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Child

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Heartbroken grandparents say Tusla custody battle is 'killing' them
Young child taken from grandparents and put into foster care because of their age
Three-year-old child rescued by passerby after falling into River Lee
Ohio school put on lockdown after man stabs eight-year-old girl in school yard
Watch: RTÉ just tortured an incredibly cute child into giving them his take on 1916
Police in London respond after holding a child in custody overnight
Small child found hidden in plane passenger's carry-on luggage
Call me a selfish criminal and a murderer if you want, but having an abortion was right for me
Anonymous
Consoling a virtual child could be the key to helping people with depression
Ireland continues to fail girls and young women – and the world is watching
Alison Spillane and Grace Wilentz
Three-year-old boy shoots himself dead with father's handgun
Drowned toddler the first migrant tragedy of 2016
Man accused of killing partner and son may blame cough syrup
‘The sudden death of my daughter changed my life forever'
Valerie O’Riordan
Six-year-old girl airlifted to hospital after being overcome by bleach fumes
State to pay €60,000 settlement to Roma child who was taken from his parents
Debate Room: Should school start earlier to help working parents?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
We were better parents before smartphones
Claire Micks
Mother charged after being found pushing dead son on park swings
7-year-old boy shot dead during birthday party in North Carolina
Child's head found in park after discovery of other dismembered body parts
Brave 12-year-old girl helps police catch man who broke into her home
21-month-old baby boy shot dead in Missouri
Chile to deport paedophile Irish priest convicted of abusing young girl
Family leaves 3-year-old child behind at motorway rest stop, drive 100 miles without noticing
WATCH: This three-year-old taxi driver caused quite a stir in Dublin
Ted Heath accused of raping 12-year-old boy
'Fussy eater' kids more likely to have mental health issues
Skeleton found in suitcase is child 'murdered eight years ago'
Footage shows New York police officer wrestling 11-year-old girl to ground
Young child's skeletal remains found stuffed in suitcase
Penneys robustly denies claims security guard took baby from breastfeeding mother
Woman abandoned as a child seeks out Irish parents 50 years later
Woman gives birth to baby using ovarian tissue frozen when she was a child
Kieran's life-changing new ears are made from his ribs
Ignored, abandoned, deprived of food: Abuse suffered by Irish kids before they go into care
Sebastian (4) has weeks to live. Can you help his family bring Christmas to him?
Mystery surrounds case of woman found pushing her dead son on park swings
Five children detained over murder of 6-year-old boy
Man (49) sentenced to 8 years in prison over sexual activity with a child