Plans to strip convicted killers of parental rights to proceed despite Tusla’s concerns
Department of Justice ‘satisfied’ that Valerie’s Law ‘is constitutional in all respects’
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Girl ‘blocked’ from getting ‘adequate’ mental health services in community died by suicide
Tusla and Camhs did not communicate adequately with each other about the serious risk the teen was at, review finds
No special care bed for child threatening to kill themselves ‘every single day’
Seven vulnerable youths waiting on beds in situation judge described as ‘outrageous’
A ‘broken’ system: Many children taken into care face more harm, ombudsman’s office says
Report outlines cases including youths being sexually groomed and assaulted, and going missing for days
HSE ‘will have blood on their hands’ if highly vulnerable child not alive and safe on Monday
Youth needs to be ‘seen swiftly’ by a psychiatric team and ‘admitted’ to hospital ‘for his own safety’
Judge criticises vulnerable boy’s relatives for ‘harbouring’ him while missing from care
Court told it is an outrage that family would undermine court orders in a way that could jeopardise boy’s health, welfare and life
Tusla believes young person in its care is an adult
Young person arrived in Ireland as an unaccompanied asylum seeker
Tusla ‘extraordinarily exposed’ to future compensation claims, judge says
Just 15 of State’s 26 special-care beds are operational due to challenges recruiting and retaining staff
Irish woman who fled ‘very wealthy’ husband in UAE over alleged abuse granted safety order
Husband alleges woman ‘wrongfully’ took child to Ireland and is seeking their return to Gulf state
‘History repeating itself’: Mother to be sentenced for neglect of three children
The children now live with their grandmother and are doing well, garda tells court
Man (84) jailed for five years for sexual abuse of girl he used to mind in her home
Girl was six when abuse began and is now in her mid-teens
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Judge criticises ‘shameful profiteering’ by private firms providing care placements for children
Judge Conor Fottrell says he took ‘unusual’ step of publishing judgment in case of missing 13-year-old to make reservations over system clear
Former British prince Andrew released, a Dublin judge speaks out against Tusla, and looking ahead to Ireland v England
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High Court directs detention of three vulnerable minors in secure care
Judge told Tusla not yet able to comply with orders it was mandated to seek
We profess horror at past wrongs done to children. What about the wrongs happening right now?
According to Tusla’s latest available figures, 146 people aged 18-22 moved from State care into homelessness
Tusla could face ‘criminal liability’ over unregistered placements, court hears
Highly troubled child is missing from placement and believed to be in danger
Global computer shortage could affect civil service, hospitals and gardaí
Supercomputers used to train AI models are disrupting technology supply chains all over the world
Man (20s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Daniel Aruebose
Suspect, who is Irish, was deported from Brazil to Ireland and was detained at Dublin Airport
Vulnerable minor who should be in special care absconded from private accommodation
Tusla has not complied with court order to detain child because of lack of beds
I remember reading my documents for the first time. The tortuous twists and turns of my early life
Paul Cullen: I have always known I was adopted, but my early years – unrecorded, unremembered – were one big void
The ‘revolving door’: former government advisers and what they did next
Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere
Bill to remove parental rights of killers based on good evidence
Implementation of these new regulations will need agency support
When family law becomes ‘lawfare’: One woman’s costly journey through the courts
A man’s protracted litigation against former partner has entered its 15th year, pushing legal costs to €350,000
‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service
Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of children
Somali teen who came to Ireland alone wins right to challenge State after-care provision
Irish Refugee Council seeks order requiring Tusla to reassess whether teenager needs further life assistance
Media regulator wants increased powers to investigate online platforms over child abuse
Last year gardaí identified 151 child victims of online sexual exploitation, 16 of whom were in Ireland
Food safety and head lice among concerns raised at centre for disabled children
Staff numbers at Cedar Lodge in Co Offaly did ‘not contribute to homely environment’, report found
Tusla whistleblower claims put forward to Public Accounts Committee for examination
Internal review in 2018 raised financial management issues at child and family agency facility in Cork
Judge notes ‘extraordinary potential’ of vulnerable children detained in special care system
Mr Justice John Jordan received an artwork from a girl, who also writes songs and poetry, during a recent visit to a unit
Tusla must treat people presenting as lone minors as children despite ‘any reservations’
FOI documents show child and family agency and Department of Children bracing for media queries after fatal stabbing at care centre
Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds
Ciarán Kenneally resigned from role with agency in 2019 after making protected disclosure
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