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Thousands of kids from lower income families to benefit from subsidy scheme changes

Thousands of children from lower income families are set to benefit from changes to the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). The changes - announced today (Friday April 8) by the Minister for Children, Roderic O'Gorman - will ensure hours spent in ...

08 Apr 2022 at 13:15

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Join us at the National Learning Network's Open Day in Tullamore

All are invited to an Open Day at the National Learning Network (NLN) at the Tanyard in Tullamore on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The event will take place from 2pm to 8pm and full details will be provided of the services and facilities on offer ...

12 May 2022 at 18:09

Lifestyle

Chris Packham on why it’s so important we never stop learning

Rather than reading children’s books when he was little, wildlife TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham read the A to Z entries of a very old set of encyclopaedias. “It’s how my father taught me to read,” he says. “Although I ...

28 Jun 2023 at 15:09

Lifestyle

5 new books to read this week

Strictly Come Dancing finalist John Whaite has written a moving memoir… Fiction 1. Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine is published in hardback by Viper, priced £16.99 (ebook £9.99). Available now. “Delicate Condition” by ...

23 Aug 2023 at 09:36

Lifestyle

Red flags you might be missing about your child’s online safety

During the wait for improved online safety laws, tens of thousands of grooming crimes have been recorded. The Online Safety Bill, which is meant to become law this autumn, has encountered numerous delays and changes since it ...

15 Aug 2023 at 15:18

National News

Parenting programme that supports north Dublin families gets US approval

A parenting programme designed to help families in a north Dublin suburb has become the only Irish initiative of its kind endorsed by US authorities. Preparing for Life is a plan produced by Northside Partnership, a ...

21 Jan 2024 at 11:00

Midland Tribune

€18-million capital grants scheme for early learning and childcare sectors - Lowry

Deputy Michael Lowry has welcomed the announcement today of an €18 million Capital Grant Scheme for the Early Learning and Childcare Sector. The Building Blocks Capacity Expansion Grant Scheme is part of the wider ...

29 Feb 2024 at 12:16

Lifestyle

Discover new skills with the pick of the crop of gardening courses

Fancy learning a new gardening skill this year? Whether you are a budding beginner or want to perfect your growing techniques, there are plenty of courses to help you achieve your goals. It doesn’t matter if you ...

09 Jan 2024 at 07:30

Lifestyle

Line Of Duty star Tommy Jessop: I try to focus on the good things in life

Tommy Jessop is no stranger to firsts. He was the first actor with Down syndrome to lead in a prime-time BBC drama (2007’s Coming Down The Mountain, starring alongside Nicholas Hoult), to play Hamlet in a ...

05 Jul 2023 at 08:00

Sport

Pan-disability series ‘a new challenge and a fresh motivation’ for Callum Flynn

England captain Callum Flynn is ready to lead a new era of collaboration for the country’s top disabled cricketers and plans to learn sign language to communicate with his new deaf team-mates. Flynn led ...

10 Feb 2025 at 11:00

National News

U2’s Larry Mullen Jr on his dyscalculia: Counting bars is like climbing Everest

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr has said that counting bars within music is like “climbing Everest” for him due to his dyscalculia. The Irish musician, 63, revealed that he cannot count or add because of ...

12 Dec 2024 at 23:02

National News

'Her life changed that day' - Teen boy sentenced for the sexual assault of a 'vulnerable' 16-year-old girl

A teenage boy who sexually assaulted a vulnerable teenage girl has been warned by a judge that he must follow all the conditions imposed as part of a fully suspended prison sentence. The now ...

19 Jun 2024 at 14:43

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