Welcome to the Children’s Rights Alliance

The Children's Rights Alliance is a coalition of over 90 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to secure the rights and needs of children in Ireland, by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It aims to improve the lives of all children under 18, through securing the necessary changes in Ireland's laws, policies and services. Learn more about the Children's Rights Alliance.

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Resource: Poverty - 10/03/2010

Children’s Rights Alliance Submission to the Department of Social and Family Affairs Value for Money Review of Child Income Supports
Resource: Irish Constitution - 10/03/2010

Alliance Briefing Note on The Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children's Third Report
Resource: Children in Care - 09/03/2010

Reaction to State Announcement of Independent Child Death Review Group
Pressroom - 28/02/2010

Irish Teens Talk About Children's Rights

Podcast VoxPop November 2009
Children's Rights Alliance staff interviewed a number of people in different locations around Ireland, asking for their views on children's rights. The responses captured here signal an overwhelming support for an amendment to strengthen children's rights in the Constitution.
Alliance Newsletter January 2010: Special Literacy Edition
Alliance Report card 2009; Expert Opinions: Phil Beadle and Ted Lempert; Literacy: Alliance Recommendations; Member Focus: Barnardos; NESF Report
Report Card 2010
This is the second edition of our annual report card series. In Report Card 2010 the Alliance continues its analysis of key
Government commitments in the specific areas of education, health,
material wellbeing, and safeguarding childhood.