Column: ‘I didn’t really know my own Mam’ – why one woman became a foster mother
Mary Downey, a foster parent for almost 20 years, describes the ups, the downs and the heartbreak of being a mother to other people’s children.
View ArticleDSPCA issue urgent foster appeal for cats
Around 20 cats and kittens have contracted cat flu and need to be homed until they recover.
View ArticleTwo kidnapped Dutch children found in Bosnia
Bosnian have located two Dutch children who were kidnapped in the Netherlands last year and arrested their former foster parents.
View ArticleNew child protection service for migrant families launched
The initiative has been established to address the “general lack of understanding and stigma surrounding migrant families going through child protection interventions”.
View ArticlePoll: Should ‘unhealthy’ people be rejected as foster parents?
The Children’s Minister said the obesity of an applicant would have to be considered.
View ArticleMother settles case against HSE over Facebook posts
The woman claimed that foster parents looking after her child put up a number of posts about her on Facebook.
View ArticleYoung child taken from grandparents and put into foster care because of their...
“He is our pride and joy” – couple in their 60s devastated by Tusla decision.
View ArticleChild in foster care has "serious anxiety" and worries about his mother's...
A family court heard the child recently had an argument with his foster family.
View ArticleNo prosecution for parents accused of sexually abusing their two children
Legal action has been brought by the children’s foster parents in an effort to block them from being reunited with their natural parents.
View Article'They drive you nuts and make you laugh' - Irish foster carers share their...
The child and family agency is currently running a campaign looking for a home for one particular child.
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