Brian O’Donnell to find out if he can appeal court orderO’Donnell may be able to appeal High Court order requiring vacation of Gorse Hill homeFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
O’Donnells to make last-ditch appeal against vacation orderHearing against High Court decision will be on Friday morning before Court of AppealThu Mar 12 2015 - 20:58
Religious solemnisers will not be obliged to perform same-sex marriageGovernment publishes legislation to be enacted in event of referendum Yes voteTue Mar 10 2015 - 15:01
Call to change law on smacking in wake of council findingsRuling follows complaint by campaigners over ‘reasonable chastisement’ defenceTue Mar 10 2015 - 09:43
Slapping ban would split parents, campaigners and legislatorsLaw on smacking children is clear, but many believe it does not offer sufficient protectionTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Syrian conflict: Adjusting to Irish life after escaping chaosProf Mohammed Alkaran and his family are among the millions who have fled Syria since fighting began four years agoMon Mar 09 2015 - 09:56
Forced use of ECT to end after review of mental health lawCurrent legislation allows shock treatment on patients unwilling to provide consentThu Mar 05 2015 - 10:27
Kathleen Lynch plans to change shock therapy rulesProposals from expert group aimed at modernising mental health legislationThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar says stance on alcohol sponsorship ban is consistentMinister’s spokesman says no conflict with plans to tackle sponsorship aimed at minorsThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
HSE needs 'more than €100m' to tackle trolley crisisMoney would open more hospital beds, pay for nursing home places and provide for home helpMon Mar 02 2015 - 10:41
Higher PRSI for top earners proposed in Government reportIncrease in contributions needed to keep social insurance fund on sustainable footingMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Families highlight allegations of ongoing abuse in care centresCampaign group says strong laws needed to make managers accountableWed Feb 25 2015 - 21:25
Central Bank lending rules will ‘drive up rent’Rents close to boom peak and Department of Finance fears mortgage rules will not helpTue Feb 24 2015 - 12:01
Locked units at Oberstown used to ‘manage’ youth behaviourHiqa report says one child spent 83 hours in isolation over four-day periodMon Feb 23 2015 - 15:54
How unequal is Ireland?Increasing wealth is being concentrated in the hands of fewer peopleWed Feb 18 2015 - 09:24
Planned reforms finally reflect modern realities of family lifeAnalysis: Children and Family Relationships Bill modernises areas such as custody and accessWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
Ireland at risk of reaching US levels of income inequality, says studyGap widening as over 33% of earnings in hand of top 10% of earners, report findsMon Feb 16 2015 - 11:33
Lynch admits ‘serious battering’ over mental health issueTarget to end practice of admitting teenagers into adult psychiatic units ‘unlikely to be met’Mon Feb 16 2015 - 10:09
Top 1% of earners share 10 per cent of all income in IrelandIncome share of top earners has doubled since 1980s, while bottom 90% has lost share of incomeMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Tackling inequality will require sustained effort and real braveryReversing inequality does not mean hindering economic growth, says new researchMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Analyis: Is charitable, model-citizen Ireland impoverishing poorer countries?Allowing multinationals to funnel profits out of developing countries deprives them of billions of euro in much-needed revenue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rightsSat Feb 14 2015 - 00:30
Zambia Sugar’s sweet Irish tax dealA Zambian food company pays almost no tax in poverty-stricken Africa, opting instead to route its profits through Dublin. Our tax regime helps multinationals but does little for struggling nationsSat Feb 14 2015 - 00:30
The west is best for passing a driving testEnnis has highest pass rate, at 68%, and Dublin’s Rathgar the lowest, at 41%Thu Feb 12 2015 - 18:58
Patients face ‘clinical risks’ over shortfall, records revealHSE only received half additional money it sought to run health services in 2015Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Carl O’Brien: A Cork man in the capitalNo matter how far you go, even if it’s only as far as Dublin, you never leave behind the legacy that you’re from the chosen landSat Feb 07 2015 - 07:00
Data blog: Asylum rates in Europe climb as conflict rages in SyriaNumber of people seeking protection in Ireland jumped by 53 per cent last yearThu Feb 05 2015 - 11:20
Residential home run by HSE adviser on disability criticised for lapses in careKildare centre in breach of regulations over care planning and use of chemical restraintThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Budget 2015 measures unlikely to change poverty ratesDepartment of Social Protection report says better-off families set to gain most from changesWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Could Toyota really be the ‘best built car in the world’?NCT test data for 2013 shows models from Japanese car brand have highest pass rateWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
More cars than ever failing NCT testMajor variations in pass rates among test centresWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
What’s the most reliable car in Ireland?Latest NCT statistics show major variations in pass rates between test centres and car brandsTue Feb 03 2015 - 16:55
Data blog: Irish water charges to be cheapest in EuropeCapped charges mean average cost per litre will fall well below European averageTue Feb 03 2015 - 15:00
‘We’re not asking for the impossible ... we just want what other kids have’Young people in care need urgent support, says former care home residentMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Hundreds of staff needed for backlog of child protection casesReport to Child and Family Agency warns of huge number of cases without social workerMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Just 15 firms to benefit from bulk of €50m tax breakBudget concession allows companies to lower taxes with 25% credit via spend on R&DFri Jan 30 2015 - 09:09
The economy is growing – and so is povertyRising levels of consistent poverty are a legacy of the downturnSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
One in eight children without basics such as heating or warm clothesNumbers anchored in consistent poverty escalate to 140,000, fresh data revealsThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
CSO report exposes frightening scale of child povertyAnalysis:The number of children living in consistent poverty has doubled during the recessionThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Over a million people could not afford ‘basics’ in 2013 – CSOLiving conditions survey shows deprivation rates double since before economic crashWed Jan 21 2015 - 12:23
Social workers and therapists may face fitness-to-practise inquiriesSanctions against those found guilty of miscondiuct to include ban on practisingWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Under siege: Ireland’s Muslims speak out against violence and misrepresentation‘My home is Ireland, and I am never leaving my home.’Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Lack of clarity about €180m spent on youth servicesPoor data meant Department of Children report could not judge efficiency of programmesTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Ambitious deadline for mother and baby inquiryCoalition anxious to avoid repeat of decade-long inquiry into industrial schoolsSat Jan 10 2015 - 11:29
Mother and baby home investigation to be given three years to finish workInquiry to examine Catholic and Protestant homes between 1922 and early 1990sFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
How Jonathan Corrie’s death jolted the Government into action on homelessnessTackling housing crisis in 2015 will prove bigger challenge than issue of rough sleepingWed Dec 31 2014 - 09:43
Retailers report best Christmas sales period in five yearsSales began early with more shops offering discounts online on Christmas DaySat Dec 27 2014 - 07:53
Childline responded to 1,200 calls on Christmas DayMost calls were from children experiencing family difficulties or mental health problemsFri Dec 26 2014 - 13:03
Childline night service to stay open after emergency dealCharity to assist State by sharing use of technology to assist with child protectionMon Dec 22 2014 - 17:04
New allegations of mistreatment at Co Tipperary disability centreTen staff placed on leave as HSE investigates complaints at Daughters of Charity centreThu Dec 18 2014 - 20:26
