If passed website controllers would have to carry out age verification to ensure that people under 18 would not be able to access pornographic material online

Orchard Fostering say that individuals and families from all walks of life, are needed to provide a safe and loving haven for young people in foster care.

Another Girl aged 6 and a boy aged 5 were hospitalised along with a woman in her 30s.

At an Oireachtas meeting, Senator Eugene Murphy outlined the staffing crisis at Keadue National School.

The Children's Ombudsman has called on Government to ensure that children in Direct Provision are growing up in safe, secure environments.

The 'Willow Suite' will provide a private environment in which grieving parents will be sensitively cared for.

Nationally, as of last year, there were over 1,012,287 children aged under 15 in Ireland.