Irish Association of Social Workers

19/05/2026

Eviction of Older People from Residential Care Due to "Increased Needs", IASW Raises Alarm

Every day that reform is delayed, another older person faces the terror of a 28-day countdown to displacement. It is a human rights issue and a moral imperative.

🔗https://www.iasw.ie/Nursing_Home_Eviction

Homes Ireland | Care Champions | Fiachra O Suilleabhain | Caroline Walker Strong | Donnelly | McGarry | O'Donnell TD

27/04/2026

It's time for the our AGM!

All attending members are automatically entered in a draw to win 1 of 5 €100 vouchers of your choice! 💸

Register today for your chance to win on 20 May @ 4.30pm and we'll see you there.

🔗https://iasw.ie/events/707-iasw-annual-general-meeting

23/04/2026

IASW members again express their profound concern regarding the systematic reliance on Special Emergency Arrangements.

We express profound and ongoing concern regarding the systemic reliance on Special Emergency Arrangements (SEAs)—unregulated, ad hoc placements such as hotels, B&Bs, and rental properties used for children in State care. We acknowledge the bravery of the young adults in the documentary to come forward publicly and tell their stories. We owe them a debt of gratitude for highlighting the lived experience of children in the Irish care system.

Read the full piece here: https://www.iasw.ie/RTE_Investigates_ChildrenInCare

Child and Family Agency - Tusla
Duggan
Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Children's Rights Alliance
EPIC, Empowering People in Care
Fiachra O Suilleabhain
Brophy
of the Oireachtas
Barnardos Ireland
- Regulating Health + Social Care Professionals
HIQA
O'Kelly

01/04/2026

It's time for the our AGM! All attending members are automatically entered in a draw to win 1 of 5 €100 vouchers of your choice!

Register today for your chance to win on 20 May @ 4.30pm and we'll see you there: https://www.iasw.ie/events/707-iasw-annual-general-meeting

23/02/2026

We are very concerned about the impact of the systemic failure on the wellbeing of the young people who attended Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). We continue to advocate for appropriate and timely CAMHS intervention for all young people and families who need it nationally.

- We call on any further CAMHS reviews to include experienced CAMHS employees from all key disciplines including Social Work.

- We call for team coordinator roles to be fully resourced across all CAMHS teams as set out in the CAMHS operational guidance.

- We call for CAMHS nationally to be fully resourced in line with Vision for Change Policy to prevent further poor service provision.

- Further we call for service user involvement and consultation in any further reviews in line with the recommendations of the report.

View more and find the HSE report here: https://www.iasw.ie/20260223112010-23-feb-2026-concerns-on-the-findings-of-the-halpin-report-on-kerry-camhs-expressed-by-iasw-s-special-interest-group-of-social-workers-in-child-and-adolescent-mental-health-services

Children's Rights Alliance
Mental Health Reform
HSE Ireland
of Health (Ireland)
Dodd
Health Ireland
Ombudsman for Children's Office
EPIC, Empowering People in Care
Carroll MacNeill TD
Butler TD
Gloster

The Irish Association of Social Workers Special Interest Group of Social Workers in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – express concern on the findings of the Halpin Report on Kerry CAMHS. The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) are very concerned about the impact of the syst

03/02/2026

IASW COO, Caroline Strong speaks about the key issues IASW members who are working with children in Tusla are raising right now on

Learn more and Listen here:

IASW COO, Caroline Strong sat down for an interview on NewsTalk to speak about the key issues IASW members who are working with children in Tusla are raising right now. Listen here: Examining the services provided by the Child and Family Agency Starting at the 6.45 minute mark. For the 3 minu

27/11/2025

Killings, Abductions and Violence Across Nigeria, IASW Statement

We stand with our colleagues in the IFSW - AFRICA REGION and with the people of Nigeria & support the call for strong and immediate action from the African Union and the United Nations

🔗https://www.iasw.ie/Nigerian_Abuction_Violence

INAR - Irish Network Against Racism
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
UNESCO
UNICEF
Vatican News
Helen Mc Entee
Nigeria Association of Social Workers

19/06/2025

The preventable delays in sick children accessing healthcare due to service failure... raises the most serious of questions for... anyone who cares about the well-being of vulnerable children.

It is vital that independent eyes review the progress made.

https://www.iasw.ie/Statement_ChildrensHealthIreland

04/06/2025

The Irish Association of Social Workers respond to organisational abuse in RTE Investigates, Inside Irelands Nursing Homes.

As the lead profession in adult safeguarding, the IASW regret to learn of the organisational abuse experienced by vulnerable residents in two private sector nursing homes, experiences which will be shared on RTE Investigates 4th June 2025.

The IASW call on Government to urgently introduce adult safeguarding legislation as recommended by the Law Reform Commission.
..It is time for Govt to act.

Read the full response here: https://iasw.ie/PressRelease_RTE_Investigates

Care Champions Safeguarding Ireland Homes Ireland

21/05/2025

IASW deplores the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and we condemn the relentless genocidal actions by the Israeli government that has resulted in more than 50,000 deaths, including thousands of women and children."

Read here: https://www.iasw.ie/IASW_Statement_Gaza