The Government has said it will introduce a permanent disability support payment on an annual basis and a public consultation is under way.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said earlier in the day that the Government had got a review of how SNAs were allocated at schools ‘wrong’.

Simon Harris said ‘when something goes wrong, you’ve got to put your hands up and you’ve got to fix it’.

It is understood Warner Bros requested the incident be removed from the broadcast.

Noel O’Connell told the WRC that he had been deaf since childhood and holds a PhD in deaf education.

Kathy Weir said she now feels mentally ready to take on the challenge.

Re-turn announced in May 2024 that it was setting up a consultation process with disability organisations in response to the feedback.

The project will aim to help disabled people across the region to live more connected and independent lives.

The Social Democrats had called for an emergency winter payment of €400 for people with disabilities.

The first report by the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence made 85 recommendations in total.

In a document seen by BreakingNews.ie, 6,593 children are waiting over 12 months for first contact.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Airtastic Cork Limited, which operates an entertainment centre at Eastgate Retail Park, Little Island, Co Cork, discriminated against the 12-year-old boy on grounds of disability

The HSE says the rise is down to 2,957 new applications were received in Q3, making a total of 9,570 received to date in 2025. 

Anne Doyle worked for Applus Inspection Service as a call centre agent from April 2001 until her employment was terminated on February 7th 2024.

The Irish Wheelchair Association, The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and AsIAm are concerned that the measures for disabled people fall short

“They need to treat the special education crisis like it’s a house on fire,” Adrienne Doyle Whelan said.

Antoinette Burke confronted Micheal Martin as he arrived for a Fianna Fáil think-in.

Senator Tom Clonan said Ms Humphreys had ‘very strongly pushed’ for a proposal to means-test people with disabilities.

Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has again defended her record on disability matters following criticism from a senator.

Senator Tom Clonan said Heather Humphreys ‘very strongly pushed’ for tiered welfare supports for disabled people.

Micheal Martin said he wanted to see the ambitions of the strategy reflected in the upcoming budget.

Cara Darmody brought a cake up for Simon Harris for their meeting at Government Buildings.

Harvey Morrison Sherratt died following a sudden deterioration in his health three weeks ago after waiting several years for spinal surgery

The research was carried out by the DCU (Dublin City University) Institute of Education.

Property developer Fraser Partners Ltd settled the case with Clifford Donaldson, who was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, without admission of liability.

This is a drop from the 12,106 children waiting for their first contact at the end of April.

Funding from The Children’s Disability Service Grant has yet to be released to groups in Donegal.

A teenage disability campaigner has said it is a myth that there is a shortage of therapists to carry out assessments of need (AONs)

Áine Wellard, a disability advocate from Dublin, intends to seek redress under the Equal Status Acts

The passenger, who is autistic and wanted an emergency row seat to accommodate a sleep apnoea device, claimed the airline had breached the Equal Status Act by discriminating against him on grounds of his disability.

Dublin Bus has received a number of complaints after a blind woman fell and was injured while disembarking

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald urged the Government to act

The Government has announced a reformed scheme to support more disabled people into employment.

THERE was a great turnout as the inaugural Disability Show, which took place in the Curragh Racecourse last week. {element}The event aimed to bring together a wide variety of services, supports, products and innovations to help improve everyday life.

The Farrelly Commission was set up in 2017 to examine the case of the woman, identified only as Grace.

Evidence does not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, commission finds.

Sarah Gannon’s book is inspired by her seven-year-old daughter Ciara who has Charge syndrome and is deafblind.

A briefing complied for minister Norma Foley calls for reform of the assessment of need process.

The study also found that foreign-born residents had lower incomes and were more likely to suffer poverty.

The Department of Children has ‘secured sanction’ to fund projects to help children with additional needs.

However, the overall spend in accommodating Ukrainians and IP applicants was down sharply on 2023.

The mother of Jack Donaghey was asked to attend the announcement of 3.6 million euro in funding for children with special needs.

Charlotte Cahill, whose daughter Cyra is autistic, said she believes the lack of school places for children with additional needs is getting worse