Mark Darmody News Today

Cara Darmody: I won’t be going away and will continue to call out disability discrimination: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

A 12-year-old primary school student is set to make history in becoming the youngest person to ever sit a Leaving Certificate exam, when she sits the Ordinary Level Math's paper on Friday.

A Tipperary boy living with autism has never received proper school support due to 'inaction' from the HSE when his parents called for a reassessment of the

A forum designed to connect family carers with groups in the community that provide vital services was held in Clonmel. The forum, which was held at Hotel Minel...

Last Friday 11-year-old Tipperary student Cara Darmody sat the Junior Cert Math’s exam to raise funds for vital autism services. She has been studying the curriculum for the past 8 months in preparation and has received nationwide recognition for her efforts. Cara sat the exam as a fundraiser for autism services in South Tipp as […]

An Ardfinnan family met with 45 TDs and Senators yesterday to discuss autism services. This came about after 11 year old Cara Darmody decided to take on the junior cert maths paper on the 10th of June to fundraiser for autism services at Ardfinnan National School and Scoil Chormaic Special School. Her father Mark Darmody […]

South Tipperary girl is going to extraordinary lengths to highlight the lack of services available for children with special needs

Tipp FM Photo: Tipp FM The Department of Education will meet unions today to continue talks on the return to school of children with special educational needs. It’s after the Department abandoned today’s planned reopening, following objections from the INTO and Forsa on safety grounds. There are differing views among parents of children with special needs about whether or not such schools and classes should reopen at the moment. Ciara McCormack from Thurles is a mother of five, ...