Week 25 - Thursday

Childminding Ireland warns the new childminding system could drive thousands of childminders out of the profession, putting flexible childcare places at risk nationwide. The family of an Offaly woman who died from sepsis says delays in treatment at University Hospital Galway contributed to her death, following an inquest verdict of medical misadventure. Growing Media Ireland warns 18,000 horticulture jobs could be at risk unless the Government introduces a workable system for the sustainable harvesting of horticultural peat.