There’s been progress in arresting the female teenage drop-out rate from sport, but there’s a road to travel yet. Jacqui Corcoran got the views of some of those close to the conundrum

A study has found that, of 335 referrals made to the Family Welfare Conference (FWC) Service in Dublin, more than 90% involved child neglect.

SOME Adoption Board members attended just a fraction of board meetings between 2005 and 2009, a period in which the organisation was embroiled in high-profile scandals.