Finlay questions ability to protect children

Irish Times

THE PUBLIC’S faith in Ireland’s child protection system has been shattered, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

The chief executive of the children’s charity Barnardos, Fergus . . . → Read More: Finlay questions ability to protect children

Priest at Daniel’s funeral blames state neglect for ‘death of a child’

Irish Independent

FR Peter McVerry, a tireless advocate for the needs of the disadvantaged and dispossessed, did not pull his punches as he articulated . . . → Read More: Priest at Daniel’s funeral blames state neglect for ‘death of a child’

Amnesty report criticises Irish human rights record

Irish Times

The failure of health chiefs to disclose details of the number of children who died in state care since 2000 is genuinely frightening, Amnesty International . . . → Read More: Amnesty report criticises Irish human rights record

No allocated social worker for 20% of children in care – HSE report

Irish Times

One in five children in care does not have an allocated social worker, according to a damning new report. A review of the adequacy of services for . . . → Read More: No allocated social worker for 20% of children in care – HSE report

Child trafficking a ‘modern slave trade’

Irish Examiner

The Government has been accused of refusing to acknowledge a “modern slave trade” exists in this country, in the form of child trafficking. The claim was made . . . → Read More: Child trafficking a ‘modern slave trade’

Children will be asked about their asylum experiences

Irish Examiner

Children who come here seeking asylum unaccompanied are to be interviewed by the Ombudsman for Children as part of a new probe into their experiences of the . . . → Read More: Children will be asked about their asylum experiences