Parents in court battle over access to intellectually disabled baby
Woman previously obtained a protection order against the man
Taoiseach ‘more than willing’ to offer State apology for illegal birth registrations
Campaigners express disappointment at apology made in Seanad by Minister for Children
Coalition apology for ‘historic wrong’ of illegal birth registrations
Adoption campaigner criticises planned apology arguing it would be too narrow
Most investigations into alleged crimes at mother and baby homes closed
Complaints include claims of sexual and physical abuse and illegal medical treatments
Court orders father to return son to State for urgent medical assessment
Child’s suprapubic catheter was removed against Irish medical advice
Kerry foster care was ‘not consistently safe and effective’ – Hiqa report
Agency notes ‘satisfactory response’ after urgent compliance plan issued in area
Thousands of illegally adopted people to have inheritance rights from two sets of parents
Proposed changes to succession law seek to resolve issues around illegal adoptions
Tracing service for adopted people and parents to be in place this year
Minister unveils ‘landmark’ law giving adoptees right to access information on parents
Death of Sinéad O’Connor’s son referred to NRP for investigation
O’Connor questions how her teenage son was able to leave Tallaght hospital
Court grants orders on boy’s detention at secure care facility
Behaviour of 12-year-old was putting his life at risk, High Court was told
Judge expresses concern for vulnerable boy in homeless unit
‘Child may be born’ to 17-year-old boy and girl, both of whom are in interim care, court told
Woman granted barring order against partner after alleged rape and physical assaults
The man didn’t ‘know that no means no’ and forced her to have sex 15 to 20 times, the court heard
Twitter ‘accepts’ targeted harassment of officials, Tusla chief says
Anti-vaccination protesters and far-right activists have used platform to target workers
Subterfuge used to transfer high-risk teenager back to Ireland, court hears
Team of social workers had to ‘deceive boy into believing he was going on holidays’
Judge criticises adoption ‘system failure’ that upset birth mother
Approval granted for ‘last minute’ adoption with ‘considerable degree of reluctance’
Judge rejects mother’s request for choice of school for son
Tusla tells court boy has made friends at playschool on grounds of school
Garda to focus on children who have been groomed by gangs to break the law
Separate law targeting criminals that encourage children to offend is being developed, but unlikely to be enacted until 2022
Locked down and vulnerable: ‘It’s the kids we don’t know about. That is the worry’
How has Tusla been coping with looking after the State’s children during the past year?
Judge criticises 9-year delay in making adoption orders
Couples secured guardianship orders in India in 2011, with view to adopting the children in Ireland
Infant burials likely to have happened at Bessborough - report
No burial records found for more than 800 babies linked with mother and baby home
Lack of ‘consistency’ in how Tusla operates, says chief executive
Agency ‘some way off reaching a satisfactory level of GDPR compliance’, committee hears
Abuse survivor in ‘Cinderella’ case urges others to speak out
People should not suffer in silence, says Cora Desmond (21) after stepmother is jailed
Eight teenage migrants relocated from Greece under Government scheme
Efforts to bring more children from burnt-out Moria camp delayed by Covid-19
Terenure College apologises after former rugby coach pleads guilty to indecent assault
John McClean (75) admitted to sexually abusing 23 males in the 1970s and 1980s
Judge grants protection order after being told man raped teenage daughter
Mother tells court husband raped daughter while on holiday last month
Covid-19 resulted in decrease of child welfare referrals to Tusla
Child and Family Agency says pandemic had noticeable impact on ability to visit children at home
Man challenges sex abuse findings against him by Tusla
Man accused of ‘luring’ boy into bed while they were working at a hotel 50 years ago
Man suing Tusla over alleged leak of child welfare investigation report
Court hears Data Protection Commissioner found there had been a leak
Information Commissioner reports highest number of appeals in ten years
Peter Tyndall notes marked increase resources for ‘frivolous or vexatious’ requests
President leads tributes to children’s rights advocate Norah Gibbons
Tusla founding chairwoman ‘inspirational figure and a powerful voice’, President says
Coronavirus: Nearly all visits to children in detention suspended
Tusla issued advice on young people in care who cough, spit and refuse to wash hands
‘Only 14’ secure beds available to at-risk children, report warns
Vulnerable minors are not getting timely access to therapuetic care, report says
Gardaí investigate video of child on scrambler bike hitting lamp post
Several serious incidents involving off-road motorbikes reported over Christmas
Judge sets new Playstation rules for truant teenagers
Mother being prosecuted by Tusla over boy and girl’s school attendance records
Closure orders on four Dublin creches to affect 220 children
Shortcomings in Hyde & Seek chain highlighted in RTÉ Investigates programme
Children in direct provision: ‘Many are locked in their rooms’
Mavis Ramazani says the direct provision system is destroying the lives of children
Tusla worker jailed for possessing child pornography
Former social worker (35) given three-year sentence but final two years suspended
No classes, homework or teachers: Learning curve at Wicklow school
State’s first ‘democratic school’ has waiting list for enrolment, but needs suitable premises
Creche slapping allegations under investigation
Tusla and gardaí begin inquiries, as owner says she is taking legal action against accuser
High Court orders gardaí to return boy (14) to special care centre
Barrister for Tusla tells judge child is living on streets and is a serious danger to himself
Girl (15) sexually assaulted outside hostel moved to new location, court told
Child and Family Agency secures temporary respite placement for girl after two assaults
More than 30 parents of children at Hyde & Seek plan legal action
Parents of children at creches in RTÉ documentary to seek compensation
Gardaí seize ‘childlike sex doll’ during series of raids
Fourteen properties searched as part of operation targeting child porn distribution
Young people being pushed out of family law system, says Children’s Rights Alliance
Irish legal, education and healthcare systems built without ‘children’s rights blueprints’
Child in care was left with nowhere to go due to financial issues, report finds
Child Care Law Reporting Project highlights cases of children forced abroad for care
Should you take your child out of school early to avail of cheaper summer holidays?
Many parents say they can only afford a break during term-time. But experts say children risk losing out on education
Girl abandoned by birth mother can be adopted by foster parents, court rules
Judge said the girl was left ‘devastated’ after birth mother said her father died of a broken heart due to girl’s refusal to visit the family
Tusla employee had more than 2,000 child porn images on home computer
Denis O’Donovan (34) who has now left Tusla claimed at first he was researching child porn as part of his work
More emergency care orders sought for babies than any other age group
Tusla seeks such orders when a child is believed to be at immediate risk
New owner and tenants have been forced out of Dublin property, court told
Woman allegedly breaks back into property with children who are being ‘used as pawns’
Children should have powers to make domestic violence applications – Shannon
Geoffrey Shannon says more should be done to consider the impact of violence on children
Judge overturns ‘nuclear option’ emergency care order for newborn
Removal of day old baby from mother into public care ‘an extremely harsh measure’
Father claims ‘draconian’ taking into care of son breaches his rights
Mr Justice Séamus Noonan told case is first chance for High Court to review how emergency care orders are made
‘Incomprehensible’ that new specialist facility for children only half open
High court judge said her concerns should be drawn to ‘urgent attention’ of Minister
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