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August 2024
Investigation after families told 'food may be withdrawn' at Tipperary Ipas centre
The Department of Integration has launched an investigation after letters were given to several families.
One Galway creche explains why it’s closing its doors despite childcare funding increases
Meanwhile, another Galway creche explained why it has left the government’s funding contract to go it alone and hike its fees.
Sheena Kenny closed the doors of her creche this week, labelling the Early Childhood Care and Education "death by a thousand cuts".
It brought increased paperwork and Kenny had to largely stop working directly with the children herself, instead spending her days in the office.
An increase in fees to cover running costs meant parents started putting their child in other larger, cheaper creches, which she couldn't compete with.
Paralympics: No luck in the pool but Róisín Ní Ríain and Nicole Turner hope best yet to come
‘That’s the reality of sport. There’s the highest of highs, but there’s also the lowest of lows.’
