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Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact with ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

Local News

Ireland faces case for not stopping turf cutting on protected bogs

Ireland could be referred to the European Court of Justice unless action is taken to stop the cutting of peat within Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), the European Commission has warned. SACs are designated to conserve raised bogs and blanket ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:29

National News

Former Irish soldier to be sentenced for Islamic State membership

A former Irish soldier found guilty of being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) is due to appear before a Dublin court on Friday for sentencing. Ex-Defence Forces member Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of membership of the IS ...

22 Jul 2022 at 03:45

National News

Ex-Irish soldier Lisa Smith jailed for 15 months for IS membership

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for being a member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 40-year-old ex-Defence Forces member was found guilty in May of IS membership but was cleared ...

22 Jul 2022 at 14:18

National News

Oireachtas committee request extension to school year for special schools

An extension on the school year for special schools has been sought by the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. Members of the Committee have written to ministers Norma Foley and Josepha Madigan calling for the extension of the ...

24 May 2022 at 14:36

Arts & Entertainment

Special train services for Ed Sheeran concerts this weekend cancelled

Iarnróid Éireann has cancelled special services after Ed Sheeran concerts this weekend due to a lack of demand. The rail operator made the announcement on social media today (April 20) to confirm the cancellations of the 00:40am ...

20 Apr 2022 at 18:04

National News

Workers laid off due to govt pandemic sanctions to receive special payment - Varadkar

People laid off during the pandemic to protect public health will receive a special payment from the government to bridge the gap in their redundancy entitlements. That's according to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, who today (Tuesday ...

19 Apr 2022 at 12:51

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Tipperary school holding commemoration ceremony today in advance of closure

Our Lady of Mercy School (Cahir) is holding a special Commemoration Ceremony on Wednesday, March 9 in advance of the closure of our school and to mark its 56-year contribution to education in Cahir. Following a special ...

09 Mar 2022 at 09:17

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Politicians pile pressure on Government to deliver class in Carrick-on-Suir for kids with autism

Political pressure is mounting on the National Council for Special Education to provide a primary school class for children with autism in Carrick-on-Suir with two TDs raising the issue in the Dáil in the past week ...

24 Feb 2022 at 16:00

National News

'Unlawful' plan to create special school centres slammed by children's rights expert

A plan to create special school centres for children with additional needs is a “watered-down” form of education that is unlawful, an expert has said. Children’s rights solicitor Gareth Noble said the government’s ...

27 May 2022 at 13:55

Controversial proposal for special education still an option – education minister

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Controversial proposal for special education still an option – minister

A plan to create special school centres branded “brainless” by opposition parties has been misunderstood, the special education minister has said. The Government has faced frustrations among parents and advocates ...

27 May 2022 at 10:43

Local News

BREAKING: Cashel man charged with involvement in gangland murder

A Cashel man has been charged before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon with helping a criminal gang murder father-of-four Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan, who was shot dead in Dublin over five years ago. ...

11 Apr 2022 at 16:27

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