Peter O'Connell
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- Sep 14, 2026
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Alarm at lack of care placements for vulnerable children (opens the original)
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A new report from the Child Law Project has highlighted an increasing shortage of suitable care placements for some of the State's most vulnerable children, with District Court judges repeatedly expressing alarm at the situation. One pre-teen child was a "social admission" to a hospital because no suitable place could be found for him, and he could not live at home because of severe behavioural issues. The report examined 106 child protection cases heard in the District Court during the first ha
Rise in child poverty despite growth in average incomes (opens the original)
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One in 10 children are deprived of basic necessities as Ireland sees a sharp rise in child poverty despite a strong growth in average incomes, research suggests. New ESRI research published today shows that child poverty is on the rise despite strong growth in average household incomes, with 200,000 children living in households below the poverty line. It also shows that the benefits of rising incomes are not being shared evenly. The number of children in households below the poverty line, which
189-year-old estuary church brought back to life in Clare (opens the original)
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Part of an 1837 church in the west Clare village of Labasheeda was brought back to life at the weekend, when the refurbished long aisle opened its doors as part of a redeveloped community and events hub. Located on the banks of the Shannon estuary, the tranquil village has a population of just 241 people, and the church had been boarded up for many decades. The village, whose name means 'bed of silk' when translated from Irish, had a pre-famine population of around 3,000 people when the church w
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