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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 10 MIN

Should you buy your child's teacher a gift at the end of the school year?

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As the end of the school year rolls into town for most primary school children this week, the age-old dilemma of what to give your child’s teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) rumbles on. Do you give gifts, or do you not? What do you get if you do, and how much should you spend?Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly wrote a piece in The Journal today commenting on this modern dilemma, and joins Ciara to discuss.

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