Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 0291Failure to provide education · Co. Dublin

State reneged on promise to provide school place to autistic girl, High Court told

On 14 July, the State gave an undertaking to a High Court judge to provide school places for two seven-year-old autistic twin girls in Dublin. At a High Court hearing on 16 September, counsel told Justice Rory Mulcahy that neither girl has a place and the State had reneged on its promise. The judge ordered the application to be anonymised, replacing the children's names with initials. The case was adjourned until Friday for a written explanation from the respondents, the Minister for Education and the National Council for Special Education.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court16 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • The State failed to honour an undertaking to provide school places for two seven-year-old autistic twin girls.
  • Neither of the two girls has a school place.
Where
The case was heard in the High Court in Dublin.
When
  • The undertaking was given on 14 July.
  • The High Court hearing took place on 16 September 2026.
In court
  • Justice Rory Mulcahy ordered the application to be anonymised by replacing the children's names with initials.
  • The case was adjourned until Friday for a written explanation from the respondents.
Other details
The respondents are the Minister for Education and the National Council for Special Education.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe State reneged on an undertaking to provide a school place to a seven-year-old autistic girl (irishtimes.com)
  • whatNeither girl actually has a school place (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe undertaking was given on 14 July (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge ordered the application to be anonymised by replacing names with initials (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was adjourned until Friday for a written explanation from the respondents (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Sep2026
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    State reneged on promise to provide school place to autistic girl (7), court told

    Reports on a High Court hearing where counsel told Justice Mulcahy the State had failed to honour its July undertaking to provide school places for autistic twins, and the case was adjourned for a written explanation.

    victim, 7, femalevictim, 7, female