medicalcardHow difficult is it to obtain a medical card?

According to a report in today’s Trinity News a woman suffering from Motor Neurone Disease has been asked to send the HSE a letter requesting the return of documents from the HSE, so she can submit the same documents back to to the HSE, otherwise she loses her medical card.

Yes.

The woman was granted a temporary medical card in May on foot of an application by her GP seeking immediate access to services and equipment.

She submitted the relevant information detailing her personal finances in July and received a letter from the HSE a month later requesting the submission of the same financial information, and the same form filled out again.

“Unfortunately if you don’t fill it out again, your card will be suspended, so that is your own decision,” she was told helpfully.

Anyone?

HSE tells woman with incurable neurological condition that losing her medical card would be her decision (Tommy Gavin, Trinity News)

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Ireland’s wheelchair rugby team’s odyssey in the inaugral wheelchair rugby six nations in France during the summer tenderly documented TONIGHT on The Underdogs on RTE Two at 9.55pm.

Promised we wouldn’t cry,

Lasted 10 seconds.

Previously: Meanwhile In Vichy

Lions (Spoiler alert)

1476568_10152015731109592_344114251_nJunior (left) and Jade have had enough couch surfing.

They are seeking a permanent place to lurch.

Dublin-based Dogs Aid writes:

Junior and Jade are 4 months old fantastic Lurcher puppies. We have them in foster right now but both are ready for their forever homes straight away. Please email one of our volunteers marti@littlebigdog.ie if you would like to adopt one [or both] of these dotes…

 

 

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BZhGOFjIgAAHUVJ.jpg large BZhHu3wIMAAhjuv.jpg largeBZhQHYVIQAAktx-.jpg largeUS diplomat Meghan O’Sullivan pictured earlier at Camp Twaddell (yes) with Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine.

Irvine was recently named by BBC’s Spotlight programme as a UVF commander.

Camp Twaddell was set up as a ‘civil rights camp’ to support loyalists who have been prevented from marching past Ardoyne shops.

Meanwhile, the Parades Commission has given the go-ahead for a loyalist parade in Belfast city centre on Saturday week.

G’wan the flegs.

Parades Commission gives go ahead to Belfast flags parade (BBC News NI)

Previously: Branded A Loyalist

You Can’t Handle The Ruth

Pics: Claire Marie Graham

malka-architecture-akamp47-designboom-02 malka-architecture-akamp47-designboom-09 malka-architecture-akamp47-designboom-04 malka-architecture-akamp47-designboom-03A-Kamp47 is a collection of vertical shelters on the facade of a railway viaduct in Marseille designed by architect Stéphane Malka.

The 23 units, based on the design of pop-up tents, are strengthened by elastic mesh and contain isothermal blankets. The aim is to offer warmth and safety, refuge from vandalism (and police raids) as well as a sense of ambiguity regarding the difference between public and private space in a city where homelessness (and the increasing occupation of building entrances and other public space by the homeless) is on the rise.

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