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  • 1 March 2013
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Children in Care, Family Law

  Children’s Ombudsman & Courts Service in joint initiative to assist separating parents & their children

  Over the next three months, Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the Courts Service will be working together on a project that aims to strengthen awareness and understanding among separating parents of key aspects of District Family ...

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  • 21 February 2013
  • Type: Statement

  Irish Times Opinion Piece – Law must enshrine child’s right to birth information

  Read the Irish Times Opinion Piece by the Ombudsman for Children – Read the Irish Times Opinion Piece by the Ombudsman for Children – Law must enshrine child’s birth right to information

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  • 12 November 2012
  • Type: Statement
  • Topic: Family Law

  Statement of the Ombudsman for Children on the endorsement of the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution by the People

  “As Ombudsman for Children, I have been calling for an amendment to the Constitution to give greater protection to the rights of the child since my Office was established. In each of my submissions to the ...

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  • 6 November 2012
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Family Law

  Young people vote 84 to 57 in favour of the Children Referendum at the OCO Big Debate

  A majority of young people, who took part in the Ombudsman for Children’s Big Debate on the Children Referendum, have voted in favour of the referendum being passed. Almost 200 students from schools and youth groups ...

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  • 2 November 2012
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Mental Health

  Children’s Ombudsman Launches Bullying Report

  Children’s Ombudsman calls on the Departments of Education & Health to work together to ensure bullying is treated as a public health issue Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has called on the Government to build on ...

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  • 1 November 2012
  • Type: Speech, Statement

  Speech by Emily Logan at event hosted by the Irish Women Lawyers Association

  Moving to a culture of respect for children in Ireland Introduction This is indeed an opportune time to be talking about building a culture of respect for children in Ireland. Seeking Constitutional change has been at ...

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  • 15 October 2012
  • Type: Speech, Statement

  Speech by the Ombudsman for Children at the IHRC & Law Society Human Rights Conference

  Speech by the Ombudsman for Children at the IHRC & Law Society Human Rights Conference This is a very exciting time for children’s rights in Ireland as we approach November 10th, 2012, the day on which ...

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  • 9 October 2012
  • Type: Press Release

  Children’s Ombudsman Launches Annual Report

  Complaints rise by 22% in 2011 Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, used the occasion of the publication of her annual report today (Tuesday) to acknowledge the contribution made by many individuals within the public sector to ...

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  • 19 September 2012
  • Type: Statement

  Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the wording for the children’s rights referendum

  Statement by the Ombudsman for Children on the publication of the wording for the children’s rights referendum The Ombudsman for Children’s Office has been calling for stronger protection for children’s rights in the Irish Constitution since ...

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  • 18 September 2012
  • Type: Statement

  Irish Times Opinion Piece – Amendment can advance children’s position in the State

  I think it is worth reminding ourselves at this time of the contemporary and positive news in relation to children in Ireland. As many jurisdictions are consumed by the global recession and Ireland faces its own ...