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'I have no idea who will mind my children': Readers' stories of Ireland's childcare crisis

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'I have no idea who will mind my children': Readers' stories of Ireland's childcare crisis

Aug 28th 2021, 12:05 AM 71,462 Views 47 Comments

Every year, tens of thousands of parents around the country seek out childcare, but many say it has become an increasingly difficult search.
We asked readers to share their experiences and struggles with childcare in Ireland.
Here are their stories, collected by Lauren Boland.

Have you faced difficulties finding childcare for your young child? We want to hear your story

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# Get In Touch

Have you faced difficulties finding childcare for your young child? We want to hear your story

Aug 26th 2021, 11:27 AM 14,659 Views 17 Comments

We want to piece together the picture of what finding childcare looks like in Ireland – here’s how you can take part.

Minister seeks to 'reassure parents' that a full reopening of schools is planned

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Minister seeks to 'reassure parents' that a full reopening of schools is planned

Jul 25th 2021, 3:33 PM 34,921 Views 38 Comments

Minister Norma Foley said the return of children to the classroom for the new school term is a priority.

'Two-tier system' means couples still forced to travel for termination after severe foetal diagnoses

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'Two-tier system' means couples still forced to travel for termination after severe foetal diagnoses

Mar 21st 2021, 12:05 AM 41,905 Views 49 Comments

The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.

120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign

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120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign

Updated Mar 16th 2021, 6:30 AM 30,070 Views 29 Comments

The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.

Leaving Cert: Exam timetable released as parents could face 'sanctions' for lobbying

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Leaving Cert: Exam timetable released as parents could face 'sanctions' for lobbying

Updated Feb 18th 2021, 12:35 PM 59,430 Views 50 Comments

Timetable to begin from Wednesday 9 June
Sanctions for grade lobbying could include barring students form exams
Reopening of schools likely to begin with LC students and young children

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Parents of brain-damaged boy lose Supreme Court appeal for control of medical treatment

Jan 22nd 2021, 6:29 PM 24,518 Views 0 Comments

The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.

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'Our kids are suffering': Some parents 'devastated' over failure to re-open special education as planned

Jan 21st 2021, 6:30 AM 15,077 Views 94 Comments

Schools for children with special educational needs were due to re-open today.

Further restrictions in maternity hospitals as some decide to reverse decision allowing partners into 20-week scan

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Further restrictions in maternity hospitals as some decide to reverse decision allowing partners into 20-week scan

Jan 8th 2021, 6:01 PM 21,012 Views 10 Comments

Some hospitals adapted their visiting restrictions for difficult situations such as pregnancy loss, stillbirth and unexpected complications.

Children with disabilities waiting years for assessment a violation of their rights, committee to be told

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# Children's Rights

Children with disabilities waiting years for assessment a violation of their rights, committee to be told

Dec 1st 2020, 6:15 AM 8,988 Views 9 Comments

Over 6,000 children are currently overdue an assessment of their needs.

People with disabilities have been ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, Dáil told

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People with disabilities have been ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, Dáil told

Oct 7th 2020, 2:52 PM 13,583 Views 35 Comments

Day services have only reopened at 40% capacity.

The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know

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The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know

Sep 28th 2020, 12:05 AM 53,557 Views 27 Comments

“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.

70% of primary school parents concerned about impact of Covid-19 on children's mental health

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70% of primary school parents concerned about impact of Covid-19 on children's mental health

Jun 24th 2020, 7:00 PM 15,511 Views 26 Comments

A quarter of parents are either “very” or “extremely” concerned about their children’s mental health.

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State grants will ensure childcare providers should have no reason to increase fees, says minister

Jun 10th 2020, 1:30 PM 15,662 Views 12 Comments

A €75 million funding package has been announced.

Suggestions children aged 4 would be taught about masturbation called out as 'dangerous scaremongering'

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# New Sex Ed Plan

Suggestions children aged 4 would be taught about masturbation called out as 'dangerous scaremongering'

Dec 11th 2019, 4:58 PM 28,294 Views 67 Comments

The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.

'Young people learn about sex through porn, many have no idea what a healthy relationship looks like'

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'Young people learn about sex through porn, many have no idea what a healthy relationship looks like'

Nov 10th 2019, 7:30 AM 20,641 Views 23 Comments

Parents and teachers need to be better equipped to talk to young people about sex and relationships, Noeline Blackwell has said.

'What we have in Ireland is not equal': Same-sex parents call for more legal rights to their children

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'What we have in Ireland is not equal': Same-sex parents call for more legal rights to their children

Oct 21st 2019, 2:32 PM 20,763 Views 68 Comments

The protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.

Paid maternity and paternity leave to be extended by two weeks

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Paid maternity and paternity leave to be extended by two weeks

Oct 7th 2019, 8:33 AM 81,025 Views 33 Comments

New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.

Behind-the-scenes pressure on minister to raise inheritance tax threshold in the Budget

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Behind-the-scenes pressure on minister to raise inheritance tax threshold in the Budget

Sep 28th 2019, 12:05 AM 26,251 Views 37 Comments

A tax-free threshold on transfers between parents and their children currently stands at €320,000.

