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Reports published in Kilkenny highlight failings of south-east foster home

Two reports highlighting 'significant failures' in the foster care system in the south-east were published at HSE offices at Lacken in Kilkenny today. On foot of their publication, the HSE issued an 'unreserved and heartfelt apology' to those ...

28 Feb 2017 at 20:08

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Urgent foster care recruitment appeal in Kilkenny

Tusla - Child and Family Agency today launched a Fostering Recruitment Campaign in Kilkenny and across Ireland. The aim of the campaign is to recruit new foster carers to meet the growing demand for placements as a result of the ongoing ...

12 Sept 2022 at 17:35

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Almost 900 adopted persons and birth parents register contact preferences under new act

A total of 891 adopted persons and relatives applied to the new Contact Preference Register last month following the commencement of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022. Of these, 7 adoptees and 2 relatives of adopted people ...

04 Aug 2022 at 14:00

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HIQA finds 'significant shortcomings' in local foster care services

The latest Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) inspection has found significant shortcomings in the quality of foster care services in the Carlow-Kilkenny-South Tipperary region. Of the seven national standards ...

03 Oct 2019 at 14:52

National News

Foster care leavers made priority group in access plan for third-level education

Activists have welcomed the inclusion of care leavers and the Roma community in the Irish Government’s fourth plan to improve and monitor people’s equity of access to third-level education. The plan, launched at TU ...

31 Aug 2022 at 19:23

National News

HSE boss reiterates apology to ‘Grace’ for neglect in foster care

The chief executive of the HSE has reiterated an apology to a disabled woman who experienced neglect and a lack of oversight of her foster care. The Farrelly Commission was set up in 2017 to examine the case of a ...

16 Apr 2025 at 10:26

National News

Ombudsman says ‘ship has sailed’ for accountability on Grace case

The “ship has sailed” for accountability in the ‘Grace case’, the Ombudsman for Children has said following the final report of the Farrelly Commission. The Commission was set up in 2017 to examine the case of a ...

16 Apr 2025 at 17:43

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Reports into south-east foster care system to be published today in Kilkenny

Two reports into the failures of the foster care system in the south-east are being published this morning in Kilkenny City. The HSE will publish ‘Inquiry into Protected Disclosures, SU1’ (Conal Devine & ...

28 Feb 2017 at 12:11

Northern Ireland

Care leavers hail ‘inspirational’ Barry Keoghan as he aims for Oscar glory

Oscar nominee and Bafta winner Barry Keoghan has been hailed as inspirational by young people who have been through the care system. The star of The Banshees of Inisherin, who has spoken about his ...

10 Mar 2023 at 12:28

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HSE apologises as foster care reports published

Two reports highlighting 'significant failures' in the foster care system in the south-east were published at HSE offices at Lacken in Kilkenny yesterday. The HSE issued an 'unreserved and ...

01 Mar 2017 at 10:25

National News

Child in foster care not visited by social workers for more than three years

A child in the north Dublin foster care service area was not visited by a social worker for more than three years, a report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has ...

04 Aug 2022 at 15:44

Arts & Entertainment

'We start life with the odds stacked against us' - Former foster kids praise Barry Keoghan

Oscar nominee and Bafta winner Barry Keoghan has been hailed as inspirational by young people who have been through the care system. The star of The Banshees of Inisherin, who has ...

10 Mar 2023 at 11:22

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