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Safeguarding policy updates

Since the launch of the new Safeguarding website in August 2020, the policies are now available on webpages and all changes made to them are updated on the website.  You can track these changes here. Please…
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Diocesan Support Teams meet online

On Tuesday 8th September, an online, all-island meeting of the Safeguarding Diocesan Support Teams took place.  A very packed agenda included updates from each diocese on things like training needs, re-vetting,…
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Supporting our children as schools re-start

Supporting our children as schools re-start

By Peter Hamill and Robert Dunne. Starting school again in autumn is always a time of change, new teachers, new subjects, new routines, exams, perhaps a new school.  How much more is this true in 2020? Going…
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Training for trainers

Adult Safeguarding

Today some members of the adult safeguarding panels in the Republic of Ireland met online to do refresher training. All adults have a fundamental right to be respected, nurtured, cared for and protected…
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Online Training For Trainers

Eleven diocesan trainers have just completed the first ‘online’ training for trainer’s course. These volunteers, from across the island of Ireland, agreed to receive their training online because…
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Suicide Prevention in Ireland

In communities across Ireland, suicide generates feelings of grief, apprehension and concern. For every Irish person who dies by suicide, many others attempt to end their lives, and many more suffer the…
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