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Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill

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The Government must prioritise the setting up of a dedicated Family Court — as promised in the programme for government — to avoid crowded lists, repeat adjournments, and chronic delays, a new report has urged.

Classroom games with rewards for good behaviour can help dramatically reduce disruption and improve teaching and learning.

Those diagnosed will often experience other chronic, progressive age-related illnesses, says Suzanne Cahill

It is important there’s clarity about options available so families can make good choices, writes Minister Kathleen Lynch.

It’s simple. If I’m heterosexual, I can get married to the person I love. If I’m not, I can’t, writes Fergus Finlay

Allowing same-sex couples to marry will not impact on adoption laws or redefine marriage, the independent chairperson of the Referendum Commission said.

A therapy service that claims huge success with troubled teens is in danger of closure because it is almost entirely reliant on charity despite getting most of its referrals from State agencies.

The Child and Family Agency has announced a major programme of early intervention measures for children after it received over €8m in one-off Atlantic Philanthropies funding.

A programme helping troubled teenagers with behavioural problems and delinquency issues is working better than any method tried before, according to research.

The Government has been accused of failing to make dementia a priority after neglecting to send a representative to an The Alzheimer’s Society of Irelandon the issue.

The Government has announced a new dementia plan that allows sufferers to be treated in their own home.

A €14.7m grant from the foundation set up by Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney will help the increasing numbers of people suffering from dementia in Ireland.

A UCC-based team of experts is breaking new ground in helping people decide their end-of-life care, writes Colette Sheridan.

Calls to the country’s only dedicated help line for older people increased again last year, with more than 30,000 phone calls received and almost the same number going unanswered because lines were busy.

Childhood obesity has been found to be 9% lower in schools that took part in a targeted health programme.

Cuts to services, loneliness, fear of crime, and losing loved ones to emigration has led to a huge surge in calls to a helpline for the elderly.

The quality of dementia care in Ireland’s acute hospitals is highly variable, with poor access to many diagnostic and support services.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has launched a first-of-its-kind €52m science and engineering project at the University of Limerick which will create new R&D concepts for use in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.

The Taoiseach officially launched “the Bernal Project” at the University of Limerick yesterday.

FRANK Flannery is an influential guy. He has been one of Fine Gael’s leading power-brokers for over 30 years, even though he never held elected office, serving instead as an administrator and strategist.

Wide variations in the number of child care orders made by district court judges have emerged in a groundbreaking study published yesterday.

Court proceedings in which children are taken into the care of the HSE are to be published for the first time on a new website.

Posting an article about threesomes on a state-funded website was not an appropriate use of public money, Health Minister James Reilly said yesterday.

We can all contribute to our recovery, in our communities or for a cause, and it doesn’t have to be financial, writes Frank Flannery

Advocacy experts have warned that slashing funding to interest groups could damage society and said many in the sector believed their funding was at risk if they were too critical of Government departments and State agencies.

A campaign group on issues affecting older people has announced it will close at the end of June when its grant funding runs out.

A research programme which improved the literacy, behaviour, and concentration levels of children in disadvantaged areas should be rolled out nationwide.

One of the country’s best-known hospices issued a warning last night about bogus collectors using its name for door-to-door collections.

A programme which has been proven to improve behaviour in children with serious conduct difficulties and hyperactivity could save the State €4,800 for each child who uses it and would add just 1% to the annual spend of a primary school.

One of the greatest yet relatively unknown of modern philanthropists has become the first person to be conferred with an honorary degree by all universities of Ireland.

To the casual eye, Chuck Feeney could pass for an ordinary Irish-American on a visit to the home country.

The Irish-American philantrophist Chuck Feeney has this afternoon been awarded an honorary doctorate of Laws by the Universities of Ireland North and South.

A pilot scheme aimed at treating dementia-sufferers in the community rather than in institutional care has been launched.