#Family

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Little boy or child sitting alone on floor in front of the school after suffering an act of bullying
Investigation of historic child sexual abuse will now include all schools
Helen McEntee told the Dáil the commission of investigation will have the power to compel witnesses and documents

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

IRISH Smoking 3
We banned smoking. So why can't we get warning labels on alcohol?
Alcohol Action Ireland chief says the powerful drink industry lobby has frustrated plans to put health warnings on its products

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop
MABS sees 10% surge in families in debt due to soaring cost of living
Money Advice and Budgeting Service calls for targeted supports in Budget 2026 amid spiralling cost of housing and utilities 

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’
'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’
As his father faces motor neurone disease, James O'Sullivan reflects on Cork hurling, memory, masculinity, and the love passed down through sport

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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'Eat or heat': Irish families cut back on food and other essentials as prices surge 4.6%
Families are buying less, or poorer quality, food as CSO reports grocery price rises at double the general inflation rate

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Money in old hands
'€100k stolen from dementia patient — but gardaí cannot act due to gaps in safeguarding law'
Cork North Central TD Colm Burke tells Oireachtas of a constituent's plight as advocates renew call for adult safeguarding legislation

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Government rebuked for delaying legislation for pregnancy loss leave
Government rebuked for delaying legislation for pregnancy loss leave
Sinn Féin senator Nicole Ryan condemned the push-back of her bill as she and other senators shared their experience of miscarriage

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Mother and son looking out of window
'There’s not much left for any pleasures in life. It’s grim and not getting any better'
Parents are borrowing money to buy food, cancelling medical insurance, and already 'dreading' next winter’s fuel bills

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth
Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth
Heather Randles has some advice for whoever won the Euromillions in Cork a fortnight ago — and indeed anyone who comes into a substantial amount of money 

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Couple counseling or therapy session. Man talking about problems in the family. Husband and wife meeting their psychiatrist.
'Ireland faces legal aid crisis' as Flac fields 53,000 calls in a year
Free Legal Advice Centres have nowhere to refer 20% of their callers as Flac cannot represent people at the WRC or in social welfare appeals

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Back view of embraced senior couple on a hill in autumn day.
Rise in number of older people leaves Government facing major funding challenge
By 2040, one in five people in Ireland will be over the age of 65. The ESRI projects that the demand for long-stay beds could grow between 61% to 80% by 2040

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
From the teenagers who made a movie with Foróige, to a major conference in Dublin — the health risks of vaping is a hot topic in Ireland, writes Health Correspondent NIAMH GRIFFIN

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

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Vaping has led a surge of young people using nicotine/tobacco products
The number of young people vaping or smoking has surged by 10 percentage points to 30% in just a decade

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Trans people have the same basic needs as anyone else, but are demonised to distract from the real issues, write Karen Sugrue and Bernie Linnane

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Pensive child
Cork crime: With ambition and vision, we can upend this cycle of disadvantage and harm
On the final day of the Cork Crime series, Katherine Harford writes that investing in a 'village' of supports would address the harms blighting some parts of the city more than others

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

'You have to smile': Lollipop person of the year enjoys the craic with all his little charges
'You have to smile': Lollipop person of the year enjoys the craic with all his little charges
Youghal lollipop man, retired firefighter Ger Gleeson, jokes that his win might be the start of a double with Cork's senior hurlers

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Eviction Notice Document on table
Notices of termination 'main driver of homelessness for families in Dublin'
Dublin Region Homeless Executive will tell Oireachtas housing committee such notices account for 42% of families entering homelessness to date in 2025

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Vaping man
Cork County Council likely to ban smoking and vaping at all its amenity areas 
The measure is likely to be introduced following a motion by Fianna Fáil councillor Audrey Buckley

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

UN questions Irish family courts over 'concept of parental alienation'
UN questions Irish family courts over 'concept of parental alienation'
The issue was raised by Dafna Hacker Dror of the UN’s committee on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together
Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together
A married couple who met at the annual Midleton Tattoo Club summer bash are among the people SARAH HORGAN met when she dropped in to this year's event

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

School stock
Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care
Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children
Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'
Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'
Coolmine's evaluation of its Parents Under Pressure programme in the HSE Dublin and North East areas shows improvements in the functioning of drug-using parents towards their families

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

'It is encouraging to see areas like Mahon in Cork making the grade, having fallen short in recent years'
'It is encouraging to see areas like Mahon in Cork making the grade, having fallen short in recent years'
Irish Business Against Litter survey highlights improvements in areas including Mahon but also points to some blackspots

