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Misadventure verdict at inquest of boy (10) who died after being hit by van in Shannon (opens the original)
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A 10-year-old boy who died after being hit by a van had no clear view of oncoming traffic due to parked cars, and the van driver had no view of him as he stepped on to the road from between the vehicles, an inquest has heard. Parking has since been recessed at the residential location in Shannon, Co Clare, and a zebra crossing installed where Dylan Coady-Coleman, of Corrib Drive, was struck by the van shortly after 2pm on February 25th, 2024. Dylan died three days later in Temple Street children
Ageing population in Ireland will see rise of up to 58 per cent in need for family care (opens the original)
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The need for family carers will increase by roughly 50-60 per cent in the next 14 years, underlining a requirement for improved financial support, a report published on Thursday says. The study from the Economic and Social Research Institute says family carers, the majority of them women, âplay a central role in Irelandâs long-term care systemâ. Drawing on data from Census 2022, the institute says almost 300,000 people provided regular, unpaid help or support to a family member or friend â
Dublin needs homelessness âtsarâ, says charity, as numbers continue to climb (opens the original)
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Dublin needs a homelessness âtsarâ, to co-ordinate a dedicated homelessness strategy for the capital because âwhatâs happening is just not workingâ, the chief executive of one of the largest homelessness organisations has said. Catherine Kenny, who has headed Dublin Simon Community since 2022, said despite âhuge effortâ by hundreds of people working across housing, health and justice systems to support homeless people, the crisis was âonly getting worseâ. Kenny was speaking as
Homeless numbers rise 9% in a year as latest figures show fresh increase (opens the original)
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The number of homeless people has increased again, to 17,885, including 5,830 children. The data, for August, published on Friday by the Department of Housing, represents a 9.3 per cent increase in a year, and a rise of 358 in a month. A more detailed breakdown shows there were 7,304 single adults without child dependants in homelessness, while the more than 5,800 children were in 2,800 families of which almost 60 per cent (1,617) were headed by lone parents. These figures are individuals in loc
Budget 2027: Permanent disability support grant to be introduced (opens the original)
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A permanent disability support grant is to be introduced in next monthâs budget as a âfirst stepâ in acknowledging the additional costs people with disabilities face. The payment will ânot meet the cost of disabilityâ, a Department of Social Protection source said, but it will represent a âsmall improvementâ on the â¬500 and â¬400 âonce-offâ cost-of-disability payments provided in recent budgets. The hope is that there is scope to increase the payment in coming years, with th
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