Mary Guy

@maryjguy.bsky.social

Researcher & Translator. She/her. Research Interests: EU, Ireland & UK healthcare law & policy. Languages: French/German/Dutch-Eng. Co-convenor @EUHealthGov.bsky.social www.maryguy.com May also post on other topics!

Noel Browne also developed a scheme for mothers and children partly influenced by the NHS which was blocked by members of the govt, medical profession and Catholic Church - this remains significant as Ireland still has yet to implement universal healthcare (though Sláintecare has made some progress)

Dictionary of Irish Biography@dib.ie · 4mo ago

In honour of #WorldTuberculosisDay read all about Dr Noel Browne, who lost his father, mother and older brother to TB, and who spent months in hospital suffering from the disease. As Minister for Health he launched a campaign to eradicate TB from Ireland. www.dib.ie/biography/br...

This is awful. Another former sub postmaster has died, still waiting for compensation for being wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal. Parmod Kalia had his conviction overturned in 2021, 20 years after being sentenced to six months in jail after being falsely accused of stealing £22,000