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Is the Government doing enough to build and run childcare?

“Politicians like to claim the Government will step in to build and run childcare ‘where required...

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15.48 18 Aug 2026


Is the Government doing enough to build and run childcare?


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“Politicians like to claim the Government will step in to build and run childcare ‘where required’ – but with parents scrambling for places nationwide, that caveat is looking less like policy and more like a cop‑out.”

So writes Sinead Ryan, Consumer Journalist and Presenter of the Home Show in yesterday’s Irish Independent.

She joins Ciara to discuss.


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