Tusla
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‘I can hear the next-door neighbours shouting vicious abuse at each other’
- Health & Family
- February 3, 2021, 06:01
Question: I think the possibility of domestic violence is increasing in the house next door, but I am unsure how to intervene. I live in a row of terr(...)

‘We don’t put mothers in laundries any more, but we are locking them into a bureaucracy’
- Parenting
- December 19, 2020, 06:00
In 2018, Tara brought her four-year-old son to the family GP. Timothy was having “night-terrors” says Tara, was wetting the bed and was describing “se(...)

Abuse survivor in ‘Cinderella’ case urges others to speak out
- Irish News
- November 18, 2020, 18:37
A young woman, who this week saw her stepmother jailed for a 10-year campaign of physical abuse and psychological torment, has urged anyone suffering (...)

‘I felt like I was just an incubator for Tusla’
- Social Affairs
- September 18, 2020, 01:00
There were more than 100 instances of babies being removed from their mothers last year, with almost a quarter of them in the Limerick and Cork areas.(...)

Creche fire regulations delayed amid fear of closures
- Irish News
- November 29, 2019, 03:00
The Government has delayed the introduction of new fire safety regulations for creches amid concerns it could prompt the widespread closure of smaller(...)

Parents of child (3) who died had drug addiction issues
- Social Affairs
- July 5, 2019, 01:00
Three-year-old Ray died while in his father’s care. His parents, Richie and Cathy, both had addiction problems. The boy was on Tusla’s books from his (...)

Three girls suffered ‘grave and heinous sexual abuse’ while in foster care, report finds
- Social Affairs
- May 28, 2019, 22:14
Systemic flaws in management, serious errors of judgement and poor assessment and decision making all played a role in the State’s failure to protect (...)

The Irish Times view on child protection services: a sadly familiar story
- Editorial
- November 30, 2018, 00:02
Twenty-two children and young people died last year while being monitored by welfare agencies or in the care of Tusla. That figure has remained broadl(...)

Adopted from a Mexican orphanage, Anna always felt alone
- Health & Family
- November 2, 2018, 07:01
More than 5,000 families in Ireland have been formed through inter-country adoption. Organisations such as the International Adoption Association (IAA(...)

Eir HQ near Heuston Station bought for €176m
- Commercial Property
- March 14, 2018, 06:00
One of Dublin’s largest office developments has been sold in an off-market transaction and a wealthy Far Eastern investor is the new owner of the Eir (...)