In the wake of the 2012 vote to include the 31st Amendment to the Constitution, Tanya Ward asks what else we should be doing to prioritise children’s rights in our society.

MANY public service bodies are still failing to cater for the needs of children, including the most vulnerable, the children’s ombudsman told a European conference yesterday.

THE Irish Foster Care Association has expressed concern about delays by the Adoption Board in finalising the adoption process involved in the landmark Baby Ann ruling by the Supreme Court this week.

MINISTER for Children Brian Lenihan has resisted calls for urgent constitutional reform to protect the rights of the child following yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in the case of Baby Ann.

There were no winners in the Baby Ann appeal in the Supreme Court yesterday, in what has been justly described as a “most difficult and distressing” case.