Department to engage with Prof O’Mahony to set ‘broad’ terms of reference for report

State has duty of care to subjects of illegal birth registrations but also to their anguish

Adoption-tracing legislation needed, says expert, as case studies to go before Cabinet

Tusla at risk of conducting ‘ineffective investigations’, warns Government rapporteur

Former senior figure in paramedic organisation found to have abused children

He made a commitment in opposition to set up an ex-gratia payment system

Both Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar promised to deliver on pledge

Expert group raises concern around Tusla’s powers to investigate abuse allegations

Government tasks special rapporteur on child protection with reviewing the issue

State is ‘splitting hairs’ in treatment of people sexually abused in day schools says academic

Oireachtas Justice group hears submissions from experts on reform of family law system

Former Attorney General says expenditure of public monies should be open to scrutiny

Judge reviewing compensation scheme to report within two weeks

Concern expressed at Citizens Assembly over holding multiple polls on the same day

Today’s students are increasingly being encouraged to choose a broad degree

Joe Costello’s call to raise number of TDs may create Government procedural issues

Records show catalogue of delays and job ad that ‘could have been drafted by a child’

Tusla staff say they are not shown respect in court and are publicly blamed, study finds

Analysis: Richard Bruton’s proposals will not effect the majority of Catholic institutions

‘Imagine the uproar if school admissions laws placed Christian families at a disadvantage for baptising their children?’