FAI board holds unscheduled board meeting after standoff with Oireachtas sport committee
FAI was due to appear before committee next Wednesday
Tusla
Boy found ‘passed out in St Stephen’s Green’ after absconding from care remains ‘missing’, High Court hears
Separately, a teenage girl with active wish to get pregnant is absent from her aftercare placement, judge is told
Justice plan to overhaul local community safety partnerships to replace joint policing committees
New partnerships a step towards a more collaborative, responsive and locally driven approach, Minister says
Court hears 13-year-old girl with history of drug use and sexual exploitation needs to switch care unit
Child with history of more than 200 incidents involving gardaí ‘wants to be part of something, she is lost’, judge told
Security guards will be hired to restrain children in State care during violent episodes
Agency to spend about €1m on ‘close protection’ personnel to work with staff in violent situations
Tusla referrals set to breach 100,000 mark for first time
`If you weren’t on fire, you weren’t seen as a priority’ says former foster child, of stretched social workers
Foster carers wanted: ‘You can be over 55, gay, single, a job seeker, of ethnic minority, and be a carer’
There are lots and highs and lows with fostering, says one family who have taken in four children over 20 years
Judge hails special care progress as ‘no beds’ list drops to zero
First clear list in more than six months like ‘winning the All Ireland’, judge says
Bereaved families ‘hopeful’ that domestic homicide reviews will be introduced
Plans stalled amid concerns that proposed inquiries could take six years to start
Boy (16) with drug debt and at risk of death ‘very aggrieved’ about detention in secure care, court hears
Judge told teen has assaulted two staff members in special care
Tusla copy-and-paste process could lead to false claims on children’s files, Aontú claim
Peadar Tóibín says he is concerned that false claims on files could lead to children being ‘wrongly or unnecessarily taken into care’
Tusla thinks missing 12-year-old is safe and in UK
Agency acknowledges formal strategy meeting was ‘unacceptably delayed’ in this case
Unclear whether child (12), missing from State care since 2023, has been located
Hiqa recently inspected the Tusla welfare service for unaccompanied and separated children seeking international protection
Boy (16) ‘at real risk of death’ after targeting by drug dealers brought to secure care
Judge found boy’s ‘chaotic lifestyle’ and risk profile met requirements for the order
Gardaí fear mother was held captive in Dublin ‘house of horrors’ for many years
Court hearing told daughter with severe difficulties needs care plan for when she ages out of childcare system
Bloom festival: Putting the finishing touches on show gardens with a message
Gardeners at this year’s festival have created outdoor spaces encouraging fostering and supporting advance care planning
Tusla’s failure to provide secure care beds for children at risk an ‘affront to rule of law’, judge says
High Court judge ‘tired of excuses and platitudes’ from Tusla
Boy (6) with complex needs spent over 700 days more than medically necessary in hospital
Case of ‘Marcus’ one of 1,772 complaints made to Children’s Ombudsman in 2024
Even Claire Byrne is alarmed by what she hears about life for Irish teenagers
Radio: ‘This was a tsunami coming our way,’ Dr Harry Barry tells the RTÉ Radio 1 presenter
Wife who says husband is keeping children ‘hostage’ after getting her barred from family home gets protection order
Another woman ‘in survival mode all the time’ gets barring order against partner
Girl threatened with being shot by drug gang cannot get secure care space, court hears
Girl is currently in non-secure residential care due to bed and staff shortages
State has reached crisis of irresponsibility that resonates far beyond Grace’s grim story
Fintan O’Toole: This 30-year debacle should finally bring home to us the reality that official accountability does not exist
Department of Education faces UN complaint over school guidance on use of physical restraint
Campaigners say new rules fail to protect vulnerable children
Woman sues over alleged forced adoption of her child at mother and baby home in 1980
The mother, who was unmarried when she gave birth, says she was forced to give up her baby
Children are missing school at an alarming rate. What is going on?
The number of pupils chronically absent from school has doubled. Experts say making students feel they belong is key to tackling the problem
Boy who witnessed murder and associating with drug gang needs special care, court hears
Tusla previously agreed to reassess boy’s needs after similar proceedings were settled
Adoption of 13-year-old boy by his aunt against birth mother’s wishes is approved by court
Teen has ‘deep-seated and expressed need’ for family stability, judge says
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running dispute
Section 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte Fallon
Care home for children that used fake background checks was at high level of criminality – judge
Director Karen Akwuobi given six-month suspended sentence alongside fines for service
Abusers using data protection law to get details on victims
Charity accuses Tusla of giving sensitive information to alleged abuser, saying data rules are ‘unsafe’
Companies being paid millions to run emergency housing for children in care
Evangelical pastor, former banker and healthcare workers among figures behind firms running emergency accommodation for children in State care
Kyran Durnin murder inquiry: Gardaí conclude search of Drogheda house
No evidence of ‘immediate significance’ was found, it is understood
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
Judge expedites hearing date for father’s ‘exceptionally urgent’ challenge to Tusla decision
Child and Family Agency determined that the man’s teenage son, who is allegedly involved in crime and drug use, did not meet criteria for secure care
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