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Bad news for Glanmire parents as childcare facility fails to get selected for scheme

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (453+ words) A proposed Glanmire childcare facility which would have provided 150 places has not been selected for a new State scheme. Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig O'Sullivan recently asked the Minister for Children Norma Foley to provide an update on the new childcare…...

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My Career: ‘Raising three small kids while working full-time was my biggest challenge’

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1056+ words) Johanna Murphy has been working in estate agency since 1994. Name: Johanna Victoria Murphy Lives: Cobh, Co Cork (working across Cobh, Cork Harbour and Kinsale) – originally from Lower Montenotte, Cork – moved to Cobh 18 years ago. Job title: CEO, director and licence…...

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More than 25,500 Cork families received childcare subsidies last year

6+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (271+ words) Parents of more than 25,500 children across Cork city and county availed of childcare subsidies in 2025 — a 15% increase in the uptake of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) on the previous year. Figures show the early learning and childcare costs of 25,533 children…...

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

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) By Gráinne Ní Aodha, Press Association The Taoiseach has said the Government is still committed to reducing childcare costs to €200 a month over its lifetime. The Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil government had pledged to provide “state-led” childcare through building or buying…...