Care organisations criticise rhetoric against ‘vulnerable children’ over wrong-way M9 crash
Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance says
Children trafficked into criminality face ‘horrific’ level of victim blaming, report says
Eighteen child victims of trafficking were identified in the State last year, but none were born in Ireland
‘I was in crisis’: Dublin woman did not want ‘to be alive’ before finding support
Case study: Mother and daughter were both struggling with mental health issues and sought help from Barnardos
State’s newest Irish language school eyes ex-Christian Brothers monastery next door
Gaelcholáiste Synge tells Department of Education it needs space for more classrooms and pupils using wheelchairs
Ukrainians protest against removal from accommodation
Beneficiaries of temporary protection told during summer to vacate hotel quarters at Citywest, Dublin, by Friday
Anxiety ‘most prevalent mental health difficulty’ for secondary school students
Self-harming behaviours and suicidal ideation are also identified as issues in survey
Boy (13) at risk of being ‘exploited for criminal purposes’ carried in car boot on M50
Teenager found with heroin ‘on his person’, High Court judge told, while dealing with matters related to special care system
Shortage of court advocates for vulnerable children ‘worrying’, former judge says
Fifty children judged to need advocates do not yet have one, guardian ad litem service says
‘In something of a bind’: Strike over legal reforms still affecting children’s court cases
Up to 20 teens facing charges including public order, theft, dangerous driving and assault not legally represented on Monday
Vulnerable children ‘face greater risk of harm’ because of levy on budget, Tusla says
Tusla says it is being ‘penalised for overruns in other sectors’ with agency’s budget to be levied next year to cover overruns in education
Legal review finds ongoing placement crisis at centre of numerous child welfare cases
Child Law Project review finds special care places often unavailable for children, with 241 on Tusla waiting list
Homelessness agencies engaging with Phoenix Park rough sleepers ahead of Trump visit
The Office of Public Works, which manages the park, has closed all access to it for the weekend
Teenagers appear in court without legal representation due to solicitors strike
Appearance of children in court without legal representation ‘deeply concerning’, says Children’s rights advocates
Surgeon at centre of concerns about children’s spinal surgery resigns
Departure of Dr Connor Green from Temple Street hospital comes three years after worries were flagged about surgeries he conducted
Tusla pays legal fees for vulnerable child who could not avail of solicitor due to strike
Boy had been released on continuing bail at previous court sitting and subsequently breached conditions repeatedly