Fair City storyline helping to lift the lid on domestic violence
Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday) said the storyline being carried on popular Irish soap opera, Fair City, which centres around domestic violence in the Bishop family home, while difficult to watch, sends… Read More
Facebook allows decapitation videos while banning certain breastfeeding images
Social media giant needs to explain rational behind prohibition policy Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Tuesday) called on the social media giant, Facebook, to clarify the thinking behind the company’s strategy where the… Read More
Mitchell O’Connor calls on other telephone service providers to follow Digiweb’s lead after Budget 2014
Telephone service provider offers monthly credits to those affected by Budget discontinuation of telephone grant Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has called on other telephone service providers to follow the example set by independent telecommunications… Read More
Mary Mitchell O’Connor thanks local business community for engagement on Budget 2014
Submissions made at local level were invaluable in feeding into Advisory Group for Small Business. Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has welcomed the engagement made by small and medium business community in Dun Laoghaire in… Read More
Our Constitution must not pigeon hole women
Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has said that our Constitution must not pigeon hole women into a particular role. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor was speaking in the Dáil this week on the recommendations put forward by… Read More
Mitchell O’Connor asks Dun Laoghaire for its views on Irish Rail services
Dun Laoghaire Deputy asks local commuters to engage with survey so that experiences can be recorded Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has called on the people of Dun Laoghaire to make their views known on… Read More
Last Updated: November 14, 2013 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Mary Mitchell O’Connor: System is letting down women – and their children
The best possible nutritional option for a child in the first 1,000 days of their life is breast milk. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Department of Health both recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months… Read More