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  • 19 November 2020
  • Type: Press Release

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office To Celebrate World Children’s Day with Child Talks 2020

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) will mark World Children’s Day tomorrow, Friday the 20th of November, with a special online broadcast of Child Talks 2020. Child Talks is an annual Ted Talks style event that aims to elevate ...

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  • 15 October 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Health, Mental Health

  Ombudsman for Children Launches Unmet Needs: A Report on the Challenges Faced by Children in Ireland Who Require an Assessment of Their Needs

  The Ombudsman for Children has today launched Unmet Needs: A report on the challenges faced by children in Ireland who require an assessment of their needs. The report raises serious concerns about ongoing violations of the ...

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  • 8 October 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Child Protection

  Ombudsman For Children’s Office Makes Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) has made a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Committee) to inform the Committee’s preparation of a List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) for ...

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  • 28 September 2020
  • Type: Video & Audio
  • Topic: Education

  OCO launches free online education resource for schools on Children’s Rights

  Ombudsman for Children’s Office moves education workshops online in light of Covid restrictions Every year, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office welcomes approximately 1,400 primary and post-primary students to children’s rights workshops in it’s specially designed education ...

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  • 16 September 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Child Protection, Education

  Education continues to be the most complained about issue for children according to Ombudsman for Children’s Office 2019 Annual Report

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office 2019 Annual Report reveals an increase in the percentage of complaints received relating to education, despite an overall decrease in the number of complaints received by the office on behalf of ...

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  • 3 September 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Mental Health

  How’s your Head? A guide to staying afloat post COVID-19

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is proud to support How’s your Head? A guide to staying afloat post COVID-19, a mental health manual created by young people, for young people. The brain child of Leaving Cert ...

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  • 24 July 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Education

  Ombudsman for Children Office Launch Child Talks 2020

  Child Talks 2020, which showcases the views and experiences of children in Ireland on World Children’s Day, will be officially launched on Wednesday, July 29th at 2pm by the Ombudsman for Children. The webinar launch will ...

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  • 7 July 2020
  • Type: Press Release
  • Topic: Child Protection, Immigration

  Report from Ombudsman for Children’s Office Highlights Discrimination, Lack of Privacy and Racism as Biggest Issues Facing Children in Direct Provision

  The Ombudsman for Children’s Office will today launch ‘Direct Division’, a report on the views and experiences of children living in Direct Provision accommodation in Ireland.  Through engaging with children aged between 12 and 17 years ...

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  • 12 June 2020
  • Type: Press Release

  Children’s Ombudsman Issues Letter to Party Leaders Expressing Concern Over Suggested Abolition of Department of Children and Youth Affairs

  The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has written to party leaders involved in Government formation talks for a second time to express grave concern over the potential abolition of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs ...

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  • 5 June 2020
  • Type: Press Release

  Road to Irish citizenship for non-national and non-citizen children long and complex according to new report

  The findings of a new research paper entitled Pathways to Irish Citizenship has highlighted the lengthy and complex road to citizenship for non-national and non-citizen children in Ireland. The paper, which was commissioned by the Ombudsman for Children’s ...