The new survey aims to help protect children from cyberbullying and disinformation.

Founded in 1989 by the ISPCC, Childline offers a free, anonymous and confidential service that is available to children 24 hours a day by phone, text, and online web chat.

Under the Disability Act 2005, an assessment report must be completed within six months of the date an application was received.

Participants came from across Cork and from clubs including Newcestown, Valley Rovers, Ballinhassig, Douglas, Midleton, Fermoy, and Nemo Rangers.

The initiative builds on last winter’s very successful RSV immunisation programme, which was delivered to new born babies in maternity settings and higher risk babies in the community.

As students start returning to school, Cork regional Childline manager Regina O’Sullivan talks to Rachel Lysaght about the issues faced by children and teenagers

From the 183 cases opened at the service from May 2019 to 2022, anorexia nervosa was the most common diagnosis of open cases, representing 138 — 75% — of CAREDS cases, with other diagnoses including bulimia and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

Founder Karen Leigh said Ms Keohane will play a key role in working with children and adolescents of all ages.

The study reveals that speech and language therapists working in children’s disability services are unable to deliver the direct interventions that children urgently need.

Munster statistics provided to The Echo by the children’s charity show that 18% of respondents had to cut back or go without food over the past six months,

It comes as they are seeing a marked increase in the numbers being referred to them, welcoming three new families each week, and now supporting over 700 families.

Solutions could include a Cork-specific scheme whereby the council or other state body acquire or lease childcare units in new developments and sub-lease them to providers at affordable rates.

The CRA released their 2025 Child Poverty Monitor on Tuesday, which showed “a significant spike” in consistent poverty rates for children.

As of the end of January, there were 195 people waiting between six and nine months, 205 waiting between nine months and a year, 591 waiting between one and two years, and 896 waiting more than two years.

Children with complex disability needs are waiting 11.75 months on average for access to disability services.

According to figures released to Pádraig O’Sullivan, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-Central, 2,923 children are waiting for orthodontic assessment or treatment in the HSE’s CHO4 area, which covers Cork and Kerry.

Christmas can be a hard time for many children. Amy Campbell speaks to Regina O’Sullivan, manager of Childline’s Cork office, about the work they do and the types of calls they take over the festive period

Michael Moynihan was responding to a story published in The Echo this week in which it was brought to light that children with additional needs in Cork schools were still waiting for the restoration of therapists to their schools more than four years after their withdrawal at the outset of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

A number of Cork families talk to Darragh Bermingham about the battles they have faced to get treatment and supports for their children.

Current research suggests that better patient care outcomes are achieved in hospitals actively involved in research.

In the third in a series on Cork children and their parents fight for services, Darragh Bermingham examines the backlogs in child and adolescent mental health services

In the first in a series on Cork children and their fight for services, Darragh Bermingham looks at waiting lists for vital therapies and supports

Across the four Cork HSE regions, 105 young people have been waiting for services for four to five years, while 297 are waiting for between three and four years, and 893 are waiting between two and three years.

The last few days of the school year can be a time of huge anxiety for children with a troubled home life who might fear being with their family for eight weeks, Aoife Griffin of ISPCC in the South region told The Echo.

The survey shows that 35% of disabled children experience seclusion, while 27% of disabled children suffer restraint at school.

LIA, recognised as a centre of excellence for the education and development of finance professionals, was originally founded in Britain in 1972 and the first Irish region was established in Cork in 1978.

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare revealed to The Echo that it has seen a recent significant increase in the number of new referrals to Camhs in the region.

His parents have organised a fundraiser for Children’s Health Foundation to celebrate TJ’s first birthday on Thursday.

A spokesperson for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare said: “There has been a recent significant increase in the number of new referrals to Camhs in Cork Kerry Community Healthcare."

Dr Susan Lawlor warned that young players being benched and constantly excluded has resulted in emotional trauma for some children.

Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte announced the additional capacity last week

92 patients wait on trolleys today in Cork University Hospital today with 40 in the Mercy University Hospital

Vivienne Murphy from Millstreet, north Cork, died on March 1, 2019, two weeks after complaining of a sore throat

16,342 children are still awaiting contact from their  Children Disability Network Teams

There are concerns that vacancies across Children’s Disability Networks Teams in Ireland are impacting on timely assessments and early intervention. Breda Graham hears more.

Patrick Donohoe was at the launch of the series of adrenaline-inducing events, which includes a 13,000ft skydive, abseil from Croke Park’s iconic Hogan Stand, a 24-hour wilderness survival challenge, and ‘Hell & Back’, along with his brothers James, Sean, and Michael.

Figures obtained by the Labour Party show that thousands of children were waiting for services through Children’s Disability Network Teams in December 2022. Breda Graham examines the figures

Last month’s interim report on Camhs by the Mental Health Commission outlined a series of concerns on service provision.

HSE chief operations officer Damien McCallion appeared before an Oireachtas sub-committee this week to respond to a critical report on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

Jerry was diagnosed with a brain injury at just four weeks old, which led to a diagnosis of right hemiplegic spastic cerebral palsy, said his mother, Emma.

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare said: “We wish to reassure young people and their families that despite staffing challenges, arrangements are in place to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the young people resident there.”

A spokesperson for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH) said there is “regret that young people cannot always access the CAMHS service as quickly as they, or we, would like”.

More than 1,400 of these children had been waiting for over a year.

Speaking to The Echo ahead of DLD awareness day, Fairhill resident Neidín Dalton, whose twin boys Tommy and Tony were diagnosed this year with DLD, said it is important to raise awareness of this “hidden disability”.

In an answer to a parliamentary question posed by Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward, it has been revealed that of the 16 inpatient beds in Eist Linn, only 12 are operational, due to a consultant vacancy.

The idea, launched by the CUH Charity, offers people the chance to have their names on the wall - with funds being used to furnish the five-storey, state-of-the-art facility.

Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte, revealed that she felt her job was being made more difficult by the fact that her portfolio currently resides with the Department of Health

In December last year, the Health Service Executive (HSE) South submitted the proposals seeking permission from Cork City Council to build a five-storey extension to the existing paediatric unit at the hospital.

She said that the staff at the MUH ED “couldn’t have been nicer” during what was an extremely traumatic experience for her son.

Cork members of the recently established Families Unite for Services and Support (Fuss) will march on Grand Parade on Saturday, June 11.