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Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact with ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

Donegal Life

Gallery: Launch of new Donegal Children and Young People's Services Committee plan

A newly designed and updated ‘Parent Hub Donegal’ website is now up and running. This ‘One Stop Shop’ website is a directory of services and support for parents and families and was developed following extensive consultation with parents in ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:54

Pictures & Videos

Photo Special: ‘Mind your Melon’ young people of Donegal told

Mind your Melon, is a free mental health and wellbeing festival for young people which aims to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. It also provides the signposting for key services that are available to young people in the county....

17 Nov 2022 at 17:37

Local News

RCSI launches new free course on health and happiness for young people

A new course aimed at giving young people the skills to optimise their health and well-being has been launched by the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Beginning on October 4, ...

30 Aug 2021 at 12:27

National News

Arts Council chief warns ‘pandemic habits may lead to arts losing a generation’

The director of the Arts Council has expressed concern that young people are not attending plays, art exhibitions and other cultural performances as often as before the pandemic. Maureen Kennelly said that although attendance across ...

23 Jul 2023 at 11:00

National News

Child mental health services failing and in need of radical overhaul – watchdog

The HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “should be immediately regulated” by the Mental Health Commission (MHC), according to a major report from the independent watchdog. CAMHS is a specialist mental health ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:06

National News

HSE ‘genuinely sorry’ after report finds failings in youth mental health service

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has apologised to people who had a bad experience with its child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) after a damning review found CAMHS to be “a failing system that needs a radical ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:15

National News

Cost of living crisis hitting young adults as just 8 per cent positive about their 'mental wellbeing'

Just 8 per cent of adults between the ages of 18 to 30 in Ireland are positive about their mental wellbeing, according to research published on Tuesday morning. A survey of 750 people adults under the age of 30, conducted by ...

16 Apr 2024 at 07:35

Local News

Do you know an outstanding young person in Donegal who deserves recognition?

Gardaí in Donegal are inviting nominations for the 2023 Donegal Garda Youth Awards. An Garda Síochana Donegal have launched the 2023 awards in association with Donegal’s Joint Policing Committee. The annual Donegal Garda ...

21 Feb 2023 at 12:40

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Letterkenny’s non-stop celebration of Irish music starts tomorrow

Traditional Irish music is social, it's oral, it's diverse and it's so accessible and if you are in Letterkenny over the next few days you can find that out for yourself! Trad Week, Letterkenny’s annual celebration of ...

19 Jan 2023 at 10:10

National News

'We need it now' - 13 year old boy tells Oireachtas committee to get more trains running

A 13 year old boy from Mayo has told an Oireachtas committee to get more trains running across Ireland. David made the comments at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, alongside five other children ...

22 Nov 2023 at 12:21

National News

Donnelly: No plan to ban sale of alcohol to under-21s despite move on cigarettes

The health minister said there are no plans to ban the sale of alcohol to people under the age of 21, despite a move to raise the minimum age for the purchase of cigarettes. Under plans approved by Cabinet, the ...

14 May 2024 at 14:57

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