Research suggests that rates of problem gambling are significantly higher among people who gambled as children.

6035 children are waiting over a year for first contact from a CDNT.

The Irish chef said that children should be taught about how their meals connect to their local area and the seasons.

After the disappearance of Kyran Durnin, in July this year, a Children Missing in Education (CME) team was set up to help find children who are missing from school.

What is the ban in Australia, what are the arguments for and against, and will Ireland follow suit?

Children’s Minister Normal Foley said that she had confidence in Tusla.

A study has found 63 per cent of children have come across extremist views online

The woman told the court, "he is not a bad person when sober".

The number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 16,755 in October, 5,274 of whom were children.

Norma Foley was responding after the agency’s chief executive Kate Duggan said several children went missing from Tusla’s care every day.

35,649 children and adults were supported by Barnardos in 2024, a 37 per cent increase on the previous year and the highest level ever recorded.

While flu can be managed at home in most cases, very young children and those with underlying conditions are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill, with some requiring hospitalisation

Leighton Morrison, aged 49, of Woodfield, Galway Road, Tuam, Co Galway pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to sexually assaulting two children

The HSE says the rise is down to 2,957 new applications were received in Q3, making a total of 9,570 received to date in 2025. 

At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett has granted access to the man, who has no biological link to the two children, for a limited number of access visits each year

The children arrived in Ireland along with 29 family members, a spokesperson for the department said. The initial evacuation was carried out overland from Gaza to Jordan via a WHO medical evacuation convoy.

Maureen O’Hanlon has been backing Team Hope for the past decade.

Despite frequent use, only 27 per cent of 8-12 year-olds believe that being online is mostly a good thing for them

The Happy Ever After childcare centre, which supports 97 children, will stop operations on October 31st this year, leaving families scrambling for alternative childcare and 19 staff members facing unemployment

Alexandre Pallares, 27, pleaded guilty at a sitting of Naas Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of assault causing harm to the baby boy

The excavation at the site of the former Mother and Baby home in Galway began 10 weeks ago

The commitment was made by Tánaiste Simon Harris to the parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt, nine, who died in July.

Research from Indeed found women are twice as likely as men to have reduced their hours because of childcare responsibilities, with 31 per cent of women compared to 15 per cent of men.

A man faced a number of motoring offences when he appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol.

All children are entitled to a free State-funded vision screening in primary school which usually takes place in Junior Infants.

Professor Mathew Sadlier also told a Festival of Politics event that ‘societal change’ is needed around children’s use of smartphones.

The HSE said an expert review is being commissioned and an independent panel will be convened to review patient files.

Lady Portia Di’Monte said the event at Holywood Arches Library on Friday had included a reading from The Chronicles of Narnia and Dear Zoo.

Riad Bouchaker is facing charges including the attempted murder of two female children and one male child.

This is a drop from the 12,106 children waiting for their first contact at the end of April.

The HSE has confirmed that a child has been on a waiting list for psychological care for 13.5 years.

Out of 202 million private households in the 27-country bloc, just under a quarter included children last year, according to information collated by Eurostat, the EU statistics office.

Children’s Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon wants the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child incorporated into Irish law.

The Oireachtas Committee on Housing was told that families and children are ‘sinking’ in homelessness.

The Little Blue Heroes Foundation was set up to support families of children with serious illness.

A 10% increase in minimum rates of pay for childcare workers has been proposed by the Joint Labour Committee.

New Esri research, commissioned by BlockW, highlights the complexities and risks associated with children’s digital technology use.

Minister for Education Helen McEntee said she will provide updated figures to the cabinet in July, which will then be publicly shared.

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald urged the Government to act

Five children and nine women were among 35 people deported from Ireland to Nigeria on Wednesday night.

Children were being asked to support vulnerable young people around the world by hosting a tea party in their final weeks of school.

An academic study on the impact of the home-visiting scheme in Darndale found it had resulted in a series of positive outcomes for children.