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No social worker for a fifth of Irish foster children, says report

One fifth of Irish foster children had no social worker over a two year period. That's according to a report released today by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), which inspected the standard of care services in the foster system in ...

28 Sept 2021 at 13:10

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UPDATED: HIQA finds 'significant' shortcomings in the Carlow region 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 assessed only one ...

03 Oct 2019 at 15:43

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'Change a life' - Tusla launches urgent national Foster Care Recruitment appeal in Carlow

Tusla - Child and Family Agency today (Monday September 12) launches a Fostering Recruitment Campaign in Carlow and across Ireland. The aim of the campaign is to recruit new foster carers to meet the growing demand for placements, as a ...

17 Sept 2022 at 19:53

Around Carlow

'Change a life' - Tusla launches urgent national Foster Care Recruitment appeal in Carlow

12 Sept 2022 at 15:34

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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 Dublin’s ...

31 Aug 2022 at 19:23

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

01 Sept 2022 at 12:23

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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

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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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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 experience in ...

10 Mar 2023 at 12:28

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

10 Mar 2023 at 11:22

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No social worker for a fifth of Irish foster children, says report

03 Oct 2021 at 19:23

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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 found. ...

04 Aug 2022 at 15:44

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