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20 additional Special Needs Assistants for Louth

Louth Deputy Fergus O'Dowd has welcomed confirmation from his colleague Minister for Education, Richard Bruton TD, that almost 20 additional Special Needs Assistant Posts have been announced for schools in Louth for the period September to December ...

05 Jul 2017 at 15:30

National News

'Get your act together' - Parents and staff demand 'vital' school places for children with special needs

Parents of children with additional needs have spoken about how they are at their wits’ end on how to secure school places for this academic year. SNAs (special needs assistants), activists, parents and their children marched from Cleary’s Clock ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:45

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WATCH: Irish TikToker competing in Netflix's latest Squid Game series for $4.56 million prize

A well-known Irish TikToker has landed a role in the new Netflix series Squid Game: The Challenge which is set to drop on the streaming platform next week. The release of this series follows the highly successful Squid Game, which is Netflix’s ...

16 Nov 2023 at 15:11

National News

‘Rebalancing’ of SNAs across schools needed – Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has defended proposed cuts to special needs assistants (SNAs) at some schools across the country as a “rebalancing” of supports. Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton paused a review of SNA ...

17 Feb 2026 at 17:50

National News

‘We got this wrong,’ Tanaiste says of government handling of SNA review

Tanaiste Simon Harris has said the government “got this wrong” on a review of how Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are allocated at schools. A review and reallocation of SNAs for the coming school year was paused after it caused ...

25 Feb 2026 at 11:35

National News

‘I’ve listened’: Education Minister confirms no SNA reductions from September

There will be no cuts to special needs assistants (SNAs) across schools in Ireland for the coming academic year, Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton said. The Department of Education had last week paused a review of SNA ...

24 Feb 2026 at 10:35

National News

Taoiseach says Government never signed off on review of SNA allocations

The Government did not sign off on the review of how special needs assistants are allocated at schools across Ireland, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. He was defending a move to pause the review and reallocation of ...

24 Feb 2026 at 15:35

National News

Special needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’

Hundreds of special needs assistants (SNAs), parents and children cheered and chanted outside Leinster House on Wednesday afternoon demanding clarity and certainty from the Government. In an interview earlier in the ...

25 Feb 2026 at 20:05

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