‘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
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
‘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
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
New law to permit adoption by same-sex civil partnersReforms to legislation aimed at recognising diversity of modern familyFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
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
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
Disability chief who attracts controversy and kudos in equal measureAngel Kerins has faced criticism for not disclosing her salaryThu Jan 23 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
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
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
‘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
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
Top 20 earning landlords get €5m in State rent subsidyIndividual payments ranged between €180,000 and €578,000 in 2012Thu Jan 02 2014 - 07:31
State pension age increases to 66Other increases will see qualifying age rise to 68 over the next decade and a halfThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:00
Foreign embassies instructed not to conduct ‘illegal’ marriage ceremoniesGovernment considers legalising up to 3,000 marriages on a once-off basisWed Jan 01 2014 - 22:03
Analysis: Crisis has cut qualms about informing on fraudstersNumber of anonymous welfare fraud tip-offs has soaredTue Dec 31 2013 - 11:34
Reports of welfare fraud up 2,500% since 200816 per cent of reports analysed saw welfare payments cut or stoppedTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
The year the sun came out – for someIreland’s economy is starting to look like the euro zone’s comeback kid, but with such a fragile and two-tiered recovery, a happy ending may yet be out of reachSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Crown alleges St Vincent's drug fraud led to deathsSenator claimed women died after clinical trials suspendedMon Dec 23 2013 - 09:23
Senior post at Cope paid from public donationsState-funded body’s fundraising chief’s €71,400 salary paid by charitable fundsSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
HSE has no evidence Mahony’s €45,000 from private feesHolles Street master told HSE payment relates to group practice for semi-private patientsFri Dec 20 2013 - 09:17
Vincent’s refuses to divulge details of top-up paymentsHospital warned over compliance with public sector pay guidelinesThu Dec 19 2013 - 19:03
Reilly warns Vincent’s of 'serious consequences' over top-upsMinister was speaking after hospital declined to provide details of allowances to senior staffThu Dec 19 2013 - 09:34
St Vincent’s refuses to provide allowance details for senior staffHSE audit into top-up payments shows senior staff in 13 hospitals received extra payThu Dec 19 2013 - 07:03
Dramatic differences across State in number of childcare orders soughtWhile 230 cases came before court in Letterkenny, just nine recorded in TullamoreTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Gardaí objected to return of Roma child due to ‘flight risk’District Court told child appeared to be registered under two different namesMon Dec 16 2013 - 23:12
Gardaí feared blonde Roma child was ‘flight risk’Girl later returned to family after DNA tests proved she was biologically related to parentsMon Dec 16 2013 - 17:38
Charities will pay unless regulation is fast-trackedTragedy in CRC debacle is that so much good work depends on public trust in our charitiesFri Dec 13 2013 - 07:50
