# parents

Last month

April 2023

# vivienne murphy

SF seeks investigation into lack of paediatric ICU beds in Cork after girl's death from Strep A

Parents of girl who died of Strep A urge parents and doctors to be vigilant about the illness.

8.0k

Apr 17th 2023, 6:02 PM

This year

2023

# Domestic Violence

Rate of pay for domestic violence leave should be worked out by end of summer, says minister

Work Life Balance Bill – which includes paid leave for domestic violence victims – has been passed.

5.3k

Mar 30th 2023, 11:26 AM

Last year

2022

# Child Maintenance

Calls for dedicated State service to pursue parents who fail to pay child maintenance

Support services for lone parents have pointed out that the adversarial and costly courts route is the only option available.

A review group comprised submitted a report on the child maintenance system to Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys in April, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Support services have said child maintenance is seen largely as a personal, parental obligation and therefore a matter of private family law.

20.8k

Jul 31st 2022, 12:05 AM

Government's 'objective' to cut childcare costs before Christmas - Taoiseach

Martin warned that the toughest period in this crisis could be wintertime.

26.4k

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Jun 20th 2022, 2:19 PM

# cost of childcare

Parents paying nearly €800 in monthly fees per child in childcare, report finds

A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.

20.3k

May 13th 2022, 3:54 PM

# capping fees

Government to reduce childcare costs 'considerably' in the next Budget

Childcare fees will be capped at September 2021 levels if a deal can be done on pay and conditions.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says increased subsidies should be used to reduce costs considerably for parents.

Government believes a reduction in the cost of childcare 'will help with cost of living'.

63.4k

Apr 24th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Reunited

'I hadn’t seen my parents for two-and-a-half years. It was really emotional'

Finlay Bealham shared a special moment with his family at Twickenham.

110k

Mar 12th 2022, 9:23 PM

# Waiting Lists

Waiting lists for children's surgeries to be tackled by extending operating theatre hours

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said “far too many” children are waiting too long for orthopaedic surgery

14.5k

Feb 15th 2022, 9:01 PM

All time

# storm barra

Schools across the country advised to 'open tomorrow as usual'

Schools are closed in 12 counties today.

76.5k

Updated

Dec 8th 2021, 3:01 PM

# Delay

'Desperate' parents paying double to get birth certs via private companies amid registration delays

Private companies are capitalising on long delays in the birth registration system.

Parents are paying private companies more than twice the going rate to get birth certs for their children, Órla Ryan reports

There are long delays in registering children's births in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow

This is having a knock-on effect on them being issued with birth certs and applying for social welfare benefits

68.1k

Nov 27th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Newborns

Parents face child benefit lag due to long delays in birth registration

The delay, caused by the HSE cyber attack, has been reduced from 16 weeks

Delays are due to the summer's cyber attack on the HSE, Aoife Barry reports

Parents have been reporting delays of two to three months for registration

Fears for vulnerable parents who can't access child benefit due to the delay

22.6k

Oct 3rd 2021, 12:05 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

'I have no idea who will mind my children': Readers' stories of Ireland's childcare crisis

A report by

Lauren Boland

We asked readers to share their experiences of trying to find childcare in Ireland – here are their stories.

Every year, tens of thousands of parents around the country seek out childcare, but many say it has become an increasingly difficult search.

We asked readers to share their experiences and struggles with childcare in Ireland.

Here are their stories, collected by Lauren Boland.

76.6k

Aug 28th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Get in touch

Have you faced difficulties finding childcare for your young child? We want to hear your story

We want to piece together the picture of what finding childcare looks like in Ireland – here’s how you can take part.

14.9k

Aug 26th 2021, 11:27 AM

# Back To School

Minister seeks to 'reassure parents' that a full reopening of schools is planned

Minister Norma Foley said the return of children to the classroom for the new school term is a priority.

35.0k

Jul 25th 2021, 3:33 PM

# Pregnancy

'Two-tier system' means couples still forced to travel for termination after severe foetal diagnoses

The legislation is due to be reviewed this year.

43.0k

Mar 21st 2021, 12:05 AM

# flu season

120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign

The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.

30.6k

Updated

Mar 16th 2021, 6:30 AM

# canvassing

Leaving Cert: Exam timetable released as parents could face 'sanctions' for lobbying

Norma Foley has said the sanctions could include students being barred from sitting exams.

