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Mick Clifford: The children with the least deserve the most Christmas magic
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Gareth O'Callaghan: Finding comfort in the mystery of grief during the Christmas season
Interim CMO calls on people to get flu and covid vaccines
Interim CMO calls on people to get flu and covid vaccines
Mary Horgan pointed out that the uptake of the RSV vaccine for newborns has been so successful only 23 cases have been reported this winter

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Rising House Prices
'I’ve heard of landlords exploiting loopholes by increasing parking or utility fees'
In one ‘shocking’ case, the rent on an apartment almost doubled — up €900 a month when RPZ rules say it should have risen €24. Cianan Brennan hears how a rent register could close the new lease loophole

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Santa Claus doing grocery shopping at the supermarket
Christmas spend to rise to €1,177 as a quarter of us plan to splurge more than last year
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission advise: 'Don’t ruin January by spending what you don’t have this Christmas'

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Harlem's hoarders Collyer Brothers
S Terry Prone: Hoarding’s hidden issues begin to emerge from the background
It’s difficult to diagnose sufferers, because the evidence for them having the disorder is concealed within their own homes

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

'There was nobody else for us': Cork couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
'There was nobody else for us': Cork couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
Billy and Maureen Lehane celebrated their platinum anniversary with a Mass in the church where they were wed  in 1954

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024

Little girl sharing her concerns with supportive child psychologist during therapy session in
Revealed: Just seven CDNTs are struggling to cater to 2,500 children 
New data provides further evidence that children’s disability network teams have lengthy wait lists due to staffing issues 

Sun, 08 Dec, 2024

‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’
Jimmy O’Neill disappeared 77 years ago, falsely accused of robbery. He was never formally interviewed, yet his brother maintains that he ran in fear of a ‘bad detective’

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

'Mary Regan got her wish: She came home and is back with her people'
'Mary Regan got her wish: She came home and is back with her people'
Woman whose funeral in Carlow was attended by hundreds people after funeral director's appeal is laid to rest in her native Adrigole in West Cork

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

National Missing Persons Day
Missing Persons: Imelda Keenan's niece hits out at garda investigation into her disappearance
Regina Kerry was speaking at the National Missing Person’s Day event at Croke Park on Wednesday

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

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Visitor restrictions still in place in Galway maternity unit
women in the maternity hospital are only allowed nominate one support person who can visit, and that person cannot be changed

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Barbara O’Driscoll: As well as supporting survivors, we must tackle the causes of violence against women
Barbara O’Driscoll: As well as supporting survivors, we must tackle the causes of violence against women
Mná Feasa leader writes that Ireland must provide more accessible services for women who have been abused — but we must also work harder to root out embedded misogyny and inequality

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
My message to the next Dáil: An eviction ban, a rent freeze, and compulsory purchase orders would begin to address Ireland’s housing crisis, writes Emily Crowley

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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41% of new mothers given C-section in Irish hospitals
41% of new mothers given C-section in Irish hospitals
Doula warns that 'the medicalisation of birth is actually getting out of control' as Eurostat data shows cesarean sections are carried out in Ireland at double the rate of most other European countries

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Concern as graveyards in Cork county ‘full to capacity’ 
Concern as graveyards in Cork county ‘full to capacity’ 
Families may be forced to bury loved ones outside of their locality unless Cork County Council buys extra land to expand cemeteries

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

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Alternatives to prison in cases of non-violent crime urged 
Poll shows people believe the root causes of crime like addiction and poverty must be better addressed

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Heartbroken family's 17-year search ended when Barry Coughlan's remains were found
Heartbroken family's 17-year search ended when Barry Coughlan's remains were found
Having searched all across Ireland and the UK, Barry's family finally found the answer close to home in Crosshaven, Co Cork

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Worried Mother With Baby Newborn On Her Shoulders
Barnardos 'has 2,000 vulnerable children and families on waiting list'
Ahead of Ireland's general election, Barnardos is calling on all parties to commit to significantly increase funding for intensive family support services

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

SEAN MURRAY STORY
Election 2024: Homelessness — ‘I never expected to fall into that situation. I felt so bad for my baby daughter’
Alice was living in a €1,300-a-month apartment with her baby daughter when the landlord said they wanted to move someone else in for more rent...

 Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

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What's happening to the Leaving Cert that's bringing teachers on to the streets today? 
What's happening to the Leaving Cert that's bringing teachers on to the streets today? 
TUI and ASTI members are protesting over changes they say will be unfair on many students

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Tralee girl, 10, donated her hand to help others during cancer battle, funeral hears
Tralee girl, 10, donated her hand to help others during cancer battle, funeral hears
Lily Anna's heartbroken mother Lorraine said her 'firecracker' daughter took the initiative to donate her hand after amputation 'in the hope of changing lives'

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'
Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'
Teacher Conor Murphy says the rollout of Leaving Cert projects should be paused for two reasons: It will further disadvantage less privileged students, and AI will make nonsense of the results

 Listen | Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Education — It's not good enough to leave 10% of our young people behind
Election 2024: Education — It's not good enough to leave 10% of our young people behind
Jess Casey says Ireland's education system works for those who can access the education they need, but many are left behind

