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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 8 MIN

Is the Government doing enough to build and run childcare?

from The Hard Shoulder

“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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