Childline received 2,300 calls a day last year
The service for children and young people says a referendum on children’s rights is essential. It’s calling an increase of 20,000 calls in 2010 ‘startling’.
View ArticleColumn: We need to tackle bullying to save young lives
Journalist and researcher Eleanor Fitzsimons argues that Ireland needs a co-ordinated countrywide plan to stamp out bullying as RTE appeals for victims to tell their stories.
View ArticleIt's National Kebab Day so try... a chocolate kebab
If you don’t fancy celebrating with Abrakebabra today… there are alternative kebab fillings out there, you know.
View Article38 per cent increase in Christmas Day calls to Childline
The ISPCC’s listening service for children and young people says it received 1,387 calls, texts and messages yesterday.
View ArticleColumn: Bullying is not just a 'natural' part of growing up
Forty per cent of 9-year-olds in Ireland have experienced bullying – and as Lisa Collins writes, more needs to be done to encourage children to speak out.
View ArticleChildline receives record number of calls on emotional abuse
Powerful new video from ISPCC highlights damage caused by verbal abuse.
View ArticleChildline received 1,212 calls, texts, and messages on Christmas Day
The news comes as Childline – which does not receive government funding – says it is concerned about its finances in 2013.
View ArticleLisa McInerney: New Year is where we resolve to be grown-ups
The true mark of maturity, however, is to stop beating ourselves up over not being the perfect adult – and to resolve to be a better kid.
View ArticleColumn: Childline is the only option for some - that's why we volunteer
Volunteering with Childline can be challenging and difficult at times, write a group of volunteers from Childline Cork, who say although it can be heart-wrenching it is worth it.
View ArticleStar kids sing out to raise money for Childline
Starcamp participants have put together a cover of the song Solitaire to raise money for the helpline.
View ArticleIrish believe older women to be kindest group in Ireland
Survey finds that while young Irish men are ranked least kind – people are also less likely to BE kind to young men.
View Article€130,000 donated to charity as 45,000 kind deeds logged
Childline received the most pledged kind deeds this week, receiving a cheque for €60,000.
View ArticleChildline responded to 1,450 calls, texts and messages on Christmas Day
The figure represents a 20 per cent increase on last Christmas.
View ArticleAbuse, violence, mental health: Children in Ireland called for help 664,000...
Figures from Childline indicate children are more comfortable talking about mental health on the web, with 20 per cent of online contacts relating to this area.
View ArticleChildline is at "breaking point" as donations continue to plummet
Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.
View Article'We've told children we're here for them 24/7 - if charity crisis continues...
Ahead of the charity’s AGM in Dublin today, the ISPCC said it is now at breaking point and could be forced to close Childline at night – when children need them most.
View ArticleOpinion: Childline is at breaking point – who else will listen to vulnerable...
Childline should be expanding. Instead we’re faced with the awful possibility that a child calling in desperation might have no one to answer their call.
View Article'I take one less slice of bread for lunch' - how Irish children deal with...
Last week Childline said its service deals not just with abuse children, but with children who are worried about the recession and how it’s impacted on their families.
View ArticleCould you be the first point of contact for a child who wants to talk?
The ISPCC is looking for volunteers for its Childline service.
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