‘The Irish Government and childcare system is less strict regarding childcare outcomes’

Dr Dan Daly, the executive vice president for youth care at Boys Town, Nebraska, says he has a connection with the Irish children who pass through as “I’m Irish”. “I know the Irish system,” he continues, “we have done some training [of personnel] in Ireland.”

BOYS TOWN, USA

Boys Town is a state-of-the art facility in the state of Omaha, founded more than 100 years ago by Fr Eddie Flanagan, a priest from Co Roscommon.