The claims coincide with the UN's World Day of Social Justice

Child and sexual violence support groups called for a review of resources required for gardaí to investigate child sex abuse imagery and exploitation.

New figures show that 247 children have been waiting at least two years for an initial speech and language assesment.

Frontline domestic and sexual violence services were “almost totally ignored” in the budget for the 6th year running, it has been claimed.

Suzanne Connolly said the undercover investigation into the standard of care at the Hyde and Seek Childcare creches showed a complete disregard for even minimum childcare standards.

Up to 50,000 children living in border counties could be negatively impacted if there is a "no-deal" Brexit, according to the Children's Rights Alliance.

Rashmi suffers from a "constant burning unease" because she is an undocumented young person.

The principal of a Dublin inner city school has said children impacted by homelessness are not able to develop properly because of their circumstances.

Risks remain in children's services due to staffing shortages, ineffective governance and management and a lack of regulation, the Health Information and Quality Authority has warned.

The Divorce Referendum is expected to ease into a yes vote with the exit poll showing support of 87%.

With more than 4,000 children now living in emergency accommodation, the Government has been told to agree a €5 million package to support, feed and care for homeless pupils in schools.

The Oireachtas Justice Committee will tomorrow be asked to consider establishing a specialist division of courts as part of family law reform.

A new Access to Justice Initiative for children and their families is being launched by the Chief Justice today.

Representatives from tech giants Google and Facebook, children’s charities and the gardaí are meeting today in Dublin to discuss the risks posed to children by the internet.

The Children's Rights Alliance will today review recommendations made two years ago to improve conditions for asylum seekers living in Ireland.

Childcare costs and the lack of social housing need to be addressed to help lone parent families, according to the Children's Rights Alliance.

The Government is being urged to take in unaccompanied child refugees from the Calais 'jungle' migrant camp.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has set out five priorities for his minority Government's first 100 days with ministers tasked with creating plans to tackle the housing crisis, rural broadband and hospital overcrowding.

The Children's Rights Alliance says the lack of choice in schools is likely to come under renewed scrutiny in January, when Ireland's rights record is examined.

Two children in care were forced to urinate on the floor of an isolation unit and another had to wash with baby wipes for four days after being denied access to bathrooms, health watchdogs have found.

The Children's Rights Alliance and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties are launching a booklet today, advising children and young people of their rights.

The Children's Rights Alliance has handed the Government a 'fail' mark on their latest report card for child poverty.

The Government is being told to uphold its international obligations and ensure children's rights are being met.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has suggested a newly-formed independent HSE group tasked with further detailing medical card reforms will make more discretionary support available to the people who need it most.

Children as young as 11, living in Direct Provision centres, have expressed thoughts of suicide, it has been revealed.

There are fourteen times more couples in Ireland looking to adopt children, than the number of children available for adoption.

The Child and Family Agency is to be given statutory duty to prepare an aftercare plan for teenagers living in state care.

The Government needs to do more to help the mental health needs of children, an advocacy group claimed today.

Maternity leave in the new Child and Family Agency may impact on staff levels, it's claimed.

The Children's Rights Alliance is renewing its call for the Government to introduce a ban on smacking children.

Ireland is the tenth best country to be a child in a list of 29 industrialised nations.

The Children's Rights Alliance has criticised the Government over a forthcoming report which recommmends cuts to child benefit.

Amending Ireland's constitution to protect children's rights is the first step in moving away from the past failures of the nation, leading charities have claimed.