Taoiseach accused of adopting a ‘let-them-eat-cake’ approach to childcare providers who warn they may have to close due to inadequate funding, excessive regulation and heavy-handed bureaucracy
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Excessive regulation and poor pay among other concerns highlighted by some 3,000 service providers, staff and parents
Federation of Early Childhood Providers stages demonstration as some service providers, including Oireachtas creche, close their doors
Inside Politics: Charlie Flanagan decides to ‘pass the baton’ to younger generation as he joins list of FG TDs who will not contest next general election
Swiss organisation Dignitas says ‘freedom of choice’ should be upheld but Dutch academic warns over high rate of assisted suicide following legalisation in the Netherlands
Garda suffered injury while coming to the aid of a person who entered the crowd
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) identifies ‘structural barriers’ to women’s representation in politics
As transphobic rhetoric increased, a rise in street violence against LGBTQ+ people was widely documented. The violence is already happening
IT Sunday: Elsewhere this week, extraordinary scenes at the Dáil, while Fintan O’Toole writes about the Russell Brand allegations
Fianna Fáil junior minister Mary Butler received a threat of violence against her during the summer, leading gardaí to offer her security advice at her home and constituency offices
This was not a highly secretive guerrilla mission - it had been flagged endlessly on every far-right social media account for the past two weeks
Former politician Shane ‘Winston Churchtown’ Ross and NUJ boss Seamus Dooley were the two headline speakers
A crowd of around 200 gathered outside Leinster House, setting up a mock gallows and jostling and abusing politicians of all parties as they arrived
Offences Against the State Act to be considered with enhanced security around Dáil on budget day
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