‘To get this far given where I’m from feels like a big deal’Students from disadvantaged areas are still underrepresented at third levelFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:02
Foster families may lose out under plans for new paymentChild and Family Agency says new measures will support young peopleThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Free pre-school year fails to narrow gap between children of different social classesChildren from better-off backgrounds kept advantage over poorer children, study fundsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:03
Only 40 households have benefitted from Government mortgage dealMortgage-to-rent scheme was aimed at assisting up to 3,500 at risk of losing homesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Stronger residency rules for welfare benefitsApplicants will need to establish link with State before making welfare claimMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
National Suicide Research Foundation study on self-harm shows 21% are repeat casesJust 700 people responsible for more than 13,000 hospital self-harm admissionsFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
‘Huge premium’ now on quality journalism - KennyTaoiseach says Press Council can help promote professional standards in digital mediaThu May 29 2014 - 19:27
Childline may curtail service due to funding shortfallISPCC says charity scandals have hit public donationsMon May 26 2014 - 22:02
New law will make builders provide social housingDevelopers will not be able to opt outSat May 24 2014 - 07:36
No homes to go toThe current housing crisis – with its rising house prices, unaffordable rents and increasing homelessness – affects all Irish people. The key problems are closely linked. But can they be solved?Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
‘Everything we have is going on paying the monthly rent’Rising rents and stagnant incomes are making renting increasingly expensive and exacerbating the housing crisisFri May 23 2014 - 13:00
Communities target wellbeing as local goal‘ChangeX’ is a nationwide initiative to help improve quality of lifeMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
At least 127 are sleeping rough in DublinCampaigner warns of ‘tsunami’ of homelessness over housing shortageMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
McVerry warns of ‘tsunami of homelessness’Campaigner says that rising rents and housing shortages are ‘beyond a crisis’Sun May 18 2014 - 16:23
€9m fund launched to enhance disability researchProgramme aimed at creating technologies to enhance lives of people with autism and intellectual disabilitiesFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Economists say first-time buyers scheme may drive up prices even furtherHousing experts voice concern at lack of measures to increase supplyThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
One in three children deprived during recession, study saysESRI research shows young adults have been hit hardest by rise in unemploymentWed May 14 2014 - 10:21
At a glance: the Guerin reportThe 336-page report into Garda misconduct allegations digestedSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Safety concerns for disabled residents in Meath care homeHiqa report finds unit run by St Michael's House in breach of care and safety standardsFri May 09 2014 - 23:09
Frances Fitzgerald profile: From social worker to Minister for JusticeFine Gael TD steered through significant changes as Minister for ChildrenFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Political parties make little effort to attract immigrant candidatesResearch finds migrant voters ‘invisible’ in politicsThu May 08 2014 - 01:00
Rising rents make it ‘impossible’ to find affordable homesCall for thousands of new homes to be built to help meet housing demandWed May 07 2014 - 20:51
Public sector ‘bastions of secrecy’ criticisedInformation Commissioner urges Government to scrap fees for FoI requestsWed May 07 2014 - 15:27
Pole position: migrant candidates hope to make an impact in local electionsPolish candidates reach out to wider community in grassroots campaignsTue May 06 2014 - 01:02
Multinationals escape tax due to ‘exceptional’ rules, study claimsTrinity College professor’s paper says firms not challenged over residency claimsTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
More than 90% drop in social housingJust 546 local authority homes built or acquired last year, new figures showTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Carbon monoxide alarms to be compulsory from SeptemberRegulations aimed at preventing deaths from ‘silent killer’Mon May 05 2014 - 01:00
No evidence of ‘welfare shopping’ among long-term unemployedRise in numbers receiving disability benefit matches working-age population growth, report findsMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Two welfare staff suspended amid €1.2m fraud claimsGardaí investigating staff who worked in community welfare servicesThu May 01 2014 - 19:11
Here to stay? Ireland's migrants prove accession proofTen years after Ireland opened its borders to the EU’s expansion, the migrants who have arrived since describe an open and inclusive society where they continue to prosperSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
‘Ireland making great strides’It’s an exciting time for children’s rights in Ireland, former UN committee member Brent Parfitt says. Now it’s time to turn lofty rhetoric into realityFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Facing the failuresThe media, along with campaigners and children’s advocates, have a crucial role to play in ensuring the needs of young people are metFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
More than 200 children in ‘unsuitable’ care placementsSenator says shortage of specialised beds is matter of ‘life or death’ for vulnerable teensFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Children admitted to adult psychiatric units despite new rules to cease practiceMental Health Commission says adult beds should only be used as measure of last resortWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:05
Former welfare recipients told overpayments will be seizedDepartment of Social Protection issues 14-day deadline to recover moneyWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:00
Vacant beds for children in care cost taxpayer €20mPrivate operators charging up to €13,000 per week for beds for childrenTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Housing crisis forces up to 500 to live in hotelsRising rents and welfare caps blamed on increase in numbers seeking supportMon Apr 21 2014 - 01:00
‘This isn’t what I ever imagined for myself or my kids’Charlene Murray and her children are one of 170 homeless families living in Dublin hotelsMon Apr 21 2014 - 01:00
Government to consider formally recognising Travellers as ethnic groupOireachtas committee says it is no longer tenable to deny ethnicityFri Apr 18 2014 - 07:02
Oireachtas group calls on State to recognise Traveller ethnicityTraveller groups welcome ‘historic’ move for formal recognition following 40-year campaignThu Apr 17 2014 - 13:05
Kenny: Plan will make Ireland ‘best small country to grow up in’Second free pre-school year forms part of new policy blueprint for childrenThu Apr 17 2014 - 10:15
Good intentions of child policy framework not enough to make aspirations a realityAnalysis: We’ve a long way to go before we become the ‘best small country in the world to grow up in’Thu Apr 17 2014 - 01:06
Authorities struggling with homeless crisisCharities say rising rents and welfare caps mean families are priced out of rental marketWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
US firms ‘paid effective tax rate of 2.2% in 2011’Trinity College research paper challenges Government claims over corporation taxTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Ireland in spotlight over multinationalsTax regime under suspicion despite State’s insistence it is transparentTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
‘I get food and I get a shower. . . but it’s very hard to find a bed for the night’There are meals for homeless people in Dublin, but getting a bed is more difficultSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Civil Defence called in to assist with homeless crisisHomeless in temporary beds climbs to 1,600 with rough sleeping up 50%Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Thousands of children with disabilities waiting years for supportsExperts say delays may result in many children failing to reach their full potentialFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
