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
‘We can’t descend to mob rule,’ Waterford anti-racism rally hearsMost agree that actions of anti-Roma protesters do not represent views of majorityThu Oct 30 2014 - 08:57
‘Misinformation’ spread about Roma through FacebookAbout 100 people gather in Co Waterford to demonstrate against anti-Roma protestsWed Oct 29 2014 - 21:46
Getting people back to quality jobs is a major challengeAnalysis: Unemployment is falling – but the scars of the economic crisis remainWed Oct 08 2014 - 10:01
What would you do with €160m if you were the Minister?Online poll: Options range from reducing income tax to funding better childcare...Tue Oct 07 2014 - 19:20
Department vetoes President invite to asylum centre eventAthlone Community Radio issued invitation to Higgins to be interviewed by asylum seekersTue Oct 07 2014 - 09:15
Subsidised after-school care places not taken upJust over 100 children in scheme that was due to offer ‘upwards of 6,000’ placesTue Oct 07 2014 - 06:53
‘I would love to work full-time – but I can’t afford to’Ellen Doyle says the cost of childcare is a major barrier to parents returning to workTue Oct 07 2014 - 01:00
Planning law did not deliver on vision of creating socially mixed communitiesOnly a fraction of social and affordable homes were ever deliveredThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
New law means builders must provide social housing10 per cent of units in new estates or apartment complexes wil be set aside for social useThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Partnership between ‘The Detail’ and voluntary groups receives £500,000 grant aidData journalism project to shed light on vital public services in Northern IrelandThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Minister backs paid child leave for fathersMove would let fathers play more active role in family life, says FitzgeraldTue Sept 30 2014 - 09:42
Tánaiste calls on employers to introduce ‘living wage’New commission on low pay will advise Government on pay increasesMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Welfare versus work: Does it pay to take up a low-paid job?Studies suggest most are better off at work – but the cost of childcare is a major challengeMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Minimum wage, maximum outrageA heated debate is brewing on whether a living wage would kill jobs or protect workersSun Sept 28 2014 - 08:00
What is a living wage?The minimum wage in Ireland is €8.65, but €11.45 is needed to provide an acceptable standard of living, say campaignersFri Sept 26 2014 - 15:15
The cleaner: 'Rent is soaring. Bills are going up'We spoke to Sean McNamara as part of our Living Wage seriesFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
The living wage: should €11.45 an hour be the new minimum?Unemployment is falling and the economy is expanding. But after six years of recession a job is no longer a guarantee of making ends meetFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Child speech therapy services ‘a lottery’Report says young people missing out as system struggles to cope with demandMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
