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Playdates, parties and autism: The invitations some children never receive

Lucinda Murrihy hears from other parents of autistic children about the quiet heartbreak of missed playdates and unanswered invitations.

02.04.2026 10

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Lucinda Murrihy

School places: Ireland doesn't have a shortage of school places, it has a shortage of inclusion

For families of disabled children, the fight for an education is often really a fight for belonging, writes Lucinda Murrihy.

09.03.2026 20

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Lucinda Murrihy

Mother of autistic children: No one has ever knocked on our door to invite my son to play

13.01.2026 30

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Lucinda Murrihy

World Autism Day: 'My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are'

02.04.2025 30

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Lucinda Murrihy