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Zappone's adoption laws will see thousands able to access their birth certs
'They drive you nuts and make you laugh' - Irish foster carers share their stories
Ban on older foster parents to be lifted in the New Year
'It's not the State's problem, it's the family's': Care system to adopt tough love approach
'Some flee immediately': Migrants pretending to be children to get into Ireland
Pregnant teen jailed for kicking student in the head loses appeal against sentence
Girl, 16, placed in secure care over fears that she could be sexually exploited
Children in 'disturbing' sex abuse case to remain in care until next year
No prosecution for parents accused of sexually abusing their two children
'My life is shattered': Social care workers speak out about vicious assaults
Child in foster care has "serious anxiety" and worries about his mother's welfare
A day in the Family Court: Child not told when father might visit to 'avoid disappointment'
More than 150 court summonses sent to parents about poor school attendance
Jeff's story: A worried little boy in care - quiet, kind and deeply troubled
Domestic violence, mental illness and drug abuse: The tragic lives of children in care who died
Teenage girl placed in secure unit to protect her from being sexually exploited by men
"Social workers have learned to simply ignore the attacks": In defence of social workers
'They are not alone': Grandparents fighting for custody of their grandchildren not unique
Heartbroken grandparents say Tusla custody battle is 'killing' them
Concern over sudden closure of care home for children in Donegal
Official probe launched into case of teenager left in foster home despite sexual abuse allegations
Dublin couple face garda probe after their son misses school for four years
Child agency admits it's "aware" of case of alleged sexual abuse at foster home in southwest
Teenager with intellectual disabilities left in foster home despite allegations of sexual abuse
Minute silence in Children's Court for teenage boy who died while in care
Teenage boy in care found dead on Dublin street on Monday
A social worker's perspective: We need to rethink the way we help vulnerable children
Health Board knew girl was being sexually abused in her home but didn't tell gardaí
Foster care rules are 'being ignored and bypassed'
Outrage at closure of only 24-hour service for sexually abused children
Beating, pinching, deliberate poisoning - 19,000 reports of child abuse made in Ireland every year
386 'significant incidents' in care centre that housed five children
Children are being put at risk because government is dragging its heels
Gardaí claim child abuse investigations were badly delayed by Tusla
Tusla defends its decision to withdraw funding from the Rape Crisis Network
'Unnerving' proposal could see sexual abuse victims be questioned by alleged abusers
Thousands of vulnerable children are still waiting for a social worker
Ignored, abandoned, deprived of food: Abuse suffered by Irish kids before they go into care
Dozens of families have offered to look after abandoned baby Maria