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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:

    2014

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    10

    Categories:

    Additional Issues

    Two-year care order for young girl amid allegations of CFA negligence

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    18

    Categories:

    Aftercare, Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Section 47

    Teenager asks court for aftercare

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Drugs, Mental Health, Religion

    ICO extended while mother engages with new doctor

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    12

    Categories:

    Newborn, Parents In Care

    Interim Care Order for baby with very young parents who spent time in care

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    3

    Case number:

    21

    Categories:

    Additional Issues, Exploitation, Residential Placement

    Case re-entered when child in unit found to be pregnant

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    22

    Categories:

    Additional Issues, Physical Abuse

    Emergency Care Order for teenager in care of brother

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    17

    Categories:

    Additional Issues

    Withdrawal of Garda Emergency Care Order refused

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    16

    Categories:

    Abroad, Africa, In Prison, Sexual Abuse

    Mother consents to long-term Care Orders

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    15

    Categories:

    Addiction, Aftercare, Mental Health, Parents Dead, Residential Placement

    Differences in after-care reviews noted

  • Year:

    2014

    Volume:

    2

    Case number:

    14

    Categories:

    Lack Of Placement, Residential Placement

    Secure care place sought for boy

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.