A new training college aimed at increasing the availability of staff for special care and residential care has been announced by Tusla. Tusla will initially take in 10 trainees to the Children’s Residential Services Training College at Tusla’s headquarters in Dublin. The six-month course is aimed at plugging the gaps in special care and residential care staffing across the country. There are three special care units across the country for troubled and vulnerable children from 11 to 17 years of age. Tusla said the challenges have been “exacerbated by challenges in local area property markets and workforce trends in the social care sector”.

Source: Irish Examiner March 02, 2026 09:00 UTC