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Cara Darmody

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TD helps disarm man attempting to harm himself outside Dáil

TD helps disarm man attempting to harm himself outside Dáil

A Fine Gael TD assisted gardaí to disarm a man attempting to harm himself with a knife outside the Dáil on Wednesday evening

Teenage activist begins third sleepout at Dáil over special needs assessments

Teenage activist begins third sleepout at Dáil over special needs assessments

Cara Darmody is calling on the government to begin an international recruitment campaign to reduce waiting lists.

Teen disability activist starts 50-hour sleep-out during Storm Bram

Teen disability activist starts 50-hour sleep-out during Storm Bram

Teen disability activist Cara Darmody has started a 50-hour sleep-out at Leinster House to raise awareness around delays in assessment of need appointments

Tánaiste commits to examining therapist recruitment process

Tánaiste commits to examining therapist recruitment process

‘I’m a young man’: Jim Gavin, 54, says he can relate to young people

‘I’m a young man’: Jim Gavin, 54, says he can relate to young people

Teenage campaigner asks for funding boost to clear assessments of need backlog

Teenage campaigner asks for funding boost to clear assessments of need backlog

Teenage disability campaigner describes shortage of therapists as ‘myth’

Teenage disability campaigner describes shortage of therapists as ‘myth’

HSE chief admits waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities will get worse

HSE chief admits waiting lists for assessments for children with disabilities will get worse

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Bernard Gloster acknowledged a “significant challenge” in tackling the crisis, with more than 15,000 children with serious disabilities waiting to access their legal right to assessments.

Teenager vows to ‘resist’ any weakening of six-month timeframe for assessments

Teenager vows to ‘resist’ any weakening of six-month timeframe for assessments

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Cara Darmody, 14, addressed the Oireachtas Disability Committee on Wednesday about the backlog in the assessment of need system.

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

Taoiseach says legislation on assessment of needs should be changed

Tue, 20 May, 2025

It comes as teenage campaigner Cara Darmody began staging a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House on Tuesday morning.

Teenager to stage protest as needs-assessment waiting lists projected to soar

Teenager to stage protest as needs-assessment waiting lists projected to soar

Mon, 19 May, 2025

The total number of applications overdue for completion at the end of March 2025 stood at 15,296 – an 8 per cent rise on the end of 2024.

14-year-old disability rights activist to hold 50-hour protest at Dáil

14-year-old disability rights activist to hold 50-hour protest at Dáil

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Cara Darmody is campaigning for the Government to carry out autism assessments of need for children within the legal limit of six months.

Ireland is an embarrassment on child disability services, girl to tell Dáil protest

Ireland is an embarrassment on child disability services, girl to tell Dáil protest

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Cara Darmody (14) will tell a ‘monster meeting’ on Thursday that she will campaign internationally on the way Ireland is failing children.