During the recession and subsequent bailout by the troika, the government brought in the Local Property Tax (LPT). The purpose was to widen the net on tax collection. The scheme is operated by the Revenue and is based on a self-assessment of the value of your home and came into effect in 2013. There are […]
Author: Allan Cuthbert
Health Amendment Bill 2017
It is fantastic news to announce that EVERY child that qualifies for the Domiciliary Care Allowance will now be automatically entitled to a full Medical Card and this right will be enshrined in law. This is a huge relief for so many of our families who have been dealing with the stress of applying and re-applying […]
Siblings of a child with Special Need
I have been thinking more and more about how it must be for my twins Sean and Kate’s childhood. They see me on a daily base running around and caught for time because I am always in a firefight for David, so busy with appointments, care duties, phone calls to arrange things for him and […]
How The Workshops Went – by David.
We have held 2 workshops in Dublin. 1 in Limerick, Waterford and Enniscorthy in the last month. These workshops went very well. I was very happy with these workshops and I would not make any changes to these workshops. Allan said he could never do the workshops without me. From David.
Love Is In The Air -By Allan
At this time of the year, LOVE is all around us, people are getting engaged but what are the issues surrounding your marital status and having a child with special needs? Most parents I meet fall into the married category. As my wife might be reading this I have to say this is the best category!! […]
25 Lofty New Year’s Resolutions for Parents of Kids with Special Needs
This is an excellent article we came across on www.friendshipcircle.org website. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. A new year is upon us, and so we’re once again called upon to think about what we’d like to change about ourselves. As if we didn’t have enough on our plate, right? Adding the burden […]
2 Radio interviews worth listening to.
Radio interview 1 – Today with Sean O’Rourke talking about health insurance. Worth a listen to see can you save on your renewal cost. Radio interview 2 – Today with Sean O’Rourke talking about Reviewing or Making A Will with Tim Bracken, Barrister
Christmas Concert -by Dolores
Let’s begin with the Christmas concert. Believe me, I’ve done this. David attended a main stream school, and he was the only child with a physical disability so I have a few short stories on what he did and what I would have done differently. The first year he was a lamb and as David […]
Why Trump got elected as U.S President – By David
Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States last Tuesday. I have tried looking on the Internet for a suggestion and that did not help. I saw the Election on Sky News and I was not happy when I heard that Trump got elected. I am not happy about this. I […]