Kildare Focus 14.12.21

Kildare Focus

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 - 41 minutes

Adam Hallissey
Law and Business student at University College Cork and the former Founder and Editor-in-Chief at The Progressive Brief
• Opinion: Young people have sacrificed more than any other group, it's time this was recognised
Ciara Byrne
Head of Communications, Dogs Trust
• Dogs Trust sees 82% increase in people giving up pets.
Fr. Roy Donovan
Spokesperson, Association of Catholic of Priests
• Shortage of priests
• Pressure on some parishes as ageing priests begin to retire and can’t be replaced
Dr. Eamon Laird
Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Medical Gerontology and TILDA, TCD
• New study reveals that a deficiency in vitamin B12 increases the risk of depression in older people
Nick Henderson
CEO, Irish Refugee Council
• IRC welcome the Government’s Afghanistan admissions programme but flag key requirements