Child law report: Three-month old boy sustained ‘several fractures’, court hears
Placement breakdowns, child neglect and children absconding from care remain issues before the courts Child Law Project says
Tusla
Independent review into Tusla’s engagement with family of murdered four-year-old boy
Mason O’Connell-Conway was in private family care arrangement, agency says
Limerick woman jailed for life for murder of boyfriend’s four-year-old son
Tegan McGhee (32) was also sentenced over two charges of child cruelty
Four creches remain closed due to Garda vetting issues
Tusla says: ‘The regulations are in place to keep young children safe from harm’
Garda helicopter deployed in incident involving minor who should be in special care, court hears
Judge says Tusla non-compliance with special care orders ‘completely and utterly’ unacceptable
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study finds
Think tank’s report highlights ‘growing retention crisis’ in sector
Some creches may have to close on Monday due to registration failures
Tusla service opens over weekend to help small number of childcare providers complete registration process
Tusla paid private firms €36m to house children in an unregulated system
Five companies shared more than €25m for special emergency arrangements often used for children seeking asylum
Contempt ruling sought against Tusla for failing to place children in special care
Child and family agency has not complied with court orders as no beds available in secure care units
Court to reconsider inquest into death of infant born at Bessborough mother and baby home
William Gerard Walsh died in December 1960 in a Cork hospital, at 37 days old
Virtual reality as a lifeline: ‘For some young people it’s the social’
Foróige GoVirtual seeks to connect vulnerable and isolated young people through virtual reality
Tusla took ‘unprecedented’ steps to accommodate minor it considered most vulnerable in the State
Judge directed the easing of stringent reporting restrictions in the proceedings, noting the significant public interest issues
Woman tells judge she doesn’t want to be ‘another statistic to domestic violence homicide’
‘Volatile’ ex ‘terrorises me and the kids’, woman tells domestic violence court
Gardaí identify suspected prime mover in death of toddler found buried near Donabate, Co Dublin
Investigation upgraded from missing persons to homicide inquiry four years after Daniel Aruebose died and was buried
Mother seeks order so she can breastfeed newborn baby taken into care
Woman is asking High Court to direct that the child be put back on her breast milk for the sake of his healthy development
Fourteen cases taken against State over age verification of international protection applicants
Tusla confirms it ‘does not conduct age assessment in the strict statutory sense’ on people presenting as unaccompanied minors
Review into Kyran Durnin case to stay unpublished as concern is raised over another missing child
Norma Foley says she was informed gardaí were investigating case of a boy (10) who did not return to school in September
Tusla gives good care to most children, but staffing issues still ‘significant’- HIQA
‘Encouraging progress’, but workforce challenges must be addressed as a ‘priority’, says authority
Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pact
Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation
Child under secure care order caught allegedly driving stolen car, court hears
No beds currently available at any of State’s three secure care units
Tusla chief apologises for statement issued after alleged sexual assault of girl (10)
Kate Duggan says several children in care go missing a day, either from school or while on a trip
About €400,000 spent on mothballed accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Wicklow
Residents had to be moved from Newtownmountkennedy site to alternative accommodation last year due to severe weather
HSE tried to conceal ties to company at centre of forged Garda vetting controversy
Internal inquiry opened into HSE contract awarded to firm that supplied falsified checks on care workers
Tusla faces contempt of court case for failing to find special care beds for two children
One minor is in extreme danger and facing imminent risk to their life, High Court hears
Teenager who died in State care was ‘very worried’ he would become homeless when he turned 18
Jordan Duffy from Tallaght had been prescribed an antidepressant drug which he self-administered, inquest told
Mother and baby home records held in database ‘not fit for purpose’
Tusla warned Government that system would require ‘significant’ redevelopment to ensure preservation
Tusla responding to 50 per cent rise in arrivals of unaccompanied Ukrainian minors
Vast majority of Ukrainian children referred are boys aged 16 or 17, agency says
Tusla accused of ‘running down clock’ in cases of at-risk children with no secure care bed
Judge says it is ‘unacceptable’ no beds are available for two children ‘at risk of death’ whom he ordered to be detained for their own safety
Gardaí investigating documentation of youth accused of killing Ukrainian teenager
Accused (17) charged with murdering 17-year-old Vadym Davydenko makes third court appearance
Children contacting charity about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’
ISPCC publishes harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents as part of its Christmas Childline appeal
High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk children
Tusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he says
Judge orders Tusla to provide records relating to three children seeking asylum
Independent review to take place into use of unregulated placements to accommodate child asylum seeker
Judge ‘incandescent with rage’ at Tusla failure to provide secure bed for child
Child ‘at risk of death’ remains in unregulated, unregistered placement
Mother of ‘out of control’ boy suing Tusla over failure to provide secure care place
High Court again hears no beds available in any of the State’s three special care units for vulnerable children and adolescents
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