Child protection laws 'at a crossroads in Ireland'

The Government-appointed Special Rapporteur said child protection laws were at a crossroads.

The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection has said Ireland now has "generational opportunities" to address welfare and protection issues for young people, but that the government needs to learn the lessons of past failures.

Prof Conor O'Mahony of the School of Law at University College Cork was delivering the keynote address at the annual UCC Social Work Conference 2021, which features a range of contributors from Ireland and overseas.