“Having private, for-profit care goes against all you are trying to achieve for children in care,” says Terry Dignan, a spokesperson for charities that run children’s homes.
Councils are reluctant to use the single-stage process because they take on more risk if something goes wrong, says Sinn Féin TD and housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin.
“This illustration represents that feeling you get after seeing your friend in the park for the first time after months of video calls and voice messages.”
I? created this illustration based on the effects that Covid-19 and the lockdown are having on all of us. I wanted to do something a little more uplifting though, so this illustration represents that feeling you get after seeing your friend in the park for the first time after months of video calls and voice messages. You feel that sense of calm and that everything is going to be grand.
I’m a freelance illustrator, author and comedian. I spend most of my time drawing, coming up with new ideas for projects and eating samosas. If you’d like to commission me for work you can get me at aoifedooleydesign.com or @Aoife_Dooley on both Instagram and Twitter. (No, you cannot pay me with samosas.)