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WATCH: Inspirational Young Kilkenny man diagnosed with autism stuns audience

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN ASPIRING Kilkenny opera singer, diagnosed with autism, stunned an audience this weekend with his rendition of a song made globally famous by Pavarotti. Daniel Docherty received a standing ovation after wowing the crowd, not just with his rousing rendition of Nessun Dorma last Sunday, but also with his speech that preceded his […]

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Kilkenny parents of children with autism and special needs to join marches in Dublin and Cork

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

KILKENNY parents of children with autism and special educational needs will be joining families and health professionals from across the country at marches in Ireland’s two biggest cities tomorrow. In the capital, protestors will march from the Garden of Remembrance to Dáil Éireann, while in Cork campaigners will begin their protest at the Court House […]

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LINDA COMERFORD: ‘This is a crisis – our children are suffering’

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2019 0

By LINDA COMERFORD LAST Tuesday I stood side-by-side with parents and representatives of many special needs education groups as we protested outside Dáil Éireann. Our message was simple: all children must be given equal access to education. This is, after all, their right under the Constitution of this country. But many of our children are […]

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‘The State is failing us’ – Kilkenny mother of children with special needs to lead protest outside Dáil

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2019 Post a comment

A KILKENNY campaigner and mother of special needs children is urging parents to come out and support a national protest to highlight the lack of support services for children with autism and intellectual disabilities. Linda Comerford, who is spokesperson for the ‘Enough is Enough – Every Voice Counts’ campaign, confirmed the protest will take place […]

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All parties unite to support Kilkenny TD’s new Autism Strategy Bill

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has won cross-party support for her ambitious new Autism Strategy Bill. The Sinn Féin TD’s legislative proposals involve a radical overhaul of the supports available to people with autism and their families. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Funchion welcomed the support her Bill received from across the political divide. The Kilkenny […]

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‘It goes beyond politics’ – Kilkenny TD urges all parties to support new autism Bill

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged parties across the political divide to support her new Autism Strategy Bill. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Education and Skills, is presenting the Bill in the Dáil tomorrow to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day. Deputy Funchion said: “This Bill goes beyond politics. We need this […]