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Children

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delayed delivery
'At this stage, it is a crisis': Children still left waiting for public disability services
3 Jun 2022
13.1k
10
High Court
High Court finds aspect of law that criminalises defilement of a child unconstitutional
1 Jun 2022
12.3k
2
Cystic Fibrosis
'Intensive work' ongoing to give 35 children with Cystic Fibrosis access to life-changing drug
24 May 2022
7.9k
10
cost of childcare
Parents paying nearly €800 in monthly fees per child in childcare, report finds
13 May 2022
21.2k
35
clusters
Explainer: What we know about the recent spate of acute hepatitis in children
12 May 2022
10.5k
1
State apology
Taoiseach ‘more than willing’ to offer State apology for illegal birth registrations
11 May 2022
7.7k
18
capping fees
Government to reduce childcare costs 'considerably' in the next Budget
24 Apr 2022
63.6k
63
Children
New government report highlights 24,000 households with children in need of social housing
28 Feb 2022
9.8k
3
covid19
Online booking opens for 5-11 year olds as just over one fifth have received Covid vaccine
20 Feb 2022
16.6k
27
Waiting Lists
Waiting lists for children's surgeries to be tackled by extending operating theatre hours
15 Feb 2022
14.9k
16
severe morning sickness
Health Minister insists State won't reimburse cost of drug to treat severe pregnancy sickness
4 Feb 2022
18.3k
14
Mental Health
Kerry gardaí considering CAMHS report to see if there are 'grounds' for criminal investigation
Updated 28 Jan 2022
19.4k
26
Government
New research to examine lives of children in care and adults who were in care as children
26 Jan 2022
5.9k
5
camhs
HSE apologises to young people over 'care deficiencies' in Kerry mental health services
25 Jan 2022
7.1k
mother and baby homes
'I'll protest until I die': Call for 'forgotten' boarded out children to be given redress
20 Jan 2022
15.5k
Covid-19
Vaccine registration opens for high-risk children aged 5 to 11
28 Dec 2021
14.4k
20
Covid-19
Taoiseach: 'I think we have to approach vaccination of children with sensitivity'
23 Dec 2021
16.9k
54
vaccine programme
Vaccinations for vulnerable children to start next week, Taoiseach says
14 Dec 2021
13.2k
53
Parenting
Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not
Margaret Lynch
11 Dec 2021
56.5k
106
rollout
HSE working to decide settings where Covid vaccines will be administered to children
9 Dec 2021
17.4k
79
freezing classrooms
Taoiseach says funding will be made available to schools that wish to purchase HEPA filters
7 Dec 2021
13.7k
14
Education
Therapy services at special school still not restored despite Taoiseach's assurances
5 Dec 2021
17.1k
9
Waiting Lists
Children's hospitals forced to cancel surgeries for patients who are in 'increasing pain'
14 Nov 2021
28.9k
19
Waiting Lists
Consultants say orthopaedic care conditions for children are 'inadequate and chaotic'
11 Nov 2021
19.4k
7
nphet
Five to 12 year olds are now the age group with the highest Covid incidence rate
27 Oct 2021
54.9k
96
Vaccination
Pfizer reports Covid-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in children
22 Oct 2021
14.5k
17
Mental Health
Warning of ‘tsunami’ of mental health issues among children due to pandemic
20 Oct 2021
10.9k
13
Vaccines
Pfizer submits data to FDA to authorise Covid vaccine for young children
28 Sep 2021
7.5k
9
Covid-19
Taoiseach: 'No issue vaccinating young children, but we must ask if vaccines need to go to others'
26 Sep 2021
21.8k
24
Schools
Philip Nolan: Risk of keeping asymptomatic children in school 'remains low'
24 Sep 2021
10.5k
42
Testing
Number of children aged five to 12 tested for Covid quadruples
16 Sep 2021
22.5k
38
Housing Crisis
Lone parents and their children account for more than half of all homeless families
14 Sep 2021
14.3k
9
Children
Explainer: How schools are handling Covid-19 pressure not long after reopening
11 Sep 2021
16.7k
9
Children
Highest Covid-19 rates in children were recorded during school holidays, HSE says
9 Sep 2021
21.4k
29
Vaccines
Union reissues call for unvaccinated pregnant teachers to be allowed work from home
23 Aug 2021
20.8k
76
child vaccinations
'The benefits of vaccination exceed any risk': NIAC's Prof Karina Butler outlines advice to parents
Updated 28 Jul 2021
36.1k
110
Coronavirus
Children aged 12 to 15 at high risk to be prioritised in Covid vaccine rollout
28 Jul 2021
13.6k
97
Explainer
Here is the current guidance on vaccinating children against Covid-19
26 Jul 2021
30.6k
14
Back To School
Minister seeks to 'reassure parents' that a full reopening of schools is planned
25 Jul 2021
35.1k
39
Indoor dining
Government aims to reopen indoor hospitality on 26 July
Updated 15 Jul 2021
34.2k
95
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