This Comhairle Social Policy Report discusses issues relating to grandparents in Ireland. In particular it focuses on State support for grandparents where they are caring for their grandchildren full time, access to grandchildren when children become separated or divorced and custody of grandchildren. The report is based on feedback from the network of Citizens’ Information.  Services around the country and discussions with other services that have dealings with grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren.  The primary function of Comhairle is the provision of information, advice and advocacy in the broad area of the social services. Comhairle also has a number of other functions including: “To support, promote and develop the provision of information on the effectiveness of current social policy and services and to highlight issues which are of concern to users of those services”1.