{"id":20790,"date":"2025-10-21T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/childrens-rights\/what-are-your-rights\/13-17-mbliana-daois\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:47:15","slug":"13-17-years-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/childrens-rights\/what-are-your-rights\/13-17-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"13-17 mbliana d\u2019aois"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cad iad do chearta?<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Is iad cearta na ruda\u00ed go l\u00e9ir a theasta\u00edonn uait le maireacht\u00e1il, le f\u00e1s agus le forbairt le bheith ar an duine is fearr is f\u00e9idir leat a bheith!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cosaint \u00f3 chogadh<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cosaint \u00f3 obair nach nd\u00e9anann dochar duit<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A bheith s\u00e1bh\u00e1ilte<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Go gcaithfear go cothrom leis an dl\u00ed<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cosaint \u00f3 obair a dh\u00e9anann dochar duit]Ag cur t\u00fa f\u00e9in in i\u00fal <\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eolas a bheith agat ar do chearta agus do fhreagrachta\u00ed<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ag cleachtadh do chult\u00far, do reiligi\u00fan agus do theanga f\u00e9in<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eolas a fh\u00e1il<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Eolas a bheith agat ar do chearta agus do fhreagrachta\u00ed<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ag d\u00e9anamh an rud is fearr do leana\u00ed<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Gach duine difri\u00fail, gach duine comhionann<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ag baint \u00fas\u00e1ide as do ghl\u00f3r agus go n-\u00e9istear leat<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ag d\u00e9anamh an rud is fearr do leana\u00ed<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ag baint \u00fas\u00e1ide as do ghl\u00f3r agus go n-\u00e9istear leat<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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