Trinity College Wall Mural
The first of these, The Volunteers, is inspired by a new Bill by Senators Lynn Ruane and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin which proposes that drug addicts are treated medically, not put into the prison system.
Ruane herself features as the figure in the bottom left of the mural, accompanied by Rachel Keogh, an advocate for the Bill who is in recovery from heroin addiction.
The two figures above them symbolis Ireland’s healthcare service turning away from “the people who need it most”.
Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more 
