Neglected child who self-harmed appeared to 'slip through cracks' of mental health services
Child Law Project publishes 30 case reports where State sought care orders
Court orders father to return son to State for urgent medical assessment
Child’s suprapubic catheter was removed against Irish medical advice
Death of Sinéad O’Connor’s son referred to NRP for investigation
O’Connor questions how her teenage son was able to leave Tallaght hospital
Judge expresses concern for vulnerable boy in homeless unit
‘Child may be born’ to 17-year-old boy and girl, both of whom are in interim care, court told
Judge criticises adoption ‘system failure’ that upset birth mother
Approval granted for ‘last minute’ adoption with ‘considerable degree of reluctance’
Judge rejects mother’s request for choice of school for son
Tusla tells court boy has made friends at playschool on grounds of school
Man claims sister made false allegations of sexual assault against him
High Court allows challenge to agency’s refusal to rescind notice given to Garda vetting bureau
Infant burials likely to have happened at Bessborough - report
No burial records found for more than 800 babies linked with mother and baby home
Tusla seeks orders to continue detention of ‘deeply vulnerable’ girl
Teenager who set out plan to kill someone in manuscript deemed ‘very serious risk’ to some
Judge sets new Playstation rules for truant teenagers
Mother being prosecuted by Tusla over boy and girl’s school attendance records
Girl (15) sexually assaulted outside hostel moved to new location, court told
Child and Family Agency secures temporary respite placement for girl after two assaults
Catholic parents of girl in foster care objected to her attending CofI school
Judge accedes to Tusla application for child to attend Church of Ireland primary school
Girl abandoned by birth mother can be adopted by foster parents, court rules
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
The Irish Times view: A Family Court is urgently needed
Family Court Bill was announced a year ago, but there is no sign of it reaching the pre-legislative scrutiny stage
More emergency care orders sought for babies than any other age group
Tusla seeks such orders when a child is believed to be at immediate risk
New owner and tenants have been forced out of Dublin property, court told
Woman allegedly breaks back into property with children who are being ‘used as pawns’
Foster mother loses High Court action over manner child was taken from her
Woman claimed she was informed by the Child and Family Agency that, as a lone parent, she could not adopt the boy
Newborn taken from mother over concerns of serious harm or death
Child and Family Agency explains motivation for taking day-old child at High Court
Father claims ‘draconian’ taking into care of son breaches his rights
Mr Justice Séamus Noonan told case is first chance for High Court to review how emergency care orders are made
‘Incomprehensible’ that new specialist facility for children only half open
High court judge said her concerns should be drawn to ‘urgent attention’ of Minister
Mother felt ‘torture’ when newborn forcibly taken from her
Boy taken from woman in hospital by gardaí and social workers over fears for his safety
Baby forcibly removed from breastfeeding mother by gardaí and social workers
Mother has secured leave for judicial review over how emergency care order was made for newborn
Teacher denies telling female pupil to call when he had house to himself
High Court gives teacher permission to challenge finding of child sexual abuse against him
Grandmother seeks to be permanent carer for three grandchildren
Children’s mother allegedly has mental health and substance abuse issues
Most children in youth detention centre had lost at least one parent
Vast majority of young people at Oberstown also had drink or drug problems
Childcare system ‘car crash’ ‘inevitable’, High Court hears
Case reports highlight difficulties of finding suitable placements for children in care
Mother hit son with cricket bat for not tidying his room
Court grants emergency care order for primary school boy
‘There is too much mollycoddling these days’ says judge
District court judge threatened to send father to jail if school attendance record wasn’t 100 per cent
Parents of child absent from school for 243 days face jail
Father and mother prosecuted over number of days of primary school boy missed
Reports detail failures in caring for mentally disturbed teens
Child Care Law Report Project highlights difficulties in dealing with alleged sex abuse
Boy who is ‘too dangerous’ for care left in a non-secure unit
The teenager is one of 16 cases in latest work from the Child Care Law Reporting Project
Supreme Court to hear appeal on rights of unborn in February
Court not anxious to have appeal heard in the middle of a referendum campaign
Boy (15) accused of assisting in alleged rape of sister is placed in secure unit
Tusla sought the orders from the High Court because of teen’s troubling behaviour
Teenage boy has learning capacity of six-year-old due to educational neglect
13-year-old had 82% school absenteeism rate
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