Minister Norma Foley announced new caps on weekly childcare fees A new weekly childcare cost cap is to be introduced, according to Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality. According to the Irish Mirror, childcare costs for parents with children in “early learning and childcare providers” will be reduced. Services availing of State funding […]
6 months ago
This weekly payment has kept a lot of people warm over the last few months. A regular payment that over 400,000 households in Ireland benefit from is set to end at the start of April. The fuel allowance, which came into effect last September, is set to end on 4 April. The payment, which is […]
9 months ago
She is mourning the loss of four sons, three died due to drugs A Cork mother is pleading with the government to take action after she lost three sons to drug addiction. Dillon Kavanagh, 30, from Gurranabraher in Cork city passed away on Thursday of a suspected overdose, just days after his 36-year-old brother Damien […]
11 months ago
There is still ‘a lot of work to be done’ in Ireland when it comes available fertility treatment That’s according to the National infertility Support and Information Group, who acknowledged that “significant progress” has been made in recent years, but more needs to be done. It’s National Fertility Week and so the organisation is trying […]
1 year ago
The issue of ‘unlimited renewals’ is a priority for the government Learner drivers in Ireland who keep failing their driving tests will be banned from Irish roads in a safety crackdown from the government. Transport Minister Jack Chambers confirmed the issue of ‘unlimited renewals’ is currently being worked on with the Road Safety Authority and will be rolled out once the backlog […]
1 year ago
New research shows that around two thirds of the public want the Government to ban the sale of disposable vapes A survey recently carried out with over 1,000 people aged 15 and over by the independent polling organisation Ipsos found that 64% of respondents support the ban of disposable e-cigarettes, also known as vapes. Only […]
2 years ago