Case of creche worker charged with assaulting children awaits directions
Tanya Martin was granted bail after being charged last month
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If Tusla were a flesh and blood parent, its children would be taken away
The terrible recent events left us reeling. But what about all the kids shifted from one placement to another, in Carlow one day and Cork the next, because those are the only beds available?
Parents dismayed by mooted closure of Tuam creche due to fire-safety concerns
Tuam Parish says it cannot afford upgrade works at a cost of €1.2 million
Creche manager awarded €51,000 damages after being headbutted by parent
Qualified lawyer who is estranged from child’s mother assaulted woman in her workplace
Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Buyers fear VAT cut on apartment sales could be a double whammy
Cut to exit tax for investors welcomed as small first step to reform of taxation on investments but little cheer on childcare
Budget 2026: Welfare, petrol, diesel and cigarettes rise, little change to income tax
Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
Pay increases for childcare workers to take effect this month
Pay deal provides 10% increases to thousands of staff in creches and after-school childcare centres
I’ve cracked the afterschool childcare problem. It has cheap coffee, wifi and over-excited toddlers
As Dua Lipa pulsed through the soft play centre in Kildare, and I tried to write a lecture on Descartes’ sixth Meditation, I finally experienced the real distinction of mind and body
Urgent action needed to address staff shortages in early learning, says industry body
Early Childhood Ireland calls for ‘significant investment’ in sector via Budget 2026
Mother says CCTV footage shows Dublin creche worker dragging daughter ‘like a rag doll’
Dublin creche ‘immediately’ dismissed staff member and contacted gardaí
CCTV in creches: do safeguarding benefits outweigh privacy concerns?
Parents have mixed feelings about their children being filmed
Dublin creche chain worker dismissed after allegedly ‘mistreating’ children
Gardaí and Tusla investigating incident after staff member dismissed by company ‘with immediate effect’
Any parent who can solve the afterschool childcare equation deserves a medal
Spoiler alert: the solution, in many cases, is ‘granny’ or, perhaps less often, ‘granddad’
New rules could see developers obliged to provide workable creche buildings
Some mandated childcare facilities in new housing estates remain empty because of fit out costs or unsuitability
What is the impact of shifting to a four-day work week?
The Netherlands serves as a case study for the advantages and trade-offs of reduced hours in the workplace
Lack of affordable childcare options considered significant barrier to work for parents
Flexible hours and remote option highly valued, notes survey by recruitment website Indeed
‘The two creches can only hold so much’: The childcare scramble in Ireland’s growing towns
In Co Kildare, where the population has doubled and is predicted to double again, parents are pushing for more
Creches empty or converted to housing as developers seek to drop childcare facilities
Planning rules require developers to include a creche facility with 20 childcare placements for every 75 homes built in an estate
Forged Garda vetting certs at private firm minding vulnerable children
Businessman behind firm blacklisted by Tusla over fake vetting later won €6 million State contract
Irish authorities tackle 52 cases of international child abduction by parents
Most children taken from Ireland are brought elsewhere in Europe
Twenty-five years on, Ireland’s economy still remains suspended between Boston and Berlin
New research shows that we are closer to the UK and Canada when it comes to taxation and Government spending than to Europe or the US
Parents face fee rise after Dublin childcare provider pulls out of ‘deeply flawed’ core funding model
More centres expected to withdraw from scheme in coming weeks, citing growing costs
‘I had always wanted to be a stay-at-home mum ... but I’m exhausted’
Ask the Expert: Moving to vulnerable communication about feelings neutralises resentment
Change to summer holidays would need consultation with parents, schools and teachers, says McEntee
Education Minister says summer holidays give ‘everybody a chance to take a break’
Arrests in China after more than 230 kindergarten children poisoned by lead paint in food
Investigative report says principal thought serving brighter food to children would increase enrolments
Ireland needs publicly funded and delivered childcare to tackle high costs, says National Women’s Council
Council’s pre-budget submission calls for €300m allocation for sector for 2026 as system is ‘not working’ for women or children
A summer of down time: how can three months with nothing to do be good for teenagers?
We often hear how it’s good for kids to be bored, but surely that depends on how long it’s for
Most of the women in my life dread the eight-week primary school summer holidays
A friend has managed to secure the holy grail of summer camps – one that keeps the children even longer than the school day
Children’s summer camps: From the cost to the hours – are they working for you?
As Liz Carolan writes that the total cost for one child is €757 for summer camps, tell us your story
I’m paying €757 to keep my child busy for 3.6 hours a day. Summer childcare maths doesn’t add up
A patchwork of mostly privately run summer camps, supplemented in many cases by parents taking turns to mind each others’ kids in ad-hoc arrangements, are sure signs of failure at the macro level
Unregulated court guardian service cost €21m last year
Nine years after revelations, service to guard interest of children in care proceedings remains unregulated
Minimum pay for childcare workers to rise to €15 an hour
Government has pledged €45 million to help childcare providers pay an extra 10 per cent per hour
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