Transition year gap: ‘Why is it only some schools get to go on trips abroad?’
The revolutionary programme introduced 50 years ago has proved hugely popular - but not all students have equal access to engaging and life-changing experiences
Ombudsman for Children
Parents’ group criticises closure of hundreds of schools to facilitate general election
Schools to shut for third time this year following last March’s referendum and local elections in June
‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Government shouldn’t be so quick to yell Gotcha! at Sinn Féin. Its record on children is shameful
When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?
‘He bate the f**k out of you - every day’: victims of corporal punishment on violence in the classroom
Survivors of physical abuse over decades in Irish schools want an apology for what they suffered at the hands of teachers
Niall Muldoon: My psychological quirk? Am I going to say this to The Irish Times?
The Ombudsman for Children is a clinical psychologist from Donegal, who has worked in the area of child protection for more than 20 years
State failing more children and families falling into homelessness, says ombudsman
Ombudsman for Children blames move away from local authority housing for rising numbers in economic homelessness
Just 39% of under 18s support lowering voting age to 16 - survey
Cost of living, mental health services and housing ranked as the biggest issues for young people
Ombudsman demands action over ‘desperate situation facing so many vulnerable children in Ireland’
Dr Niall Muldoon expresses ‘despair and concern’ at Child Law Project report that highlights State failings
Child with ‘profound’ disability in hospital over 100 days more than medically necessary due to lack of services
Ombudsman highlights lack of State services to support children with disabilities to live at home with families
Office of Ombudsman for Children pays more than €100,000 in settlement with Revenue
Payments made in respect of staff incorrectly categorised as contractors rather than employees
When it comes to the State’s must vulnerable children, we don’t seem to learn from our failures
The annual report from the Ombudsman for Children highlights the failure to tackle systemic gaps in the State’s obligations to vulnerable children
‘You’re wasting my time’: Audio recording prompts father of autistic boy to complain of emotional abuse at school
Many parents of children with complex needs say pupils are mistreated in a school system with no guidelines for dealing with challenging behaviour
Boy with autism ‘distressed’ after being put in wetsuit against mother’s wishes to prevent smearing faeces
Ombudsman for Children’s Office finds ‘notable increase in complexity’ of complaints cases
Tusla unwilling to ‘stand over’ children in unregulated accommodation
Demand on child and family agency services has doubled in past 10 years
Ombudsman for Children calls for reversal of recession-era downgrade of his role
Office of watchdog for children’s interests was bumped down Civil Service salary scale from a maximum of €178,000 to up to €130,000
Analysis: Ireland waved goodbye to its world-famous welcome last year as anti-immigrant rhetoric gained foothold
Disinformation and fear-mongering around immigration have seeped into public consciousness on a scale like never before
Lack of audits for private accommodation for child migrants ‘unfathomable’
Hotels and B&Bs are not suitable places for children to grow up, Ombudsman for Children says and calls for move away from emergency responses
Boy with severe disability spent weeks in hospital ‘because he had nowhere else to go’
New study highlights deficiencies in State care for children with complex conditions
Contacts between scoliosis patients and doctors to be managed differently
Operational change on way after Ombudsman for Children highlights teenager’s five-year wait for surgery
Doctors ‘firefighting without adequate training’ to deal with surge in children facing mental health problems
Call for improved funding to address ‘a mental health epidemic in our paediatric population’ which doctors say is partly driven by a rise in eating disorder cases
Ombudsman for Children seeks permission to ‘engage directly’ with Ukrainian children accommodated by State
Office wants to hold ‘rights-awareness workshops, consultations with children and their parents, and complaints clinics’
Children’s ombudsman accuses State of ‘profound violation of children’s rights’ on mental health and disability care
Letter obtained under Freedom of Information shows Niall Muldoon believes HSE has ‘seriously failed in its duty to uphold the rights of children to the best possible healthcare’
Children’s Ombudsman backs judge’s call for ‘whole of Government’ approach to vulnerable children
‘We’ve been pushing for many years for inter-agency across State co-operation for these children who are particularly vulnerable,’ he said
Up to 130 vulnerable children at risk due to ‘unprecedented crisis’ in State care services, says retired judge
Former District Court judge warns of likelihood of claims against State due to ‘systemic failures’ across Tusla, Garda, Department of Education, HSE and Prison Service
Girl unable to breathe at times due to five-year wait for spinal surgery, report finds
Teenager’s spinal curvature deteriorated from 30 to over 135 degrees while waiting for operation in Temple Street hospital
Report on exploitation of girls in care exposes lack of co-ordinated State response
Officials were warned months ago about sexual exploitation of girls in residential care by gangs of predatory men outside the homes, correspondence shows
Ombudsman for Children report highlights mental health, poverty and education as key concerns
Report instances example of girl (10) with severe anxiety refused admission to local mental health unit and rejected for treatment abroad scheme
Majority of children report difficulties accessing mental health services - survey
Survey finds school pressures and body image among biggest mental health stressors
Differences between State’s treatment of Ukrainians and other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’, Ombudsman says
Government warned preferential treatment of Ukrainian families over other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’
Ombudsman welcomes ‘significant progress’ in improving dire conditions at Cork halting site
Previous report had heavily criticised council over Spring Lane site
Ombudsman wrote to Taoiseach about ‘differential treatment’ of children seeking asylum
Dr Niall Muldoon concerned that minors not from Ukraine ‘treated less favourably’
Child protection failings in direct provision criticised
Ombudsman says ‘no evidence’ all centres are complying with Children First legislation
Disabled children ‘being left behind again’ by Covid-19 measures
HSE should not be taking staff experienced at assessing children’s needs, ombudsman says
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