A new project has been set up which will see reporting on child care hearings in the courts for the first time.
The cases will include applications by the HSE for orders to protect children – from supervision orders to foster care orders.
The project will be run by former journalist Dr Carol Coutler – and her reports will be published online.
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She says she envisages her reports to be similar to those of rape cases – where the identity of those involved is protected:
