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It's important to foster entrepreneurial talent in children even from the beginning; they are the future after all

Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. In his talk, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs...

"Martin Naughton, one of the campaign leaders who attended the meeting, said while they attempted to raise new ways of caring for, and supporting, people with disabilities, it had not been possible to move the discussion away from 'the same old models that haven’t worked and don’t work'."

Disability groups vow to continue fight after Enda Kenny meeting Disability campaigners who organised a three-day sit-down outside Government Buildings have described as disappointing a meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

A shocking case of neglect. After three days of evidence, the parents’ barrister conceded that Tusla’s , the Child and Family Support Agency’s case was “unassailable”.

Girl eating baby formula from tin among cases of neglect in report Child care law report details abuse as well as positive stories of reuniting with parents

A very inspiring watch and outlook on life!

How to find work you love Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively simple talk about...

Tusla chief executive Gordon Jeyes said that the agency was in a “constant struggle” to work within budget and more than 5,000 children, some “at significant risk”, were awaiting allocation of a social worker.

Warning of funds crisis in child protection Groups providing family support, r**e crisis, domestic violence, and marriage counselling services all face further funding cuts, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has warned.

The 2014 inter-departmental report on mother-and-baby homes listed just 25 infant deaths in Bessborough mother-and-baby home, in Cork, despite two departments having figures that showed 500 deaths.

Mother and baby homes: Infant died every fortnight for two decades at home The 2014 inter-departmental report on mother-and-baby homes listed just 25 infant deaths in Bessborough

A more collaborated approach between the Health and Social Services to protect vulnerable adults is called for following the publication of a report by the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland

Joint working key to protecting vulnerable adults, NI Inspectorate report The need for the criminal justice system to work collaboratively with Health and Social Services to...

A total of 79 allegations were made against 36 members of the Jesuits, resulting in no convictions. In a statement, the Jesuits said “One allegation is one too many, and words of apology can sound so inadequate in face of the heinous crime of child abuse.”

Some 325 abuse allegations made against priests since 1941 - Safeguarding Children report A significant number of children were abused in the care of religious orders according to the latest audits carried out by the National Board for Safeguarding in the Catholic Church.

Possibility of two major Mother and Baby institutions being left out of the judge-led inquiry for fear of it overburdening the workload.

Mother and Baby Homes inquiry 'does not want extra burden' The judge-led inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes does not want to be burdened by including two more institutions in its investigations, a campaigner has claimed.

"When she later tried to find her adopted son, she discovered in 2008 he had died at the age of 35, the High Court heard."

Religious orders, HSE sued over alleged forced adoption Woman claims four-month-old baby taken from her 45 years ago

The personal account of a women who was sent to St. Patrick's Mother and Baby home- a 'special' institution for single mothers.

'They took my children to save me… it ruined me' - Distraught mother recalls forced adoptions A mother who was forced to give up two daughters when she was a teenager says the country is ignoring the plight of those who were made to give up their children for adoption in Ireland

A really interesting TED talk on what makes hard work satisfying, give it a watch!

The way we think about work is broken What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers...