Ministers considered abolishing child benefit for higher income earnersCabinet records for 2010 budget reveal push for steeper cuts to welfare and doleTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:00
Dozens of migrant women unable to travel for abortionsCounselling organisation says figures show ‘insurmountable’ obstacles faced by womenMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
Odds against migrant women trying to travel abroad for abortionDelays can have big impact on health, says Irish Family Planning AssociationMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
Sister of disabled resident says she tried to highlight care concerns for three yearsEamonn Kennedy (44) admitted to hospital while a resident of Redwood care facilityFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Residents restrained 770 times at Meath care home, inspectors findHiqa report on Redwood facility for intellecutally disabled people is publishedThu Dec 11 2014 - 15:38
Gardaí investigate death of Áras Attracta residentDehydration and malnutrition listed as ‘factors’ in death of 72-year-old disabled manThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Plan to move 3,000 disabled hit by funding shortagesUnpublished HSE report shows outdated group homes continuing to admit new residentsThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
State watchdog: move asylum-seeking families from direct provisionCommission says system fails to safeguard rights of children and parentsWed Dec 10 2014 - 19:44
New tendering rules for asylum firmsSome companies involved in direct provision make millions of euro in profitsWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:01
Direct provision: asylum firms highly profitable, records showMany firms in asylum accommodation have millions in accumulated profitsTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
How direct provision became a profitable businessPrivate firms have been the real beneficiaries of asylum systemTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Hiqa to have new role overseeing reports into deaths of children in careDecision a result of concern about serious incidents involving vulnerable young peopleThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Forum on homelessness to take place in DublinEmergency cold weather beds for Dublin’s homeless as temperatures dropThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Authorities made ‘repeated attempts’ to help homeless manJonathan Corrie (43), was sleeping on streets for five years before he died outside Leinster HouseTue Dec 02 2014 - 20:07
Campaigners warn of ‘grave risk’ as homeless man dies near DáilMore than 160 people now sleeping rough in capital as winter weather sets inTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:01
North better off than Republic, study findsThe Republic’s rural areas are more likely to experience deprivation extremesMon Dec 01 2014 - 11:00
Affluence and deprivation index: how it worksIndex measures 10 key indicators based on information contained in the 2011 censusMon Dec 01 2014 - 09:03
Government report to propose sweeping changes to child protection systemScale of proposed reform suggest existing laws are not longer fit for purposeFri Nov 28 2014 - 01:01
Adoption measures may offer vulnerable children ‘second chance’It is almost impossible for some to be adoptedThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:01
Reforms may make 2,000 children eligible for adoptionLegal obstacles saw only 17 Irish children adopted from foster care last yearThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Department of Health seeks cuts in Child and Family AgencyTusla is struggling to respond to needs of thousands of children at risk of abuse and neglectWed Nov 26 2014 - 08:51
Number of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in State care unknownESRI report finds improvements in care but key information gaps over vulnerable childrenTue Nov 25 2014 - 07:31
Monsignor John Byrne allowed entry to direct provision centre for asylum seekersDepartment of Justice says priest’s comments had upset staff at Montague Hotel direct provision centreTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Direct provision: closed world of strict rules and humiliationRefusal of hotel-owner to admit priest on premises highlights power of system over residents’ livesTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Child welfare prosecutions thrown into doubt following court rulingJudge rules agency does not have legal basis to take action against creche featured in ‘Prime Time’ investigationFri Nov 21 2014 - 13:39
Can you ‘beat the cap’ on water charges?To pay less than the set cap, you will have to severely curtail your current water usageFri Nov 21 2014 - 07:53
Social services unable to guarantee safe foster careHiqa report finds vulnerable children going without visits from professionalsThu Nov 20 2014 - 18:26
Government will not oppose adoption birth cert BillPhilomena Lee backs law which would help women separated from sons and daughters by adoptionThu Nov 20 2014 - 08:14
Irish water charges cheapest in Europe under revised packageCapped charges mean average cost per litre will fall well below European averageWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:57
European-style controls could ease rent crisisWe’re Not Leaving movement says measures would limit rent increasesWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Goverment considers ruling which found asylum system rules unlawfulMinister says new working group offers chance of creating a more humane systemTue Nov 18 2014 - 01:03
Students evacuated as bed bugs take up residence in TrinityPest control experts say parasitic insects are growing problem in Dublin areaMon Nov 17 2014 - 15:07
Opinion: Murphy’s ‘peaceful protest’ damages water charge campaignPolitical competition with Sinn Féin to blame for ratcheting up of protest tacticsMon Nov 17 2014 - 08:10
Philomena Lee gives support to new adoption billSeanad due to debate legislation which could give 50,000 adopted people the right to their birth certMon Nov 17 2014 - 07:42
Government officials rule out tax relief for childcareDr James Reilly says system of tax allowances would not benefit parents working in the homeMon Nov 17 2014 - 07:03
A day in the life at the State’s immigration offices‘I came here at 6am the last time and didn’t get seen. I was number 280 in the queue – I won’t make that mistake again’Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:05
O’Sullivan ‘cannot offer more concessions’ to teachers’ unionsPlanned strike next month over reforms to affect up to 300,000 students and parentsSat Nov 15 2014 - 15:04
Analysis: Ruling a relief for policy makers but a blow for asylum seekersLegal case failed to establish that direct provision breaches human rightsSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:02
Government studies implications of EU “benefit tourism” rulingWelfare authorities may be able to refuse benefits to “economically inactive” EU migrantsThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
Alarm over use of security staff to restrain patientsInspector’s report says restraint should only be carried out by health professionalsFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Mental health law review proposes end to forced ECTCurrent legislation allows treatment on patients ‘unwilling’ to consentThu Nov 06 2014 - 14:02
Shortfall in school funding can damage a child’s futureStudies show that high-quality tuition, smaller classes and support in schools can yield major dividendsTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:37
New law would give adopted right to birth certSenator Averil Power says adoptees have been ‘robbed of their identities’ for too longTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Pupil numbers cited in decision to cut Moyross teaching postLimerick Diocese says department responsible for funding schools after priest called for gold to be soldMon Nov 03 2014 - 19:56
Childline warns night-time service may close due to fundingOver €1 million needed to ‘prevent 45,000 voices being silenced’, claims ISPCCMon Nov 03 2014 - 16:32
Limerick priest asks churches to sell gold to fund teaching postFr Tony O’Riordan from Moyross parish wants luxury goods sold to ‘help pay for an essential good’Mon Nov 03 2014 - 13:18
Hundreds of retired teachers hired despite jobless graduatesDepartment of Education powerless to prevent re-employment under equality rulesMon Nov 03 2014 - 11:27
Rehab chief Mo Flynn to receive salary of €140,000Charity says it is axing management bonuses and cutting pay for senior staffFri Oct 31 2014 - 10:47
Children with mental health issues admitted into adult unitsMental Health Commission warns against ‘unacceptable’ practiceFri Oct 31 2014 - 08:59
New website aims to promote transparency in charitable sectorGoodCharity.ie will help donors evaluate charities before they hand over moneyThu Oct 30 2014 - 20:09
