Organisation: Oberstown Children's Detention Campus

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

71% of youths detained in Oberstown have substance misuse problems

There were 75 young people in Oberstown Children's Detention Campus during the first quarter of this year.

Wed, 02 Oct, 2019

Reports show risks in children's services remain despite improvements

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.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2019

Four-years sentence for teen who hit detention centre director on head with metal bar

A teenager who hit the director of a children's detention centre on the head with a metal bar and smashed up the centre has been jailed for four years.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019

Call them 'young person in conflict with the law', not 'yobs', says Oberstown

People are being urged to stop calling young offenders "yobs" or "thugs".

Thu, 24 Aug, 2017

Staff at Oberstown Children's Detention Campus to stage work stoppage over assaults

150 staff members at the State's only youth detention centre will walk off the job today.

Mon, 29 Aug, 2016