Kildare Focus 07.07.21

Kildare Focus

Wednesday, 7 July 2021 - 44 minutes

Duncan Graham
Retail Excellence Ireland
Managing Director, Retail Excellence Ireland
•REI appeared before Oireachtas this morning, discussing rent amnesty for retailers

David Cullinane TD (SF)
Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson
•Deputy Cullinane says original target completion of new children’s hospital was August 2022
•“Now December 2023 with a target opening date of the second half of 2024 but with no guarantee”

Ebun Joseph
Founder & Director, Institute of Black Studies in Dublin
•Says books that use racist slurs should be dropped from the secondary school curriculum

Noeline Blackwell
Chief Executive, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
•Yesterday Minister Josepha Madigan told the Dáil she was sexually assaulted

Eoghan Corry
Editor, Air and Travel Magazine
•Families may find difficulty in travelling abroad this summer