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Child abuse reports rising across region
Analysis of agency records show there were 4,552 referrals to Tusla’s Child Protection and Welfare Service in Galway in 2023, compared to 3,276 referrals in 2018, according to Tusla internal figures.
The Protestant Boys orphanage at Clifden
Even though the National Army ousted the anti-Treaty forces from Clifden in August 1922, they had not gone away. They still remained a threatening force, well armed and determined. Ever since the Black and Tan war the so called Connemara Flying Column, still under the leadership of Peter McDonnell, Gerald Bartley and others, were firmly on the anti-Treaty side. They were familiar with the path-ways and mountain hide-outs, which made them virtually invisible in times of pursuit.
Is there a problem with your child’s hearing?
A child displaying signs of a hearing difficulty, or loss, is particularly worrying for parents.
More concerns raised regarding Clonbrusk Care Centre drop-off point
More concerns have been raised this week by a local resident regarding where Bus Éireann is dropping off passengers intended for Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre.
The SMART solution to your child’s learning needs
Parents of children with learning difficulties are often caught in an unexpected storm of uncertainty over how to identify and intervene regarding meeting their children’s educational requirements.
Success at maths is essential for your child’s future
There is no doubting the importance of mathematics in everyday life. It is a subject that promotes reasoning, creativity, abstract and spatial thinking, problem-solving, and communication.
Success at maths is essential for your child’s future
There is no doubting the importance of mathematics in everyday life. It is a subject that promotes reasoning, creativity, abstract and spatial thinking, problem-solving, and communication.
‘Chernobyl children’s trip gives them hope, that is the way I see it.’
The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. 31 people died directly as a result of the accident.
‘Words can barely describe the emotions of the moments when I tell people I have found their family’
Ileana Cunniffe, from Attymon in Athenry, is one of more than 1,000 Romanian children adopted by Irish families in the aftermath of the Romanian revolution of 1989. The event spelt the end of the harsh regime of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and appeared to promise a brighter future for the people of the country.
New security equipment for Knock Airport
Ireland West Airport Knock is to upgrade security measures with two new devices to detect explosives and a new security scanner.
