Person: Valerie O’Brien

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‘The key is positive role models’ to ease female teenage drop-out rate from sport

There’s been progress in arresting the female teenage drop-out rate from sport, but there’s a road to travel yet. Jacqui Corcoran got the views of some of those close to the conundrum

Thu, 29 Jun, 2017

90% of welfare conference cases concern child neglect

A study has found that, of 335 referrals made to the Family Welfare Conference (FWC) Service in Dublin, more than 90% involved child neglect.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2015

Adoption board members attend only fraction of meetings in 5-year period

SOME Adoption Board members attended just a fraction of board meetings between 2005 and 2009, a period in which the organisation was embroiled in high-profile scandals.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2011