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# absent - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Children in care more likely to be ‘suspended, excluded and leave school early’
“Given that there are currently 6,300 children in the care of the State – a relatively small number”, Emily Logan believes more should be done to support them.
# absent - Friday 25 January, 2013
Irish firm launches ‘Rollcall’ app to help monitor school absenteeism
National Education Welfare Board research from 2012 showed that over 56,000 students miss school each day in Ireland.
# absent - Monday 21 January, 2013
Report: 117 unauthorised absences from one HSE care home
One teenager absconded 72 times from the centre, according to a report by HIQA.
# absent - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Wexford set for league life without Lyng
The St Martin’s forward looks set to be sidelined for the spring with a hip problem.
# absent - Friday 4 January, 2013
Stephen Molumphy set to miss Waterford’s 2013 campaign
Last year’s captain will be unavailable to the Déise squad as a result of his work commitments.
# absent - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
O’Connell ‘progressing satisfactorily’ but ruled out until the New Year
Munster have announced that the influential lock won’t play again in 2012 due to a back injury.
# absent - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Wexford goalkeeper Martin ruled out for Munster club hurling clash
A freak leg injury means the Model County netminder will miss out for his club, Cork’s Sarsfields, in next Sunday’s provincial tie.
# absent - Friday 17 August, 2012
Injured Mooney left out of World Twenty20 squad
The Notts County all-rounder faces three months out of action after fracturing his finger.
# absent - Friday 13 July, 2012
Injured Griffin out of the Olympics
Team USA will be without the LA Clippers star in London.
# absent - Monday 4 June, 2012
Another one bites the dust: Croatian striker Olic to miss Euro 2012
The experienced international has ruptured a thigh muscle and won’t face Ireland, Italy or Spain.
# absent - Thursday 31 May, 2012
O’Connell forced to sit out summer tour
The IRFU have confirmed that the Munster second row will not play in Ireland’s upcoming Test games with New Zealand.
# absent - Friday 3 February, 2012
Earls forced to withdraw from Ireland squad
The 24-year-old is set to miss out on Sunday as he plans to remain in Limerick with his partner and newborn, so Fergus McFadden comes into the starting XV.
# absent - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
Mayo without pair for start of National League
Defensive duo Trevor Mortimer and Tom Cunniffe are both abroad and are likely to miss the first two matches.
# absent - Wednesday 28 December, 2011
Hurricane Fly misses Leopardstown Festival
Willie Mullins has pulled the Champion Hurdle winner from Thursday’s Istabraq Festival Hurdle.
# absent - Tuesday 20 September, 2011
Injured Mayo star to miss International Rules series
Andy Moran will not be featuring in the series, after he suffered a broken leg last weekend, ruling him out for approximately four months.
# absent - Thursday 25 August, 2011
‘Sick days’ cost Irish business €1.5 billion per year
On average, a staff member will cost their employer €818 per year because of their unplanned days off work. But the recession has made us turn up more regularly.
# absent - Sunday 19 June, 2011
Former TD returns €12,000 in expenses after low Dáil attendance
The ex-TD missed the Dáil’s minimum attendance level by a hefty margin.































