Some Children have Thrived in Lockdown Due to Being Spared a Level of Persecution Through Bullying in School, Education Committee Hears.

Speaking from her own experience as former chair of the Home Education Network Ireland and a homeschooling mother Senator Pauline O’Reilly noted that at least half of students who left school to be home educated left due to extreme bullying and other traumatic experiences.  O’Reilly went on to ask how…

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Biodiversity Officers Needed for Every Council Climate Committee Hears Today

The importance of getting the work done on biodiversity at local level was raised by Senator Pauline O’Reilly today at the Joint Committee for Climate Action.  O’Reilly introduced the prospect of having biodiversity officers on every council across the country to “help bring the public onboard but also ensure that…

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Green Party launches roadmap for improved maternal care in post-Covid Ireland

The Green Party has today (May 4th) launched a roadmap for maternal care, calling for urgent action to address the shortfall in services and supports for pregnant women and new mothers. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous impact it has had on our health services,…

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