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:
Category: Children’s Rights
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)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd 2024 focuses on the theme: ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.’ The leadership of persons with disabilities is epitomised by the global disability rights movement’s slogan “Nothing About Us Without Us”. It connotes the basic requirements of participation,… Continue reading International Day of Persons with Disabilities
World Children’s Day 2024
“Listen to the Future. Stand Up for Children’s Rights.” Is the theme of #WorldChildrensDay2024 and we love Celebrating it at the Museum of Childhood Ireland! November 20th is a special occasion where the world comes together to help celebrate and advocate for child rights, their well-being, and opportunities. Here, at the museum this day holds… Continue reading World Children’s Day 2024
National Play Day 2024
National Play Day 2024 Time to Play The aim of National Play Day is to promote play and recreation opportunities for children and young people across the country. Play Day is between July 13th and 21st. The theme this year is Time to Play. Time to Play will embrace the importance of recognising the significance… Continue reading National Play Day 2024
International Children’s Day 2024
A wonderful poster designed by Erin one of our young artists, June 1st is International Children’s Day! The theme of International children’s day 2024 is, ‘Investing in our future means investing in our children’. It’s Playtime! This year Sticky Fingers Arts and the Museum of Childhood Ireland are celebrating International Children’s Day together in Mc… Continue reading International Children’s Day 2024
Autism Acceptance Month
Autism Rights. Autism Acceptance. Autism Awareness. Children’s Rights. Child Rights are Human Rights. The Autism Rights Movement, known too as the Autistic Acceptance Movement, is a social movement allied with disability rights that emphasises a neurodiversity paradigm viewing autism as a disability with variations in the human brain rather than as a disease to be… Continue reading Autism Acceptance Month
World Children’s Day 2023
For every child, every right World Children’s Day was established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated anually on the 20th of November, to promote international togetherness, raise awareness among children worldwide, and help improve children’s welfare. November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN… Continue reading World Children’s Day 2023
Sustainability programmes
Childrens programmes for sustainability By Edgar Debel. As global warming becomes more and more of a threat to our planet over the last few years, the last few years have seen a significant increase in pro- environmental programs and initiatives, fromprivate people as well as from environmental and voluntary organisations. Companies have started to “become… Continue reading Sustainability programmes
Children & Direct Provision
By Edgar Debel In this research I wanted to look at Direct Provision in Ireland and its consequences on children and their lives. What is direct provision?Direct Provision is a system in place in Ireland which handles people who seek asylum and refugee in the country. In this system people are accommodated in what are… Continue reading Children & Direct Provision