Oberstown Art Gallery
Young people in Oberstown take part in a wide range of creative arts in school and during their after-school activities. Here’s a selection of some recent work.
Minister Zappone commends young people in Oberstown for their achievements
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, this week (March 5) visited Oberstown and sat down with six young people to hear about their lives in detention. ...
Quality of support for students in Oberstown ‘commendable’, inspection report finds
The Department of Education carried out an inspection of the Oberstown Campus school in December 2017. The inspection report, published in February 2017, found that the quality of ...
Minister Zappone before Joint Oireachtas Committee regarding Oberstown
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, was before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on January 24 to discuss matters relating to Oberstown, among other ...
Positive results of parent mentoring programme highlighted
An article in the Irish Times of January 23 delved into Le Cheile’s mentoring programme for young offenders and their parents. The article highlights how difficult it is for the pa ...
Trauma and social media highlighted in UK report on young offenders
A UK Probation report looking at the work of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) in the UK found that social media is being used to both incite and plan crimes.
Board and staff of Oberstown praised by Minister during launch
The Oberstown three-year strategic plan was launched by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on December 14. Minister Zappone paid tribute to the board of management and sta ...
Oberstown Children Detention Campus launches new three-year strategy
Oberstown Children Detention Campus launches new three-year strategy with care and participation of young people at its core