Pro-Life group wants referendum on abortionThe Pro-Life Campaign has stepped up its calls for a new referendum on abortion following the results of an opinion poll which…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends workThe film-maker behind a controversial documentary on poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh rejected allegations that her work offered a distorted…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Raise tax to improve services - cardinalCardinal Seán Brady said yesterday that the case needed to be made for tax increases in order to provide better social and health…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Children wait over a year to see psychiatristMore than 1,000 children are waiting for psychiatric assessments for more than a year, despite evidence that delays in treatment…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
Shatter criticises delay on child protection voteThe Government's decision not to hold an early referendum on child protection this summer will place children at risk from sexual…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Free Dáil vote on autism motion urged by father who lost court caseA father who lost a court case last month over special education for his five-year-old son has called for a free Dáil vote tonight…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Proposal's effect on children queriedThe Ombudsman for Children will tell members of the Oireachtas today that she has serious concerns over plans to introduce an…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Overseas aid groups record surge of interestGroups involved in sending volunteers to the developing world have recorded a surge of interest among younger and older people…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
O'Rourke to ask Ahern to hold separate pollsThe chair of the Oireachtas committee responsible for agreeing a wording on the referendum on children's rights is to ask the…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Children's groups oppose two referendums on one dayChildren's rights organisations have expressed strong opposition to plans being discussed by the Government to hold a referendum…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Minister 'misguided' on autism, says expertThe co-author of a Government taskforce report on autism has accused the Minister for Education of following a "grossly misguided…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Commission of inquiry into child abuse: the backgroundIn March 2006 the Government established a commission of inquiry to investigate the handling of allegations of child abuse against…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Up to 150 parents reconsider action after legal rulingUp to 150 parents with legal actions lodged against the State over the right to education for their special needs children are…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Lots of vision, little changeWithout proper funding or political will, the Government's mental health plans will be just good intentions, writes Carl O'Brien…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Student wins discrimination caseA young asylum-seeking student who was excluded from a college graduation ceremony was racially discriminated against by the …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
New HSE elder abuse figures do not include complaints by publicOfficial statistics on elder abuse released yesterday by the Health Service Executive (HSE) do not include hundreds of complaints…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Compensation deal for O'Rourke victims rejected by AGThe Attorney General has advised that a State compensation package of up to €5 million for victims of paedophile swimming coach…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Migrants to carry new biometric ID cardsMigrants from outside the EU will be obliged to carry identity cards with biometric information under sweeping reforms to the…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Government criticised over services for disabledMore than 300 people with intellectual disabilities are being inappropriately accommodated in psychiatric institutions even though…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Minister concerned at rise in use of cocaineThe Minister with responsibility for combating illegal drugs expressed concern yesterday at the rise in cocaine use following…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Watchdog frustrated at Government inaction on mental healthThe State's watchdog on mental health services has expressed disappointment and frustration that the Government's official policy…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Drugs study shows significant rise in cocaine use since 2003A study on drug use in the Republic and Northern Ireland to be published today is expected to show a significant rise in the …Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Workforce plan may put lone parents at risk of poverty - studyGovernment plans to move thousands of welfare-dependent lone parents into the workforce may end up trapping women in poverty, …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Trinity debate centres on migration benefitsStudents from Trinity College Dublin and Harvard University last night debated whether mass migration was beneficial for labour…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Community welcomes fresh opportunityCommunity leaders, local residents and schoolchildren gave the regeneration plan for Limerick a major welcome yesterday.Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Project aims to transform parts of Limerick cityPresident Mary McAleese yesterday launched the State's largest ever regeneration project which aims to transform some of the …Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Report finds substantial decline in older people living in the inner cityThe proportion of older people living in Dublin's inner city is in sharp decline, in contrast to the rest of the capital, where…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Club keeps isolation off the tableA research project launched today reflects the isolation of older people in Irish society, but there are solutions, as Social…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Psychiatrists warn on bed closuresFour consultant psychiatrists told the Health Service Executive in December that people's lives were at risk because of a lack…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Suicide prevention funds halvedThe national office responsible for tackling suicide will receive just half the funding it needs to implement a suicide prevention…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Disabled people impeded by unsuitable housing - studyMany disabled people in need of housing do not show up on official housing waiting lists because they are living in unsuitable…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Mental health group's funding cutThe largest mental health support organisation in the State has said it is is being forced to scale back services for people …Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
HSE to review foster care after gaps in system exposedThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is to review care standards for 4,500 foster children after an independent report raised serious…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Poll on children may be delayed to 2009The Government's planned referendum on children may be delayed until next year as a growing consensus emerges that it should …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Board planned to shut down nursing homeHealth authorities planned to close a public nursing home at the centre of an inquiry into standards of care almost a decade …Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Scheme to house young offenders at Thornton HallThe Government is planning to use the new Thornton Hall prison to accommodate young offenders who are still legally children, …Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Gay partnership law may recognise foreign unionsThe Government's planned civil partnership scheme for gay and lesbian couples is likely to provide for the automatic legal recognition…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Overhaul of welfare for lone parents proposedThe Government is planning to introduce welfare changes that could end up moving thousands of lone parents from welfare to work…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Drugs campaign 'seen to have fallen short'Health authorities said yesterday they have learned from mistakes detailed in a highly critical major report into the effectiveness…Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Peter Caffrey, actor, dies aged 58The actor Peter Caffrey, best known for his roles in the TV drama Ballykissangel and films such as I Went Down , died yesterday…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Setback for workers as top hotels close then reopenThe closure of the Burlington and other high-profile hotels in Dublin represents a major setback for the working conditions of…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Minister looks at SSIA-type pension schemeAn SSIA-type pension scheme is likely to form part of a series of recommendations aimed at increasing pension coverage.Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
New regulations on staff in nursing homesAll nursing homes will be obliged to ensure staff are properly trained and vetted by gardaí under new standards for residential…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Foreign parents worried by court rulingReaction: Foreign-born parents of Irish citizen children expressed fear that hundreds of families could be split up or deported…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Many immigrants are opting to leave within a few yearsSignificant numbers of immigrants are leaving the country within a few years of arriving here, new official figures indicate.Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Further funding announced for community childcareThe Government has announced new funding arrangements for community childcare facilities which will allow working parents on …Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Ireland has fastest growing population in EUIreland has the fastest growing population in the EU, driven mainly by continuing high levels of immigration.Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Children at risk of abuse 'not getting checked'Hundreds of children considered to be at risk of abuse or neglect by family members, neighbours or doctors are not in a position…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Archive snapshot of social change in 40 yearsAs he officially donated his sizeable personal archive to the National Library yesterday, Senator David Norris had a confession…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Mental health funds used elsewhere, say campaignersHealth authorities have been accused of diverting money that was ring-fenced for the mental health sector into paying for cost…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
