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Robert Shields, Store Manager at SuperValu, Killester; Owen O'Connor, Customer Assistant at SuperValu, Killester and Bobby Palmer, HR Manager at SuperValu Killester

SuperValu and Centra's new charity partnership with DRS

SuperValu and Centra customers are being offered a new way to donate to charity through the country's Deposit Return Scheme.

Business • 12 May

Parents of children without a school place recently protested outside the Department of Education

'Fundamental' system change needed for autistic children

A fundamental system change is needed both in terms of resources and culture for autistic children, the CEO of AsIAm has said.

Ireland • 02 Apr

AIB Branch Manager, Clonakilty, Co Cork, Stephen Rowe and Emma Connolly, Occupational Therapist, Flourish and Be, inclusive hair sSalon owner and AIB customer

AIB first Irish bank with Autism support in every branch

AIB has partnered with Autism charity AsIAm to make all of its 170 branches around the country as user-friendly as possible for Autistic people.

Business • 31 Mar

Codex partner with AsIAm to support Autistic people in Irish workplaces

Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace by design

Businesses in Ireland are embedding diversity policies, not just as an act of compliance but because it has been established that diversity in the workplace leads to better decisions and innovations.

Business • 18 Mar

Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Patrick Farrell, PTSB Chief Retail Banking Officer, Leontia Fannin, PTSB Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, and Adam Harris, AsIAm founder and CEO

PTSB 1st bank to get Autism-Friendly branch accreditation

PTSB has become the first financial institution in Ireland to be accredited with Autism-Friendly branches in four locations across the country.

Business • 04 Oct 24

Róisín Powell with her six-year-old son Rory

'Time running out' to find autistic child school place

A mother from Co Tipperary has spoken about her despair as her youngest son, who is autistic, cannot get a place in his nearest special school that can cater for his educational needs because it is oversubscribed.

Ireland • 02 Apr 24

The report was launched ahead of World Autism Day, which take place on 2 April

Report reveals employment barriers for autistic people

Most people within Ireland's autism community believe it is more difficult to find a job as an autistic person, according to a new report published by e-recruitment platform IrishJobs.ie and autism charity AsIAm.

Business • 30 Mar 21

Survey found that half of parents of children with autism have been waiting for over a year for a suitable school place

Autism charity warns of children excluded from schools

A charity that advocates for children with autism has warned of a hidden crisis of autistic children and those with special needs being excluded from school.

Education • 08 Apr 19

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