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Oberstown Children Detention Campus welcomes 2022 HIQA inspection report
Oberstown Children Detention Campus has welcomed the findings of a 2022 inspection by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). The inspection, conducted during the period 8th to 14th November 2022, found that there was either compliance or substantial...Art Connects – Oberstown artworks in Lusk Community Cultural Centre
Lusk Community Cultural Centre hosted Art Connects, an exhibition of paintings created by young people in Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The show ran from Monday 14 November to Sunday 20 November 2022 and was a community initiative to mark Fingal Inclusion Week...Oberstown Strategy 2022-2026
November 2022. Oberstown Children Detention Campus has published its new Strategy 2022-2026, endorsed by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, TD. The Strategy aims to fulfil Oberstown’s vision of providing...How Oberstown is reshaping youth detention
Noel Baker of The Irish Examiner came to Oberstown in July 2022 and spoke with Director Damien Hernon, staff and young people. Read his feature article here.Oberstown Annual Report 2021
The Oberstown Annual Report 2021 is a comprehensive account of the implementation during 2021 of national law and policy as well as Oberstown strategy. It outlines key developments, including the appointment of a new Director and the implementation of the Oberstown...IMMA exhibition features Oberstown artists
The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) staged an exhibition of original artworks created by young people in Oberstown. The works were on display in IMMA’s Project Spaces at Kilmainham, Dublin, between Tuesday 26 April and Sunday 8 May 2022. The exhibition,...Oberstown Children Detention Campus welcomes the publication of the 2021 HIQA inspection
14 March 2022: Oberstown Children Detention Campus has welcomed the findings of a November 2021 inspection by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) published today.
Developing skills and potential
Oberstown’s skills-based training and activities programme gives young people opportunities to acquire practical skills and develop positive educational and recreational interests.Oberstown Annual Report 2020
This is the 2020 report of the Board of Management for Oberstown Children Detention Campus.