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Kyran Durnin tragedy sparks calls for independent probe after boy, 6, vanished without a trace
Kyran Durnin
Ireland’s Special Rapporteur on Child Protection Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC says there is nothing to prevent an independent and transparent inquiry into the case of little boy who was reported missing a year ago.
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Children's Minister to be quizzed over disappearance of Kyran Durnin
Kyran Durnin
Norma Foley will be asked to give an update on the Tusla Review into the case, none of which has been made public so far
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Age rules for leaving children home alone in Ireland as summer approaches
Tusla
As summer approaches, Irish parents must carefully decide when their children are mature and safe enough to be left home alone.
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'Serious crisis going on in Tusla', Aontu leader insists as he calls for change
Tusla
Only last week a District Court judge discovered that Tusla has 250 children with no social worker to handle their cases
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Primary student in school for just nine days as mother brands bedtime before midnight 'ridiculous'
Tusla
A judge said the boy must go to school and warned the parents they face criminal records if he doesn't
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Seven children died while under care of Tusla in last three years
Tusla
Four of those lost their lives from natural causes, two from suicide and one was an accidental death
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Report finds various challenges in Tusla’s child protection services
Tusla
HIQA identified 10 Tusla service areas across the country where at least 25 per cent of children had not been allocated a social worker in child protection and welfare and/or foster care services
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40% of single adults seeking homeless accommodation come from Direct Provision centres
Homelessness
The National Homeless Action Committee has also heard that authorities in Dublin are 'inundated' with young people leaving state care who need accommodation
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Kyran Durnin 'decoy child' looked nothing like him - as more arrests expected
Kyran Durnin
A child with different coloured hair was brought to two Tusla meetings
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Suspect in Kyran Durnin case received death threats before taking own life
Kyran Durnin
Anthony Maguire, who had been questioned by gardaí in relation to Kyran's disappearance, took his own life last week
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High Court orders adoption of teenage girl without birth parents' consent
Tusla
While the parents rejected the idea that they had abandoned their child, the court heard that the teenager's "biggest fear" is that the adoption would not occur
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Cash-strapped Tusla to spend €3.5 million on leadership courses for management
Tusla
The child and family agency warned the Government last year that it may have to consider cuts to frontline services due to funding shortages
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Shocking details of how number of children died in State care revealed publicly for first time
Kyran Durnin
Forty children died because of suicide, eight because of drug overdose, 16 because of road traffic accidents and 18 by other accidents
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Government 'will act immediately' on Tusla review into Kyran Durnin
Kyran Durnin
Gardai launched a murder investigation in October into the disappearance of the Co Louth schoolboy, who was potentially missing for two years, unknown to authorities
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Tusla inspectors found toddlers were not being given enough food at Dublin creche
Tusla
They found that “suitable care practices were not in place in the wobbler room at mealtimes” for the 12 tots aged 14 months to 30 months
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Judge tells Tusla workers to check on two kids 'to make sure they're still alive'
Tusla
The judge said: “There has been 100 per cent absence from school since March which is quite extraordinary. There have been no sightings of the children and Mum and Dad are unwell”
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Call for Roderic O'Gorman and TUSLA to address Oireachtas Committee on Kyran Durnin case
Tusla
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibin told the Dáil on Wednesday that 227 children who were either in State care or known to TUSLA died in the last 10 years.
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200 children in State care have died in past 10 years, TD tells the Dail
Tusla
Taoiseach Simon Harris vowed to raise the issue of the 200 children with child protection agency Tusla and CAMHS
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Gardai launch desperate search for child amid fears their death has been covered up
Gardai
A major investigation is now underway in an Irish town over the child’s disappearance and Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is cooperating fully with Gardaí
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Over 100 allegations of children being physically and sexually assaulted at Oberstown Detention Centre
Oberstown Youth Detention Centre
Some 91 allegations of physical assault and 12 allegations of sexual assault have been recorded at the juvenile detention facility during the past 10 years
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Children's Ombudsman accuses Government of 'neglect' following damning report
Tusla
The Child Law Project has revealed an alarming lack of placements, social workers and support services for children in care
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Thirty-four children currently missing from State care as Minister insists it's a 'top priority'
Tusla
One of the children has been missing since 2022, 13 since 2023 and nine vanished this year
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Baby 'effectively abandoned' at Irish maternity hospital now 'thriving' in foster care with sister
Tusla
Commenting on the case previously, Judge Gabbett said: 'The mother discharged herself from the maternity hospital and effectively abandoned the baby knowing exactly what was going to happen as it happened three times before.'
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Staff shortages leave 10 at-risk children without access to special care units
Tusla
Exclusive: The High Court has said the minors are at "substantial risk of harm" and require accommodation in the specialised units
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