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Changes to guardianship rights progressing

April 29, 2025 | 3:23 pm

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Efforts to remove child guardianship rights from killers are progressing today.

Proposed legislation going before the Dáil this afternoon relates to people who’ve been convicted of killing their partner or the other parent of their child.

A commitment to “examine proposals” to remove their guardianship rights was included in the Programme for Government.

David French has been campaigning for a change in the law, since his sister Valerie was murdered by her husband in 2019…

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