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‘An incredible initiative’: Dolly Parton project gives books to thousands of Irish children
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (586+ words) Around half a million books have been provided to Irish children since 2019 through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Books are currently being delivered to more than 6,500 children across Dublin, Kildare and Cork, according to the library’s executive director for Ireland…...
Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (360+ words) That is because memory is not a recording that sits untouched until we press ‘play’. Remembering is an active process. Each time we revisit an event, we reconstruct it. Details can disappear, new information can be incorporated and the meaning…...
Praise for Dolly Parton’s work bringing love of books to children worldwide
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (391+ words) Tributes have poured in recognising country singer Dolly Parton’s decades-long charitable work in literacy and education, including distributing thousands of books in Ireland. The superstar, who died on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 80, was world-famous for her genre-defining hits including…...
Seán Moncrieff: There is more than one way for me to answer to ‘Where are you from?’
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (365+ words) If I travel anywhere, and if circumstances and family members allow me, I’ll visit some of the local record shops. When I was in London I did get the chance, so I trekked out to this place in east Putney…...
School refusal: Parents and experts call for compassionate approach to classroom anxiety
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (508+ words) There is a particular kind of exhaustion that belongs to the parents of children who cannot go to school. It is the exhaustion of watching a person you love being unable to do something as ordinary as walk through a…...
Oberstown staff ‘fearful of consequences’ of industrial action
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (474+ words) Care workers at the only detention centre for children in the State are “fearful of the consequences” of taking industrial action over their concerns about staffing levels and safety. Staff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in north Co Dublin took…...
The question changed – from whether I want a child to if I can have one
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1305+ words) “Your AMH level has come back at 2.72 pmol/L, which would be considered in the lower range for your age.” Those exact words taunted me from across the screen as I read over the findings of a blood test I…...
Scouting Ireland’s future ‘threatened’ by costs of historic abuse cases in legacy groups
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (533+ words) The future of Scouting Ireland (SI) was threatened by the costs of historic abuse cases in former scouting organisations, according to Government officials. Internal records show the group faced having to sell off properties, increase fees and take on debts…...
Irish children and European Disability Cards
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (247+ words) Sir, – This summer, children with disabilities from several EU member states have travelled across Europe with the benefit of a European Disability Card, making it easier to have their disability recognised and to access appropriate concessions, assistance or priority arrangements....
‘The Swiss Army knife of the school’: Principals report burnout due to heavy workloads – The Irish Times
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (451+ words) Burnout is affecting a significant majority of school principals, according to new research, with the issue being attributed to heavy workloads and unrealistic expectations from the Department of Education. The study was carried out by researchers at Dublin City University…...