The Irish Sun has launched a new investigative series examining Ireland’s children-in-care crisis, looking at serious failures within the State care system and the experiences of some of the country’s most vulnerable children.
The series, ‘State of Neglect’, examines cases involving children going missing from care, grooming and sexual exploitation, as well as unexplained deaths and concerns around the protection and oversight of children known to the State.
One of the cases at the centre of renewed scrutiny is that of local boy Kyran Durnin, whose disappearance and presumed death raised serious questions about the systems in place to protect vulnerable children.
The Irish Sun is calling for greater accountability from Tusla and for an independent statutory body to investigate all child deaths in Ireland.
Keith Faulkner, journalist with the Irish Sun, joined us on The Agenda to discuss the investigation, the case of Kyran Durnin and what needs to change to better protect children in State care.