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🙌 Our Youth Advisory Panel were back at the OCO today! 👥 New members met Ombudsman Niall Muldoon and Head of Policy Tricia Keilthy. 🌟Workshops on children’s rights kept the energy high! #YouthVoice #ChildrensRights #OCOIreland

🚨 Justice must be child-centred 📢 OCO launches new report: Child Centred Justice: Support for Child Defendants in the Irish Court System 🗓️ April 30th | ⏰10 - 10:30am | 💻 Online via Teams 👉 Register by April 28 🔗 tinyurl.com/33c6rsd8

🚨 New Report launches tomorrow at 10am New support services for child defendants rolling out in 2025 following the OCO’s Child Centred Justice report. 🎥 Watch why this matters below: Barnardos Ireland Department of Justice

🚨 New report out at 10am: Child Centred Justice 1,000+ Children face Irish courts yearly - many don’t understand their rights. Now, Youth Justice Workers will guide them. ⚖️ A step toward safer, fairer justice.

🎥 Confused. Lost. Unheard. That’s how many children feel in court. Our new video breaks down why Child Centred Justice matters - and how Youth Justice Workers will support children through the legal process. 📲 Watch now + learn more 👉 OCO.ie

📘 Report: Child Centred Justice: Support for Child Defendants in the Irish Court System Now live on 👉 OCO.ie oco.ie/library/child-…

🎙️"Some children didn’t even realise they had broken their bail." – Nuala Ward, Director of Investigations, Ombudsman for Children's Office. Webinar: Child Centred Justice – Support for Child Defendants 📘 Read the report 👉oco.ie/library/child-…

🎙️ "Today’s report shows how the OCO has acted on these issues quickly" – Koulla Yiasouma, Chairperson Oberstown Children Detention Campus. Webinar: Child Centred Justice – Support for Child Defendants 📘 Read the report 👉oco.ie/library/child-…

📖 Honoured to contribute to Ombudsman fir Kanner a Jugendlecher book marking 100 years since the Geneva Declaration. The OCO shared Ireland’s voice in this global reflection on a century of children’s rights. Link: okaju.lu/wp-content/upl…

⚖️ Children told us they didn’t understand what was happening in court. Now, thanks to the OCO’s Child-Centred Justice report, new support services will guide young defendants through the process. 🎥 Watch the OCO’s Nuala Ward explain why this change is vital.

🎙️ "Young People have been very receptive to the support of the Youth Justice Workers.” – Linda Kearin, Youth Diversion Project Coordinator for Kerry Community Youth Service Webinar: Child Centred Justice – Support for Child Defendants 📘 Read the report: oco.ie/library/child-…

#ChildSafety2025 fantastic to have such a brilliant number of panel members to discuss this report. ⁦CyberSafeKids⁩ ⁦Ombudsman for Children⁩ ⁦One in Four⁩

🌍 Delighted to share that Dr. Niall Muldoon will attend the #MacGill Summer School in Glenties this July 17–19th. Wishing all involved MacGill Summer School a thought-provoking event!

Dr Niall Muldoon: Grace case shows it’s time to turn rhetoric into meaningful action Full Irish Independent article: independent.ie/opinion/ombuds…

🚨 CHILDREN, LISTEN UP! You’ve got more power than you think! You have the right to be heard - and that means YOUR voice matters: 🏫 In school 🏠 At home 🏛️ Even when big government decisions affect you. 🎧 Your voice matters right now.

Children's Ombudsman hugely concerned over the use of AI apps that can be used by anyone to create sexually explicit images of children. Read the article from the TheJournal.ie thejournal.ie/nudify-apps-ch…

⚖️ Fairness isn’t a favour - it’s your right. 🌍 No matter who you are or where you're from. 📣Speak up when you see unfairness. #ChildrensRights #EqualityMatters #OCO

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 You have the right to be with your family - unless it’s unsafe. 📸 Love, support… and embarrassing baby pics are all part of the deal.

📣 Secondary school teachers! 🗣️The Ombudsman for Children’s Office wants to hear from your students 📊 Help shape the national conversation. 📧 Email [email protected] to take part!