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State faces fresh legal action as asylum centre contract cancelled

State faces fresh legal action as asylum centre contract cancelled

Nightpond Ltd is suing the State after a €2.7m contract for an asylum centre in Donnybrook was cancelled, following similar legal challenges in Dublin.

Main centre for young offenders pleads with minister not to increase number of detainees

Main centre for young offenders pleads with minister not to increase number of detainees

The chair of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus said they would struggle to manage even a small increase, given staffing shortages and rising levels of difficult behaviour.

Children's Rights Alliance head asks if pandemic allowed missing presumed dead boy to 'slip through the net'

Children's Rights Alliance head asks if pandemic allowed missing presumed dead boy to 'slip through the net'

The chief executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance, Tanya Ward, has questioned if the Covid pandemic allowed the child missing in north county Dublin to “slip through the net”.

Oberstown Children's Detention facility staff did not suffer 'life-changing injuries', Foley says

Oberstown Children's Detention facility staff did not suffer 'life-changing injuries', Foley says

People adopted from outside Ireland face challenges about identity and race, report finds

People adopted from outside Ireland face challenges about identity and race, report finds

Childcare fees for some parents to be reduced from September

Childcare fees for some parents to be reduced from September

Special rapporteur on child protection calls for 'inquiry into the inquiry' in Grace case

Special rapporteur on child protection calls for 'inquiry into the inquiry' in Grace case

Around 1,000 male asylum seekers without accommodation in Ireland

Around 1,000 male asylum seekers without accommodation in Ireland

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman said that women and families were being prioritised for accommodation.