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DAILY DIGEST Children in Barnardos’ Training and Resource Service No. 2353 12 August 2009 The Daily Digest is a compilation of articles taken directly from the on-line edition of the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner and
BREAKING NEWS Pharmacies set for normal business http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0812/breaking13.htm Boy who attacked Garda refuses foster care http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252420510.html Removal service for schoolgirl victim of convicted killer Ronnie Dunbar http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252421973.html Child benefit system to be changed, confirms Hanafin http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252422249.html State urged to do more for debtors http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252420938.html High cost of living in http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252420949.html Confusion surrounds use of Tamiflu to treat children http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252421268.html 57,000 students getting Leaving Certificate results http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0812/breaking2.htm Tip for Leaving Cert parents: let dust settle before offering advice http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252422235.html Former Fine Gael politician Nuala Fennell dies in http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0812/1224252421893.html Tributes as Special Olympics founder dies http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0812/1224252418632.html Kennedy Shriver a visionary, says President http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0812/1224252418639.html COMMENT OPINION & ANALYSIS HSE will not let vested interests stop us from attaining our goal http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0812/1224252421777.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0812/1224252418422.html Concern at rash of ‘flicks’ for children (1944) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0812/1224252421190.html Letters Sharing pain of economic crisis http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2009/0812/1224252418427.html Investigating student drop-outs http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2009/0812/1224252418407.html FEATURES Tried and tested holidays camps for kids http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0812/1224252414993.html ________________________________________________________
BREAKING NEWS 07:44 Pharmacy services set to return to normal today Authorities can't locate 29 children 'lost' in care Single-income couples hardest hit by plans to tax child benefit Three options to help slash €2.5bn welfare spend One in 20 lived boom in poverty Young people warned on depression drug dangers Experts will review safety of giving drug to children Letter to help schools with swine flu plan An Post stamp of approval given to results End of 'grade inflation' as fewer get top marks Students told not to drown their sorrows One candidate in five did not sit Irish exam Tributes pour in as feminist icon Nuala dies at 73 Special Olympics founder helped thousands win 'at sport and in life' OPINION Editorial The admission by Welfare Minister Mary Hanafin that the Government will target child benefit for cuts sounded like a fuse being lit. In truth this timebomb has ticked away under the welfare system for generations. Analysis A tireless reformer who leaves a special legacy Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died yesterday aged 88, was a younger sister of the late Galloping grades under control as coveted A1 regains its elusive air Letters Stop picking on the vulnerable EDUCATION Leaving exam scripts can be viewed by candidates Appealing your exam results . . . LCVP and LCA prove popular with pupils _______________________________________________________
BREAKING NEWS 8:28 Kenny expresses sympathies with Fennell family 7:57 Pharmacy services set to return to normal Fees concern over free preschool year
CHILDCARE organisations have expressed concern that creches in the wider Child benefit lead target of €1bn cuts in welfare budget
CHILD benefit cuts are to head a €1 billion-plus slashing of the welfare budget, Social and Family Affairs Minister Mary Hanafin has signalled. More than 5% of Irish living in poverty in 2007
MORE than 5% of the Irish population were living in consistent poverty in 2007. State ‘must support citizens in debt’
THE GOVERNMENT needs to start providing as much support to the ordinary man or woman who is in debt as it does to big business, the director general of the country’s free legal aid centres (FLAC) has warned. Number of people claiming dole up 82.9% in past year
IN the past year the number of people claiming unemployment benefit increased by 197,495 to 435,735, or up 82.9%. English Paper II blunder fails to impact on grades
THE blunder in this year's English Leaving Certificate paper did little to disrupt pupils who sat the rescheduled exam, according to the results awarded to 51,000 students this morning. Students advised to view scripts before appealing exam results
ANY student who is unhappy with their result in one or more subjects can appeal the grade to the State Examinations Commission (SEC). High third-level participation, but highest primary class sizes
THE state has one of the highest participation rates in third-level education in the EU, but continues to have the highest class sizes in the primary sector. Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies aged 88
PRESIDENT John F Kennedy’s sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family’s public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of mentally disabled people, died early yesterday surrounded by relatives at a
Balancing the books - We should do more than cut welfare
THERE was something refreshing about Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin’s plain speaking yesterday morning when she confirmed that child benefit and social welfare payments will be cut in the December budget.
Community pharmacists provide a vital service Special teachers hit an Irish barrier guardian.co.uk TODAY’S GUARDIAN SOCIETY Sue Law, the Football Association's head of equality and child protection, tells Anna Bawden how vital it is to ensure that children are not at risk of harm or abuse Network of teams responsible for targeting youth crime in Addiction and domestic violence set to increase Inmates discover artistic freedom
COMMENT Spend to break the cycle of abuse Letters: All who believe the priorities for spending are plasma TVs and other unnecessary gadgets, rather than taxation to develop effective public services, have the blood of Baby P on their hands Susan Gray: If they accept students with lower grades, universities must take responsibility for giving them the attention they need to catch up ARTICLES FROM LATER ON-LINE EDITION OF THE GUARDIAN 11.8.09 Local MP backs naming of Baby P parents Lynn Featherstone says unveiling necessary 'for public confidence' and calls for release of damning case review Last year 21,000 more children qualified for free school meals, despite fall in school-age population Swine flu: TV presenter's daughter 'almost died' after taking Tamiflu GMTV star Andrew Castle confronts health secretary, Andy Burnham, over policy of giving drug to children COMMENT Baby P and the power of the internet Charlie Beckett: The internet told us the identity of Baby Peter's parents months ago – some fear the online 'mob', but it only reflects society Ann Robinson: The government has to show it is doing all it can to contain swine flu, but healthy kids don't usually need antiviral treatment Nuradin Dirie: The wave of radicalisation targeting young Somali children everywhere is threatening hopes for the country's future stability DISABILITY Obituary: Tireless worker for people with learning difficulties and founder of the Special Olympics The "DAILY DIGEST" is a compilation of relevant articles from the on-line editions of the IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT, EXAMINER, SUNDAY BUSINESS POST, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY The "DIGEST" provides the headline and a short abstract with a link to the full article. If you wish the full article just click on the link. You may also print or e-mail the link or the full article. Please let us know whether you find this service useful or any other suggestions for content. If you wish to be removed from the list of recipients just notify us by return mail. Barnardos Training and Resource Service Tel: +353-1-4549699, Fax: +353-1-4530300, E-mail:
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