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Checking child seat safety with Crossings Toyota

Is your child’s seat fitted correctly? Currently, in Ireland, incorrectly fitted child car seats are a significant cause for concern, with as many as 3 out of 4 seats potentially fitted incorrectly. Crossings Toyota on the Sallins Road in Naas have ...

04 Apr 2017 at 11:51

Local News

Laois, Midlands and national homeless figures revealed as records broken

The Government's new monthly Homeless Report has shown record numbers of people in Ireland with nowhere to call home and it also carries figures for Laois. Nationally there were 9,409 homeless adults and 4,105 homeless children in the November ...

05 Jan 2024 at 18:51

Local News

What matters to Laois young people? Platform open to have voices heard

The Ombudsman for Children Dr. Niall Muldoon has called on children and young people in County Kilkenny to take part in Child Talks 2021. Now in its fourth year, Child Talks is an annual event held by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office where ...

27 Jul 2021 at 16:52

National News

New report finds vulnerable children ending up in care without proper interventions

A lack of joint-up service provision for mental health and other issues is resulting in some vulnerable children ending up in care without the proper interventions, according to the head of the Child Care Law Reform Project. The latest ...

24 Nov 2021 at 11:26

National News

Two social welfare payments set to increase as recipients in line for cash boost

Increases in some social welfare payments are on the way this year as recipients are in line for a small, but much needed, cash boost. Those who qualify for Child Benefit, who receive a payment of €140 every month, will get an extra ...

18 Apr 2024 at 11:31

National News

Ombudsman ‘utterly dismayed’ by issues around children’s needs

An ombudsman has said he is “exasperated and utterly dismayed” at chronic issues around children’s needs. Children’s ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon called for the full and direct incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ...

26 Jun 2025 at 10:13

National News

Dublin parenting programme credited with major health and education benefits

A parenting programme in Dublin has delivered major education and health benefits for children, a study has suggested. The research assessed the impact of Preparing For Life – a flagship plan produced by Northside Partnership, a ...

25 May 2025 at 12:03

National News

UPDATED: Have you seen Gavin? Gardaí concerned for welfare of missing child

Update 9am: Gardaí confirm Gavin has been located safe and well ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gardaí are concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old boy missing for the past five days. Gavin ...

26 Jan 2024 at 08:02

National News

Young girl in 'serious but stable condition' following assault and criminal damage in Cork

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a young girl was hospitalised with serious injuries following a disturbance at a residence in Cork on Monday night. Gardaí were alerted to a disturbance at a residence on the New Line ...

20 Aug 2024 at 18:00

Northern Ireland

McDonald: Providing references for shamed McMonagle was ‘unforgivable’

A decision by two former Sinn Fein press officers to provide job references for a man being investigated for child sex offences is “unforgivable”, Mary Lou McDonald has said. The Sinn Fein president publicly addressed the ...

08 Oct 2024 at 12:59

National News

Gardaí seek public assistance in search for missing 11 year old Ukrainian refugee

Gardaí are seeking public assistance in finding a Ukrainian child missing from her home since yesterday (August 9) morning. Eleven year old Marharyta Konissarova - described as being approximately 5'3" in height, of slim ...

10 Aug 2022 at 10:41

National News

Child mental health services failing and in need of radical overhaul – watchdog

The HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “should be immediately regulated” by the Mental Health Commission (MHC), according to a major report from the independent watchdog. CAMHS is a specialist ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:06

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