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Dublin Airport's message to passengers wearing Sunflower lanyard
Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport is reminding passengers with hidden disabilities about the support available through its Important Flyer and Sunflower lanyard scheme.
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Boy, 6, killed in Mayo crash remembered for his 'most beautiful smile' at funeral
Funerals
Cian Rowland, from Deerpark in Crossmolina, was fatally injured after being struck by a car on the N59 at Eskeragh, near Crossmolina, at around 11.20am on Sunday, June 21. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Boy with ADHD and autism not given special class chair because he's 'in fee paying school'
Autism
The boy, who also has autism, development coordination disorder and hypermobility, has sued the Minister for Education and Youth over a refusal to fund the chairs
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Boyzone's Keith Duffy admits daughter's diagnosis was 'biggest fear' of his life
Boyzone
Boyzone star Keith Duffy has opened up about how his daughter Mia being diagnosed with autism as a young child completely transformed who he was as a person
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Autistic and non-verbal girl, 7, found 'unresponsive' in pond during park visit
Autism
Charity Little Rainbows Doncaster paid tribute to a "beautiful, deeply loved seven-year-old girl"
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Woman glassed stranger at his own engagement party when she was drunk
Crime
Maddie Kirby's victim needed stitches to a deep wound in his forehead and has been left scarred
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Neurodivergent powerlifter hopes show where celebs are grilled by autistic interviewers will 'break stereotypes'
Virgin
Daniel Docherty, who broke the Irish national squat record with a 340.5kg lift, is one of the stars of Virgin Media's The Assembly Ireland
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Children will no longer need an assessment of needs to access special education
Disability
Children’s Minister Norma Foley today announced plans to scrap the need for an AON for school placements
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Teen disability activist will protest for 50 hours outside Dail during Storm Bram
Leinster House
Cara Darmody will protest from 10am on Tuesday until 12pm on Thursday, despite a wind warning being in place
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Classes for people with autism to resume following county council apology
Autism
The All Ability Learning Ireland classes were providing one-to-one RPM (Rapid Prompting Method) lessons at the Enfield community and enterprise hub
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Irish autism campaigners blast US government as Donald Trump comments spark global fury
Autism
Donald Trump has said there is a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism, in a claim widely condemned
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Donald Trump claims paracetamol increases risk of autism in pregnant women - 'It's not good'
Paracetamol
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be issuing doctors in the US with new guidance - in a move condemned by experts
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Fianna Fáil TD says her party 'not listening' on special education as her child is refused from 12 schools
Fianna Fail
Deputy Catherine Ardagh's son Darragh Óg is autistic and non-verbal
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Nursery worker 'kills toddler, 3, with weighted blanket used to subdue kids for naps'
Autism
A daycare director has been accused of killing a nonverbal boy with autism
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Disability rights campaigner Cara Darmody, 14, to meet Simon Harris on Monday
Simon Harris
Cara has been fighting tirelessly for years to have waiting times for Assessments of Needs lowered
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Autistic girl, 6, convinced she is pregnant after months of hospital delays
Hospitals
A six-year-old autistic girl suffering from severe constipation has endured prolonged, unresolved hospital treatment that left her stressed and convinced she was pregnant.
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Brave scoliosis patient Noah Quish diagnosed with ninth serious health issue
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Young Noah has already been diagnosed with a heart condition, severe obstructive Laryngomalacia, scoliosis, malformation of the brain, severe sleep apnoea, a chromosome deletion, meningitis and autism
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'Ground-breaking' initiative launched for autistic children in Laois
Laois
Free STEM workshops are being rolled out for children with autism in Co Laois
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Dad in renal failure will refuse dialysis in protest until autistic son gets school place
Micheal Martin
Mum Grace Kidney said she first tried to get her five-year-old Ollie a school place last year but said it was “next to impossible” and revealed he was rejected from 20 schools.
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Young boy (6) denied special needs buggy after being refused from 83 schools
Autism
Frankie Edgeworth, from Swords, Dublin, has autism, an intellectual disability and is non-verbal
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Comedian Rosie O'Donnell reveals shock reason she needed to 'flee' US after Donald Trump was elected
Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie revealed last month she had moved to Ireland and is living in Howth, Co Dublin
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It's about time we talked about the harms of autism overdiagnosis
Autism
We're finally having a national conversation about our concerning spike in diagnoses, thanks to Irish consultant neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan, who says labels for the sake of labels are not helpful
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Autism charity slams Conor McGregor for spreading vaccine misinformation
Conor McGregor
AsIAm said spreading information not backed by scientific evidence leads to stigmatisation and has negative impacts on autistic people
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Keith Duffy pens sweet birthday tribute to daughter Mia on her birthday - saying 'you are my life'
Keith Duffy
Mia was diagnosed with autism when she was 18 months old and qualified in 2022 in Enterprise Computing from Dublin City University
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