{"id":6111,"date":"2022-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/?p=6111"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:35:01","slug":"leinster-house-hosts-child-talks-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/leinster-house-hosts-child-talks-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster House hosts Child Talks 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Children aged 11 to 17 speak out on homelessness, education, autism supports, the Irish language, accessibility, rural transport and more<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Child Talks, an event hosted by the Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office (OCO) to mark World Children\u2019s Day, will take place today (Friday 18<sup>th<\/sup> November) in Leinster House. Now in its fifth year, Child Talks gives children a platform to share their experiences on issues that are important to them. Inspired by the location, the theme of this year\u2019s Child Talks is <em>\u2018If I were Taoiseach for a day\u2026\u2019<\/em>. Children aged 11 to 17 will address an audience in Leinster House on issues including homelessness, education reform, autism supports, accessibility, rural transport, female empowerment, the Irish Language and listening to children. Child Talks will also be streamed live in classrooms across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children from across Ireland applied to take part in Child Talks. Some had experience of public speaking and some have never spoken publically before. Over the past three months, the Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office, with the support of Dublin Story Slam, have worked with the young people involved to help them tell their story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking ahead of Child Talks, the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is significant that our fifth Child Talks will take place in Leinster House. We want those in power, those making decisions that affect children, to hear from them directly so that they can fully consider their views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy job is to ensure that the rights of children are promoted and respected. I work hard to represent their views but there is no substitution for hearing from children themselves and supporting them to share their experiences, in their own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe issues being discussed by the children today are topical and relevant; they are talking about their personal experience of homelessness, about why they feel supports for children are not good enough, about the constraints they feel the current education system puts on their ability to reach their potential, about equal access for everyone and a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Child Talks Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aisling Murphy <\/strong>(17) from Co. Wicklow will talk about the impact that the Leaving Certificate structure had on her and how she took an alternative path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Molly McNulty <\/strong>(11) from Donnycarney in Dublin will talk about finding her forever home in 2020 after she and her mother experienced homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mohammad Naeem <\/strong>(17) from Claremorris, County Mayo will share his experiences in activism and why young people should speak up about issues they are passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sam Brooks <\/strong>(17) from Roscommon will talk about rural transport and the impact that route closures will have on his choices for college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cara Darmondy<\/strong> (12) from Co.Tipperary will talk about her brother Neil and John who are both severely autistic and her work to raise awareness about the lack of services for children with autism. Cara was the first national school child to ever sit a Junior Cycle exam (Maths), receiving a 