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Fears for children over short-term allocation of social workers
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (605+ words) Five children in Waterford were allocated a social worker in February even though the worker was due to transfer to a different section at the end of this month, according to a guardian ad litem. Donal Traynor says he also…...
Special school pupils have yet to get a full day of classes since November
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (579+ words) Seven months into the school year, the 30 pupils at Lucan Community Special School are only getting part-time schooling, from 8am to noon.Picture: iStock Pupils at a newly established community special school have yet to attend a full day of classes…...
Tots to Teens: Lap and Chat campaign is back on track
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (429+ words) McNutt's Thriving Junior Gift Box. Childline's Lap and Chat campaign returns this month, aiming to help young people look after their mental health through peer-to-peer connections. After that, they are teamed up with a buddy and encouraged to walk a…...
Joanna Fortune: My teen daughter wears high heels and makeup. Why does she try so hard?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (512+ words) I wonder why you are conflating your daughter's interest in fashion and makeup with "trying so hard? Because this is not a shared interest for you, be careful you are not projecting your opinions about women who dress up or…...
A mum at 18, a mum at 38: How motherhood was different for us
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1172+ words) Comedian Emma Doran and her daughter Ella: 'Ella saw everything. She was at my college graduation, she remembers me starting in comedy.' Picture: Moya Nolan This Sunday is Mother's Day, when gifts will be lavished on Irish mammies up and…...
Welfare benefits cut for 11,000 people who failed to engage with jobseekers services
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (289+ words) Over 11,000 people saw their social welfare rates reduced last year for failing to engage with employment services. The Government has been cracking down on people in receipt of unemployment benefits for not attending meetings with the Department of Social Protection…...
Watching a child get into a tune is beautiful but what is this ‘cursive singing’ trend about?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (642+ words) Colm O'Regan: 'This is the first time the youngest has sung with such feeling at breakfast. The lyrics are NOT Miss Rachel.' Picture: iStock. Columnist with the Irish Examiner. This morning, I was faced with that question that will affect…...
Kids' activities are starting to feel like a cult — I'm out
1+ week, 2+ day ago (890+ words) My children have several wonderful sports clubs involved in coaching them in school time and they participate in a variety of competitive blitzes. File picture We're all talking about how insane our children's activity schedules are." Between dropping and collecting,…...
NCSE chief apologises for handling of 'botched' SNA review
1+ week, 3+ day ago (554+ words) The chief executive of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has apologised for the handling of a "botched" review of how special needs assistants are allocated which causes uproar among parents and educators. John Kearney told the Oireachtas committee…...
Government agrees bill to ban sale of nicotine pouches to U-18s
1+ week, 4+ day ago (482+ words) A bill to ban the sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s has been agreed by government. The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor on Tuesday…...