Parents drinking harms one in six Irish children, AAI finds
Report highlights scale of alcohol-related harm in Irish families For some children, the effects of a parent’s drinking can start before the school day even begins, with no guarantee that someone will wake them up, make breakfast or get them to class on time. A new report has highlighted how alcohol problems can disrupt family […]
3 weeks ago
More than 200,000 children living below the poverty line in Ireland, new ESRI report finds
10% of children under 16 experienced child-specific deprivation in 2024. More than 200,000 children in Ireland were living in households below the poverty line in 2024, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The figure represents 17.4% of children, an increase of almost 30,000 children since 2021. The poverty line is defined […]
2 months ago
Oberstown director calls for ‘ceasefire’ in staffing dispute
What the Oberstown director is asking staff to do The director of Oberstown Children Detention Campus has called for a “ceasefire” in an ongoing industrial relations dispute with staff at the State’s only child-detention facility. Damien Hernon warned on Sunday that the industrial action, taken over concerns about safe staffing levels, “has the potential to […]
2 months ago
Meta child safety ruling lands €492m fine and teen limits
Why the Meta child safety ruling matters A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram work for young users. A Meta child safety ruling that could ripple out to the Dublin-headquartered giant’s wider operations. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa […]
3 months ago
A man posing online as Justin Bieber charged with nearly 1,000 child sex crimes
A 42-year-old law lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology has been charged with pretending to be Justin Bieber online and soliciting explicit pictures of minors. According to NBC News, the man was first charged back in November 2016, but this week was officially charged with 931 child sex offences, including the possession of child porn. […]
10 years ago
VIDEO: The moment a little boy stole the limelight during bride’s walk down the aisle
There’s something we haven’t seen before… Tanya Malone was getting married to Mark Monaghan in Lucan over the weekend and the bride’s entrance to the wedding was more eventful than many could have predicted. Tanya was looking forward, making her walk towards the man she will spend the rest of her life with when out […]
11 years ago