Ireland’s Consolidated Third and Fourth Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child provides an update on Ireland’s Second Report, published by the National Children’s Office (NCO) in 2005. In doing so, it highlights the progress made over the past 6 years  (2006-2011) and the significant changes in policies and provision aimed at enhancing our understanding of children’s lives and effecting positive change in their experiences.