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Never let a pandemic get in the way of a celebration - Part II

When Nicole Russell and Eric Moore tie the knot tomorrow, Friday, in St Columba's Church, Churchill, it will not only be a red-letter day for the happy couple, it will prove that love conquers all - including Covid! Nicole from Churchill and Eric ...

23 Mar 2022 at 22:33

Inishowen

Donegal woman Alex McClay's path from childminding to a childcare career

A Greencastle woman is on the road to becoming a Special Needs Assistant after studying for a Post Leaving Certificate in Early Learning and Care. Alex McClay always knew that she wanted to work with children. As a teen, she took any babysitting ...

25 Feb 2024 at 10:33

Inishowen

Donegal woman Alex McClay's path from childminding to a childcare career

25 Feb 2024 at 10:33

Local News

Watch: Eric Roberts to star in Squid Game: The Challenge

Eric Roberts has landed a role in a new Netflix series called Squid Game: The Challenge. The release of this series follows the highly successful Squid Game, which is Netflix’s most-watched series of all time. The contestants ...

16 Nov 2023 at 14:33

National News

'Get your act together' - Parents and staff demand 'vital' school places for children with special needs

Parents of children with additional needs have spoken about how they are at their wits’ end on how to secure school places for this academic year. SNAs (special needs assistants), activists, parents and their children ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:45

Ireland

‘Rebalancing’ of SNAs across schools needed – Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has defended proposed cuts to special needs assistants (SNAs) at some schools across the country as a “rebalancing” of supports. Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton paused ...

17 Feb 2026 at 17:50

Ireland

Taoiseach says Government never signed off on review of SNA allocations

The Government did not sign off on the review of how special needs assistants are allocated at schools across Ireland, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. He was defending a move to pause the review and reallocation ...

24 Feb 2026 at 15:27

Ireland

‘I’ve listened’: Education Minister confirms no SNA reductions from September

There will be no cuts to special needs assistants (SNAs) across schools in Ireland for the coming academic year, Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton said. The Department of Education had last week paused a ...

24 Feb 2026 at 10:22

Ireland

‘We got this wrong,’ Tanaiste says of government handling of SNA review

Tanaiste Simon Harris has said the government “got this wrong” on a review of how Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are allocated at schools. A review and reallocation of SNAs for the coming school year was ...

25 Feb 2026 at 11:26

Ireland

Special needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’

Hundreds of special needs assistants (SNAs), parents and children cheered and chanted outside Leinster House on Wednesday afternoon demanding clarity and certainty from the Government. In an interview ...

25 Feb 2026 at 19:52

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