Asylum seekers refuse food in protest over conditions at direct provision centreResidents say concerns over food, hygiene and living conditions are not being addressedFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Call for Irish teenager in Egyptian jail to be freedIbrahim Halawa (18) has been in preventive detention in Egypt for over a yearThu Sept 04 2014 - 00:50
Children should not grow up in direct provision, says LoganOutgoing Ombudsman calls dedicated, expert and independent oversight of areaTue Sept 02 2014 - 16:14
Thousands of families ineligible for school allowances4,000 claims for clothing and footwear assistance disallowedMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:04
Energy regulator tells firms to enforce ban on top-up chargesMany retailers surcharge pay-as-you-go customersMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Late surge in numbers paying ‘second home tax’Defaulters face fines of up to €7,230 from todayMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann facing €20 million losses even after pay cutsExploratory talks involving unions and management to be held todaySat Aug 30 2014 - 06:19
Revenue wrote off €260 million in tax last yearAuthorities unable to pursue 17 tax defaulters with tax bills of more than €1 million eachSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:01
Crackdown on white-collar professionals yields millionsDoctors, dentists and pharmacists found to be hiding large sums in undeclared incomeSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Unpaid taxes: Plenty of white-collar cash lurking in the shadow economyMore than €260 million in unpaid tax written off by Revenue last yearSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Government to review conditions for asylum seekersMinister for Justice pledges a new process to streamline applications for refugee statusTue Aug 12 2014 - 06:51
Could direct provision be the subject of a future government apology?Reports from campaign groups have highlighted the damage direct provision is causing residentsTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:48
Lives in Limbo: ‘It affects you as a parent and a man’The direct provision system for asylum seekers has a high human and social cost, and adapting to normal life afterwards is a slow processTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Lives in Limbo – The children: ‘It’s like being stuck in a cage’Children in the ‘direct provision’ system live under threat of deportation. They learn not to worry about the futureMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
How asylum became a businessMany of the companies providing shelter are large firms involved in the property, hospitality or catering businessSun Aug 10 2014 - 08:23
Lives in LimboLife inside Ireland's direct provision system for asylum seekersSat Aug 09 2014 - 12:00
Social services alerted to 1,500 cases of young asylum seekersEvidence of sexualised behaviour, mental health issues and parents unable to cope in State systemSat Aug 09 2014 - 06:42
More than 4,000 living in ‘direct provision’ system‘Irish Times’ series explores the lives of these ostracised people who are barred from work and welfareSat Aug 09 2014 - 01:00
Nurses defend high sick leave rates in public sectorAbsenteeism estimated to be costing the State €430 million per yearThu Aug 07 2014 - 21:01
€430m sick leave bill in public sector ‘unsustainable’Absenteeism rates almost twice those of private sector, with highest rate in GardaThu Aug 07 2014 - 08:29
Dublin industrial estate centre of global privacy debateUS judge rules that Microsoft hand over data stored in Ireland to authoritiesThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00
Employers to deduct property tax from wages this monthRevenue sent more than 100,000 “mandatory notifications” to employersWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:01
Controversial reforms to youth support to be postponedCampaigners feared changes would pull crucial foster support from young people at riskWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:01
Working poor need more than Marie AntoinetteThere seems to be a genuine disconnect in Government between the impact of austerity measures and the reality on the groundTue Aug 05 2014 - 12:00
Immigrant parents less likely to return to work after giving birth, report findsCost of childcare likely to be major barrier for migrants who do not have family supportThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:03
Disabled man to be compensated by St Michael’s House after alleged sexual assaultCourt hears man was attacked by another disabled client after being left unsupervisedWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:01
Middle-income earners carried main tax burden in recessionIrish income inequality narrowed during crisis, says ESRIMon Jul 28 2014 - 08:08
Care reforms 'will place vulnerable young people at risk’Child and Family Agency insists plans will ensure consistent aftercare supportMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:01
Dehydration and malnutrition ‘factors’ in death at HSE homeHSE centre for intellectually disabled was subject of highly critical inspectors’ reportMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00
Focus Ireland says one family a day becomes homelessCharity says blame for ‘lack of urgent action’ lies at the door of GovernmentThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Irish Ministers told to stay neutral on Scottish independenceInternal documents say UK exit from EU would be ‘very bad’ for Northern IrelandTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Emily Logan has her work cut out to lead independent and strong agencyWhat can the new head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission hope to achieve?Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:01
Emily Logan steps down as ombudsman to head rights and equality bodyIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission to be formally established in autumnFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Whistleblowers suspended after raising concerns about nursing homeSenator says two staff members highlighted staff misconduct and allegations of elder abuseThu Jul 17 2014 - 13:28
Could another Danny Talbot case happen again?Despite well-meaning policy changes, frontline services are under real strainThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01
State agency apologises for lapses in support for vulnerable teenChild and Family Agency publishes reports into deaths of four childrenWed Jul 16 2014 - 14:32
Teen death report reveals ‘unacceptable’ gaps in supportSocial services failed to intervene properly despite evidence Danny Talbot was abusedWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
‘Danny fell through the cracks of the system. He’s dead.’A new report reveals missed opportunities by social services to support vulnerable teenager who died while in State aftercareWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
Hundreds of council flats vacant because they are ‘too small’Council says there is a ‘crisis level’ of demand for emergency beds across the capitalTue Jul 15 2014 - 09:10
Just three OPW properties 'suitable' for homelessOPW examines Fitzgibbon St Garda station and St Bricin’s Military Hospital as potential sitesTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
State fights back-pay claims for child benefit from EU migrant workersAlmost 8,000 non-resident children get child benefit at cost of €12 millionTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Ticketmaster delays refunds for Garth Brooks concertsStill hope for Croke Park gigs to go ahead at the end of the month, says TánaisteSun Jul 13 2014 - 17:55
Campaigners call for ‘living wage’ of €11.45 an hourCampaign groups say cost of housing, transport and other essentials means many on low wages are strugglingFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:01
State may compensate families of Roma children taken into careOmbudsman finds ethnic profiling played key role in removal of childWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry reveals needs for cultural change towards migrantsAuthorities have work to do in rebuilding trust with vulnerable communitiesWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Racial profiling played role in removal of children from Roma familiesOmbudsman finds physical traits were not a basis to believe children were abductedTue Jul 01 2014 - 18:29
Abbey should focus more on Irish writing, review findsNational theatre struggling with falling audiences and fundingTue Jul 01 2014 - 10:11
Transport firms issue threat over free travel schemeOperators say €77m programme, which benefits 780,000, is not covering their costsMon Jun 30 2014 - 09:07
Home for disabled children had no care plans for residentsHiqa report is among first into care standards for minors with disabilitiesFri Jun 27 2014 - 10:13
