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Online library - In our latest report, (In)visible Children - Eurochild 2022 report on children in need across Europe, together with our members we urge governments and decision-makers to support the most vulnerable children and prevent widening inequalities.
This report…
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Webinar - The overall objective of the webinar is to analyze the cross-cutting elements between child safeguarding and child participation practices of children victims and witnesses in the Barnahus. The aim is to elaborate the concept of DO NO HARM and explore the potential risks…
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Online library - Ireland: Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland has released a leaflet about social media guidance for faith-based groups
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A number of faith-based groups, including the Church of Ireland and The Methodist Church of Ireland collectively to offer a…
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News - According to the Irish The Journal, asylum seekers with disabilities (regardless of their age) are almost invisible in the Irish International Protection System, the Irish disability sector and in the Irish society as a whole. They very probably have to face additional…
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News - Health professionals expect a "surge" of issues about children's emotional health due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is only one of the key findings of an analysis on how children and young people's services have been impacted, prepared by experts from Queen's University…
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News - Ireland: Hotline.ie reports a large increase in number of child abuse images online, with almost half of its content distributed for profit
Hotline.ie
Irish national reporting center fort the public to report suspected illegal context…
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Multimedia - Eurochild launched a series of Country Profiles and an accompanying Cross Country Analysis highlighting a need for better data and greater investment in public policies for early childhood development (ECD), together with the other partners and national coordinators of…
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News - According to the Children's Rights Alliance, COVID-19 highlighted concerns about family law and the education system's ability to respond to the rights and needs of children.
Their 2020 report on the calls they received showed:
Most calls were about education
At the…
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News - Ireland: With sexual abuse cases increasing, organizations cannot respond to calls for help due to underfunding.
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Sexual abuse in Irish society “is an epidemic on a scale even more potent than Covid”
Recent series of inquiries and tribunals have…
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News - According to the special rapporteur on Child Protection, Ireland may potentially be a ‘world leader’ in using facility dogs when it comes to assisting in the needs of those who suffered sexual abuse.
New research will examine the effectiveness of facility…
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News - The Irish state police child protection service found a Dublin girl with skin infections living in inhumane conditions and rushed her to hospital, publishes the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP). This case, along with 48 more, questions if the lack of…
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News - The Children's Law Centre's Rachel Hogan gave evidence to the committee via video call
She had spoken and blame for the way of some vulnerable children are treated. "Avoidable harm" had been caused to families by the withdrawal of services…
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News - The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is one of the EU's leading regulatory authorities responsible for protecting the privacy of individuals on the Internet. They also have the power to impose heavy fines (2018).
DPC is investigating whether Facebook has a legal…
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The Children’s Rights Alliance Ireland gathered experts and decision-makers from both European and national levels for a webinar on Implementing the European Child Guarantee in Ireland. Eurochild supported this event to ensure timeline considerations by civil society of…
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Online library - Briefing Paper Number 1: Potential Impediments to the recognition of the sexual exploitation of young males under 18 years
Dr Jacqueline Montgomery-Devlin has published the first of three briefing papers that focuses on the child sexual…
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Last year, in mid-December, the Irish Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, stated that ‘after too many years of indifference, we are finally seeing a rise of awareness on child poverty’. Comments like this from Ireland’s political leaders are…
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News - Ireland’s Minister of Communications has announced a new bill which would establish an Online Safety Commissioner. The main purpose of the Commissioner is to protect children from toxic behaviours (cyber bullying, which has lead to child suicide) that are prevalent…
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News - A study of drug dealing and organised crime in Ireland has found that children as young as 12 are being lured into gangs.
The report, 'Building Community Resilience - a response to criminal networks', focuses on Irish criminal organisations, and outlines and…
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News - A primary school replaced homework in December with 'acts of kindness'.
The aim is to spread the true meaning of Christmas by practising kindness for friends, family and the community. Participants have to do something nice to brighten someone’s day.
This…
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News - In Ireland, a 17-year-old girl, Suaad, who is a refugee from Syria, received a scholarship to further her studies due to her excellent grades.
Suaad will study medicine and become a doctor one day, which has been her dream for a long time. She…
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News - Findings of a research conducted by the Irish Department of Education show gender gap exists between young girls and boys as well, regarding the opportunities to choose STEM subjects in schools. STEM is an abbreviation for subjects related to science, technology,…
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Yesterday, on the European Day of Languages, Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, hosted in Brussels the second European Education Summit. The Summit brought together 160 teachers, 19 national education ministers and hundreds of experts…
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[Ireland] Refugee Children in Ireland Need More Support for Mental Health, Integration and Education
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Eurochild’s national partner network in Ireland, the Children’s Rights Alliance, published a report outlining the mental health and educational needs of refugee children in Ireland.
The report, ‘Safe Haven: A Study on the Needs of Refugee Children Arriving in…
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Children`s Rights Allinace published the eleventh Report Card and the third under A Programme for a Partnership Government, assessing if the government of Ireland is keping its promises to children. The Irish Government is awarded an overall ‘C’ grade for living…
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News - The population of Ireland is becoming increasingly diverse and this is reflected in the classrooms as well, with more pupils coming from a different background. The situation is different when it comes to teaching staff, since foreign-trained teachers face significant…
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No Child 2020 is a project of The Children's Rights Alliance, Eurochild Irish member, and The Irish Times aiming to address the fact Ireland the fastest growing economy in the Eurozone, while at the same time a country with the highest child poverty rates in Europe. To…
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News - The Government of Ireland will accept five unaccompanied child migrants who have been rescued from the Mediterranean. The rescue ships arrived to Malta weeks ago but were refused permission to access ports, leaving around 50 refugees including women and children in bad…
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News - Irish Times published the letter of Tanya Ward, The Children’s Rights Alliance Chief executive welcoming the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone’s call for the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child…
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News - Ireland has changed the original legal definition of domestic abuse and expanded it to include emotional and psychological abuse. According to The Hill “the act defines “coercive control” as a type of manipulation in intimidating relationships that strips away a person’s…
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Online library - “Trafficking in human beings is a human rights abuse. Compensation has a restorative, preventive and punitive function and is a crucial tool in combating human trafficking. Each trafficked person has the right to an effective remedy, including compensation; however…