Timetable to begin from Wednesday 9 June

Sanctions for grade lobbying could include barring students form exams

Reopening of schools likely to begin with LC students and young children

59.6k

Updated

Feb 18th 2021, 12:35 PM

# Supreme Court

Parents of brain-damaged boy lose Supreme Court appeal for control of medical treatment

The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.

24.6k

Jan 22nd 2021, 6:29 PM

# parents

'Our kids are suffering': Some parents 'devastated' over failure to re-open special education as planned

Schools for children with special educational needs were due to re-open today.

15.2k

Jan 21st 2021, 6:30 AM

# Pregnancy

Further restrictions in maternity hospitals as some decide to reverse decision allowing partners into 20-week scan

Some hospitals adapted their visiting restrictions for difficult situations such as pregnancy loss, stillbirth and unexpected complications.

21.1k

Jan 8th 2021, 6:01 PM

# Children's Rights

Children with disabilities waiting years for assessment a violation of their rights, committee to be told

Over 6,000 children are currently overdue an assessment of their needs.

9.4k

Dec 1st 2020, 6:15 AM

# services cut

People with disabilities have been ‘forgotten’ during pandemic, Dáil told

Day services have only reopened at 40% capacity.

13.7k

Oct 7th 2020, 2:52 PM

# Vaccination

The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know

“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.

54.3k

Sep 28th 2020, 12:05 AM

# concerned parents

70% of primary school parents concerned about impact of Covid-19 on children's mental health

A quarter of parents are either “very” or “extremely” concerned about their children’s mental health.

15.6k

Jun 24th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Childcare

State grants will ensure childcare providers should have no reason to increase fees, says minister

A €75 million funding package has been announced.

15.7k

Jun 10th 2020, 1:30 PM

# new sex ed plan

Suggestions children aged 4 would be taught about masturbation called out as 'dangerous scaremongering'

The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.

28.4k

Dec 11th 2019, 4:58 PM

# Smartphones

'Young people learn about sex through porn, many have no idea what a healthy relationship looks like'

Parents and teachers need to be better equipped to talk to young people about sex and relationships, Noeline Blackwell has said.

21.1k

Nov 10th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Equality

'What we have in Ireland is not equal': Same-sex parents call for more legal rights to their children

The protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.

21.4k

Oct 21st 2019, 2:32 PM

# new parents

Paid maternity and paternity leave to be extended by two weeks

New legislation will provide for extra paid leave for each parent of a child who is born, or adopted, from 1 November 2019.

81.1k

Oct 7th 2019, 8:33 AM

# budget 2020

Behind-the-scenes pressure on minister to raise inheritance tax threshold in the Budget

A tax-free threshold on transfers between parents and their children currently stands at €320,000.

26.3k

Sep 28th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should voluntary contributions to schools be scrapped?

Parents can be asked to pay between €60 to €115.

33.0k

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Aug 14th 2019, 9:00 AM

# Back To School

Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school

That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.

15.1k

Aug 1st 2019, 6:00 AM

# unpaid leave

Four more weeks of unpaid parental leave available from September

This will increase the unpaid parental leave from 18 weeks to 22 weeks from 1 September 2019.

68.0k

Jul 25th 2019, 11:11 AM

# family first

'Our son Patrick is looking down on Leanne this weekend. She was very close to him'

A look through Leanne Kiernan’s rise to the top, through the highs and the lows, ahead of today’s FA Cup final.

52.0k

May 4th 2019, 8:00 AM

# Michigan

Man sues parents for throwing away his €25k porn collection

The 40-year-old man’s father told him he had done him a favour by getting rid of his 12 boxes of films and magazines.

71.5k

Apr 15th 2019, 8:15 AM

# Family Courts

Parents' focus on 'winning' custody battles is harming Irish children

An Oireachtas committee will today hear from various interest groups about proposals to reform the family law system.

20.2k

Mar 13th 2019, 8:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed

Philippa Perry writes about how not to shut children down, which might only encourage them not to talk to you about big and small things.

13.3k

Mar 3rd 2019, 4:00 PM

# careday19

Young people share their experiences in care: 'This was the chapter where I turned my life around'

A number of young people shared their experiences yesterday and said they want to erase the stigma attached to being in the care system.

11.0k

Feb 16th 2019, 9:00 AM

# Parenting

Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law

The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.

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Jan 11th 2019, 11:06 AM

# budget 2019

Parents to get an extra two weeks' paid parental leave from next year

The measure will be introduced from November 2019.

41.4k

Oct 9th 2018, 1:53 PM