97% result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophia Mulvany <\/strong>(12) from Marino, Dublin will be speaking about access to public transport as a wheelchair user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eimear Nic Dhonnchadha<\/strong> (16) from Connemara, Co.Galway will tell us about her complicated relationship with the Irish Language and why it can\u2019t be only up to the communities like the one she comes from to keep our native language alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Misneach <\/strong>are a group of 6 teen singer songwriters from Cork aged between 15 and 18 who write music about empowerment and taking pride in their femininity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T\u00e1 Cainteanna Leana\u00ed 2022 ar si\u00fal i dTeach Laighean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Labhra\u00edonn leana\u00ed idir 11 agus 17 mbliana d\u2019aois amach ar dhaoine gan d\u00eddean, ar oideachas, ar thaca\u00edochta\u00ed uathachais, ar an nGaeilge, ar inrochtaineacht, ar iompar tuaithe agus ar go leor nithe eile.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beidh Cainteanna Leana\u00ed, imeacht arna \u00f3st\u00e1il ag Oifig an Ombudsman do Leana\u00ed (OCO) chun L\u00e1 Domhanda na Leana\u00ed a chom\u00f3radh ar si\u00fal inniu (D\u00e9 hAoine, an 18 Samhain) i dTeach Laighean. Agus \u00e9 ina ch\u00faigi\u00fa bliain anois, tugann Cainteanna Leana\u00ed ard\u00e1n do leana\u00ed a dtaith\u00ed ar cheisteanna at\u00e1 t\u00e1bhachtach d\u00f3ibh a roinnt. Arna spreagadh ag an su\u00edomh, is \u00e9 t\u00e9ama Cainteanna Leana\u00ed na bliana seo n\u00e1 <em>\u2018D\u00e1 mbeinn i mo Thaoiseach ar feadh lae&#8230;.<\/em>\u2019 Labhr\u00f3idh leana\u00ed idir 11 agus 17 mbliana d\u2019aois sl\u00e1naithe acu le lucht \u00e9isteachta i dTeach Laighean ar cheisteanna lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear easpa d\u00eddine, leas\u00fa oideachais, taca\u00edochta\u00ed uathachais, inrochtaineacht, iompair tuaithe, cumhacht\u00fa na mban, an Ghaeilge agus \u00e9isteacht le leana\u00ed. Craolfar Cainteanna Leana\u00ed beo ar an idirl\u00edon chomh maith i seomra\u00ed ranga ar fud fad na t\u00edre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rinne leana\u00ed \u00f3 cheann ceann na h\u00c9ireann iarratas chun p\u00e1irt a ghlacadh san imeacht Cainteanna Leana\u00ed. Bh\u00ed taith\u00ed \u00e1irithe ag cuid acu ag labhairt go poibl\u00ed agus n\u00edor labhair an chuid eile go poibl\u00ed riamh roimhe sin. D\u2019oibrigh Oifig an Ombudsman do Leana\u00ed le tr\u00ed mh\u00ed anuas, le taca\u00edocht \u00f3 Chom\u00f3rtas Sc\u00e9ala\u00edochta Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath, leis na daoine \u00f3ga a bh\u00ed p\u00e1irteach ann chun cabhr\u00fa leo a sc\u00e9al a insint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ag labhairt roimh an seoladh Cainteanna Leana\u00ed, d\u00fairt an tOmbudsman do Leana\u00ed, d\u00fairt an Docht\u00fair Niall Muldoon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Is n\u00ed suntasach \u00e9 go mbeidh \u00e1r gc\u00faigi\u00fa imeacht de Chainteanna Leana\u00ed ar si\u00fal i dTeach Laighean. Ba mhaith linn go gcloisfeadh na daoine at\u00e1 i gcumhacht, iad si\u00fad a dh\u00e9anann cinnt\u00ed a mb\u00edonn tionchar acu ar leana\u00ed, uathu go d\u00edreach ionas gur f\u00e9idir leo a dtuairim\u00ed a mheas go hioml\u00e1n.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Is \u00e9 an post at\u00e1 agam n\u00e1 a chinnti\u00fa go gcuirtear cearta leana\u00ed chun cinn agus go dtugtar meas orthu. Oibr\u00edm go diongbh\u00e1ilte chun a dtuairim\u00ed a chur in i\u00fal ach is m\u00f3r idir \u00e9 sin agus sc\u00e9alta a chloiste\u00e1il \u00f3 na leana\u00ed iad f\u00e9in agus tac\u00fa leo a gcuid taith\u00ed f\u00e9in a roinnt, ina bhfocail f\u00e9in.