The 2020 Rainbow Map, an annual international benchmarking tool published earlier this week by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has ranked Ireland in 15th place. The ranking tool, which examined 49 countries in Europe on their LGBTI equality laws and policies, marked countries according to their records under […]
Health & Lifestyle
By Sandra Maybury National ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. When it became clear this year that due to Covid-19, children would lose out on this activity, Togher National School, Dunmanway invited their families to participate in the ‘Active […]
Covid-19 is having a huge impact on children and young people’s sleep, as time on technology goes into overdrive and bedtimes creep later, according to a new national sleep survey. Three organisations – The Sleep Charity, The Sleep Council and Sleepstation – joined forces to ask the nation about their […]
For most of us our homes are currently the central location for our business or, a secondary work-area, classroom, and creche, all-in-one space. Prior to Covid-19, home office space would generally not have been seen as an essential ergonomically planned space in our home. So, like many others right now, […]
Continued support, guidance and flexibility are needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind, and to alleviate the additional stress that families of young people with mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders now face, the College of Psychiatrists […]
The Coeliac Society of Ireland is to develop a “game-changing” alert system to help GPs diagnose the estimated 37,000 people in the state who are suffering from coeliac disease. The announcement comes at the start of Coeliac Awareness Week 2020 (11th-17th May), which is sponsored by Promise Gluten Free, as […]