Tusla granted 12-month care order for 'abandoned' baby

Judge: Mother must enter detox facility and stay free of substances for minimum of one year

A judge has granted a 12-month care order to Tusla for a seven-month-old baby boy after telling the court that the baby’s mother has “abandoned” him.

At the family law court in Ennis, Judge Mary Larkin stated: “Here we have a little baby boy and Mammy has just disappeared", adding that the mother has abandoned an older child as well.