Navan Cllr Appalled At Proposed SNA Cuts
The Government’s apparent new criteria for children to qualify for Special Needs support has drawn criticism, with one Navan Cllr describing it as ‘stripped back and narrow’ Aontú’s Cllr Emer Tóibín says “I am deeply concerned over talk of Special Needs Assistants...
Minister ‘in denial’ on SNA cuts
Sinn Féin Education and Youth spokesperson, Darren O’Rourke TD, has said that Minister Naughton is ‘in denial’ about SNA cuts which are affecting schools across the state. Deputy O’Rourke called on Minister Naughton to act immediately, to reverse these proposed cuts,...
Father says level of support after son’s death ‘atrocious’
The father of a 20-year-old Clonee man who took his own life has told an inquest that the level of support he and his family had received after the death was “atrocious”. Máirtín Thornton was speaking at the inquest conducted by coroner for Co Meath Nathaniel Lacy...
