BISHOPS across the country will soon have to hand over comprehensive details of every child abuse complaint made to them so it can be cross-referenced against Garda records.

A CHILDREN’S rights amendment would be a ‘living memorial’ to the victims of abuse catalogued in the Ryan Report, the Children’s Rights Alliance will tell the Government today.

THE Garda Siochána has rejected claims by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) that international protocols between police forces must be improved if internet paedophile rings are to be wiped out.

Children's Minister Brendan Smith is visiting the Garda Vetting Unit today to highlight its importance in the area of child protection.

THE father of a man who died after being restrained by nightclub security staff has welcomed a new crackdown on unlicensed bouncers at pubs and clubs.

THE Garda Vetting Unit in Thurles is a small, discreet office.

Child protection campaigners today welcomed new rules on Garda vetting which will see checks carried out on staff and volunteers caring for pre-school youngsters.

ALMOST 20 teachers are being investigated in relation to alleged child abuse, according to the Department of Education.

THE Government needs to legislate for the mandatory vetting of all people with unsupervised access to children, a leading rights group said yesterday.

REVELATIONS that a sex offender was employed as a bus driver for special needs pupils have prompted calls for the Government to introduce mandatory garda background checks on everyone working with children.

CHILDCARE organisations have threatened to stop their participation in a review of childcare regulations unless the new rules enshrine compulsory garda vetting of all crèche and preschool employees.