The Museum of Childhood were lucky enough to be invited to the Seminar on the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-Making in Ireland. The seminar was held in the office building that holds the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE), formerly the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. This event… Continue reading Seminar on the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-Making in Ireland, May 7th, 2025
Author: Gráinne Cumbers
World Book Day 2025!
Happy World Book Day 2025! The theme of this year is Read Your Way. Here at the Children’s Rights Team of the Museum of Childhood Ireland, we think this ties into a really important right that all children on this island have. Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child… Continue reading World Book Day 2025!
Celebrating Safer Internet Day:
By Clare Daly, Child Protection and Law TODAY is Safer Internet Day! For everyone at Museum of Childhood Ireland it holds a special place in our hearts. It’s a day to reflect on the incredible opportunities the internet offers to children in the modern age while noting the risks inherent in the online world which… Continue reading Celebrating Safer Internet Day:
International Day of Education (2025)
All children on the Island of Ireland have the right to education. This means that it is the Government’s responsibility to make sure that all children are able to access learning. This is established in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). This is a document that sets out all the… Continue reading International Day of Education (2025)