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Child Death

# child-death - Monday 6 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Blind Safety

‘A child can die within 50 seconds of becoming entangled in a window blind cord’

In the past four years, three children in Ireland and 12 in the UK have died as a result of window blind cords.

# child-death - Monday 25 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Blind Safety

Boy (3) dies in blind cord accident in Co Down

Author of a website set up to promote window blind safety says “more needs to be done to create awareness of the dangers posed by cords and chains on window blinds”.

# child-death - Monday 3 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Child Death

8-year-old boy found dead in Cork was due back in school today

HSE says it is investigating the contact of health services with Anthony Ward’s family prior to his death.

# child-death - Monday 23 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Child Death

Boy, 4, dies after incident at National Aquatic Centre

Investigation launched into child’s death after boy got into difficulty in children’s pool.

# child-death - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Children

Children’s Minister to appear before Oireachtas health committee

Frances Fitzgerald’s appearance before the the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children comes in the aftermath of the damning report on the deaths of children in care between 2000 and 2010.

# child-death - Monday 26 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Blind Ban

Calls for ban of window blinds following toddler death

A two-year-old toddler died after he became entangled in the cord of a blind earlier this year.

# child-death - Thursday 1 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Rebels

11-year-old killed by celebratory gunfire in Tripoli

Dozens of people have been injured as rebel fighters shoot their guns into the air in Tripoli…

# child-death - Sunday 29 August, 2010

A MAN IS being questioned by gardaí over the death of a 12-year-old girl, whose body was found on the banks of the Royal Canal in west Dublin yesterday. A postmortem is due to be carried out this afternoon. Gardaí are treating the girl’s death as suspicious.