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Drivetime Monday 1 September 2025 Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra brings you all the latest news and stories of the day from around the country and beyond.

Listen to the full interview here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Read NWC's pre budget submission reccomendations on childcare here: www.nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherForPublic #DriveTime #Childcare

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National Women’s Council Pre-Budget Submission 2026

NWC recommends that the Government allocate €30 million in Budget 2026 to start a national roll-out of publicly-delivered early childhood education and care services.

nwci.ie/learn/public...

#TogetherforPublic #Budget2026

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‘I started looking when I was three months’ pregnant and was told there’s a two-year waiting list’ – counting the true cost of childcare For parents like Aoife Whelan, a mother-of-two living in Sallins, Co Kildare, Ireland’s childcare crisis begins before their child is even born. “I had to take a full year off for my first baby, as th...

“The lesson for Ireland is clear: childcare must be treated as a public good.”

Great read in yesterday’s @Independent_ie on costs of childcare & how shifting to a publicly delivered model could ensure women's full participation

Read more: www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

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This is why we're a member of the #TogetherForPublic alliance, campaigning for a public system of childcare which would:
⭐ Guarantee a place for every child.
⭐ Have heavily subsidised rates for one-parent families, so that all one-parent families can access it.

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Muireann Lynch: We assumed mothers could work as if childless when more women entered the workplace Data-driven approach needed if Government is ever to find a balance that supports families and caregivers

Childcare is an essential public service and is best provided directly by the State. This means women have the choice to participate, including in politics, sports, Arts, and employment + it offers decent pay and conditions for educators. #TogetherForPublic

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

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Following the Dáil vote on childcare yesterday, the Together for Public alliance called on the Government to take immediate action to tackle the crisis in early years education.

Read the press release here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic #PublicChildcare

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Together For Public responds to yesterday’s Dáil motion on Childcare & looks forward to engaging with Minister Foley and all political parties on how to achieve a public system of early childhood education and care.

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic

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Great to see a motion from @ClaireKerr
🟢 @sinnfeinireland
to support #TogetherForPublic an Alliance for a Public System of #Childcare

#EveryChild deserves quality education & Care
Educators deserve better wages
Providers need a better funding model

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Real momentum is building behind our call for public childcare! 👶🙌

This evening a motion put forward by TD Claire Kerrane
will echo our call for urgent action to tackle the childcare crisis.

The system is broken & we need action✊🚸

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic #Childcare

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This #MayDay, NWC with Together for Public joined outside Leinster House to call for Government action to tackle the ongoing childcare crisis & for a public childcare system

Thank you to our brilliant speakers and everyone who joined us today 💥

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic

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A public mode of State provided childcare, working alongside community and private providers, will deliver the badly needed extra childcare spaces across the country. I was delighted to join the #TogetherForPublic protest outside the Dáil today #EveryChild

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📢 Today our Head of Impact and Engagement, Megan Fearon, represented AONTAS at the National Women's Council of Ireland #TogetherForPublic rally calling on the Government to remove childcare barriers and support learners, women, and lone parents.

Learn more ➡️ www.nwci.ie/discover/wha...

#EveryChild

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Join us this Thursday, May 1st, outside the Dáil at 12:45pm to call for action on the government’s childcare promises and come together to call for a public childcare model with NWC and the Together For Public Alliance

#TogetherForPublic #EveryChild

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On May First at 12:45 Together for Public are gathering outside of the Dáil. Join us and our call for action re the childcare promises laid out in the Programme for Government and to call for a public model of early childhood education.

The time to act is now.

#EveryChild #TogetherforPublic

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Join the Together for Public Alliance on May 1st at Lunchtime outside the Dáil and call on our government to deliver on their childcare promises and advocate for the delivery of public childcare.

#EveryChild #TogetherForPublic

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Mothers & families deserve a childcare system that is affordable, accessible & supportive, where children can flourish & women can thrive. May 1st - Drop your sandwich, lift a banner & join us outside the Dáil at 12:45 to demand real action on childcare

#TogetherForPublic

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Opinion: The public is ahead of government on the importance of Early Years and School Age Care Frances Byrne of Early Childhood Ireland breaks down the latest Barometer for 2025 and says the public clearly wants a better system.

An opinion piece in today’s @thejournal_ie breaks down The Early Childhood Ireland Barometer 2025, and outlines that the public wants a better system and investments for Early Childhood Education and Care.

Read more: thejournal.ie/readme/early...

#TogetherForPublic #EveryChild

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Dublin Bay South with most crèche places per child, study Dublin Bay South has the most crèche places per child in the country, according to new findings published today.

“There are currently 41 crèche places on average for every 73 children aged between 0 and 4 years nationwide”

The current system is broken. #TogetherForPublic is campaigning for a public system of childcare where every child is guaranteed a place.

www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...

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Negotiating Childcare As the main parties resume their negotiations for a new government, what are the options for a new policy approach to childcare? The option of direct provision of childcare services through the public...

🚨Stark findings 👉Party leaders must deliver their general election promises and give a clear commitment to a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care (1/2) #EveryChild #TogetherForPublic

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Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment Grainne McKenna and Dr Sheila Garrity say it’s time for early childhood education in this country to change for the better.

As Government formation talks are set to continue, we need a clear commitment to transition to a public system of early childhood education and care. This public system must guarantee a place for every child, no matter their background. #TogetherforPublic #EveryChild
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This morning, NWC Director
Orla O'Connor joined @newstalkfm.bsky.social Breakfast
to discuss the #TogetherForPublic campaign, urging government prioritisation of a public system of early childhood education & care for #EveryChild in the next Programme for Government. 🌟

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Public childcare must be a priority for the next Government Alliance of over 40 organisations reminds newly elected TDs of their election promises


💥The next government must prioritise the move to a public system of early childhood education and care in the next term and Programme for Government

📌Read our press release here: www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

#EveryChild #TogetherForPublic (2/2)

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Together for Public - Delivering early education and care for every child » The National Women's Council of Ireland

Head to our #TogetherForPublic webpage, calling on all political parties to pledge to deliver a Public System of Early Childhood Education and Care for #EveryChild: www.nwci.ie/discover/wha...

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🧒For #EveryChild
👩For every woman
👥 For every worker & early years educator

⚡Take 2 minutes now to email the political party leaders and demand a public system of #childcare

www.nwci.ie/make_public_...

#TogetherForPublic #GE2024 #GeneralElection2024

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