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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:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    4

    Categories:

    Mental Health, Mental Health Act, No Mental Health Service, Special Care

    High Court conducts inquiry into provision of psychiatric services in secure care unit

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    3

    Categories:

    Additional Issues, Publication

    Costs based on District Court rules awarded against CCLRP in documents application; Judge regrets no state funds available for such applications

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    2

    Categories:

    Mental Health, Sexual Abuse

    Care Order applications for four children adjourned pending assessments

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    1

    Case number:

    1

    Categories:

    Foster Care

    Children return home following withdrawal of Care Order applications by CFA after 29 days of hearing

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    20

    Categories:

    Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse

    Full care order for sexually abused child after 14 day hearing

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    6

    Categories:

    Addiction, Additional Issues, Cognitive Disability, Sexual Abuse

    Judge asks whether District Court systems can deal with long complex cases, following 68 days of hearings

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    4

    Categories:

    UK / United Kingdom

    Supervision Order refused for child born in Ireland to UK couple

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    7

    Categories:

    Alternative Placement

    Supervision Order for child placed in care of father; dispute over whether custody or care issue should be decided first

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    5

    Categories:

    Additional Issues

    High Court challenge to legal representation for GALs fails

  • Year:

    2016

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Cognitive Disability, Neglect

    Interim Care Order extended amid neglect allegations

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.