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Saturday.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Former Master of Holles Street Dr Peter Boylan (above left) addresses protesters at a National Maternity Hospital protest rally outside the Dail (Leinster House). The ownership of the site by the Religious Sisters of Charity has led to concerns  about the influence of Catholic ethos.

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Meanwhile

Committee hearing to discuss planned NMH move (RTE)

Thank Frida it’s Friday.

We hope you all enjoyed the show.

This week’s voucher-free music forum comes courtesy again of a suggestion by treasured Broadsheet Trailer Park caretaker Andy Pipkin.

Andy writes:

“After a disappointing night at Eurovision last night – and the last number of years – as an idea for today’s Esteem competition: ‘what’s your favourite Eurovision song, winner or loser?’ Here’s mine.”

Thanks Andy. And here’s mine.

Lines MUST close on Saturday Midday

Please include video links if possible.

Last week, thanks to another suggestion by Andy, I asked for your favourite song about cheating. You answered in your tens. But there could only be one winner. Janet won my esteem with a French offering….

Paul Braffort – La Java De L’Adultere

Janet wrote:

“I’m an unfortunate expert; infidelity is rather more the norm in France…and I suppose if you can’t beat them ;))”

Nick says: Congrats Janet. Merci beaucoup to everyone who entered.

Last week: Win Nick’s Esteem

Earlier: Blame It On The Boogie

Bunker Vinyl, Cork

Yesterday.

“Collectively, we are making significant new commitments to help keep up the fight against COVID-19 in 2022, protect the most vulnerable populations, and prepare for the next health crisis, because there will be others.

“You know, and the United States is going to continue to do our part.

“Today I’m announcing the United States will share critical COVID-19 technologies through the World Health Organization COVID-19 Technology Access Pool. We’re making available health technologies that are owned by the United States government, including stabilized spike protein that is used in many COVID-19 vaccines.

“We’re standing up a new pilot program, working with the Global Fund, to expand access to rapid testing and antiviral treatments for people in harder-to-reach areas.

“And we’re increasing our support for a new Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Security fund that will be established at the World Bank this summer with $450 million in seed funding.

“I particularly want to commend Indonesia and Italy for their leadership in helping make this fund a reality. And I’m encouraging other leaders to join me in — in upping their commitments.

“You know, we’re going to face, together, global health crises. This is not the last one we’ve had. It’s not a question of “if,” it’s a question of “when.”

Us President Joe Biden

Remarks by President Biden at the Global COVID-⁠19 Summit (The White House)

This afternoon.

More as we get it.

Earlier: First Order Of Business

1954 1984.

Parkland Cottages, Dublin 1.

Get home before the tart gets cold.

What?

This afternoon.

Meanwhile…

Earlier…

From top: Dr Peter Boylan; Dr Jennifer Walsh, Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at The National Maternity Hospital, and Master of the National Maternity Hospital Professor Shane Higgins

This morning.

Holles Street, Dublin 2.

Via Independent.ie:

The National Maternity Hospital would be open to removing or redefining the phrase “clinically appropriate” from documents regulating the new hospital.

Professor Shane Higgins, master of the existing hospital on Holles St, said that “having seen how much upset and concern it does cause, we would be open to defining it or having it removed.”

Meanwhile…

Prof Higgins said that he did not understand concerns about the new hospital being on a leasehold. He said many other buildings that received significant public investment like the Mansion House and the new Central Bank were also on a leasehold as the new NMH will be.

Meanwhile…

…yesterday, former Master Dr Peter Boylan told the Oireachtas health Committee:

“Vatican permission was conditional on the Sisters observing certain specified canon laws. The St Vincent’s companies bind them to uphold the values of Mother Mary Aikenhead, the founder of the order.

“The concern about Catholic ethos is too acute to proceed unless and until there is full scrutiny of all correspondence between Ireland and Rome.

“The Government should directly ask the new owners of St Vincent’s Holdings – Dr David Brophy, Professor Michael Keane and Sharen McCabe – why they cannot gift, as the Sisters of Charity said they would in 2017, or sell the land to the State,” he added.

“Specifically, do the conditions set down by the Vatican preclude St Vincent’s Holdings from gifting or selling the land?

“Prior agreement on the services must include a specified list of procedures including but not limited to abortion, elective sterilisation, assisted fertility and gender realignment surgery, and any procedure that becomes legal in the future.”

This morning, Prof Higgins responded:

“[Dr Boylan] was a highly respected clinician for his entire career, but I don’t understand the vitriol of the opposition.”

National Maternity Hospital open to removing phrase ‘clinically appropriate’ from new hospital’s regulation documents (Independent.ie)

Yesterday: Release Vatican correspondence before new National Maternity Hospital can be built, former master Peter Boylan says (Independent.ie)

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