John Church

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Childline said a number of children and young people who contacted them on Christmas Day described the tension in their homes, often propelled by fraught relationships and alcohol intake. Photograph: iStock
Childline received more than 1,200 contacts on Christmas Day

More than 1,200 contacts were made to Childline on Christmas Day this year, a 25 per cent increase on 2017. The 24-hour service answered 1,267 calls(...)

Children feel fear and isolation when something they do online goes horribly wrong, says chief executive of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, John Church. Photograph: Getty Images
Online safety is ‘child protection issue of our time’, warns head of ISPCC

Minister for Communications Richard Bruton has sought “urgent” legal advice from the Attorney General on a range of issues raised by a Bill proposing (...)

John Church: previously of Age Action and Arthritis Ireland
ISPCC appoints John Church as new chief executive

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has appointed John Church as chief executive of the charity. Grainia Long left th(...)

Dr Claire Guest and her dog, Daisy: ‘I had joined the large pool of dog owners who had been alerted to serious conditions by their pets.’
Training dogs to detect cancer

In August 2009 Dr Claire Guest, a scientist and animal behaviour expert, was training dogs to use their sense of smell for medical purposes. Struck by(...)

Emilie McCarthy at the launch their Why Are We Waiting? campaign. Photograph: Jason Clarke
Emilie (22) started experiencing arthritis symptoms in school: ‘I could barely walk’

Emilie McCarthy (22) first started experiencing arthritic symptoms when she started secondary school. “My legs weren’t working properly while walkin(...)

Colleen White (9), Finglas, who suffers from juvenile arthritis, with her mother Rachael at the launch of the Arthritis Ireland Why are we waiting? campaign. Photograph: Eric Luke /The Irish Times
Arthritis group calls for appointment of six consultants

People suffering with the debilitating condition rheumatoid arthritis have called for the appointment of six new consultants to tackle a waiting list (...)

Breakthrough on diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis patients most likely to suffer the severest effects of the condition can be identified early and fast- tracked for treatment, fol(...)