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Owners of Tipperary childcare service "devastated" after primary school"s decision not to renew contract
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (282+ words) A childcare service in Tipperary town which had hoped to provide a summer camp for local schoolchildren, is "in distress" and at risk of losing up to "15, 000 in investments, following a decision by a primary school to not renew a…...
I was living on peanuts" " how to survive financially as a single parent
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1920+ words) When Alice Coyle became a single parent in late 2019, she and her two-year-old daughter moved home to her mother's house in Connemara, Co Galway. "My mum took us in, I pay her "100 rent every week, and we have our own…...
Visit to site of new childcare facility in Tubbercurry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (84+ words) The Irish Independent Mediahuis and our partners use cookies to collect information about your device, browser, location and browsing behaviour. The above data is used for the following purposes: personalised advertising, advertising and content measurement, target group research and product…...
Revamped Kerry daycare centre to open by the end of summer in "a huge change for older people
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) The Irish Independent Caherciveen Social Services" revamped daycare centre is expected to be open by the end of summer. The redeveloped centre at the Parsonage will provide additional facilities for elderly people in need of medical care and other services....
I took my youngest out of creche to put her in summer camps. It was a saving" " Irish parents on how they budget for childcare during the school holidays
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) The Irish Independent Trying to juggle work and kids for two months can be a significant cause of stress for parents We"re just nearing the end of the school Easter holidays, but if you"re a parent of children…...
New bill would exempt childminders and other childcare providers from paying commercial rates
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (72+ words) The Irish Independent Childcare services can be very expensive Childminders would be exempt from paying commercial rates under new legislation that would protect small childcare providers from being hit with business rate bills. Commercial rates, which fall under the remit…...
I pinch myself now when I see her in the shop" " meet the mother and daughter teams who go to work together every day
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) The Irish Independent Mixing family and professional life is a dream come true for these women Caitl'n Bonner and her eldest daughter Fionnuala N' Gallach'ir at Caife Kitty in Bunbeg, Co Donegal At John Ross Jewellers on Tralee"s Lower…...
Donegal Senator fears sending daughter to creche building "that could fall down at any point
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) A Donegal Senator has told of her fear of sending her daughter to a childcare facility based in a building affected by defective concrete blocks. Senator Eileen Flynn told the Seanad that her daughter currently attends a cr'che so badly…...
Most people underestimate the value of a stay-at-home parent, new survey reveals
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (576+ words) Mediahuis (we) and partners use technologies such as cookies to store and access (personal) data " online identifiers (e. g. , IP address, sign-in ID), non-precise location and information about your browser, operating system, device as well as insights into your use of this domain…...
Mary Kenny: Science has confirmed it " looking after your grandchildren can keep you young
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (311+ words) The Irish Independent A new study has found that memory skills and thinking processes are kept more agile by caring for grandkids Heaven knows, most of us have used various stratagems over the years to stay younger in mind as…...