“I thought, ‘that’s an awful thing to say to someone'” – Documentary on Ireland’s illegal adoptees airs tonight
A new documentary airs on RTÉ One on Wednesday. One year on from an initial documentary project examining the historic practice of illegal adoptions in Ireland, RTÉ is set to present new in-depth analysis on the difficult subject. RTÉ Investigates: Ireland’s Illegal Adoptions – Still Searching will reveal how many adoptees, 12 months on, continue […]
4 years ago
Tusla to offer careers to all final year social work students before their graduation
The career offers are part of a focus on increasing the number of social workers in the agency. Tusla has announced it will offer employment to all final year social work students who wish to work in the child and family sector. Described as “the first offer of its kind in the sector,” it is […]
5 years ago
The number of women turned away from domestic abuse refuges in Ireland has been kept secret for three years
Women and children who are forced to flee from abusive homes aren’t counted in official homelessness statistics, and there are fears that the rental and housing crisis is forcing them to return to their abusers. Tusla, the child and family agency, has not published figures on how many times domestic abuse refuges in Ireland are […]
7 years ago
Tusla reports 35% increase in children seriously injured while in childcare services
Five children have “gone missing” while in childcare so far in 2019. It has been almost a month since RTE aired a documentary on childcare facility Hyde & Seek, and the repercussions are still being felt. The child and family agency Tusla released figures for 2019, under the Freedom of Information Act, and revealed that it […]
7 years ago
Calls for action as 37 more Irish crèches found to be at a “critical level of risk”
Concern has also been expressed over the prospect of installing CCTV cameras in childcare facilities. The aftermath from the documentary RTÉ Investigates: Crèches, Behind Closed Doors, dealing with the Hyde & Seek childcare scandal, continues to be felt. Early Childhood Ireland has called for action after Tusla’s Director of Quality Assurance Brian Lee told an Oireachtas […]
7 years ago
“Shocked and appalled” – Katherine Zappone on RTÉ Investigates: Créches, Behind Closed Doors
Tusla has pledged to “use the full rigour of the law” regarding the scandal. On Wednesday night, RTÉ aired RTÉ Investigates: Créches, Behind Closed Doors. The exposé sent two reporters undercover as créche employees at Hyde & Seek Childcare, after being contacted by a number of parents about the level of standards in place. Once […]
7 years ago