Correcting mistakes of the past

The absence of special protection for the rights of children in the Constitution has been detrimental for many of the most vulnerable, writes Dr Aisling Parkes

IN RECENT times, successive governments have made repeated commitments to holding a children’s rights referendum.

This would allow the people of Ireland to decide whether or not we should protect the rights of the largest vulnerable group of people in the State by such a fundamental source of law.