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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will have devastating secondary impacts for girls worldwide, according to a new report released by the charity for children’s rights and girls’ equality, Plan International Ireland. The Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19report is a review of evidence into how emergencies and humanitarian crises affect […]

AsIAm’s online seminar ‘Education in the Home During Covid-19’ sponsored by SuperValu is now live on their website. The seminar is part of an ongoing series which offer support and useful information to the Autism community. The online support seminars are driven by the autism community and delivered by autism experts focusing on the […]

Mental health and resilience are at the forefront of people’s thoughts as the safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 extend. Age & Opportunity, the leading national development organisation improving the quality of life of people aged 50-100+, has created a series of online videos to help people build […]

Cork Education and Training Board has been given the green light by the Department of Education and Skills for an extension to St. Brogan’s College, Bandon, which will see the school expand to cater for 1,000 students.   Cork ETB Chief Executive Denis Leamy said this is great news for Bandon […]

President Higgins has issued the following statement, to mark International Nurses’ Day, 12 May 2020: “Today, on International Nurses’ Day, all over the world we are celebrating the irreplaceable contribution that nurses make to the world’s health and wellbeing, and as we commemorate the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder […]

A statement from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht The Covid 19 pandemic is having a noticeable effect on the way in which we are and will be, over the short term, undertaking our day to day activities. It is of paramount importance that the highest priority be […]