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Tusla spent almost €40m on private foster care last year
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (855+ words) Tusla pays providers an all-inclusive placement fee. Tusla spent almost €40m on private foster care placements in 2025, but says it does not know how private providers allocate the public funding they receive between foster carer payments, administration, management costs, and profit....
Culture That Made Me: Eimear O’Herlihy of West Cork Literary Festival
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (158+ words) Eimear O'Herlihy of West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry. Picture: Darragh Kane Eimear O’Herlihy, 53, grew up on College Road, Cork. She began her career in arts management at the National Sculpture Factory, later taking on roles at the publishing house…...
Empowering kids in the kitchen: Teaching healthy eating is best done hands-on
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1022+ words) Food writer and educator Jolene Cox is encouragin families to get their kids involved in the kitchen School summer holidays are long and, with everyone’s routines disrupted, it can be difficult to manage small people’s constant demands for meals and…...
Number of children without appropriate school places could be 'worse than ever"
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (550+ words) A parent-led campaign group has warned that the number of children with additional needs left without appropriate school places this September could be “worse than ever”. Equality in Education Dublin has warned that more families with children who have no…...
Aoife Hearne: My child loved his vegetables but now refuses to eat them
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (538+ words) Aoife Hearne: Eating habits are heavily influenced by environment. Picture: iStock Aoife Hearne is a CORU-registered dietitian and the founder of Nutrition Solutions. She is a lecturer and course leader for the Nutrition & Exercise Science degree programme at South East…...
Tuam mother and baby exhibition 'powerful reminder of survivor stories"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) A detailed scale model of the former Tuam mother and baby institution, created by historian Catherine Corless, forms one of its key displays. Picture: Marta Barcikowska, Galway City Museum A groundbreaking new exhibition exploring Ireland's institutional past has opened at…...
How to spot the subtle signs of an eating disorder in your child
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1185+ words) Eating disorders can often have rather obvious red flags, but many more subtle signs can go unnoticed Eating disorders have obvious signs: Eating less, avoiding meals, cutting out whole food groups, becoming anxious about eating, or fear of weight gain....
Colman Noctor: Protecting children means tackling social media's harms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1145+ words) Colman Noctor: A lot of harm social media causes stems from algorithmic recommendations. Picture: iStock Dr Colman Noctor is a child and adolescent psychotherapist, a senior mental health lecturer at SETU Waterford, and the host of the 'Asking for a…...
My Childhood with Gordon D'Arcy: I found trouble very easily, and trouble found me
1+ week, 5+ day ago (872+ words) Gordon D'Arcy and his mother Peggy were recently watching his three young children playing with the family dog. When the retired rugby player marvelled at the children’s energy levels, his mother laughed and told him he was “worse than all…...
West Cork's wealth of wonderful places to eat and drink
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1801+ words) Dinner and a show: The crowd enjoys the performance of My Fellow Sponges, from Galway, playing at Scannell's Bar during Clonakilty International Guitar Festival. Picture: Larry Cummins The craic in a pub garden is always mighty. Chuck in a free…...