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My kiddo stopped talking as a result of the trauma he suffered. He communicated by barking. For months I didn't understand why. Until a stranger asked him.
He barked because everyone likes dogs, so he thought if he acted like a dog...the staff would like him.
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Former De La Salle school principal Con Desmond found guilty of sexually abusing pupil irishexaminer.com/news/munst…
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The unelected blocking the elected isn’t a great look.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has "blocked" them from attending an economic summit involving Prime Minister Andy Burnham. bbc.in/4iMQMWo
SPiMS attending students leave school at 16. Their special school attending peers have education placements until 19.
A mother has said she feels her son has been "abandoned and is falling through cracks in the system" because of a lack of support for young adults with learning difficulties. bbc.in/48qsify
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Remove the children who struggle, then boast about improved behaviour. 🙄 But where do they end up? Dumped on other schools? Left in limbo without education? How many have unmet SEND needs? This isn’t success. It’s shifting the problem elsewhere and risking creating more NEETs.
Lads, I beg.
Investigate safeguarding.
A Stormont department did not keep records of calls and in-person meetings linked to the controversial proposed allocation of funds to a football club.
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Experts poised to search for lost infants from mother and baby homes in Belfast cemetery
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Last week saw the premier of the short film "Unauthorised Absence".
This film and its messages couldn't be more important.
The lived reality of so many parents - when their children are struggling and their lives are in turmoil - is that they are met with judgement.
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The weak analogies continue 🤪
Where to begin with this? 👇🙄
“Criticising a school for having a higher than average rate is like criticising a hospital for having a greater mortality rate than the cinema next door”.
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Jeffrey Donaldson was twice UK delegate to children’s rights group
An investigation published by The Sunday Times reveals that Donaldson repeatedly sought out positions involving child protection throughout his political career at Westminster.
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“There is a huge disconnect between government policy…and what’s actually happening in thousands of homes up and down the country,” warns the film’s writer, who says families are being pushed towards home education by fines and prosecutions.
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We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. Why have you left it up to us?
No one should have to feel nervous about walking to school in clothes designed for children. It’s time for law to end the sexualisation of minors
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Why do our schools therefore not have an "ask for ani" type system then?
No one should face domestic abuse alone.
During #DAAWNI2026 we stand with all those affected by domestic abuse and support efforts to raise awareness, reduce stigma and promote access to help and support.
Together, we can make a difference.
💜 #HomeShouldMeanSafe | #EndDomesticAbuse
ALT Purple poster promoting Domestic Abuse Awareness Week NI with hashtags #DAAWNI2026 and #HomeShouldMeanSafe.
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Powerful priests. Powerful politicians. Reputations protected while children suffered abuse. When religious authority & political power shield individuals from scrutiny, accountability is evaded and survivors are silenced. NI government must move forward with statutory inquiry.
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“Carer’s allowance is £86.45 a week for 2026-27. Spread across 168 hours, that is roughly 51p an hour. As a sole carer, I have no downtime.” @guardian theguardian.com/society/2026…
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The first child in the ad hugs the grandparents. The second child is uncomfortable with physical touch. The ad is highlighting differences in childrens needs and the imp of consent. It is not campaigning against grandparents. Dear god in heaven!!!
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Formal complaints were made to senior clerics in the Diocese of Derry about alleged “grooming” and “inappropriate behaviour” against teenage boys almost three decades ago by a now convicted paedophile priest.
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