Special-needs assistants and parents of children with additional needs protesting outside Leinster House in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienHundreds of special-needs assistants (SNAs), parents and children cheered and chanted outside Leinster House on Wednesday afternoon demanding clarity and certainty from the Government. Special-needs assistants from the SMGS school in Inchicore, Dublin, attended the demonstration outside Leinster House on Wednesday. “She’s only a baby; she needs all help she can get to stay in mainstream school.”Special-needs assistants and parents of children with additional needs at the protest outside Leinster House on Wednesday. Michelle Adebisi and school service dog Diego from Bray at the demonstration outside Leinster House.

Source: The Irish Times February 26, 2026 03:42 UTC