 Listen | Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

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Two Cork special schools to join pilot project to get therapists 
Two Cork special schools to join pilot project to get therapists 
St Killian’s in Mayfield in Cork City, and the East Cork Community Special School, Carrigtwohill are joining the second in-school therapies pilot project from January

Thu, 07 Nov, 2024

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Colman Noctor: Everything parents need to know about their child's use of Snapchat
'Snapchat does not always accurately curtail or filter content to the user’s age. Not only are they vulnerable to viewing inappropriate content, they can also create and share such content on Spotlight'

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

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Cork parents concerned about impact of proposed code of conduct on students with autism
One parent at Carrigaline Community Special School said the code 'includes behaviours which are in fact not ‘challenging’ at all. They are behaviours where children are self-regulating, stimming.'

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Barry Keoghan says people use his son as ammunition against him
Barry Keoghan says people use his son as ammunition against him
The actor, 32, says that 'the more in the public I've become, the less I've posted about my child, because I don't think it's fair to put my child online'

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Child playing with colorful toys at the learning center or in kindergarten
Vacant State-owned buildings could be used as childcare facilities in FG plan
Fine Gael's manifesto proposal includes building new facilities alongside schools, and using proposed but unused international protection accommodation centres 

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

School sex abuse inquiry 'should also include examination of corporal punishment'
School sex abuse inquiry 'should also include examination of corporal punishment'
Education Minister Norma Foley will not rule in or out a commission of investigation into corporal punishment in the wake of RTÉ documentary 'Leathered'

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

Male and female teenagers in secondary classroom
Single-sex schools vs mixed enrolment: what's best for schoolchildren?
As more and more schools move away from gender segregation, parents and teachers have their say on what’s really best for students – single sex or coeducation.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Film - 'The Magic Box' - London
Colin Sheridan: Suddenly, from nowhere, a singer and a song cut through the despair
Broken by the horrors beamed onto my phone, that feeling was unexpectedly upended by a clip of Glynis Johns looking directly into camera and singing a song I knew but couldn't place...

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Five new special schools to open next year in Cork, Dublin, Tipperary, and Monaghan
Five new special schools to open next year in Cork, Dublin, Tipperary, and Monaghan
Department of Education plans to open the five new schools by next September as expanding places in existing schools will not meet the level of need in these areas

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

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A fifth of females attending sexual assault treatment units are aged under 18
Almost a quarter of 14- to 15-year-olds presenting at SATUs over the last seven years were assaulted by a 'friend' — and a further quarter were attacked by an acquaintance

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

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Adults in Cork and Kerry who may have ADHD cannot get HSE mental health appointments
With over 600 people on the HSE waiting list, GPs can no longer refer people with suspected ADHD to the region's adult mental health teams

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

42% of the population can see a GP for free, but there has been a lower than expected uptake of visit cards
42% of the population can see a GP for free, but there has been a lower than expected uptake of visit cards
HSE PCRS report for 2023 shows that more than 2.2m people in Ireland had a medical card or a GP visit card 

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Irish woman, 22, in intensive care after being hit by a car in Italy
The woman suffered life-threatening injuries

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

New York - United Nations # 4 XXXL
Ireland opts in to UN protocol on the rights of people with disabilities
'Systemwide change' anticipated as Ireland signs up to optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Mother of one believes she will never own her own home — and Budget 2025 did nothing to help 
Mother of one believes she will never own her own home — and Budget 2025 did nothing to help 
Having had to move back into her parents' home in her 40s, Doireann Barrett is now preparing to move into a council house, a place she will never own

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Three-generation family enjoying dinner
Electricity credits; double child benefit: Here are the cost-of-living measures from Budget 2025
There will be a slew of one-off payments — from electricity credits to fuel allowance lump sum — as well as the double welfare payments

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

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How have five coalition budgets impacted your pocket? 
The focus of this Government’s final budget is a far cry from its first in October 2020

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Cooking, Food waste, Composting at Home
Irish families among the best in the EU at avoiding food waste
However, European Commission data shows Ireland to be the sixth biggest waster of food in the EU per capita, with food businesses discarding tonnes of food each year 

Sun, 29 Sep, 2024

'Some days we don’t know how to keep going': Kerry mother's wish list for Budget 2025
'Some days we don’t know how to keep going': Kerry mother's wish list for Budget 2025
Pamela Dennehy's wants an end to means-testing of the carers’ allowance; funding for more SNAs; and an allowance for electricity and other extra costs the family incurs

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

'Parents force kids to steal or face violence if they come home empty-handed'
'Parents force kids to steal or face violence if they come home empty-handed'
Retailer backs up Childline's concerns, saying kids as young as four are sent out to shoplift snacks for their parents when they have 'the munchies'

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris Interview
Taoiseach says children have been let down by 'siloed' politics and delivery of services
Simon Harris acknowledges that increased budgets have not had the required impacts

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

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Iron deficiency is very common even among healthy pregnant women — UCC study
INFANT centre lead researcher Elaine McCarthy said the study shows the importance of screening and the need to support and educate pregnant women about the importance of iron in their diets

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

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