Plan to rally youth social activityA new initiative that encourages young people to get involved in social activity has the potential to help address the dramatic…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
School deportations issue for Garda complaints bodyThe Garda Complaints Board is investigating the circumstances surrounding the removal of non-national children from schools for…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Putting the heart into soulless suburbiaIt's payback time for developers, say residents of Ratoath, Co Meath. Carl O'Brien , Social Affairs Correspondent, reportsWed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Hundreds attend removal of mother and two daughtersHundreds of mourners gathered at St Alphonsus's church in Barntown, Co Wexford, yesterday evening for the removal of Sharon Grace…Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Suicide wave devastates Wexford areaToddy Beaver, a 66-year-old part-time fisherman, shakes his head as he describes the increasing number of young people he has…Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Over half of Irish homeless people taking illegal drugsThe first major study into drug use among homeless people has found alarming levels of illicit useFri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Call for closure of St Patrick's InstitutionSt Patrick's Institution, the largest facility in the State for young offenders, should be closed because it is "completely inadequate…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Service to fight suicide plannedA national suicide prevention service is being drawn up by RehabCare to help address the alarming level of suicide among young…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Teachers question PD childcare planImplementing plans announced by the Progressive Democrats at the weekend to use schools for childcare would be "fraught with …Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Angolan family makes final plea for asylumAn Angolan family of asylum seekers who have been living in Waterford for four years have appealed to the Minister for Justice…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Deaf people want Irish sign language to be recognisedIrish sign language is not officially recognised by the Government even though up to 40,000 deaf people use it to communicate…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Lone parents to get advice on work and educationLone parents are to be allocated personal advisers to give them a better chance to enter the workplace or education system.Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Quality of life in poorer areas varies, study findsThe quality of neighbourhood life in disadvantaged areas of Limerick and Tipperary varies substantially, according to new research…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Village fights for Kurds to remainA Co Cork village is campaigning to prevent the deportation of a Kurdish mother and her two young sons who have been living in…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Plan to double number of Irish Special OlympiansSpecial Olympics Ireland is raising funds to help double the number of people with learning disabilities taking part in sports…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Less spent on B&Bs for homelessLocal authorities in the Dublin area are spending less on housing homeless people in B&B accommodation and hostels, new figures…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Report highlights negative impact of BorderState bodies are failing to acknowledge discrimination and marginalisation experienced by Protestants who are living on the south…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Three in four callers to Childline got no replyOnly one in four of the 730,000 calls made to Childline last year were answered due to a shortage of staff, according to new …Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Problems of Dublin commuter suburbs identifiedLack of amenities, anti-social behaviour and traffic congestion are among the main problems identified by people living in Dublin…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Rules need pupil input, says OmbudsmanThe Ombudsman for Children has called on education authorities to involve children and students in the development of new codes…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Simon hopes revamped board will end infightingThe Dublin Simon Community has elected a 12-member board in a move which members hope will conclude a period of division and …Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Date for residency applications extendedThe Department of Justice is to extend a deadline for the acceptance of documents relating to residency applications for non-…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Another migrant child goes missing from careA 16-year-old Georgian girl has become the 58th migrant child to disappear from health board care in just over a year.Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Brennan's Budget plans to aid child povertyMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan is planning to introduce a number of measures in the Budget aimed at supporting…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Nursing homes plan to improve standardsNursing homes in the public and private sector are taking part in a pilot project aimed at improving standards of care and accommodation…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
UN report urges review of work permits systemThe UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has called on the Government to consider issuing work permits directly…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Father of autistic four urges review of servicesThe father of four autistic children who were taken into State care has called for a "root and branch" review of health services…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Jewish buildings hit by graffiti attacksAnti-racism groups yesterday expressed concern at a recent rise in anti-Semitic graffiti outside buildings of importance to the…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Judge says five children can be returned to their parentsFive children who were taken into State care a week ago were last night due to be reunited with their parents in Kells, Co Meath…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Home denies breaching regulationsA Dublin nursing home administered drugs to a number of patients without prescriptions or authorisation from a doctor, a court…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Parents of children agree to psychiatric assessmentThe parents of four autistic children who health authorities have sought to put in State care said last night they had been asked…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Parents face weekend without their childrenA father and mother have been left "devastated" after health authorities sought to place their children in State careSat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Family 'devastated' at move to take children into careHealth workers last night sought to put the four autistic children of a Co Meath couple in State care against the wishes of their…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Official stance on Traveller ethnicity defended to UNThe Government yesterday defended its decision not to recognise Travellers as an ethnic minority before the Geneva-based UN Committee…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Refusal to send autistic boy abroad challengedA health board has refused to send a 14-year-old autistic boy with severe behavioural problems abroad for treatment because it…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Southern Health Board used debt agency to collect feesA health board used a debt collection firm to recoup money from people with medical cards who were illegally charged for long…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
A high voltage topic for frustrated parentsThe big issues No 4 - childcare: Michelle Cassidy, owner of Sticky Fingers creche in Sallins, Co Kildare, is acutely aware of…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
President hosts forum on suicideHealth professionals and voluntary groups need to work together to share knowledge and expertise in helping to prevent rising…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Fahey to face UN on race issuesThe Government will be asked tomorrow to explain why it has not recognised Travellers as an ethnic minority when it is questioned…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Patients to play a greater role in mental health serviceConsultation The State's mental health watchdog aims to give patients a greater say in the treatment of their psychiatric problems…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Illegal charges continued even after reviewThousands of older people and medical-card holders continued to be illegally charged for long-stay care in nursing homes and …Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
New agency to deal with all immigration mattersThe Government is planning to establish a new "one-stop shop" service which will process all asylum applications, work permits…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Demand for €2,000 payments to be 'separate'Lawyers representing elderly people who had their pensions illegally deducted to pay for their nursing home care are expected…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Authority calls for more State support for carersThe Government needs to support the thousands of unpaid carers across the State by investing more in welfare benefits for carers…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Decision on nursing home payments due todayThe Cabinet is expected to decide today on how much money the State will pay to older people who had their pensions illegally…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Suicide experts say level of funding inadequateExperts on suicide have called on the Government to urgently increase spending on mental health to help to reverse the rising…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
'People our age never express themselves'When Dan Healy's best friend killed himself at the age of 21, he and his friends suddenly felt plunged into a world of fear and…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Warning over health risks of arthritis drugsThe Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is to issue a warning to GPs about a range of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs amid growing…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Minister to replace allowance for lone parentsThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, is planning to replace the lone-parents allowance with a "family friendly…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
