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Rosary in Girl's hands
Dear Dáithí: My sister was told to return a Communion dress as another pupil had it
My sister was taken aback to get a call from the shop where she had purchased the dress to say when they checked their files, another pupil at the school had already bought the same one...and she needed to return the dress she bought

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Family history uncovered behind Clonakilty WWII hero Captain John Keany and his tragic legacy
S Family history uncovered behind Clonakilty WWII hero Captain John Keany and his tragic legacy
Discovery of a wartime letter uncovers the tragic story of a Cork family shaped by violence, loss and silence

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Children learning in a school classroom
Special school pupils have yet to get a full day of classes since November
Minister of state for disability Emer Higgins stated it was 'fantastic to see this wonderful special school up and running' despite the pupils missing out on eight hours of classes a week

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Parents devastated as special classes for children with additional needs delayed until 2027
Parents devastated as special classes for children with additional needs delayed until 2027
Twelve children with additional needs receive just two hours of daily education as planned Finglas special classes face delays

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

HSE launches review into Cork couple’s pregnancy termination after incorrect diagnosis
HSE launches review into Cork couple’s pregnancy termination after incorrect diagnosis
External review will examine care given to Cork couple after termination based on incorrect diagnosis of fatal fetal abnormality

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

'We end up giving them to our dogs' — Flood of complaints about quality of hot school meals
'We end up giving them to our dogs' — Flood of complaints about quality of hot school meals
Correspondence from parents seen by the 'Irish Examiner' lays out a litany of complaints from 'out of date meals' to 'incorrect allergen information'

Mon, 09 Mar, 2026

Proposal for Tusla welfare checks on 18,000 young people whose cases were closed during covid
Proposal for Tusla welfare checks on 18,000 young people whose cases were closed during covid
Government to consider legislation — but opposition TD says new law might not be needed, and that another agency could carry out the work

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

Almost 14,000 children await hearing assessment — and deaf adults bear huge cost burden
Almost 14,000 children await hearing assessment — and deaf adults bear huge cost burden
'Working adults who are deaf are being penalised', and long waiting lists for children will have 'a massive developmental impact'

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

Religious orders schools Scoping Inquiry - Ireland
Sean Ross Abbey survivor demands action after High Court ruling against minister
Ann Connolly has asked Norma Foley if the Government intends to respond or take action in the wake of court decision on the redress scheme

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Anger over lack of progress six months after rare disease strategy launched
Anger over lack of progress six months after rare disease strategy launched
About one in 17 people in Ireland live with a rare disease. Four in 10 experience poor access to healthcare services

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

Grieving dad was quizzed about Social Protection benefit in 'accusing tone' after son's death
Grieving dad was quizzed about Social Protection benefit in 'accusing tone' after son's death
Michael Power and Maggie Butler have now welcomed changes to staff training following a complaint about the way they were treated after Alex's death

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

Special needs assistants protest
SNA protests: ‘My son suffers the same whether it’s a redeployment or a cut’
While the number of special needs assistants has grown, so too has the need for such posts, writes Education Correspondent Jess Casey

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Man jailed after crash caused pregnant woman to lose her unborn baby
Man jailed after crash caused pregnant woman to lose her unborn baby
Saoirse Aylward, who was 31 weeks pregnant at the time, had to have an emergency C-Section after the crash

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

CLOSE-UP DIRTY AND MUDDY DOG CARPET AT HOME.
Dear Dáithí: My sister has a new dog... it's taking over our lives
We get constant WhatsApp updates on where her dog is sitting and how cute it looks begging for a treat etc

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Legislation ‘absolutely failed’ children killed by their mother
Legislation ‘absolutely failed’ children killed by their mother
Seanad hears that 'ambiguity' across a number of acts of the Oireachtas had 'catastrophic' consequences for Andrew McGinley's family

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Drawing
David O'Mahony: Perhaps ‘going in the book’ is the best way to deal with our emotions
Any time I annoy her — usually with such heinous crimes as saying 'you need to tidy all your stuff away' — there’s a high chance we’ll find Daughter scribbling in a notebook, sketching sad faces or rain clouds, usually annotated for clarity

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

'It’s simply not possible': Cork principal hits out at SNA cuts
'It’s simply not possible': Cork principal hits out at SNA cuts
Education Correspondent Jess Casey hears from parents and teachers about their fears amid NCSE review of special needs assistants

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

'Flabbergasting' move to cut SNAs in schools 'will set education back 30 years'
'Flabbergasting' move to cut SNAs in schools 'will set education back 30 years'
Parents and teachers respond to 'mystifying' cutback on special needs assistants following NCSE review 

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

Marie Crowe: After having three sons I was 99% sure this was another boy
S Marie Crowe: After having three sons I was 99% sure this was another boy
Last March, RTÉ sports presenter Marie Crowe and her husband, Billy, welcomed their daughter, Jessie, after having three boys and after a nine-year gap. She describes the moment of finding out this baby was a girl, about what that meant to her — and how Jessie has brought a beautiful calm energy to family life

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Young Girl In Bedroom Worried By Bullying Text Message
Half of children aged 8-12 at risk online with no parental restrictions, survey finds
CyberSafeKids says many children are exposed to the risk of engaging with strangers as it launches its 'Same Rules Apply' campaign 

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

David O'Mahony: From D&D to cards, the family that games together stays together
David O'Mahony: From D&D to cards, the family that games together stays together
Perhaps, like the Pokémon of old, it’s time for us to evolve into a boardgame family. If nothing else, it would be a break from screens

