Kildare Focus 25.06.21

Kildare Focus

Friday, 25 June 2021 - 35 minutes

Fadi Almasri
Pharmacist & owner of Ballon Pharmacy in Ballon village, Carlow
• He left Syria in 2014 with his family, including parents
• He studied pharmacy at the British College, in Jordan

Gino Kenny
People Before Profit TD for Dublin Mid-West
• Legal concerns raised on Assisted Dyling Bill

Alice Kinsella
General Manager, Naas General Hospital
• Update to services at the hospital

Dr. Jo-Hanna Ivers
Assistant Professor in Addiction at the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
• Supporting Women To Access Appropriate Treatment (SWAAT) study aimed at gaining insight into experience of women with drug and alcohol treatment needs in the greater Dublin area of Ballyfermot and Tallaght
• One of main findings – perceived fear of losing children is a major barrier to women accessing addiction treatment

Christopher Hand
Lecturer in Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University
• Why celebrities receive abuse on platforms such as Twitter