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<p>Nason and Linda Neill with their children Nason, 3, and, right, 20-month-old Arlo — who has intestinal failure and total gut dysmotility. Pictures: Moya Nolan</p>

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'Childcare scheme leaves out working families whose children have special needs'

Parents take discrimination case to WRC as they are denied the payment all parents receive to subsidise childcare

<p>20-month-old Arlo Neill suffers from intestinal failure. His parents are bringing a case for discrimination to the WRC on the basis that he is being denied the payment all parents receive to subsidise childcare. Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

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'Toddler is being discriminated against and denied €5k subsidy due to his disability'

<p>The number of pregnant women attending the National Maternity Hospital who are experiencing domestic violence has jumped by almost 60% over the last three years. Picture: iStock</p>

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Surge in number of pregnant women suffering domestic violence

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More than 3,900 children under three in Cork are on waiting lists for creche places

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Overdiagnosis is a danger to our patients and the health system

'No chicken nuggets': Cork community group serves 850,000 nutritious meals a year

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'No chicken nuggets': Cork community group serves 850,000 nutritious meals a year

Autistic Waterford boy ‘in great form’ after delayed dental appointment but many more still waiting

Autistic Waterford boy ‘in great form’ after delayed dental appointment but many more still waiting

Taoiseach intervened after family told the 'Irish Examiner' earlier this year about the 10-year wait for treatment the boy faced

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals

Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals

A dietitian has been recruited to improve Ireland's hot school meals programme, and the junk food ban will be in place before the start of the school year

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Féile O'Sullivan's mother gives 'heartfelt thanks' for wave of community support

Féile O'Sullivan's mother gives 'heartfelt thanks' for wave of community support

Support from the community has flooded in since the sports-mad teenager from Allihies on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork lost both her legs in a devastating accident

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

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‘Good step forward’ as bishop to meet Sean Ross Abbey campaigners

Bishop of Killaloe Fintan Monahan is willing to meet campaigners and survivors about the mother and baby home burial ground

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

'Brilliant people': Community rallies around Cork's Féile O'Sullivan after devastating accident

'Brilliant people': Community rallies around Cork's Féile O'Sullivan after devastating accident

GoFundMe appeal surges past one third of a million euro for much-loved West Cork girl who lost her legs in a farm accident

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

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€2m fund for counselling to boost men’s mental health

'These new supports will be made available to every GP in the country for direct signposting to men during consultations'

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Meet the 14-year-old Irish girl spending her summer as a circus aerial acrobat

Meet the 14-year-old Irish girl spending her summer as a circus aerial acrobat

Isabella Gerbola is spending her school holidays dazzling audiences as an aerial acrobat with Circus Gerbola — a family tradition she hopes to continue for life

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Medical Marijuana Edibles, Candies Infused with CBD HHC or THC Cannabis in food industry

Ireland finally bans HHC 'but we must be vigilant about new drugs’

HHC, widely available to children as vapes and edibles, has been linked to serious medical episodes and psychosis here in Ireland

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

‘I work hard so my children will not struggle the way I do’: Irish aid supports enterprising women in Sri Lanka

‘I work hard so my children will not struggle the way I do’: Irish aid supports enterprising women in Sri Lanka

'Irish Examiner' journalist Imasha Costa meets women in Sri Lanka who set up their own businesses with support from Irish aid

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

'It’s going to be so traumatic to lose them': Youghal rallies round Ukrainians set to be relocated

'It’s going to be so traumatic to lose them': Youghal rallies round Ukrainians set to be relocated

Sarah Horgan talks to some of the 400 Ukrainians who want to stay — and employers and community leaders who say their impending eviction will damage the East Cork town

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed

'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed

It took three years to identify the problem — and her mum says there were two other Irish women at the Romanian clinic the day they attended

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Little boy or child sitting alone on floor in front of the school after suffering an act of bullying

Investigation of historic child sexual abuse will now include all schools

Helen McEntee told the Dáil the commission of investigation will have the power to compel witnesses and documents

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

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We banned smoking. So why can't we get warning labels on alcohol?

Alcohol Action Ireland chief says the powerful drink industry lobby has frustrated plans to put health warnings on its products

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

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MABS sees 10% surge in families in debt due to soaring cost of living

Money Advice and Budgeting Service calls for targeted supports in Budget 2026 amid spiralling cost of housing and utilities

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’

'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’

As his father faces motor neurone disease, James O'Sullivan reflects on Cork hurling, memory, masculinity, and the love passed down through sport

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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'Eat or heat': Irish families cut back on food and other essentials as prices surge 4.6%

Families are buying less, or poorer quality, food as CSO reports grocery price rises at double the general inflation rate

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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'€100k stolen from dementia patient — but gardaí cannot act due to gaps in safeguarding law'

Cork North Central TD Colm Burke tells Oireachtas of a constituent's plight as advocates renew call for adult safeguarding legislation

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Government rebuked for delaying legislation for pregnancy loss leave

Government rebuked for delaying legislation for pregnancy loss leave

Sinn Féin senator Nicole Ryan condemned the push-back of her bill as she and other senators shared their experience of miscarriage

