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Fifteen-Year-Old Fights Five-Year Wait | Cork News
Fifteen-year-old activist Cara Darmody is back outside Leinster House for her third sleepout protest, demanding urgent action on Ireland’s crushing child assessment backlog — now over 21,000 kids waiting, often for five years. Fueled by her own brothers’ needs and her parents’ struggle, she’s fighting a system breaking the law, where six-month legal deadlines stretch into years. Yet she’s not alone: she’s celebrated wins, including securing millions in funding that helped 10,000 kids, and continues her 50-hour vigil with grit, hope, and the unwavering support of strangers who tell her she’s…
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