Approval granted for ‘last minute’ adoption with ‘considerable degree of reluctance’

Tusla tells court boy has made friends at playschool on grounds of school

Separate law targeting criminals that encourage children to offend is being developed, but unlikely to be enacted until 2022

How has Tusla been coping with looking after the State’s children during the past year?

Couples secured guardianship orders in India in 2011, with view to adopting the children in Ireland

No burial records found for more than 800 babies linked with mother and baby home

Agency ‘some way off reaching a satisfactory level of GDPR compliance’, committee hears

People should not suffer in silence, says Cora Desmond (21) after stepmother is jailed

Efforts to bring more children from burnt-out Moria camp delayed by Covid-19

John McClean (75) admitted to sexually abusing 23 males in the 1970s and 1980s

Mother tells court husband raped daughter while on holiday last month

Child and Family Agency says pandemic had noticeable impact on ability to visit children at home

Man accused of ‘luring’ boy into bed while they were working at a hotel 50 years ago

Court hears Data Protection Commissioner found there had been a leak

Peter Tyndall notes marked increase resources for ‘frivolous or vexatious’ requests

Tusla founding chairwoman ‘inspirational figure and a powerful voice’, President says

Tusla issued advice on young people in care who cough, spit and refuse to wash hands

Vulnerable minors are not getting timely access to therapuetic care, report says

Several serious incidents involving off-road motorbikes reported over Christmas

Mother being prosecuted by Tusla over boy and girl’s school attendance records

Shortcomings in Hyde & Seek chain highlighted in RTÉ Investigates programme

Mavis Ramazani says the direct provision system is destroying the lives of children

Former social worker (35) given three-year sentence but final two years suspended

State’s first ‘democratic school’ has waiting list for enrolment, but needs suitable premises

Tusla and gardaí begin inquiries, as owner says she is taking legal action against accuser

Barrister for Tusla tells judge child is living on streets and is a serious danger to himself

Child and Family Agency secures temporary respite placement for girl after two assaults

Parents of children at creches in RTÉ documentary to seek compensation

Fourteen properties searched as part of operation targeting child porn distribution

Irish legal, education and healthcare systems built without ‘children’s rights blueprints’

Child Care Law Reporting Project highlights cases of children forced abroad for care

Many parents say they can only afford a break during term-time. But experts say children risk losing out on education

Judge said the girl was left ‘devastated’ after birth mother said her father died of a broken heart due to girl’s refusal to visit the family

Denis O’Donovan (34) who has now left Tusla claimed at first he was researching child porn as part of his work

Tusla seeks such orders when a child is believed to be at immediate risk

Woman allegedly breaks back into property with children who are being ‘used as pawns’

Geoffrey Shannon says more should be done to consider the impact of violence on children

Removal of day old baby from mother into public care ‘an extremely harsh measure’

Mr Justice Séamus Noonan told case is first chance for High Court to review how emergency care orders are made

High court judge said her concerns should be drawn to ‘urgent attention’ of Minister