Children's Health Ireland has said a review into rods used in some scoliosis patients is "near completion" after criticism from families who said they learned of the product recall through the media.

Children’s Health Ireland has been criticised for failing to communicate with the parents of children with severe scoliosis about a particular type of titanium spinal support rod, which may now need to be removed.

Barnardos children’s charity has launched its new Lost Childhood campaign that puts the spotlight on the one in seven children experiencing homelessness, poverty or neglect.