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# Children

All time
Number of child safety failings in Direct Provision centres, ombudsman report finds
27 Apr 2021
6.8k
6
'We got 300 calls today': High demand for children's shoes after they're reclassified as essential
1 Apr 2021
22.3k
28
'Her shoes are falling apart': Parents call for clarity on buying children's shoes
30 Mar 2021
77.3k
66
Allegations of department gathering dossiers on children with autism 'extremely concerning', says Paul Reid
28 Mar 2021
24.0k
34
120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign
Updated 16 Mar 2021
30.7k
29
RTÉ's news2day: 'The tone of our news is important for children - no jargon or dramatic language'
Avril Hoare & Anne-Marie Smyth
12 Feb 2021
17.6k
13
Biden wants to undo 'national shame' of child separations at US-Mexico border
3 Feb 2021
22.8k
44
'It's like he didn't exist': Several court cases involving murdered children who can't be named
Updated 2 Feb 2021
18.1k
'Seen as criminals first, children second': 1,000 children in Ireland involved with criminal networks
27 Jan 2021
14.4k
13
Deputy CMO insists school closures should be 'last resort' only after criticism from special needs teachers
Updated 18 Jan 2021
103k
117
Re-opening schools for students with special needs to be prioritised by government, says minister
11 Jan 2021
24.1k
45
Childcare services to remain open but only for vulnerable groups and children of essential workers
Updated 6 Jan 2021
38.2k
11
Explainer: What childcare options are available in Level 5 and who gets priority?
4 Jan 2021
45.4k
9
State-funded ECCE pre-school programme to remain closed for a week, other childcare to open Monday
1 Jan 2021
74.8k
40
Over 15,000 new parents have availed of Parent's Benefit payment since introduction in 2019
28 Dec 2020
29.1k
18
Debunked: No, the Army is not going to chip children in schools so they can monitor them
12 Nov 2020
16.7k
1
Government to set up archive of records related to institutional trauma in 20th century
Updated 28 Oct 2020
25.7k
27
The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know
28 Sep 2020
54.4k
27
Less invasive nasal swab to be applied for Covid-19 testing on children
14 Sep 2020
46.0k
24
Over a quarter of Irish children and adolescents say they do not have a high satisfaction with life
3 Sep 2020
16.9k
54
Overcrowded classes and an empty classroom: Serious 'frustration' at teaching job cuts during a health crisis
28 Aug 2020
26.3k
32
Is your child worried about going to school? An expert has some tips for parents
27 Aug 2020
13.9k
12
40% of teachers concerned about how play-based lessons will be affected by Covid-19 restrictions
23 Aug 2020
20.9k
62
'I feel like the only way out is to die': Over 20,000 disclosures of abuse made to Women's Aid in 2019
20 Aug 2020
24.8k
18
New research highlights long-term impact of Covid-19 restrictions on children with autism
13 Aug 2020
23.2k
59
'Maternity leave is a human right': TD calls for parental leave for TDs
29 Jul 2020
33.8k
57
'Parents face stark choices': Three-week extension to parent's leave criticised as too little, too late
14 Jul 2020
30.8k
24
'I've can't lift my arms, brush my hair, or even go to the toilet alone': Children still waiting on Spinraza drug, Dáil told
8 Jul 2020
11.5k
1
'It's been a long 16 weeks': Anticipation tinged with nerves as creches prepare to re-open
28 Jun 2020
25.3k
23
Majority of children and teenagers with Covid-19 only experience mild symptoms, according to new research
26 Jun 2020
19.5k
9
Ombudsman expresses 'grave concern' over potential abolition of Department of Children
12 Jun 2020
10.9k
5
Poll: Should the Department of Children be scrapped?
11 Jun 2020
50.7k
58
State grants will ensure childcare providers should have no reason to increase fees, says minister
10 Jun 2020
15.8k
12
'Play-pods' of up to 12 children to be introduced in creches as they reopen from 29 June
29 May 2020
26.6k
24
The government's Covid-19 childcare plans, while noble, will not benefit children
Karen Clince
26 May 2020
24.4k
21
'Shambolic': Government told to 'go back to the drawing board' over failed childcare scheme for healthcare workers
Updated 14 May 2020
33.6k
107
Three children in New York die of rare disease that could be linked to Covid-19
10 May 2020
63.0k
29
Childcare providers have until Tuesday to sign up to wage subsidy scheme
16 Apr 2020
21.1k
21
Court-ordered access to children for separated parents advised to continue during pandemic
6 Apr 2020
37.2k
24
Parents will not have to pay for childcare they are not receiving during Covid-19 crisis, says Taoiseach
25 Mar 2020
32.2k
46
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