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Is iad na saincheisteanna at\u00e1 \u00e1 bpl\u00e9 ag na p\u00e1ist\u00ed inniu tr\u00e1th\u00fail agus \u00e1bhartha; t\u00e1 siad ag caint faoina dtaith\u00ed phearsanta ar easpa d\u00eddine, faoin bhf\u00e1th a mbraitheann siad nach bhfuil taca\u00edochta\u00ed do leana\u00ed maith go leor, faoi na srianta a chuireann an c\u00f3ras oideachais reatha ar a gcumas a mbarr a gcumais a bhaint amach, faoi chothroime rochtana do ch\u00e1ch agus a thuilleadh eile nach iad.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craolfaidh an t-imeacht Cainteanna Leana\u00ed beo ar<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oco.ie\">www.oco.ie<\/a> ag me\u00e1n lae D\u00e9 hAoine, an 18 Samhain. T\u00e1 duaiseanna ar f\u00e1il do scoileanna a ghlacann p\u00e1irt ann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cainteoir\u00ed na gCainteanna Leana\u00ed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Co. Chill Mhant\u00e1in \u00ed <strong>Aisling Murphy <\/strong>(17) agus labhr\u00f3idh s\u00ed maidir le tionchar a bh\u00ed ag strucht\u00far na hArdteistim\u00e9ireachta uirthi agus ar an gcaoi gur ghlac s\u00ed le malairt treo eile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Domhnach Cearna i mBaile \u00c1tha Cliath \u00ed <strong>Molly McNulty<\/strong> (11) agus labhr\u00f3idh s\u00ed maidir lena \u2018baile cho\u00edche\u2019 a fh\u00e1il in 2020 tar \u00e9is di f\u00e9in agus a m\u00e1thair agus iad gan d\u00eddean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Cl\u00e1r Chlainne Mhuiris, Co. Mhaigh Eo \u00e9 <strong>Mohammad Naeem <\/strong>(17) agus roinnfidh s\u00e9 a chuid taith\u00ed a bh\u00ed aige sa ghn\u00edomha\u00edocht agus an chaoi gur cheart do dhaoine \u00f3ga labhairt amach maidir le ceisteanna a bhfuil siad an-tugtha f\u00fathu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Ros Com\u00e1in \u00e9<strong> Sam Brooks <\/strong>(17) agus labhr\u00f3idh s\u00e9 maidir le hiompar tuaithe agus an tionchar a bheidh ag d\u00fanadh na mbeala\u00ed ar a roghanna a bheidh aige don chol\u00e1iste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Tiobraid \u00c1rann \u00ed <strong>Cara Darmondy<\/strong> (12) agus labhr\u00f3idh s\u00ed maidir lena dearth\u00e1ireacha Neil agus John a bhfuil uathachas trom orthu araon agus lena cuid oibre chun feasacht a ard\u00fa faoin easpa seirbh\u00eds\u00ed do leana\u00ed a bhfuil uathachas orthu. Ba \u00ed Cara an ch\u00e9ad ph\u00e1iste scoile n\u00e1isi\u00fanta a rinne scr\u00fad\u00fa sa tSraith Sh\u00f3isearach (Mata) riamh, agus bhain s\u00ed toradh amach de 97%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Marino, Baile \u00c1tha Cliath \u00ed <strong>Sophia Mulvany<\/strong> (12) agus labhr\u00f3idh s\u00ed maidir le rochtain ar iompar poibl\u00ed agus \u00ed ag \u00fas\u00e1id cathaoir rotha\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is as Conamara, Contae na Gaillimhe \u00ed <strong>Eimear Nic Dhonnchadha <\/strong>(16) agus inseoidh s\u00ed d\u00fainn maidir lena caidreamh casta at\u00e1 aici leis an nGaeilge agus an chaoi nach bhfuiltear de dhualgas ar na pobail amhail pobail as a dtagann s\u00ed \u00f3 dh\u00fachas chun \u00ed a choinne\u00e1il beo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00fapa de sheisear amhr\u00e1na\u00ed d\u00e9ag\u00f3ra as Corcaigh idir 15 agus 18 mbliana d\u2019aois sl\u00e1naithe acu is ea <strong>Misneach<\/strong> a scr\u00edobhann ceol faoi chumhacht\u00fa agus faoin mbr\u00f3d at\u00e1 acu as a mban\u00falacht.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children aged 11 to 17 speak out on homelessness, education, autism supports, the Irish language, accessibility, rural transport and more Child Talks, an event hosted by the Ombudsman for Children\u2019s Office (OCO) to mark World Children\u2019s <a class=\"read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/leinster-house-hosts-child-talks-2022\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":18346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-press-release","topic-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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