Taoiseach Comments On ‘Disturbing’ Abuse Case
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has described the investigation into an alleged paedophile ring in Dublin as a ‘very disturbing and worrying matter’.
Read MoreTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has described the investigation into an alleged paedophile ring in Dublin as a ‘very disturbing and worrying matter’.
Read MoreThe Taoiseach has dismissed media reports which he claimed suggested that all teenagers were addicted to drink or drugs. Bertie Ahern told the Dáil that just because a 14-year-old tried one cigarette or one drink, it did not make them an alcoholic or a smoker.
Read MoreChildren with special needs are being forced to wait almost two years to be assessed by educational psychologists at a cash-strapped schools board. New figures reveal children are enduring extraordinary waits to have their needs assessed by experts at the South Eastern Education and Library Board.
Read MoreA major suicide awareness rally will today aim to harness co-operation from various state agencies and voluntary groups. The event at Dublin’s Mansion House is being organised by the Turn the Tide of Suicide group which has called for more research, education and intervention to lower the death rate.
Read MoreSupporters of Seymour House have vowed to oppose this week’s decision by Down Lisburn Trust to close the elderly care home. On Wednesday the Trust recommended the home in Dunmurry close. However the decision is still to be agreed by the Health Minister.
Read MoreThe NSPCC has called for urgent action to support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland. This news comes as the charity, which runs ChildLine, has revealed that some young children attempted suicide while trying to contact the helpline.
Read MoreA high-risk sex offender who has been missing since last week, has been detained by police in Garvagh, County Londonderry. Robert Wallace, 78, who was residing in Belfast had not been seen since Thursday morning, despite attempts to locate him.
Read MoreA new study due to be published by the Government tomorrow is reportedly set to highlight alarming levels of drug use among Irish schoolgirls.
The Government is to crack down on teen alcohol abuse, following the publication of the latest European survey. The report shows we have one of the highest rates of binge-drinking among 15-year-olds. Ireland ranks third out of 33 surveyed countries.
Read MoreThe government has announced it has asked a Senior Counsel to examine files in the case of Cynthia Owen to see if further action is required. Earlier this month an inquest ruled that Ms Owen was the mother of a baby girl found stabbed to death in Dun Laoghaire in 1973. Cynthia Owen had called for a full public inquiry into the case.
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