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The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is the national child protection charity in Ireland. It provides a range of services to children and families in Ireland, and promotes children's rights.The ISPCC is best known for its free confidential listening service, ISPCC Childline, which is available by phone on 1800 66 66 66, by texting 'Talk' to 50101 and online at childline.ie. It also provides a range of support services from its offices around Ireland. The ISPCC was founded as a successor to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children which had operated in Ireland from 1889 to 1956. The ISPCC provides a wide range of services. Annually, ISPCC Childline has over 400,000 conversations with children, through its phone, online and webchat services.Childline is a free, anonymous and confidential service, that is available to children 24-hours a day by phone and by text and online from 10am-4am.The society publishes an annual report which details the volume and types of calls received and the reasons why children call.
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