Oberstown youth detention centre spent €84,000 on unsuccessful attempt to fill one role
Expenditure of €230,000, over two years, related to vacant human resources role took place outside official procurement process
Oberstown Children Detention Campus
Eleven special care beds for at-risk children remain empty, High Court hears
Parents of two youngsters taking proceedings against Tusla, although one child has now been accommodated
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
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
Boy (16) sentenced to 15 months for rape of girl in Galway
Perpetrator, who admitted watching porn on his smartphone from a young age, from same estate as girl
Juvenile brandished Skorpion machine gun during burglary, Children’s Court told
Solicitor says boy’s earliest memories were of gardaí ‘kicking in doors with search warrants’
The struggle to rein in Ireland’s teen offenders: ‘These gangs have no fear of recrimination’
Judges face daily dilemma over insufficient places as concerns expressed that ‘feral’ gangs are committing crimes ‘without any fear of recrimination’
Teenagers ‘back on the tear’ within hours of court hearings amid lack of places at Oberstown
District Court president Paul Kelly says the child justice system is at risk of being brought ‘into disrepute’
Three care workers injured in latest incident at Oberstown
Concern over staffing levels at facility where 13 have been reported injured since start of June
Oberstown staff member ‘punched in face in unprovoked attack’ by young person, union says
Insufficient staffing a major issue at children’s detention centre, says Forsa, as alleged assault comes a month after nine staff were injured
Teenager (14) charged with arson of Dublin house shows no remorse, court hears
Ballyfermot home left gutted following attack in May, which killed pet dog
Oberstown: Nine staff injured in incident involving one young person
Improvised weapons used in latest incident at children’s detention campus, says trade union
Capacity at Oberstown Child Detention Campus to be slightly extended
Lack of space at State’s main youth detention centre for teenagers accused of being armed with machine gun during burglary
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