Nearly 7,000 reports of children missing

November 19, 2025 | 6:52 am

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Children were reported missing from Tusla-run homes on nearly 7 thousand occasions over the last 5 years.

A new report by The Journal Investigates shows a pattern of repeated disappearances from State run care homes.

Tusla says most missing reports reflect brief absences under a strict reporting protocol agreed with Gardai.

Reporter Patricia Devlin from The Journal Investigates outlines the most extreme example they found:

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