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
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
‘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
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
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
Ireland in spotlight over multinationalsTax regime under suspicion despite State’s insistence it is transparentTue Feb 11 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
‘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
‘We’re just waiting and waiting and he’s going backwards before our eyes’Alex Maher is one thousands of children with disabilities waiting for crucial supportsThu Feb 06 2014 - 20:52
Audit finds Rehab used State funds for PR, lobbyingDepartment gave €5m on basis it be used ‘for charitable purposes only’Tue Feb 04 2014 - 10:07
Ministers admit €10m flood aid inadequateCabinet to meet on plans for emergency humanitarian fundingTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
‘If you don’t have a strong city all of Limerick suffers’A merger of Limerick’s city and county councils could deliver benefits for both areasMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
How officials justified welfare cuts in the budgetAdvisers argued that some cuts were overly generousMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Burton won on cuts after official warned of falloutDepartment warned savings worth €440 million would be politically controversialMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Solicitor defends Smithwick report as ‘nuanced and fair’Critique by former gardaí said to display keenness to accept IRA’s versionSat Feb 01 2014 - 06:17
Agency a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to reform child welfare services, says TaoiseachChild and Family Agency established after a series of reports criticising poor co-ordination between State bodiesFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:22
A fresh start for child services but challenges remainThe Child and Family Agency has the potential to end the failures that have hampered the State’s handling of abuse cases for decadesFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
New law to permit adoption by same-sex civil partnersReforms to legislation aimed at recognising diversity of modern familyFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
O’Keeffe accepts Taoiseach’s apology and says ‘please act’Kenny and Gilmore both apologise for abuse victim suffered while in schoolThu Jan 30 2014 - 13:54
More than 200 social work posts vacant as child referrals increaseNew move to fill staffing gaps with graduate placement scheme for social work studentsThu Jan 30 2014 - 06:33
Government urged to strengthen children’s rights under UN protocolChildren’s Rights Alliance calls on Government to ensure voices of children are heard at UN levelMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Reilly warns Rehab funding may be at risk if chief's salary is not disclosedDisability organisation headed by Angela Kerins received more than €80m from State last yearSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Still no clarity over Rehab pay despite State fundingOrganisation says no State funding or fundraising income used to pay for senior management salaries or pensionsThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00
Disability chief who attracts controversy and kudos in equal measureAngel Kerins has faced criticism for not disclosing her salaryThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00
Young people forming new and growing wave of homeless as rents and cuts biteCampaigners say Government policy on homeless is absurdTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Are non-profit housing associations the answer to meeting social housing needs?Government says these groups have key role in providing affordable homes, but figures are disappointingTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
‘No one should have to live like this. It’s diabolical’The cost of rent is rapidly outpacing wage growth in the capital, causing hardship for manyMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Rent control: how the system might workEuropean systems seek to balance the interests of tenants and landlordsMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Social housing output drops to new low as demand increasesRising cost of rent is putting extra pressure on both low and middle income groupsMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
A natural selection solution to your sportA Dublin-based company provides home-testing kits to help determine if your genes have any athletic potentialFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:00
Sat-nav technology for ambulances would result in ’unsafe’ service - MinisterHSE criticised over emergency vehicles ending up at wrong addressesFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Hundreds of State-funded agencies told to reveal pay ratesMove affects so-called section 39 agencies which receive HSE fundingThu Jan 16 2014 - 18:27
Set-up costs for Irish Water would be ‘minimal’ say Government recordsNew body would deliver major savings for taxpayer as part of efficiency driveTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Concern tax reforms could threaten foreign investmentDepartment of Finance report raised fears over impact of proposed rules on tax avoidanceSat Jan 11 2014 - 08:27
Are the days of the ‘Double Irish’ numbered?Internal Department of Finance report flags risks to corporation tax and other incentivesSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Changes to housing grants will result in poorest paying moreEligibility rule may make it harder for older people and those with disabilities to remain in their homesFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Troubled children in State-run care locked up for 12 hours a dayHiqa report finds poor outcomes for children at State-run Crannóg Nua high support unitThu Jan 09 2014 - 18:27
Most homes face flat-rate fees when water charges startMajority of households will not have water meters by end of yearMon Jan 06 2014 - 07:23
Government contributing to development of nuclear reactorState pays €1.6m a year for membership of international nuclear energy groupsMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:01
Department chief warned cuts could reduce participation in education systemBudget cut spending by €33 million in 2014, including reductions for people in further education programmesFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:01
€225m spent on shelved Dublin transport projectsOnly €10m in residual value if Metro North and Dart Underground do not go aheadFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:01
