Shames us all

The Guardian carries a shameful article, with links to another article and a flash presentation, by Mary O’Hara on Child Poverty in NI.

False dawn

The Good Friday Agreement heralded a period of economic prosperity for Northern Ireland. But beyond the luxury flats, second homes and flashy cars, the region’s poorest people continue to endure some of the UK’s most desperate poverty. Mary O’Hara reports

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