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More than 630,000 Palestinian students in Gaza will not be returning to school on Monday, say officials, as Israel's deadly war on the besieged enclave disrupts schooling for a second year. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/n3hocg

On a net basis, there are 67 fewer Early Years services open now than at the Core Funding peak in Nov 2022. It's simply not working. Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Catherine Murphy Réada Cronin TD Bernard Durkan TD James Lawless Roderic O’Gorman TD The Federation of Early Childhood Providers Early Childhood Ireland

Such virulent neglect of historic buildings by the Port of Cork is absolutely indefensible, as is the failure of Cork City Council to take action to secure the protection of this unique and irreplaceable element of Cork’s maritime architectural heritage …

Gaza has taught me that a lot of people who claim to be human rights activists are only active when it applies to people of a specific background or ethnicity. It’s not war. It’s genocide. Don’t stop talking about Gaza.

This might be the most incredible thing you have ever seen. It is not a set in a movie. It is a teacher and children in Gaza starting the school year in a field of rubble and unexploded ordinance surrounded by Israeli drones. IG @hassan_eslaih

If this army is moral, I'm pondering what constitutes immorality ? 179 healthcare workers from across the UK gathered outside St Thomas' Hospital to demand freedom and justice for the 179 Palestinian healthcare workers who are detained without charge or trial by Israeli forces.

‘It’s just outrageous’ – House owned by Department of Education has been vacant for over six years independent.ie/news/its-just-…

ESB outages are common place in North County Dublin now. Urgent & significant investigation in the grid is required. Just another example of vital infrastructure lagging behind economic & population growth.

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has accused the Government of squandering the benefits of a booming economy rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Trying to get a clear answer as to why Ireland has no rent register, which could be used to aid tenants in seeing whether or not they're being asked to pay too much

More than 9,000 children with disabilities wait over a year for first appointment Niamh Griffin Some 13,403 children are waiting for a first appointment at one of the 93 Children's Disability Network Teams. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4147…

⚡️BREAKING: Dr. Ziad Mohammad Al-Dalu, the Deputy Director of the Internal Medicine Department at Al-Shifa Hospital, has died while in Israeli prison. Arrested on March 19, 2024, he reportedly suffered severe torture prior to his death.

Both Simon Harris and Darragh O'Brien claim that 40,000 new homes will be built this year. The Central Bank has rubbished this claim, saying they won't even come close. independent.ie/business/irish…

Two years ago in my book Gaffs I highlighted the need to dramatically increase our housing targets for the generation stuck in their parents home. Now the Central Bank agrees Will the Government ignore them also? Probably We need a new approach to deliver affordable housing

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices grew by 9.6% in the year to July - their highest growth rate in 21 months rte.ie/news/business/…

Taoiseach has claimed that 40,000 new homes will be built this year. However, Central Bank report predicts that this target will be missed by 8,000 homes. "This failure exposes Govt's meaningless pre-election spin for what it is," says Cian O'Callaghan T.D. socialdemocrats.ie/central-bank-r…

Great to see Catherine Murphy at today’s #InvestInYouthWork event! 🎉 Contituents from Kildare North shared how crucial youth work funding is for our community. Let’s ensure #Budget2025 reflects this need! 🤝 #YouthWorkChangesLives

At our think-in this week we heard from and discussed energy, disability, and housing policy with incredible experts in these fields. We in the Social Democrats are invested in evidence-led, solution-based policies that will make a difference in people’s lives. 1/2

Before the Dáil even gets going on its first day of term: Ceann Comhairle says nobody can explain how bike shed costs have come to be so high; remarks that OPW is the ‘landlord of Leinster House’ and says he’s asked OPW chair to attend next week to answer questions about the cost