Girls seized for wedding 24/09/2007 :: Republic of Ireland A
12-year-old Roma gypsy girl freed by gardai at Julianstown, Co Meath,
on Friday afternoon is believed to have been the victim of a
"traditional" Roma kidnapping so that she could be married to a
15-year-old boy.
Alarm over huge age gaps in infant classes 24/09/2007 :: Republic of Ireland Children
as young as three and as old as seven are sharing the same junior
infant classes in satellite towns around Dublin, due to inadequate
resources and bad planning, a new Sunday Independent primary schools
list shows.
Children's freedom curbed by abuse focus 24/09/2007 :: Republic of Ireland A
heightened public focus on the threats of sexual violence and
pornography to children, while understandable, has contributed to an
erosion of children's freedom and a growing sense of insecurity for
parents, according to the findings of a forthcoming book.
Nuns' plan to combat educational disadvantage marks new emphasis 24/09/2007 :: Republic of Ireland An
initiative to help the educationally disadvantaged through an emphasis
on learner-centred education and social inclusion was launched by the
Presentation Sisters at the weekend.
Gardaí make appeal in teenager’s disappearance 24/09/2007 :: Republic of Ireland Gardai renewed their appeal last night for help tracing a teenage girl who has been missing from her home for almost a week.