Kildare Focus 21.06.22

Kildare Focus

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 - 40 minutes

Fiona O'Malley
CEO, Turn2Me
• Urges public to use its services following ESRI report which classified 55% of young women and 40% of young men as ‘depressed’

Olena Redrugina
Co-founding Director, Ukrainian Action in Ireland
• Survey reveals Ukrainian refugees’ challenges with life in Ireland so far

Elaine Dunne
Chair, Federation of Early Childcare Providers
• Childcare professionals are calling for clarity from the Government on how they plan to manage cut costs and increase funding in the industry

Joana Da Silva
Chief Specialist in Nutrition, Safefood
• 1 in 5 primary school children in Ireland are overweight, according to new research from Safefood
• Four in five people in Ireland agree so-called “junk” food advertising aimed at children should be banned