Poll: Should voluntary contributions to schools be scrapped?

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# Your Say

Poll: Should voluntary contributions to schools be scrapped?

Aug 14th 2019, 9:00 AM 32,289 Views 148 Comments

Parents can be asked to pay between €60 to €115.

Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school

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Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school

Aug 1st 2019, 6:00 AM 14,925 Views 37 Comments

That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.

Four more weeks of unpaid parental leave available from September

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Four more weeks of unpaid parental leave available from September

Jul 25th 2019, 11:11 AM 67,937 Views 41 Comments

This will increase the unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks from 1 September 2019.

'Our son Patrick is looking down on Leanne this weekend. She was very close to him'

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# Family First

'Our son Patrick is looking down on Leanne this weekend. She was very close to him'

May 4th 2019, 8:00 AM 51,251 Views 6 Comments

A look through Leanne Kiernan’s rise to the top, through the highs and the lows, ahead of today’s FA Cup final.

Man sues parents for throwing away his €25k porn collection

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Man sues parents for throwing away his €25k porn collection

Apr 15th 2019, 8:15 AM 71,462 Views 72 Comments

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.

Parents' focus on 'winning' custody battles is harming Irish children

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Parents' focus on 'winning' custody battles is harming Irish children

Mar 13th 2019, 8:10 AM 19,414 Views 45 Comments

An Oireachtas committee will today hear from various interest groups about proposals to reform the family law system.

# Opinion

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Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed

Mar 3rd 2019, 4:00 PM 13,145 Views 21 Comments

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.

Young people share their experiences in care: 'This was the chapter where I turned my life around'

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Young people share their experiences in care: 'This was the chapter where I turned my life around'

Feb 16th 2019, 9:00 AM 10,640 Views 3 Comments

A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.

Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law

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Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law

Jan 11th 2019, 11:06 AM 18,760 Views 105 Comments

The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.

Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year

# Budget 2019

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# Budget 2019

Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year

Oct 9th 2018, 1:53 PM 41,369 Views 22 Comments

The measure will be introduced from November 2019.

# Opinion

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Opinion: In the digital era, how do you raise your child to be a reader?

Sep 26th 2018, 7:00 PM 14,093 Views 28 Comments

Bookseller Lorraine Levis advises parents on how to raise a book-loving child in a screen-loving era.

'I won’t ever be able to understand exactly how the HPV vaccine works. So as a parent I have to trust the experts'

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'I won’t ever be able to understand exactly how the HPV vaccine works. So as a parent I have to trust the experts'

Sep 3rd 2018, 7:00 AM 17,473 Views 130 Comments

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 Valdez

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# Jastine Valdez

'I kept on collapsing when I knew something was wrong': Jastine Valdez's parents on daughter's murder

Aug 29th 2018, 12:29 PM 33,208 Views 23 Comments

Jastine was abducted and murdered by Mark Hennessy in May of this year.

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

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# Social Protection

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

Jun 25th 2018, 6:05 AM 6,927 Views 24 Comments

It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.

Poll: Were your parents the biggest influence on your career choice?

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Poll: Were your parents the biggest influence on your career choice?

Jun 4th 2018, 11:33 AM 26,074 Views 44 Comments

Parents may not be fully aware of the vast range of science and technology careers available, Dr Des Fitzgerald said.

People asked to host coffee mornings to help make hospitals more fun places for sick kids

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# Every Little Helps

People asked to host coffee mornings to help make hospitals more fun places for sick kids

Jun 3rd 2018, 10:30 AM 8,257 Views 8 Comments

Volunteers spend time with sick children in hospital, doing crafts, reading to them or playing games with them.

What to do if your daughter didn't get the HPV vaccine before, but wants it now

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# Cervical Cancer

What to do if your daughter didn't get the HPV vaccine before, but wants it now

Mar 25th 2018, 1:30 PM 22,114 Views 31 Comments

Since September 2016 the uptake rate for the vaccine has increased from 51% to 62%.

# Parents

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# Parents

Doctors warn parents after boy burned due to spark from aerosol soap can

Feb 18th 2018, 9:00 PM 51,437 Views 23 Comments

The doctors said that face paint the boy was wearing might have been oil-based, which would have reacted with the spark.

Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online

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Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online

Jan 31st 2018, 10:49 PM 9,354 Views 69 Comments

The digital age of consent in Ireland is 13.

# No Fair

People are sharing the weirdest things their parents banned from them as kids, and it's gas

Jan 11th 2018, 4:25 PM 10,417 Views 13 Comments

“My mom wouldn’t let me watch the birth scene in the Spice Girls movie.”

Proposals to give parents a tax credit for directly employing childminders in their own home

# Budget 2019

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# Budget 2019

Proposals to give parents a tax credit for directly employing childminders in their own home

Jan 2nd 2018, 8:20 AM 22,247 Views 33 Comments

Many people currently pay cash to their childminder, but this new measure would ensure these minders receive the benefits of any employee.

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