Wednesday 19 January, 2022
Schools are closed in 12 counties today.
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Minister Norma Foley said the return of children to the classroom for the new school term is a priority.
The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.
Schools for children with special educational needs were due to re-open today.
Some hospitals adapted their visiting restrictions for difficult situations such as pregnancy loss, stillbirth and unexpected complications.
Over 6,000 children are currently overdue an assessment of their needs.
Day services have only reopened at 40% capacity.
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
A quarter of parents are either “very” or “extremely” concerned about their children’s mental health.
A €75 million funding package has been announced.
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
Parents and teachers need to be better equipped to talk to young people about sex and relationships, Noeline Blackwell has said.
The protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.
New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.
A tax-free threshold on transfers between parents and their children currently stands at €320,000.
Parents can be asked to pay between €60 to €115.
That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.
This will increase the unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks from 1 September 2019.
A look through Leanne Kiernan’s rise to the top, through the highs and the lows, ahead of today’s FA Cup final.
The 40-year-old man’s father told him he had done him a favour by getting rid of his 12 boxes of films and magazines.
An Oireachtas committee will today hear from various interest groups about proposals to reform the family law system.
Philippa Perry writes about how not to shut children down, which might only encourage them not to talk to you about big and small things.
A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
The measure will be introduced from November 2019.
Bookseller Lorraine Levis advises parents on how to raise a book-loving child in a screen-loving era.
The desire to protect and care for your child is indescribable, writes Eric Nolan. And that means doing your best to keep them safe.
Jastine was abducted and murdered by Mark Hennessy in May of this year.
It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.
Parents may not be fully aware of the vast range of science and technology careers available, Dr Des Fitzgerald said.
Volunteers spend time with sick children in hospital, doing crafts, reading to them or playing games with them.
Since September 2016 the uptake rate for the vaccine has increased from 51% to 62%.
The doctors said that face paint the boy was wearing might have been oil-based, which would have reacted with the spark.
