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40 Irish children were victims of online child sexual exploitation this year

Forty children from Ireland were found to be victims of online child sexual exploitation this year, gardai said. The online material was shared by Interpol to gardai. Most of the child victims are young girls under the age of 16, but gardai said ...

06 Dec 2022 at 14:13

National News

‘Considerable’ number of children endured abuse and trauma during pandemic

A considerable number of children experienced significant abuse, neglect, trauma or other ill-effects that might not have occurred if the pandemic had not happened, a report has found. According to the 2021 annual report by Ireland’s Special ...

28 Jan 2022 at 17:22

National News

Minister’s concern at state’s response to report into missing Kyran Durnin

The Minister for Children said he has “concerns” about the state’s response following a report about missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin. Gardai launched a murder investigation last month after the disappearance of the Co Louth child who was ...

04 Nov 2024 at 14:17

Guidance urges parents not to buy smartphones for primary school children

National News

Guidance set to urge parents not to buy smartphones for primary school children

New guidance urging parents not to buy smartphones for their primary school age children has been introduced The Cabinet has approved a memo outlining the proposal which was brought by education minister Norma Foley. The new guidance ...

07 Nov 2023 at 20:17

National News

Gardai to consider investigating failings of Kerry child mental health service

Gardai are to consider whether there are grounds to begin a criminal investigation following a highly critical review of south Kerry mental health services. Earlier, Micheál Martin has said he will pursue a “non-adversarial” ...

29 Jan 2022 at 11:44

National News

Searches carried out in operation targeting child sexual abuse material

Gardai have carried out searches at a number of locations across Ireland and seized devices as part of an international operation targeting the sharing and distributing of child sexual abuse material The searches were ...

09 Apr 2025 at 22:24

Sinn Féin member resigns over claims of sending 'inappropriate messages' to teen

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein member resigns over claims of sending inappropriate messages to teen

A Sinn Féin member resigned from the party after allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old, it has emerged. The party member was suspended by Sinn Féin in September 2023 and the incident was referred ...

12 Oct 2024 at 13:31

Northern Ireland

Conor Murphy accepts chief constable correction over McMonagle comments

Senior Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy has accepted a correction from the PSNI chief constable around whether his party could have told a charity that its former employee was under investigation. Former Sinn Fein press ...

08 Oct 2024 at 16:23

National News

Children as young as eight exposed to ‘disturbing and damaging’ online content

Children as young as eight are being routinely exposed to “disturbing and damaging” content online, with teachers seeing the fallout in classrooms across the island of Ireland, a teachers’ conference has been ...

22 Apr 2025 at 15:42

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland catfish abuser who drove girl, 12, to suicide to be sentenced today

An online predator from Northern Ireland who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life is set to be sentenced. Alexander McCartney, 26, has admitted 185 charges involving 70 children, ...

25 Oct 2024 at 09:27

Northern Ireland

McDonald: Providing references for shamed McMonagle was ‘unforgivable’

A decision by two former Sinn Fein press officers to provide job references for a man being investigated for child sex offences is “unforgivable”, Mary Lou McDonald has said. The Sinn Fein president ...

08 Oct 2024 at 12:59

Crime and Courts

Limerick man confronted live on Facebook in child predator ‘sting’

A VIDEO of a man in Limerick being confronted as part of a sting operation into the alleged online grooming of minors has been viewed almost 100,000 times. A Facebook video streamed live on Easter ...

02 Apr 2018 at 12:33

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