The service, run by the ISPCC, is looking for new volunteers.

Family conflict, mental health and self-harm were among the issues that young callers wished to discuss.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said children will continue to face ‘acute’ mental health challenges related to Covid.

The number of contacts to Childline.ie doubled compared to the same period in 2019.

Volunteers with the charity answered 793 calls, online contacts and texts from children yesterday.

The number represents a 25% increase on last year’s contacts.

72% of phone calls answered by the charity came from males.

The government had put forward a proposal to set the digital age of consent at 13.

The government has urged everyone across the country to be at home from 4pm today.

Some got in touch because they were worried about abuse while others simply needed company.

Geoffrey Shannon published a damning audit of the approach from gardaí and Tusla to child protection concerns earlier this year.

The charity said it had consulted with over 150 children while developing the campaign.

A report published today found serious issues with inter-agency cooperation when dealing with vulnerable children taken from their parents.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said the courage of those who report the crime must be rewarded.

The ISPCC said they had a case of a nine-year-old sending nude pictures of herself to her classmates.

Exposure to sexual imagery and language at a young age can lead to mental health problems.

Tough questions on the campaign trail.

Some got in touch because they were worried about alcohol abuse while others simply needed company.

The service had warned it would have to close during nighttime hours, unless essential funding could be raised.

Kind of. Shake THAT off, Taylor.

The ISPCA wants to hear from anybody who has any information about the pony.

The ISPCC is looking for volunteers for its Childline service.

Last week Childline said its service deals not just with abuse children, but with children who are worried about the recession and how it’s impacted on their families.

Ahead of the charity’s AGM in Dublin today, the ISPCC said it is now at breaking point and could be forced to close Childline at night – when children need them most.

Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.

Tomorrow is International Missing Children’s Day and the ISPCC said most of the 30,000 missing child cases in the last six years have been runaways.

The mother pleaded guilty to wilful neglect of her three children.

Children’s charities have been critical of the lack of access to services for children who have been sexually abused, as the HSE does not have the specialist staff to treat them.

Two children’s rights groups want the practice outlawed.

A coalition of health groups are meeting this morning to urge that upcoming legislation be enacted.

The society’s Leanbh service wants members of the public to contact their out of hours service or gardaí if they see children begging.

ISPCC has released the fictional short to highlight awareness of its Missing Children’s Hotline.

No more “revenge” porn for embittered exes.

The charity has published advice for parents in light of the alleged attack in Athlone. It urges parents to teach basic rules to children from the age of two.