Mother pleads guilty to neglect and ill-treatment of her seven children

A mother has pleaded guilty to the neglect and ill-treatment of her seven children over a number of years.

At Ennis Circuit Court, the woman — who cannot be named for legal reasons — pleaded guilty to the neglect of the five girls and two boys at different periods from Mar 2001 to Jul 2010.

The children are in the care of the HSE.