# Children

All time

# be in ctrl

With 'vulnerable' children contacting strangers, government launches 'internet safety resource' for schools

Most children aged between 8 and 13 own a smartphone.

13.3k

Feb 6th 2018, 2:09 PM

# Smartphones

Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online

The digital age of consent in Ireland is 13.

9.4k

Jan 31st 2018, 10:49 PM

# direct provision

Ombudsman receives 97 complaints from Direct Provision residents

The Ombudsman’s office began accepting complaints from people in Direct Provision last April.

11.4k

Jan 30th 2018, 8:52 AM

# Dignity

Ward of court system is 'inadequate, archaic and has no place in the 21st Century'

A new report published today says there is “confusion and lack of understanding” around the whole system.

13.4k

Jan 18th 2018, 4:00 PM

# story time

These parents have been learning the best way to read bedtime stories to their children

The 5 week programme sees parents working with their children to develop their oral language skills.

9.4k

Jan 17th 2018, 8:30 PM

# Trolley Watch

'It's a wake-up call': 73 children on trolleys in emergency depts so far this year

The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Association has just launched a new trolley watch system – where it counts how many children are on trolleys in EDs.

6.8k

Jan 15th 2018, 1:41 PM

# Parenting

'People don't realise how dangerous it is for kids': Students develop alarm to stop hot car deaths

It alerts a child’s parents if they are left in a car.

8.4k

Jan 12th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Child Labour

Tech giant Samsung sued in France over alleged child labour in its Chinese factories

“We are asking the justice system to sanction the unacceptable gap between Samsung’s ethical commitments and the reality in its factories.”

10.5k

Jan 11th 2018, 2:45 PM

# Inquest

'Stephanie, don’t leave us': Inquest hears baby swallowed tiny plastic perspex before her death

The infant passed away in June 2016.

40.0k

Jan 11th 2018, 7:21 AM

# Cystic Fibrosis

'We've come so far': Orkambi campaigners hail next step as children can now get 'life-changing' drug

Children between the ages of six and 11 will now be able to access the drug in Ireland after yesterday’s announcement.

8.0k

Jan 11th 2018, 6:10 AM

# budget 2019

Proposals to give parents a tax credit for directly employing childminders in their own home

Many people currently pay cash to their childminder, but this new measure would ensure these minders receive the benefits of any employee.

22.4k

Jan 2nd 2018, 8:20 AM

# Parenting

Danish mother says she's still stung by 1997 arrest for leaving baby outside New York restaurant

The incident sparked an international debate about parenting styles.

46.7k

Dec 30th 2017, 10:30 AM

# Violence

Children suffered a shocking scale of violence in conflict zones in 2017, Unicef warns

In conflicts around the world, children have become frontline, used as human shields, killed, maimed and recruited to fight.

5.3k

Dec 28th 2017, 10:43 AM

# ISPCC

Childline received over 1,000 calls and messages from children on Christmas Day

Some got in touch because they were worried about abuse while others simply needed company.

14.8k

Dec 26th 2017, 8:41 AM

# Home

'They were hell on earth': Global efforts to get kids out of orphanages are paying off

The number of children in Romania’s orphanages has plummeted from more than 100,000 in the 80s to about 7,000.

16.9k

Dec 25th 2017, 1:00 PM

# Helpline

'There's no problem too small to call about': Childline expecting over 1,000 calls today

A team of Childline volunteers are giving up their own Christmas to offer support to hundreds of children who will need to talk to someone.

5.9k

Dec 25th 2017, 6:05 AM

# ENCOURAGING

Almost 30,000 fathers have taken paternity benefit since it was introduced

Self-employed fathers, parents adopting a child and same-sex couples are eligible to apply.

10.2k

Dec 22nd 2017, 3:25 PM

# santa's workshop

Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities

The Sisk & Son construction company has been making toys for charities at Christmas for the last 40 years.

15.0k

Dec 21st 2017, 1:08 PM

# Mental Health

Over 2,000 children waiting over a year for a psychology appointment in Ireland

New figures show that across the country there are close to 2,500 people waiting over a year for a psychology appointment.

14.0k

Dec 20th 2017, 6:10 AM

# a new home

Almost 2,000 teddy bears left as tributes to Manchester bomb victims to be given to charities

The attack on 22 May saw 22 people killed and hundreds more injured.

