What are providers saying about the new early-childhood funding scheme?
Concerns include fee-freeze requirement and that smaller operators could be squeezed out
Irish hotel industry's impressive renaissance complicated by ‘distorted’ market
Agenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugees
Families accuse HSE of wilfully neglecting children with disabilities
Protests to highlight the ‘shambles’ of the reconfigured children’s disability services
Ukrainian families given 15 hours to remove children from schools
Government department regrets upset but notes ‘emergency response’ circumstance
Only one in seven approved homes for refugees are occupied
Government efforts to help Moldova manage refugees ‘an absolute disgrace’ – Regina Doherty
Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian people
Religious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeing
Sound of laughing Ukrainian children fills Fethard convent
Presentation convent will be home to 55 refugees who have fled Russian invasion
Some Irish families ‘unable to cope’ with housing Ukrainian refugees
Citywest conference centre currently being used as a processing centre for refugees
Almost 17,000 people have now fled Ukraine to Ireland
More than 20,000 pledges made to Red Cross to house refugees in Irish homes
Hotel industry calls for 9% tourism VAT rate to remain to combat inflation
Industry would not have survived the pandemic with Government supports, says Hotels Federation
Ukrainian refugees at Dublin Airport being guided to ‘one-stop-shop’
Arrivals are on average processed in three hours after filling out form for PPS number and assessed for accommodation needs
State’s welcome for Ukrainians reveals ‘hypocrisy’ of Irish immigration system
‘We shouldn’t be applying different standards. If we can do it for Ukraine we should be doing it for Afghanistan and Syria’
Schools with spare places identified ahead of arrival of Ukrainian families
Authorities planning database of Ukrainian speakers to assist with integration
Catholic bishops call on UK to prioritise rights of Ukrainian refugees
Special collection will be taken up at all Masses in Ireland for the people of Ukraine
Which Irish charities are running fundraising appeals for Ukraine?
Irish public donate millions of euro and offer spare accommodation to Ukrainians
Almost 2,500 housing offers for Ukrainians as portal starts processing pledges
Minister says portal will allow people make offers of accommodation ‘in a clear way’
Ukrainian refugees will be given medical cards, says Donnelly
Minister says Ireland will do ‘everything it can from a healthcare perspective’
New €100m Travelodge Plus Dublin hotel closes to house asylum seekers
City centre property is second new Dublin hotel to sign exclusive deal with State
Syrian refugees in Lebanon waiting two years to get to Ireland
Sourcing of long-term accommodation taking longer than anticipated, says department
Direct provision sees State prop up swathe of Irish hotels
Caveat: State asylum system readies for €500m splurge before decommissioning
Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport shuts after seven months to become asylum centre
One of largest hotels in the city, the 421-bed JMK-owned property cost €50m to build
Bernie McNally named Department of Education secretary general
Outgoing mandarin Seán Ó Foghlú due to complete 10-year term of office this week
Amnesty scheme opens for asylum seekers awaiting permission to stay in Ireland
Scheme aims to ‘clear backlog’ before new system replaces direct provision - Minister
Tusla urged to address child private care placements
Family placements have ‘questionable legal foundation’, says special rapporteur
Thousands of illegally adopted people to have inheritance rights from two sets of parents
Proposed changes to succession law seek to resolve issues around illegal adoptions
Human rights commission calls for prohibition of discrimation against carers
Women more likely to face discrimination over care responsibilities than men – Ihrec
Tusla to draw up plan to reduce dependence on private residential care
State payments for residential homes for children have nearly doubled in recent years
Judge expresses concern for vulnerable boy in homeless unit
‘Child may be born’ to 17-year-old boy and girl, both of whom are in interim care, court told
People want employers to do more for staff with disabilities, poll shows
State told Irish law ‘must be brought into line’ with UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilties
The modern Irish father: Daddy’s home, but does that make him a better parent?
New research looks at what difference a dad makes in his children’s happiness
Deaths in State care show systemic cracks remain despite reforms
Problems in care system remain nearly 10 years on from scathing report
Positive outcomes for children who have good relationship with father, study finds
Long working hours a barrier to fathers’ involvement, ESRI research shows
Over 200 Afghans granted visas for Republic unable to travel
Government has issued 499 waivers to Afghan refugees, but just 286 arrive in State
Rosanna Davison: ‘I’m still waiting two years later to apply to be my daughter’s guardian’
Rosanna Davison, Mark Feehily and others want greater rights for surrogate parents
FG report calls for major rethink to country’s childcare sector
Among solutions proposed are measures designed to ease financial burden
Up to 500 relatives of Afghans in State to be offered temporary residency
Cabinet also to consider changes to legislation on freedom of information
Youth work abuser hired despite previous assault conviction
Internal inquiry found man ‘should not have been employed’ by charity Extern
Thousands of State’s poorest children face losing after-school childcare places
Changes to new childcare scheme favours children of working parents, critics say
Lost in translation: ‘You can be shocked by the bad news you have to interpret’
Lack of minimum standards for interpreters has knock-on effect for vulnerable people
Lack of ‘in-person’ prison visits could affect rehabilitation for parent and child
Impact of separation ‘intensified’ for prisoners’ children during Covid, study shows
Support group for torture victims appeals for financial aid
Spirasi ‘in urgent need’ of specialist therapists to ensure State meets legal obligations
Children say using internet better than playing with friends, study finds
Growing Up in Ireland study finds most children enjoy online games more than playing with friends
Department to close 24 accommodation centres for asylum seekers
Facilities housing 1,300 people to be decommissioned as part of plan to end direct provision
Dedicated housing unit for trafficking victims to open in autumn
Department of Justice previously announced unit would open last year
Fresh face for Scouting Ireland after years of turbulence, but divisions remain
New chief scout says organisation has key role to play for children in post-Covid world
Record number of IRC awards connecting researchers and community/voluntary organisations
Government departments and agencies also fund innovative research under New Foundations scheme
Analysis: Collapse of voluntary disability providers is major worry for HSE
HSE’s chief flagged ‘serious concern’ about deteriorating financial position of providers
GSK will not contribute to mother and baby homes financial redress
Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman to meet with pharmaceutical giant
Proposed committee for childcare sector excludes ‘majority of providers’, ISME warns
Hundreds of employers may decline agreements without representation, group says
Many schools struggling to help pupils readjust to organised education
Some children spent lockdown without enough food in overcrowded accommodation
Childcare providers call for earlier vaccination as children return to creches
Sector also seeking subsidised weekly antigen tests for staff
Illegal adoptions: Government’s next step fraught with difficulty
State has duty of care to subjects of illegal birth registrations but also to their anguish
Illegal adoptions: ‘Doing nothing’ not option for State inquiry
Scale and timeframe among challenges, special rapporteur for child protection says
New guidelines on personal injury awards to take effect ‘within weeks’
Minister for Justice to bring proposals for Bill to Cabinet after judges back plans
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