Surrogacy laws must safeguard against sale of children, says expert
Payment beyond cost of pregnancy could lead to exploitation, committee told
Covid school closures increased children’s exposure to abuse - Ombudsman
Suspension of in-class teaching had disproportionate effect on those already at a disadvantage, report says
Rehabilitation of underage sex offenders vital to justice system, judge says
Judge John O’Connor’s PhD focuses on role of welfare and sentencing in juveniles’ future
Traveller children living in ‘dire’ conditions being reported across State
Ombudsman has brought concerns to UN children’s rights committee
UN to examine whether Irish tax policy harms rights of children overseas
Review to examine if possible tax abuse by firms affects rights of minors in other states
Direct provision: Senior official disagreed with payment rise proposal
Two weeks later the increase was announced in budget package for 2019
Prestigious Catholic theology award to be presented to Mary McAleese
Award recognises ground-breaking 2018 doctoral thesis on children and canon law
Ask Brian: My child’s teacher is performing poorly. How do I complain?
Legislation for grievance procedures was never enacted – but new law should help
It’s time to stop subcontracting education to religious groups
Opinion: Some 96% of primary schools remain under control of denominations
Rights of children opting out of religion class ‘must be respected’
New Bill will require schools to set out their provisions for non-religious students
Legal questions over plan to remove school ‘Baptism barrier’
Legislation yet to be examined by Attorney General
Grim chapter in criminal justice ends as St Patrick’s closes
Youth detention centre mired in controversy censured for harsh and primative conditions
Zappone order to end detention of under-18s in adult prisons
Minister for Children to seek approval to stop practice condemned by UN rights committees
Government has ‘taken note’ of ruling on the unborn, Zappone says
High Court judge found rights of the unborn extend beyond the right to life last month
Fitzgerald faces questions on human rights record in Geneva
Abortion, treatment of Travellers and homelessness in Ireland to be discussed
Rosie Bisset: SEC decision process is failing dyslexic students
The rigid State Exam Commission is obtuse, wasteful and holds back people with dyslexia
Three ABC anti-child poverty programmes in Dublin in doubt
Tallaght, Ballymun, Darndale projects warned as Atlantic Philanthropies funds withdrawn
The number of homeless children almost doubled last year
Dublin has the highest rates of child homelessness, figures reveal
Abortion should be decriminalised ‘in all circumstances’ - UN committee
Child’s rights committee says schools ‘continuing to practise’ religious discrimination
School bias over religion may require referendum
James Reilly says it is not appropriate a child should have to be baptised to go to school
Three-fifths of children in homeless shelter under eight
More than 1,000 under-eights will spend Christmas in emergency accommodation
State to treble payments to children in direct provision
Government moves on child rights ahead of UN committee hearing in January
Child poverty at ‘unacceptable’ levels, states ombudsman report
Children’s ombudsman indicates that in region of 138,000 children living in poverty
Call to change law on smacking in wake of council findings
Ruling follows complaint by campaigners over ‘reasonable chastisement’ defence
Three errors of fact in Vatican submission to UN Committee on Rights of the Child
Denied using term ‘illegitimate’ when referring to children or promoting corporal punishment
Vatican misled UN committee on compensation to Magdalene women
Submission was so inaccurate, Alan Shatter wrote to Rome seeking clarification
Minister writes to Magdalene nuns for third time seeking contribution to redress scheme
To date €3.5 million paid out to women
UN report on how Vatican handled sex abuse welcomed by child-protection watchdog
National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland welcomed recommendations on eliminating corporal punishment
UN pushes Vatican to reveal scope of child abuse scandal
Pope Francis tells worshippers at Vatican paying damages was only right
Call for end to religious discrimination by schools
Protection afforded to denominational education could be protected, says ombudsman
Anti-smacking campaigners accused of ‘lacking balance’
Group that has complained to European committee said to have taken law out of context
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