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‘Grave concerns’ – Kilkenny TD hits out as confusion mounts over vaccine rollout

By Kilkenny Now 21st January 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has accused the Government of failing to take the health and safety of childcare and early years educators seriously. Deputy Kathleen Funchion claimed the concerns of those working in the childcare and early years sector are being ignored as the Government allows their facilities to reopen. The sector is one of the […]

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Relief as Government backs Kilkenny TD’s calls for support fund for créches

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2019 0

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has welcomed the Government’s decision to back her calls for a support fund to help crèches and childcare providers who find themselves in financial crisis due to spiralling insurance costs. Deputy Funchion had warned many local créches faced the prospect of being forced out of business early in the New Year […]

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Childcare crisis: Growing fears Kilkenny créches will be forced to close in New Year

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2019 2

A short-term emergency fund is needed to cover the insurance crisis facing over a thousand créches to ensure their doors stay open in the New Year, a Kilkenny TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who is Sinn Fein’s children and youth affairs spokesperson, has warned childcare services in Kilkenny and across the country faces an […]

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266 new homes, offices, retail units, créche, nursing home – green light for massive development in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 0

A massive development consisting of homes, offices, shops, a nursing home and a creche is planned for Kilkenny city. An application has been lodged with Kilkenny County Council to build the huge development on Daly’s Hill in Kilkenny over the next ten years. The developers, Daly’s Hill Limited, are looking to build accommodation for over […]

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Relief for Kilkenny parents as Government grants local creches a reprieve on new fire rules

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2019 0

Kilkenny parents wondering if they would have childcare facilities to send their children to in the New Year can relax after the Government offered a reprieve to creches over new fire safety rules. Creches in Kilkenny were under pressure to have mandatory documentation in place by December 12, including obtaining fire certificates. The Government has […]