State ‘still failing children’ as Childline gets 450,000 calls

Irish Examiner

THE Government has again been accused of failing children, as figures from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children show there were . . . → Read More: State ‘still failing children’ as Childline gets 450,000 calls

Giving money is not the answer

Galway Independent

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Following the recent introduction of legislation to tackle the issue of begging, the ISPCC would like to . . . → Read More: Giving money is not the answer

Calls to Childline surged by 25% last year

Irish Examiner

CHILDREN in despair made a staggering 800,000 calls to the ISPCC’s Childline last year, a surge of almost 25% from the previous year.

The unprecedented level of . . . → Read More: Calls to Childline surged by 25% last year

Children’s groups welcome proposed Constitutional amendment

Irish Examiner

THERE was a broad welcome for the proposed constitutional amendment enshrining the rights of the child yesterday. Child law expert Dr Ursula Kilkelly, of UCC’s Law Faculty . . . → Read More: Children’s groups welcome proposed Constitutional amendment

Child-begging sightings fall by a third

Irish Examiner

Child-begging sightings have fallen by a third in the first half of this year, according to the ISPCC’s Leanbh Service. While there has been a growth in . . . → Read More: Child-begging sightings fall by a third

Authorities can’t locate 29 children ‘lost’ in care

Irish Independent

A total of 33 children have gone missing from state care since January, with 29 of them still unaccounted for. The children, who came to Ireland from other . . . → Read More: Authorities can’t locate 29 children ‘lost’ in care