Norma Foley

It has been 20 years since there has been any significant change to the Disability Act in this country. File photo.

Longford disabled people and groups invited to have say on law reform

Children’s Minister Norma Foley

Call for a breakthrough budget to help with childcare costs

Changes to the income thresholds for the National Childcare Scheme will see thousands of families receiving more subsidies

Thousands more families to receive more subsidies in childcare scheme

The Oberstown Child Detention campus

Oberstown director calls for ‘ceasefire’ in staffing dispute

Staff shortages limiting access to technology for people with disabilities

Government using ‘every avenue’ to hold tech firms to account, says Norma Foley

Government’s deal with both Healy-Raes was ‘common knowledge’ – minister

Lenamore National School is going to have photographs and other pictorial memorabilia for a display board

Longford national school to celebrate 50 years of providing education and guidan...

Lenamore National School is going to have photographs and other pictorial memorabilia for a display board

Longford national school to celebrate 50 years of providing education and guidan...

Minister Foley visited the Attic House in Longford which is the proposed building for the family resource centre

Minister Foley recognises ‘need’ for family resource centre in Longford

Government committed to reducing childcare fees to 200 euro, says Taoiseach

Longford Oireachtas members have vowed to advocate strongly that the county town is one of five areas chosen to benefit from a family resource centre

Hopes are high that Longford is well placed to be selected for Family Resource C...

State to begin building or buying creches in bid to ease childcare shortage

Childcare availability is a significant concern for many parents throughout Leitrim

Childcare costs for 'tens of thousands' of families to be reduced from next year

Review finds Tusla ‘could not have anticipated’ what happened to missing boy

Minister asks Tusla to provide clearer definition of missing children in care

Daithi McLoughlin and Liam Doherty, from County Longford, at Leinster House for Seanad na nÓg 2025

Longford's young people help shape Ireland’s EU Presidency priorities at Seanad ...
Senators Mark Daly and Maria Byrne and Minister Norma Foley welcomes the second Seanad na nÓg event
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embers of the Steering Committee that prepared the Needs Assessment Report for the development of a Family Resource Centre in Longford town

Core funding issue resolution good news for long awaited Longford FRC

Dail hears of ‘deadly serious’ delays in childcare scheme

Foley examining ‘check-in’ register after remains found in search for boy

Irish police chief says search has found no sign of boy feared dead

Search for boy who is feared dead to continue in Dublin

Everyone in Ireland has trust problem with the US – Connolly

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid kids'

OPINION: 2025 Leaving Cert students shafted as 'Covid kids' will nab college pla...

Fianna Fáil Senator for Longford, Joe Flaherty has welcomed confirmation from Minister Norma Foley

Bia Blasta scheme to deliver free lunches for preschool children in Longford

5 out of 42 applications are expected to be successful, according to Minister Norma Foley

Decision on Family resource Centre for Longford due in the autumn

Disability groups approved for millions in funding left waiting more than a year

Foley announces further reduction in childcare fees Staff reporter

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid kids'

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid ki...

All children in Longford who are due to start primary school this year are entitled to a free book bag, with books in English or ‘as Gaeilge’

My Little Library 2025 Initiative launches for children in Longford starting pri...

Commission did not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, department says

Minister cannot ‘second-guess’ findings of Grace report

Commission did not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, department says

Religious orders with millions in assets not contributing to redress scheme

Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme

Trespass laws preventing Travellers from practising lifestyle, report says

Record number of children using school transport scheme

Foley denies misleading Dail over encounter with phone pouch company executive

Fact check: Irish sex education workbook predates Education Minister’s time in r...

Givan defends criteria used for selecting schools for new educational programme

Report reveals ‘shocking’ levels of abuse allegations at religious-run schools

Abuse in schools had ‘destructive influence’ on survivors’ lives

Survivors tell how their childhoods were destroyed by years of abuse

2,400 claims of historical sexual abuse at 308 schools run by religious orders

Report into historical abuse at schools run by religious orders before Cabinet

Parents needing to contact child at school can ring secretary ‘as in old days’

Education minister does not rule out allowance for Dublin-based teachers

54% of all 9-year-olds owned smartphones in Ireland in 2018, according to ESRI

Irish Medical Organisation welcomes proposed ban on smartphones for under 16s

Minister working on plans to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Flaherty welcomes the establishment of six new special classes in Longford

Education Minister unveils new plans to tackle bullying in schools

The six companies, which control 95% of the Irish mobile phone market, say they will support the initiative by not allowing the sale of smartphones to primary school children | FILE PHOTO

'Big six' mobile phone firms to stop selling smartphones to children under 13

Leaving Certificate should be scrapped, Labour spokesman says

Lowering voting age to 16 ‘worth discussing’, minister says

Let construction begin St Anne’s Primary School is set to get a three new classrooms

Recognising time spent by Irish teachers working in non-EU countries could make ...

‘Nothing off the table’ to plug teacher shortages – education minister

Minister for Education Norma Foley PICTURE: MerrionStreet.ie

'Not necessary' for primary school children to have smartphones says education m...

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