraying the Irish people by propping up the rich at the expense of ordin- ary families. Fr Seán Healy, director of Social Justice Ireland, offered a damning in- dictment of Minister for Finance Mi- chael Noonan’s declaration that the Anglo Irish promissory note deal was a good one for the country, saying mem- bers of the Government should be in jail for theft committed against the Irish people. The Cork-born activist, speaking at a community-work forum in Knockna- heeny yesterday, said that despite what he termed Government propaganda, Ireland had not turned the corner and more and more people were falling below the poverty line. Fr Healy — a native of Sullivan’s Quay and raised in Blackrock who spent 10 years as a missionary in Africa — said one of the worst aspects By PADRAIG HOARE of the current situation in Ireland was that the Government had cut 40% of funding for the community-work sector because it knew that the goodwill of vo- lunteers would try to pick up the slack. “It has been five years since the global financial crash and austerity clearly hasn’t worked. “The debt is not reduced and the burden has not been shared. Ireland is failing its poorest people and this Gov- ernment has presided over the biggest gift to the wealthy in the history of the nation. That will stand out in future generations as the worst crime perpet- rated on the people. “The bleak future need not be inevit- able if we change direction now. Without a vision the people perish.” Social Justice Ireland is a non-profit organisation, a registered charity and is independent of any party political or commercial affiliation ● See page four for more. ● Gary O’Flynn bailed: Page six Cork football manager, Conor Counihan, with his son Oisín, at Cork airport as he headed to Cheltenham. See sport for more. Picture: David Keane Picture: CORK Southside Industrial Estate T: 021-4316668 | Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30 & Sun 2-5.30 WATERFORD Butlerstown Retail Park, Waterford T: 051-599036 | OPEN: Mon-Thurs 9.30-6 Fri 9.30-7 Sat 9.30-6 & Sun 12-6 Living EZLiving 3 seater was €999 NOW €699 2 seater was €950 NOW €650 1 seater was €699 NOW €499 FREE Kashmir Rug 6’ x 4’ worth €200 with all suites & sofas purchased Toscana Immediate Delivery
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S e r v i n g C o r k f o r 1 2 0 y e a r s
EE - V1
EDITION NO. 34,857TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 RRP: e1.50
12.03.13
Recommendedretail price
€1.50
Priest: Jailministers
Government ministers should have been jailed over promissory debt deal....that’saccording to Fr Seán Healy, Director of Social Justice Ireland, who was speakingin Cork yesterday. Picture: David Keane
Fr Healy: Irish people betrayedONE of Cork’s best-known hu-manitarians has condemnedthe Government for betrayingthe Irish people by propping upthe rich at the expense of ordin-ary families.
Fr Seán Healy, director of SocialJustice Ireland, offered a damning in-dictment of Minister for Finance Mi-chael Noonan’s declaration that theAnglo Irish promissory note deal was agood one for the country, saying mem-bers of the Government should be injail for theft committed against theIrish people.The Cork-born activist, speaking at a
community-work forum in Knockna-heeny yesterday, said that despite whathe termed Government propaganda,Ireland had not turned the corner andmore and more people were fallingbelow the poverty line.Fr Healy — a native of Sullivan’s
Quay and raised in Blackrock whospent 10 years as a missionary inAfrica — said one of the worst aspects
By PADRAIG HOARE
of the current situation in Ireland wasthat the Government had cut 40% offunding for the community-work sectorbecause it knew that the goodwill of vo-lunteers would try to pick up the slack.“It has been five years since the
global financial crash and austerityclearly hasn’t worked.“The debt is not reduced and the
burden has not been shared. Ireland isfailing its poorest people and this Gov-ernment has presided over the biggestgift to the wealthy in the history of thenation. That will stand out in futuregenerations as the worst crime perpet-rated on the people.“The bleak future need not be inevit-
able if we change direction now.Without a vision the people perish.”Social Justice Ireland is a non-profit
organisation, a registered charity andis independent of any party political orcommercial affiliation● See page four for more.
● Gary O’Flynn bailed: Page six
Cork footballmanager,ConorCounihan, withhis son Oisín,at Cork airportas he headedtoCheltenham.See sport formore.Picture: DavidKeane Picture:
CORK Northside Blarney Street T: 021-4393315 | Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island T: 021-4355506Southside Industrial Estate T: 021-4316668 | Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30 & Sun 2-5.30WATERFORD Butlerstown Retail Park, Waterford T: 051-599036 | OPEN: Mon-Thurs 9.30-6 Fri 9.30-7 Sat 9.30-6 & Sun 12-6
Northside Blarney Street T: 021-4393315 | Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island T: 021-4355506
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3 seater was €999 NOW €699
2 seater was €950 NOW €650
1 seater was €699 NOW €499
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Kashmir Rug 6’ x 4’
worth €200 with all suites
&sofas purchased
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