Abrazo means hug in Spanish. Abrazos are great no matter what language you speak.

Could a truly public system fix childcare and education in Ireland? Piece by Prof Mathias Urban Mathias Urban, DCU Early Childhood Research Centre DCU Institute of Education, for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3CS3T6e #RTEBrainstorm

Over the last 12 years, middle-income groups received the lowest % increase in weekly earnings while lower paid workers earned slightly more. Those at the top received the highest increase. Wage inequality is growing - yet this hardly featured in the general election debate.

Calling all Junior Infant teachers, we are looking for your insights on your current junior infant class for our research on ‘infants of the pandemic’, if you have just a couple of mins to spare, please follow the link to complete this anonymous survey. forms.office.com/pages/response…

Parliament stands for gender equality every single day. Join us for the Gender Equality Week from 9 to 15 December. Learn how the European Parliament defends women’s rights across the EU and works to ensure gender equality at work, in politics and beyond.

“The State is now in breach of its EU obligations because the outgoing government failed to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive by the mid-November 2024 deadline.” - Neil Mc Gowan, Chair of the Private Sector Committee.

“What we need is a systems approach. One that involves interdisciplinarity and cohesion and engaging everybody. For change to be massively deployed, we need the critical mass of scientists, of stakeholders, and of policymakers”. Phoebe Koundouri AUEB.

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The class chasm between school-leavers across Dublin postcodes persists in 2024.

Campaigners call on government to pause data centre growth due to climate commitment threat after new UCC research finds data centres are seeking to generate electricity from fossil fuels - echoing recent revelations by The Journal Investigates Read now: jrnl.ie/6567066t

With results like this on a global scale, there is no reason why Ireland new government can't uphold its manfesteos of creating a right based approach to an #ECEC place for all children #PublicSystem. 1 in 5 citizens are children under 14 yrs of age. #NOCHILDLEFTBEHIND

Childcare placement sector making ‘substantial profits’ amid ‘broken’ system, says judge – The Irish Times irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour…

This article is very understandable. ECEC can be a massive issue for parents moving from sister multinational companies to Ireland. independent.ie/business/jobs-…

Looking for some inspiration on how to embed ESD in ECEC ... 👇 OMEP Ireland World OMEP

📢 Final shout out for tonight's information evening for Early Childhood Educators interested in embedding #sustainability into their practice. You are all warmly welcome 🙂👇 Please share widely. OMEP Ireland

It's here Dr Jennifer Pope Dr Sharon Skehill Faculty of Education, Mary Immaculate College. "This is a truly ground-breaking book which will shape global understanding of children's rights in the earliest stage of childhood" - Laura Lundy prof children's rights. Order at tinyurl.com/mvjny9zb #childrensrights

It's interesting to see Ireland has similar issues. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-1…

Autumn is such a lovely time. #Canalfestival A few pics by Sandy Moon. DeBurgh wood and Naas Canal.