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Reporting on child care proceedings in the District Court in May 2025.

Falling Through the Cracks: An Analysis of Child Care Proceedings from 2021 to 2024
Latest volume of court reports from 2024
A summary of findings from 10 years of reporting

  • Year:

    2017

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    13

    Categories:

    Aftercare, Lack Of Placement, Reunification

    Three Dublin cases focus on aftercare, lack of placements and reunification

  • Year:

    2017

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    6

    Categories:

    Abroad, Behavioural Problems, Mental Health, UK / United Kingdom

    Violent and suicidal boy making progress in therapeutic unit abroad

  • Year:

    2017

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    10

    Categories:

    Unaccompanied Minor

    CFA obtains Care Order for unaccompanied minor

  • Year:

    2017

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    12

    Categories:

    Mental Health, Mental Health Act

    Order detaining pregnant girl seeking abortion discharged

  • Year:

    2017

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    1

    Categories:

    Neglect, Sexual Abuse

    Circuit Court refuses appeal of District Court Care Orders for five children

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    19

    Categories:

    Publication, Sexual Abuse

    CCLRP exempted from prohibition on reporting case

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    18

    Categories:

    Access, Mental Health Act, Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Non-Attendance At School

    Four Child Care Cases Heard Among 37 Family Law Cases

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    17

    Categories:

    Missing In Care / Absconding / Running Away, Residential Placement

    Child absconds from residential unit and goes home

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    16

    Categories:

    Neglect, Physical Abuse

    Care Order Sought for Eleven Children

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Unaccompanied Minor

    Interim Care Order extended for child found alone at Dublin airport

This follows the discontinuation of its reporting in July 2024, as the contract with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) was coming to an end. We are very pleased that we signed a new two-year Agreement with the DCEDY in March and the members of our reporting panel have agreed to resume their work.

Over a twelve-year period, the Project provided information to the public on the operation of the child care system in the courts with the aim of promoting transparency and accountability. It published 1,050 individual court reports and a number of analytical research reports, all of which are available on this website.