'Every child deserves to be loved. At the moment, I'm not sure the care system really does that' 

Thomas O’Driscoll from Castlegregory, Co Kerry, was born into a family already involved with social workers.
 Pictures: Domnick Walsh

“Love is a word that's really just entering our vocabulary in Ireland, but I believe that every child deserves to be loved. At the moment, I'm not sure the care system really does that,” says Thomas O' Driscoll, who has first-hand experience of the country's care system.

The youngest of four, Mr O’Driscoll was born into a family already involved with social workers.