Roscommon Woman + Incest/Neglect Case

A lot of people are saying that the locals should have done more - but the social workers were obviously involved as far back as 2000 - probably even before that. Once people know that they are involved - what more can they do? Everyone probably assumed that they were on top of things and it would get sorted out. Maybe in the future people will not make that assumption any more.
No one could have been expected to know about the incest.
I am sure there are loads of kids all over Ireland who are left at home or left wandering the streets while the parents go to the pub. The trouble is - many people seem to think that is not a problem.
 
irishlinks said:
I am sure there are loads of kids all over Ireland who are left at home or left wandering the streets while the parents go to the pub. The trouble is - many people seem to think that is not a problem.
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Even when people see a problem and do report it, all too often nothing changes.
I personally know a couple who are alcoholic and they bring their children to the pub with them - since they were babies. I have personally witnessed both of the adults staggering up the road drunk with the kids in tow, the kids too young and too tired for a mile walk home from the pub - in the dark in winter months. They have been reported on more than one occasion - mostly by other pub goers. Nothing changes, any night of the week you can see this sad family staggering up the road home from the pub.
 
Truthseeker,

Is it not illegal to have children in a pub after seven in the evening? (not sure)
Surely the publican is at fault her? Why don't you refuse to drink there?
I am not anti kids (I am a parent myself) but when I go for a drink at the weekend I have no desire to be surrounded by other peoples kids!
It might stop the publican serving them!
 
i have to say i would get a camcorder and record the falling out of pub and up the road. then i would deliver to the gardai and social services, some might say it will cause drinking to happen in the home but it might just lead to some action being taken to care for the children. I couldn't do nothing if that was happening day in day out.
 
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