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Teenage Students Using Digital Devices On College Campus
No post-primary phone ban — but schools will be asked to help restrict their use
Primary schools will fully ban smartphones, while post-primary schools are asked to create tailored phone-free policies

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ’s Housewife of the Year shows us what we still refuse to see
S Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ’s Housewife of the Year shows us what we still refuse to see
The RTÉ documentary Housewife of the Year shows how Irish society continues to exploit women’s unpaid labour under a new, economic dogma — and why it’s time to honour that work again

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

New childcare fee cap will not benefit most parents
New childcare fee cap will not benefit most parents
Norma Foley's early learning and childcare fee cap of €295 is higher than the weekly fees most parents pay

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána
Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána
It is believed that the 2021 report found that treatment for seriously ill children was delayed, and that a toxic culture existed in the department under examination

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Mother launches 'Francis' Law' campaign to end sentence reductions for rape
Mother launches 'Francis' Law' campaign to end sentence reductions for rape
Georgina Tuohey launches Francis' Law to scrap automatic mitigation and remission after Offaly rapist's sentence cut, arguing justice system fails victims

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

'Parents would come straight from hospital to hand over their babies...'
'Parents would come straight from hospital to hand over their babies...'
As Sean Abbott retires from Horizons after 40 years, he reflects on Ireland’s progress — and its ongoing failures

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre
'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre
Bessboro Day Care Centre has 200 people on a waiting list for its services for people with dementia or Alzheimer's

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Old woman sitting in chair
Home care regulation will reduce choice and boost big firms’ profits
The regulatory changes will give corporate providers more power at the expense of low-paid staff and those they care for, writes Michael Harty

Wed, 28 May, 2025

schizophrenia attack
Suzanne Crowe: People with severe mental illness will be failed by proposed new law
Psychosis robs people of their ability to understand how ill they are. If enacted, the Mental Health Bill will mean people stripped of insight by their illness will be able to refuse treatment

Mon, 19 May, 2025

HHC: The drug sold on Irish main streets that’s sending teens to hospital
HHC: The drug sold on Irish main streets that’s sending teens to hospital
Synthetic cannabis HHC is being sold in Irish shops despite expert warnings of addiction, psychosis, and teen hospitalisations

Sat, 17 May, 2025

Cara's fund: Government 'must clear backlog of assessments for children with disabilities'
Cara's fund: Government 'must clear backlog of assessments for children with disabilities'
Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, and Independent Ireland demand urgent funding to clear AON backlog to coincide with Cara Dermody's vigil

Thu, 15 May, 2025

Patrick O'Brien
New file shows State ignored warnings as convicted rapist and ‘psychotic’ wife adopted child
Despite clear psychiatric warnings and knowledge of abuse, the State allowed Fiona Doyle’s parents to adopt another child

Wed, 14 May, 2025

ANN HIGGINS
Why school can be the best medicine for children in hospital 
Teaching sick children in hospital is not without its unique challenges, writes Sarah Horgan

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Government accused of failing Grace abuse victims amid backlash over Farrelly report findings
Government accused of failing Grace abuse victims amid backlash over Farrelly report findings
Government faces renewed criticism as families demand accountability over the treatment of Grace and other survivors

Wed, 07 May, 2025

‘She brought joy to us all’: Tributes to former Limerick mayor
‘She brought joy to us all’: Tributes to former Limerick mayor
Kathleen Leddin is being remembered as her son, Brian Leddin, paid a heartfelt tribute to his 'resilient' mum 

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Grace report: Fran O'Keeffe's family on why they took her out of the same foster home in 1992
Grace report: Fran O'Keeffe's family on why they took her out of the same foster home in 1992
Fran O'Keeffe’s family says the State failed her. After years of silence, they’re speaking out against the Grace case commission report

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Students on semiar
Ireland 'will see sharpest drop in youth population in EU' 
EU Youth Report 2024 warns that fewer young people supporting a growing elderly population 'could lead to increased strain on public services'

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Empty Classroom Ready For Pupils
SNAs may get better job security under NCSE scheme
Special needs assistants redeployment scheme would allow them redeploy to another school if they are no longer required in their original workplace

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

ASTI conference: Teacher had to delay having children as illness due to pregnancy not covered
ASTI conference: Teacher had to delay having children as illness due to pregnancy not covered
Teacher points to 'unfairness', saying: 'A man will never accrue pregnancy-related sick leave. He'll never have appointments or he'll never have that situation'

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence
Danielle McLaughlin's murderer to appeal double life sentence
At Bombay High Court, 31-year-old Vikat Bhagat challenged his conviction and sentence for the rape and murder of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

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