Oberstown publishes first annual report for new Campus
Oberstown Children Detention Campus has today published its annual report for 2016/2017. This is the first report of the Board of Management for the new Campus and covers an 18-mon ...
Summer school in Oberstown builds relationships, teaches skills
Summertime in Oberstown can be a particularly difficult time for young people. School is out and young people want to be out and about. That’s where the Oberstown activities team c ...
‘It takes a village to raise a child in detention’
An article by Chair of the Board Ursula Kilkelly, in the Irish Times in July 2018, outlines the need for Oberstown to work with community organisations to share knowledge, to incre ...
Minister publishes reports from the Oberstown Review Implementation Group
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has published the interim and final reports of the Oberstown Review Implementation Group.
‘Oberstown featured on RTE Morning Ireland’
Oberstown Deputy Director (Care Services) Lena Timoney was interviewed on Morning Ireland on Thursday morning, 14th June, about research into Key Characteristics of young people in ...
Oberstown June 14 event presents new research on young people in detention
On June 14, Oberstown hosted an event to highlight the issues of mental health and substance misuse in young people in detention.
Portraits presented to President and his wife by young people in Oberstown
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins visited the Campus on Friday May 25 to present Gaisce awards to four young people.
Oberstown hosting June 14 event on mental health and substance misuse
On June 14, 2018, Oberstown is hosting an event to explore how we can better support young people in the areas of mental health and substance misuse in collaboration with community ...