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Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact with ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

National News

HSE ‘genuinely sorry’ after report finds failings in youth mental health service

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has apologised to people who had a bad experience with its child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) after a damning review found CAMHS to be “a failing system that needs a radical overhaul”. CAMHS is a ...

26 Jul 2023 at 15:00

National News

Leaving Certificate should be scrapped, Labour spokesman says

The Leaving Certificate should be “abolished”, Labour’s education spokesman has said. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the exam system is “one of the biggest mental health strains” on young people. Ó Ríordáin, a former school principal, made the comments ...

15 May 2024 at 15:02

National News

Gardaí appeal for information as popular Dublin beach sealed off after 'mass brawl'

Gardaí rushed to seal off a popular Dublin beach on Monday evening following a 'mass brawl' involving a large group of young people. A number of gardaí responded to reports of disturbances on Burrow Beach in Sutton, Fingal on Monday evening at ...

25 Jun 2024 at 14:13

National News

'We need it now' - 13 year old boy tells Oireachtas committee to get more trains running

A 13 year old boy from Mayo has told an Oireachtas committee to get more trains running across Ireland. David made the comments at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, alongside five other children - Niamh, Elsie, Oisín, ...

22 Nov 2023 at 12:21

National News

Cost of living crisis hitting young adults as just 8 per cent positive about their 'mental wellbeing'

Just 8 per cent of adults between the ages of 18 to 30 in Ireland are positive about their mental wellbeing, according to research published on Tuesday morning. A survey of 750 people adults under the age of 30, conducted by Ipsos on ...

16 Apr 2024 at 07:35

National News

Beauty influencers can be ‘just as toxic’ as Andrew Tate, psychiatrist warns

Beauty influencers can be “just as toxic as Andrew Tate”, according to a consultant psychiatrist speaking at a Scottish Parliament event. During a Festival of Politics event titled Smartphone Free Childhood?, Professor Mathew ...

21 Aug 2025 at 17:38

Northern Ireland

Young ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Young people are “cautious” around the feasibility of reintroducing large carnivores, specifically lynx and wolves, to the UK and Ireland, research has found. The study, described as the first-ever probe into young people’s ...

08 Dec 2025 at 11:25

National News

'Night night Luca, we love you' - Family say heartbreaking farewell to tragic teen

Mourners at the funeral of a 17-year-old Mayo teenager who died in a road traffic accident heard his death is a reminder that life is precious and life is a fragile gift. Hundreds of mourners packed into the Church of Mary ...

17 Jan 2025 at 14:50

National News

Donnelly: No plan to ban sale of alcohol to under-21s despite move on cigarettes

The health minister said there are no plans to ban the sale of alcohol to people under the age of 21, despite a move to raise the minimum age for the purchase of cigarettes. Under plans approved by Cabinet, the legal age ...

14 May 2024 at 14:57

National News

Child mental health services failing and in need of radical overhaul – watchdog

The HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “should be immediately regulated” by the Mental Health Commission (MHC), according to a major report from the independent watchdog. CAMHS is a specialist ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:06

National News

Arts Council chief warns ‘pandemic habits may lead to arts losing a generation’

The director of the Arts Council has expressed concern that young people are not attending plays, art exhibitions and other cultural performances as often as before the pandemic. Maureen Kennelly said that although ...

23 Jul 2023 at 11:00

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