Voice of children 'lost' in family law cases, says Rape Crisis Network of Ireland

'It is reasonable to expect that parental alienation ... will be invoked by a parent who has been accused of sexually abusing their child,' said Cliona Saidléar, executive director of RCNI. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The rights of children are not being put “front and centre” of family law cases despite Ireland voting in favour of children’s rights over a decade ago, according to the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland.

The network’s executive director, Cliona Saidléar, says that despite children’s rights being written into the Constitution following the passage of the Children’s Rights Referendum in 2012, the voice of children is still “being lost”.