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Doctor and female patient sitting at the desk and talking in clinic near window. Medicine and health care concept. Green is ma
'Shocking' data shows cancer patients face postcode lottery for timely treatment
University Hospital Waterford and Cork University Hospital among six facilities showing regional inequalities in 'shocking' Irish Cancer Society data

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Cork community gardens to be highlighted at national event 
Cork community gardens to be highlighted at national event 
Denise Cahill will tell Safefood event about the work of 25 community food-growing projects in Cork

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Baby food: SMA First Infant Milk urgent product recall due to food poisoning risk
Baby food: SMA First Infant Milk urgent product recall due to food poisoning risk
The latest recall, this time by Nestlé, is again linked to a heat-resistant toxin called cereulide which can cause food poisoning

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Ageing parents of children with disabilities 'run ragged full-time caring have to be lobbyists too’
Ageing parents of children with disabilities 'run ragged full-time caring have to be lobbyists too’
With nobody to represent them, people with intellectual disabilities may never leave for-profit emergency placements far from home, writes Cianan Brennan

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Parents' heartbreaking plea for their daughter's care when they are no longer there
Irish Examiner view: Parents' heartbreaking plea for their daughter's care when they are no longer there
At least 2,000 adults with intellectual disabilities live with parents or carers aged over 70. Now a dad seeks to ensure his daughter is cared for when he's no longer able to do so

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Spain performs pioneering face transplant from donor who requested assisted dying  
Spain performs pioneering face transplant from donor who requested assisted dying  
At the Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona, the grateful recipient said: 'I'm starting to look more like myself'

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Garden in Fuerteventura
Dear Dáithí: A relative left our parents' lovely holiday home in an awful state
It looks like my uncle let a son of one of his golfing buddies use my parent's holiday villa. How should we sort this?

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Feeding bottle with infant formula and powder on violet background, flat lay
How a toxin linked to baby formula exposed risks in the global food supply chain
Concerns over a toxin linked to infant formula have exposed vulnerabilities in global food supply chains and recall systems

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Aptamil infant formula recall
Baby food fears: Inspectors visit Cork and Wexford plants amid toxin scare
Department of Agriculture dispatches inspectors to factories as global concern grows around baby food production

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

Waitress Serving Drinks To Group Of Friends Sitting At Table In Pub Garden Enjoying Drink Together
S Colin Sheridan: Saying please and thank you is common courtesy — but let’s draw the line at AI
Having been put in his place by his daughter (something all parents will recognise) Colin Sheridan figures we should err on the side of kindness and courtesy

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

'You can’t be naïve to think it is still just cocaine or ecstasy like it was before. It’s a whole new ballgame'
'You can’t be naïve to think it is still just cocaine or ecstasy like it was before. It’s a whole new ballgame'
Cork senator Nicole Ryan has renewed her warning about the availability of synthetic drugs ahead of the 10th anniversary of her brother's death

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Kids Having Fun
Jess Casey: Being a gifted child is no advantage in our education system
Education specialists and the mother of a 'twice-exceptional' child explode the myth that 'the bright kids in the class will be fine by themselves'

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Patrick Holloway: Aurora borealis brought magic to an ordinary night
Patrick Holloway: Aurora borealis brought magic to an ordinary night
Witnessing the marvel brought me beyond my garden, and back to a place where magic exists, where other worlds and parallels are not fantasy

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Parents arguing and scolding their sad daughter at home
Sarah Harte: Too many parents are failing to teach their children basic respect
Happily, we've moved on from labelling children as 'good' or 'bad' — but parents must be able to tell them their behaviour is 'right' or 'wrong'

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Royal High School
Autistic girl's family told to seek special school place in other counties
Autistic girl's mother, Áine Curtin, says: 'It's not just me... They have kids getting on buses in Cork and going to schools in Kerry'

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Boy with smartphone indoors. Preteen boy using a phone checking social media. Concept of children using the smartphone
Grok app abuse is 'mild compared to AI girlfriend sites'
'AI girlfriend' websites ‘actively advertised to teens and pre-teens’

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Sad boy
New report reveals 'awful' and 'frightening' cases of severe child neglect and sexual assault
The Child Law Project, which reports on child protection proceedings, has published 77 new case reports to detail the kinds of cases that come before the courts

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Friends pay tribute to 'a real lady' who died in Limerick house fire
Friends pay tribute to 'a real lady' who died in Limerick house fire
Marguerite 'Marge' Neville was pronounced dead after the fire at her home in Chesterfield Downs, Singland, Limerick City

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Shadow Of Mother Holding Baby On Wall
Letters to the Editor: Adopted from a mother and baby home, my father rediscovered his family
A reader says his father was rejected from the reparations scheme — but he was blessed by his reunification with his birth family

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Meet Ireland’s new search and rescue dogs trained to find missing people on land and water
Meet Ireland’s new search and rescue dogs trained to find missing people on land and water
A volunteer team and their dogs are pioneering Ireland’s first water search capability for missing persons and recovery operations

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

School attendance figures
Parents raise alarm at repurposing of special classes
Re-classification of early intervention classes as autism classes is raising concerns, writes Education Correspondent Jess Casey

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Scoliosis and spina bifida: Families 'clear' about what they want from inquiry
Scoliosis and spina bifida: Families 'clear' about what they want from inquiry
Dozens of families travelled from all over the country to meet ahead of an inquiry into care for children with spina bifida and scoliosis

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Chris Luke: Children need a healthy fear of inhaling gases
Chris Luke: Children need a healthy fear of inhaling gases
Don't leave it up to grieving parents — it's up to all of us to show kids the consequences of 'huffing' or volatile substance abuse

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

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