9.8k

Dec 19th 2017, 10:54 PM

# Inquest

Hawe children were stabbed to death in their beds while mum Clodagh died in sitting room

Inquest into the death of Hawe family in Cavan heard distressing detail of how the four were killed. Dad Alan is believed to have died by his own hand.

101k

Dec 18th 2017, 3:27 PM

# greater manchester

Murder investigation launched after 3 children die in house fire

A three-year-old girl is currently in a critical condition and a 35-year-old woman is currently in a serious condition in hospital.

20.6k

Dec 11th 2017, 6:03 PM

# Safety

Warning issued about window blinds to help prevent tragic accidents

Two children end up in US emergency departments every day due to accidents with window blinds.

13.9k

Dec 11th 2017, 6:15 AM

# Milly Tuomey

Tragic suicide of young girl shines light on issue of self-harm in children

Self-harm is being seen to begin at a younger age, said an Irish psychotherapist.

16.2k

Dec 5th 2017, 6:21 AM

# national level

6 months on from damning report, State finally taking concerns on child protection seriously says charity

Geoffrey Shannon published a damning audit of the approach from gardaí and Tusla to child protection concerns earlier this year.

12.1k

Dec 2nd 2017, 10:00 PM

# closing the gap

Government aims to boost the number of girls doing maths and science in the Leaving Cert

The government wants the number of females taking up science, maths and engineering to increase by 40%.

9.7k

Nov 27th 2017, 10:53 AM

# Vaccinations

Flu vaccine can protect children who receive it, as well as younger siblings - research

The HSE is urging all those at risk to get vaccinated.

11.9k

Nov 26th 2017, 9:30 AM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Do you agree that children shouldn't be instructed to hug extended family members?

Give it to us straight. Be honest.

30.4k

Nov 22nd 2017, 12:45 PM

# Mass Shooting

Sandy Hook families renew push to have gun makers held responsible for their children's deaths

Families were back in court today – last year a lawsuit was thrown out of court.

10.4k

Nov 14th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Dublin

Temple Street Children's Hospital warns of overcrowding at its emergency department

It is asking parents to think about all their care and treatment options before attending the ED.

10.2k

Nov 14th 2017, 8:47 PM

# Liveline

Mother pleads for help after seven-year-old son expelled after trying to strangle principal with tie

The child’s mother fears that her son could seriously hurt someone.

59.8k

Nov 13th 2017, 5:15 PM

Voices

Joanne McNally: 'I don’t want children, but I’m not selfish'

I also have the attention span of a ferret on six nespressos, writes Joanne McNally.

50.1k

167

Nov 12th 2017, 7:30 PM

# warning to friend

Mother-of-three forwarded child pornography clip in 'remarkably unusual' case

The woman said she sent the video to warn a friend about the dangers of leaving her children alone with her boyfriend.

42.6k

Nov 10th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Growing up in Ireland

Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families

A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.

12.1k

Nov 7th 2017, 6:05 AM

Voices

Young mum stereotypes: 'Some of us are happy being mothers and wives'

I don’t have to worry about the biological clock, and I’ll be thirty-eight when my eldest starts college, writes Susannah O’Brien.

29.5k

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Nov 5th 2017, 7:30 PM

# found

Two young boys missing from Co Limerick have been found safe and well

Five-year-old Arnel Azad and his two-year-old brother Ayaan had been missing since Tuesday 31 October.

23.9k

Nov 2nd 2017, 2:03 PM

# Study

Oberstown: Almost half of children detained in centre at risk of abuse or neglect

This is according to the a new study into the detainees of the centre.

10.5k

Oct 26th 2017, 10:33 AM

# tusla

New arrivals: Four children from 'The Jungle' camp to arrive in Ireland soon

So far, 30 children who have been separated from their families have been brought to Ireland.

16.7k

Oct 25th 2017, 2:26 PM

# phoenix hospital

Not everyone's happy with the name for the children's hospital

It’s going to be called the Phoenix Children’s Health.

20.9k

Oct 24th 2017, 1:36 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you happy with the name of the new children's hospital?

Once it’s opened the hospital will be called the Phoenix Children’s Health.

30.0k

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Oct 24th 2017, 8:23 AM