From Monday October 27 to Friday October 31 the children are off school. This can mean one and one thing only: you need to keep them busy. Very busy.

The Government does not need to set up any quangos to solve the problems besetting the Irish childcare sector — it just needs to offer more financial support, according to one creche owner.

A Galway restaurant was issued with a closure order last month due to breaches in health and safety, according to the Food Safety Authority today.