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Mother and son looking out of window

'There’s not much left for any pleasures in life. It’s grim and not getting any better'

Parents are borrowing money to buy food, cancelling medical insurance, and already 'dreading' next winter’s fuel bills

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth

Won the €250m Euromillions jackpot? Top tips on how to handle sudden wealth

Heather Randles has some advice for whoever won the Euromillions in Cork a fortnight ago — and indeed anyone who comes into a substantial amount of money

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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'Ireland faces legal aid crisis' as Flac fields 53,000 calls in a year

Free Legal Advice Centres have nowhere to refer 20% of their callers as Flac cannot represent people at the WRC or in social welfare appeals

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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Rise in number of older people leaves Government facing major funding challenge

By 2040, one in five people in Ireland will be over the age of 65. The ESRI projects that the demand for long-stay beds could grow between 61% to 80% by 2040

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’

The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’

From the teenagers who made a movie with Foróige, to a major conference in Dublin — the health risks of vaping is a hot topic in Ireland, writes Health Correspondent NIAMH GRIFFIN

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

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Vaping has led a surge of young people using nicotine/tobacco products

The number of young people vaping or smoking has surged by 10 percentage points to 30% in just a decade

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy

Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy

Trans people have the same basic needs as anyone else, but are demonised to distract from the real issues, write Karen Sugrue and Bernie Linnane

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

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Cork crime: With ambition and vision, we can upend this cycle of disadvantage and harm

On the final day of the Cork Crime series, Katherine Harford writes that investing in a 'village' of supports would address the harms blighting some parts of the city more than others

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

'You have to smile': Lollipop person of the year enjoys the craic with all his little charges

'You have to smile': Lollipop person of the year enjoys the craic with all his little charges

Youghal lollipop man, retired firefighter Ger Gleeson, jokes that his win might be the start of a double with Cork's senior hurlers

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Eviction Notice Document on table

Notices of termination 'main driver of homelessness for families in Dublin'

Dublin Region Homeless Executive will tell Oireachtas housing committee such notices account for 42% of families entering homelessness to date in 2025

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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Cork County Council likely to ban smoking and vaping at all its amenity areas

The measure is likely to be introduced following a motion by Fianna Fáil councillor Audrey Buckley

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

UN questions Irish family courts over 'concept of parental alienation'

UN questions Irish family courts over 'concept of parental alienation'

The issue was raised by Dafna Hacker Dror of the UN’s committee on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together

Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together

A married couple who met at the annual Midleton Tattoo Club summer bash are among the people SARAH HORGAN met when she dropped in to this year's event

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care

Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

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Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children

Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'

Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'

Coolmine's evaluation of its Parents Under Pressure programme in the HSE Dublin and North East areas shows improvements in the functioning of drug-using parents towards their families

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

'It is encouraging to see areas like Mahon in Cork making the grade, having fallen short in recent years'

'It is encouraging to see areas like Mahon in Cork making the grade, having fallen short in recent years'

Irish Business Against Litter survey highlights improvements in areas including Mahon but also points to some blackspots

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Teenage Students Using Digital Devices On College Campus

No post-primary phone ban — but schools will be asked to help restrict their use

Primary schools will fully ban smartphones, while post-primary schools are asked to create tailored phone-free policies

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ’s Housewife of the Year shows us what we still refuse to see

S Jennifer Horgan: RTÉ’s Housewife of the Year shows us what we still refuse to see

The RTÉ documentary Housewife of the Year shows how Irish society continues to exploit women’s unpaid labour under a new, economic dogma — and why it’s time to honour that work again

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

New childcare fee cap will not benefit most parents

New childcare fee cap will not benefit most parents

Norma Foley's early learning and childcare fee cap of €295 is higher than the weekly fees most parents pay

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána

It is believed that the 2021 report found that treatment for seriously ill children was delayed, and that a toxic culture existed in the department under examination

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Mother launches 'Francis' Law' campaign to end sentence reductions for rape

Mother launches 'Francis' Law' campaign to end sentence reductions for rape

Georgina Tuohey launches Francis' Law to scrap automatic mitigation and remission after Offaly rapist's sentence cut, arguing justice system fails victims

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

'Parents would come straight from hospital to hand over their babies...'

'Parents would come straight from hospital to hand over their babies...'

As Sean Abbott retires from Horizons, formerly the Cope Foundation, after 40 years, he reflects on Ireland’s progress — and its ongoing failures

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre

'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre

Bessboro Day Care Centre has 200 people on a waiting list for its services for people with dementia or Alzheimer's

Thu, 29 May, 2025

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Home care regulation will reduce choice and boost big firms’ profits

The regulatory changes will give corporate providers more power at the expense of low-paid staff and those they care for, writes Michael Harty

Wed, 28 May, 2025

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Suzanne Crowe: People with severe mental illness will be failed by proposed new law

Psychosis robs people of their ability to understand how ill they are. If enacted, the Mental Health Bill will mean people stripped of insight by their illness will be able to refuse treatment

Mon, 19 May, 2025