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‘Don’t believe the spin: scandal of costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is hurting vital local health projects’ – TD

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

THE scandal of the costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is affecting the delivery of vital health projects in Kilkenny and Carlow – despite the Government’s claims to the contrary, according to a local TD. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion spoke out as she launched a scathing attack on what she described as the Government’s […]

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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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‘You’re doing the job of four people’ – Kilkenny mother of special needs kids reveals struggle in RTÉ interview

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A KILKENNY special needs activist and mother-of-four bravely spoke of the challenges she faces as a carer and of a parents of children with special needs in a moving interview on national radio today. Linda Comerford spoke to RTÉ’s Sean O’Rourke following the publication of a new report by Carers Ireland titled […]

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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 […]