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# PARENTS RIGHTS

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Stateless children and parents who are legal 'strangers': the Irish families left in limbo

It has been 15 years since the State was told to legally protect the rights of families using ‘non-traditional’ conception methods.

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Jul 14th 2020, 12:05 AM

Column: ‘I want the best for children, which is why I am voting No’

Pat Kavanagh says she has serious questions about the new Child and Family Support Agency.

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Nov 9th 2012, 7:00 AM

Column: ‘Vote Yes to end the culture where children are seen and not heard’

Fergus Finlay says countless reports documented Ireland’s failings to protect children, but this constitutional amendment will change that.

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Nov 9th 2012, 7:00 AM