Teenager found with heroin ‘on his person’, High Court judge told, while dealing with matters related to special care system

Fifty children judged to need advocates do not yet have one, guardian ad litem service says

Up to 20 teens facing charges including public order, theft, dangerous driving and assault not legally represented on Monday

Child Law Project review finds special care places often unavailable for children, with 241 on Tusla waiting list

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

The Office of Public Works, which manages the park, has closed all access to it for the weekend

Appearance of children in court without legal representation ‘deeply concerning’, says Children’s rights advocates

Departure of Dr Connor Green from Temple Street hospital comes three years after worries were flagged about surgeries he conducted

Boy had been released on continuing bail at previous court sitting and subsequently breached conditions repeatedly

Anxiety, difficulties engaging with lessons and friendship problems cited as reasons in Barnardos study

David Carroll says rising rents, cost-of-living issues and mental health difficulties are putting people under increasing pressure

Survival rates now up to 30 per cent higher than in the 1990s, study shows

Asked to identify the main barriers to patient care from a list of options, doctors most often selected ‘pressure on workloads’

‘The sense that we are all only one pay cheque away from the risk of homelessness really resonates,’ charity’s chief executive says

Agreement has been reached to increase staffing levels, although concerns remain about lack of capacity and an increase in detainees ‘acting out’