Children's charities welcome decision to enact child sex abuse law 

Last September, Ireland became the only country in the 47-member-state Council of Europe yet to ratify the Lanzarote Convention. Picture: iStock

Children’s charities have welcomed the Government’s decision to enact an international convention on child sexual abuse — some 13 years after Ireland signed the legally-binding agreement.

Last September, Ireland became the only country in the 47-member-state Council of Europe yet to ratify the Lanzarote Convention.