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Looking forward to the next 20 years, the number of people aged 85 years and over is projected to rise from 89,000 to a massive 222,000. This age-group already accounts for half of people in [...]

The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill gives five days of paid leave per year to victims who are presently suffering or are at risk of domestic abuse, and assistance to employers [...]

Individuals living in households with one adult and one or more children aged under 18 are most likely to be experiencing enforced deprivation. [Melissa Boyle – RTE, 16 August 2022.] READ MORE

Ministers are facing increased pressure to help struggling parents meet rising back to school costs, as inflation means some face bills hundreds of euro higher than last year for books, uniforms [...]

Capturing experiences and outcomes in middle childhood is crucial as peers become more important in children’s lives and they take a more active role in shaping the nature of their play and [...]