Carol Coulter
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Children becoming ‘stuck’ in State care because of homelessness
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 00:01
Homelessness has emerged as a factor keeping some children in the care of the State as judges are reluctant to send a child back to a parent who has n(...)

Mourners bid farewell to ‘beguiling’ critic Eileen Battersby
- Irish News
- December 31, 2018, 18:34
Literary critic, author and journalist Eileen Battersby was a “brilliant”, “beguiling”, “beautiful”, “courageous”, “dynamic” romantic who lived by her(...)

Childcare system ‘car crash’ ‘inevitable’, High Court hears
- Social Affairs
- September 17, 2018, 00:30
It is “inevitable” there will eventually be a “car crash” where a suitable care place could not be found for a disturbed young person, the High Court (...)

Child protection cases taking several years to be dealt with
- Social Affairs
- June 5, 2018, 19:34
Lack of co-operation between gardaí and social workers and inadequate supports for many district courts are contributing to child protection cases tak(...)

Garda’s dysfunction is harming child sexual abuse victims
- Opinion
- March 10, 2018, 01:12
After almost 20 years of commissions of inquiry and of extensive media coverage, it cannot be said by now that there is little awareness among the pub(...)

Reports detail failures in caring for mentally disturbed teens
- Social Affairs
- January 29, 2018, 00:01
Cases involving two children allegedly sexually abused by 11 named individuals in the presence of their parents are included in the latest volume from(...)

Boy who is ‘too dangerous’ for care left in a non-secure unit
- Social Affairs
- January 29, 2018, 00:00
A teenage boy who is “too dangerous” for care in Ireland remains without a secure placement, according to a report published on Monday. The case, de(...)

‘No easy answers’ to long-running child protection cases
- Social Affairs
- June 12, 2017, 00:01
Protracted child-protection cases, involving disagreements between State agencies as well as difficulties securing services for troubled teenagers, ar(...)

Diarmaid Ferriter: Truth may out in McCabe tribunal, but don’t expect justice
- Opinion
- February 18, 2017, 05:00
The words “truth” and “justice” abounded this week, but it is doubtful if either will be honoured or vindicated. On Monday, the family of Sgt Maurice(...)

Baby left in buggy down a lane while mother smoked heroin
- Social Affairs
- December 13, 2016, 01:00
A baby boy was taken into care after a garda saw him in his buggy down a lane as his mother smoked heroin. The mother, who was under 18, was placed in(...)