THE mums of the Li’l Rascals Playgroup have a few misperceptions they’d like to clear up.

NO matter how dire Ireland’s economic situation has become, taking money from children should always be a last resort, five groups representing parents and children insisted yesterday.

Hundreds are expected to protest in Dublin city at lunchtime regarding proposals to tax child benefit.

A NATIONAL protest campaign intent on reversing Government plans to cut child benefit is to be waged in the build up to December’s budget.

IN the last budget Finance Minister Brian Lenihan took yet another swipe at children by reducing, yet again, the early childcare scheme and announcing that it would end this year.