The Irish Times

Reports detail failures in caring for mentally disturbed teens

Child Care Law Report Project highlights difficulties in dealing with alleged sex abuse

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 00:01

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

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00

‘No easy answers’ to long-running child protection cases

Some cases covered by study took up to 50 days in court, spread over months or years

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01

Diarmaid Ferriter: Truth may out in McCabe tribunal, but don’t expect justice

Latest inquiry recalls State’s controversial handling of Kerry Babies case

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 05:00

Baby left in buggy down a lane while mother smoked heroin

Incident is one of 20 cases detailed in report on court orders made under Child Care Act

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00

Family Court: Roma children in uninhabitable house

Reporting project reveals shocking case of children with lice, ringworm and no food

Mon Jun 20 2016 - 00:01

Carol Coulter: Outrage no substitute for serious discussion about child protection

If the rhetoric that accompanies every instance of child abuse that comes into the public domain is to mean anything, we need an honest discussion of priorities and resources.

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 01:40

Former ‘Irish Times’ journalist appointed to law school

NUIG appoints Coulter as honorary adjunct professor at its school of law

Tue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00

Report urges suitable supports for vulnerable parents

Cheif Justice says voice of child must be heard, reiterates call for dedicated court

Tue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00

About 30% of children in care cases come from minorities

Parental substance abuse and disability most common reasons for State intervention

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00

Polls ‘tinkering at edges’ of vision of family life in Constitution

Relatively few people affected by divorce and marriage equality, summer school hears

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00

Literary listings: Merriman Summer School, Yeats in Dublin, and Rebellion at Stinging Fly

A round-up of upcoming events in the books world

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 15:33

Father offered to broadcast abuse of daughter online

Child Care Law Reporting Project publishes 30 new childcare cases

Wed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00

Parental disability a factor in care cases

Report identifies parents with disabilities in 15 per cent of child care applications

Tue Oct 28 2014 - 08:27

Child Care Law Reporting Project shows care order figures vary widely

Judges in city courts refuse one in five care orders, but some smaller towns see all such orders granted

Mon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00

Support for marriage equality reflects value given to relationship

Opinion: Marriage in the past was often about property and family alliances

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 00:01

Distinguished judge who valued empathy and individual rights

Anthony Hederman: August 11th, 1921-January 10th, 2014

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 00:00

Dramatic differences across State in number of childcare orders sought

While 230 cases came before court in Letterkenny, just nine recorded in Tullamore

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00

Gardaí objected to return of Roma child due to ‘flight risk’

District Court told child appeared to be registered under two different names

Mon Dec 16 2013 - 23:12

Gardaí feared blonde Roma child was ‘flight risk’

Girl later returned to family after DNA tests proved she was biologically related to parents

Mon Dec 16 2013 - 17:38