144,000 to get double welfare paymentSome 144,000 older people, lone parents and carers will receive double payments worth up to €180 next week under changes to the…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
HSE defends Leas Cross transfersNursing home care: Health authorities have defended the manner in which they transferred elderly patients from Leas Cross nursing…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
Brennan plans welfare reform agencyMinister for Social Affairs Séamus Brennan is planning to establish a new agency to take over responsibility for the administration…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
British soldiers dismantle military postsReduced security: The British army yesterday began dismantling a number of security posts and a military base following Thursday…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
'I feel something really significant has happened'Victims' reaction: Mina Wardle, a Shankill woman who has lost friends, family and neighbours in the Troubles, was biting her…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Northerners get to grips with new realityA hush falls over the men at the counter of Danny Molloy's pub in Ardoyne as the Sky News headlines flash across the giant screen…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Group to lobby for more medical researchA team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin is developing a gene replacement therapy which could help fight one of the most…Thu Jul 28 2005 - 01:00
Harney defends child contraceptives remarkMinister for Health Mary Harney yesterday stood by her comments that the morning-after pill and contraception should be made …Thu Jul 28 2005 - 01:00
Cancer plan could improve survival rate by 20%Government plans for a new €400 million national network of radiotherapy services are expected to lead to increased survival …Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Changes to housing policies urged in report on homelessSweeping changes to housing policy with greater emphasis on providing long-term accommodation than emergency shelters are needed…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Trinity House shows lack of aftercare for offendersMore than half of teenagers in the State's most secure unit for young offenders ended up in adult prison, health board care or…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Mentally ill badly served, report saysMismanagement of resources, lack of accountability and under-investment in mental health has resulted in a service that is failing…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
'Constant ethical struggle' working at hospitalThe Inspector of Mental Health Services has called for the Central Mental Hospital to be relocated to a new building as quickly…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Consultants unravel cash crisisThe independent consultants appointed to review the financial management of the Abbey Theatre found five separate budgets with…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Child support strategy launchedThe Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has launched a five-year strategy which aims to use communications…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
ESB to donate €1m to new social fundThe ESB is to donate €1 million a year to programmes aimed at suicide prevention and care for the homeless as part of a new social…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
Concern over court delays in children's casesA new study commissioned by the Department of Justice has raised concern at "unacceptable" delays of up to two years in dealing…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Asbos on children will stay private - McDowellMinister for Justice Michael McDowell will announce today that children who are the subject of anti-social behaviour orders (…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Concern as girl (13) sent to adult psychiatric unitThe Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) has expressed "grave concern" over the treatment of a 13-year-old girl in State care who…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Disability group faces allegation of bullyingA senior clinician will claim at an Employment Appeals Tribunal tomorrow that he was "bullied and intimidated" after drawing …Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Media and legal roles debated at Bar CouncilThe Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, argued that journalists and lawyers need the support of democratic society and government…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Official suspended over link to prostitutionThe Department of Social and Family Affairs has confirmed that an official accused of organising a prostitution ring from one…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Sisters of Dalkey woman dispute claimsThe sisters of a woman who claims her newborn child was murdered and buried in the garden of the family home in Dalkey, Co Dublin…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Marital breakdown figures 'tip of the iceberg'Official figures for marital breakdown are just the "tip of the iceberg" as hundreds of cases do not come before the courts, …Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
More work on inequality to be done, says FaheyFrank Fahey yesterday acknowledged that changes to the Constitution might be needed to reflect more accurately the position of…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Certainty helps family to accept bereavementIrish victim: The father of a 22-year-old Irish passport holder killed in last week's London bombings has said the confirmation…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Number of deaths by suicide continues to increaseThere were 457 deaths from suicide in 2004, an increase of 3 per cent compared to the previous year.Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
One third of births in State outside marriageAlmost one third of all births were outside marriage last year, new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Society urges closure of Irish lapdancing clubsA voluntary organisation which offers support to prostitutes has called for the closure of lapdancing clubs, following signs …Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Over 1,000 less social houses built last yearThe number of social and affordable houses built last year fell despite a record overall output of new homes, latest figures …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Irish Constitution sexist, UN is toldThe wording of the Irish Constitution is "sexist and male-orientated", and promotes the stereotypical role of women as homemakers…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Three Irish mammies in vanguard of demonstrationOn the March/ Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, 8Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Edgy calm - and a little capitalist enterpriseOn the march: John McCallum, like many shopkeepers in the main street of Aughterard, is looking towards today's G8 summit meeting…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Street scuffles as things go from mellow to militantOn the March: The girl with dreadlocks, her face buried beneath a black hoodie and headscarf, is screaming into the face of …Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Moving, hair-tingling moment of silence in EdinburghOn the March: Belfast, Saturday 4Mon Jul 04 2005 - 01:00
Simon and former executive settle disputeA long-running dispute between the board of the Dublin Simon Community and its former chief executive Greg Maxwell has been resolved…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Youth in vanguard of forging political willOn the march They are young, naive maybe, but more streetwise than previous generations of protesters.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
20,000 take to streets in poverty marchAbout 20,000 people marched through Dublin city centre last night as part of the international Make Poverty History campaign.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
20,000 expected at rally against povertyDublin march Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to march through Dublin city-centre this evening as part of the international…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Popularity of marriage on the riseMore couples are choosing to marry at an older age, have civil ceremonies instead of religious ones and reside within the State…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Dail parties pledge to scrap Disability BillA number of Opposition parties pledged last night to scrap the Disability Bill if they form part of a new government following…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Make Poverty History: Bono appealsThousands of fans at the sell-out U2 concerts in Croke Park during the weekend have signed up for the Make Poverty History campaign…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Dalkey garden excavated over report of infant's bodyGardaí have begun excavating the garden of a small two-storey house in Dalkey, Co Dublin, in an attempt to find the body of a…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Drug-use deaths increasing outside DublinResearch report: The number of deaths linked to the use of drugs such as heroin has risen significantly outside the Dublin area…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Details of eligibility criteria for medical cards issuedFamilies will be able to write off "reasonable expenses" related to childcare, rent or mortgage payments, and work-related travel…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Call for immigration flexibility to meet job requirementsEconomists and industry chiefs will this week call for a more flexible Government approach to immigration in the face of acute…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Green cards to be based on skills shortageThe number of green cards to be issued to skilled migrant workers will be based on research by Forfás on skills shortages in …Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Parties urged to scrap Disability BillOpposition parties will be asked to sign a pledge tonight to scrap the Disability Bill if they form part of a new government …Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Report says funds for mental health services being divertedFunding increases for mental-health services in some parts of the country are being diverted elsewhere within the health sector…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Childcare services should focus on 'quality'Government childcare policy needs to have greater emphasis on the quality of services instead of being regarded as a way of facilitating…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
