Week 32 - Friday

The parents of eight-year-old Oisín Gill from Rathdowney say they are desperate to secure a suitable school place for their son, who has been out of school since 2025 amid a shortage of special education places. Household costs remain under pressure, with inflation at 3.4% in July as electricity, mortgages, home-heating oil and other expenses continue to weigh on consumers. Questions are being raised about Ireland’s prison system after Alison Chawke was released under the community return scheme less than a month after being jailed, amid severe overcrowding in the country’s prisons.