Shabby culture of pretence - Child laws ‘a wasted opportunity’

When the special rapporteur on child protection Conor O’Mahony pointed out that the children’s amendment to the Constitution in 2015 was “an opportunity lost” and a “timid version of reform” he, probably unintentionally, pointed to a persistent cultural failing that engenders cynicism.

“We ended up with ... mostly window dressing,” he said.