- Read more: Statistical Spotlight #19 The First Five Years of Life in Ireland – Update 2026
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality has published a report titled The First Five Years of Life in Ireland – Update 2026. This is the nineteenth report in the Statistical Spotlights series.
- Read more: Report Card 2026
The Children’s Rights Alliance has published Report Card 2026. Report Card 2026 is the first for the coalition (Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents) under the new Programme for Government: Securing Ireland’s Future and how it performed for children and young people in 2025.
- Read more: Paying the Price: The cost and impact of imprisonment on families in Ireland
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has published “Paying the Price: The cost and impact of imprisonment on families in Ireland”.
- Read more: Children’s climate participation and voice: Games as a way to amplify children’s participatory rights in Ireland
This policy brief was developed from the findings of a mixed-methods study to understand children’s experiences of climate participation in Ireland. It calls for the opportunities for children to engage and share their ideas with climate decision-makers to be made more accessible and child-friendly, and shows how gamified participation is a viable alternative to formal…
- Read more: OECD: Monitoring and Evaluation of Child and Youth Policies and Outcomes in Ireland
The OECD has published “Monitoring and Evaluation of Child and Youth Policies and Outcomes in Ireland”. This report is part of a joint project between the OECD, the European Commission and Ireland to strengthen policy and governance arrangements in Ireland. It provides guidance for the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for Ireland’s new…
- Read more: Closing the Gap – Strategies to Improve Refugee Children’s Learning Experiences and Social Integration in Ireland
This paper explores how forced migration impacts children’s education and learning outcomes, and suggests strategies to mitigate this.
- Read more: Together for Children and Young People in Ireland – Towards a New Governance Framework
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission have published a joint report Together for Children and Young People in Ireland – Towards a New Governance Framework. This report assesses recent policy, institutional and legislative developments in Ireland. and compares outcomes for children and young people with those in other EU…
- Read more: European Child Guarantee: Analysing the extent to which children in Ireland have access to key services
This paper analyses the extent to which children living in low-income households in Ireland have effective (or effective and free) access to six key services, all of which are primarily or solely regulated at the national level. Our analysis shows that there are several obstacles that impede effective access to the key services, including financial…
- Read more: A New Generation of Symbols: Building a Shared Identity
Imagine walking into a space and hearing ‘God Save the King’. Now, you walk into another and hear ‘Amhrán na bhFiann/The Soldiers’ Song.’ Immediately, you may have intuitions about the identities of the people in those spaces, what they believe, and who else is welcome there. National anthems are just one example of the many…
- Read more: Inequalities in the Challenges Affecting Children and their Families during COVID-19 with School Closures and Reopenings: A Qualitative Study
This paper seeks to illuminate the policy implications of Covid-19 school closures and reopenings in Ireland through the voices and experiences of households, which reveals inequalities in terms of access to education and within home settings during school closures.[i] Using these insights, this paper identifies strategies and policy recommendations to mitigate inequalities throughout and beyond…
