Revelations over executive pay will rankle in wake of cuts to supportsConfidential audit states some senior salaries were boosted by fundraising incomeTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Updating family law for the needs of the 21st centuryAnalysis: Reforms will modernise areas such as guardianship, custody and accessMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:05
New laws to allow adoption by same-sex couplesReforms to legislation aimed at recognising diversity of modern familyMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
New asylum regulations ‘will speed up application process’Move affects 3,800 people seeking subsidiary protectionFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Analysis: Report reveals pattern of repeated failuresImplementation – now – is the keyFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Details of deaths of children known to HSE services revealedConcern over lack of co-operation, poor assessments and missed opportunitiesFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Child death review report: case studiesHow three young people slipped through the cracks of child protection and welfare servicesThu Nov 14 2013 - 23:01
38 young people in contact with social services died in 2011-12Most deaths were from natural causes, followed by suicide, drug overdose, accidentsThu Nov 14 2013 - 14:47
Homeless people being failed by system which 'lacks compassion'Trust co-founder says life for most vulnerable people is harder than it was in the pastWed Nov 13 2013 - 21:32
Regeneration of Longford street a model for social housing‘People used to be afraid to walk these streets... Now we have a thriving community’Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Irish charities renew appeal as new storms threaten PhilippinesRescue workers say survivors desperate for food, water and medicineTue Nov 12 2013 - 22:44
Funding concern over ‘youth guarantee’ schemeUnder-25s may have to wait up to nine months before being guaranteed access to jobs or trainingTue Nov 12 2013 - 06:07
Trinity withdraws legal threat over war memorial websiteCollege says it takes ‘very seriously’ the role of former students who played role in conflictsTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Poor communication ‘key issue’ in Roma casesHSE report says social workers ‘not involved’ in decision to remove Athlone childMon Nov 11 2013 - 07:47
Filipinos in Ireland face anxious wait for news of loved ones at homeIrish Government pledges €1 million in aid to assist in recovery effortMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Government gives €1 million to recovery effort following devastating typhoonIrish aid agencies appeal for donationsSun Nov 10 2013 - 18:07
Ombudsman receives HSE report into Roma children controversyGardaí and social workers face inquiry over their role in handling of casesSat Nov 09 2013 - 11:53
Missing ‘teenage girl’ found in Dublin identified as 25-year-old AustralianCourt hears she is ‘very vulnerable’ with possible history of psychiatric illnessThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Residential services for thousands of people with disabilities face independent inspectionsHiqa will have power to investigate breaches in care from next monthThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:01
Cusack’s story is helping to challenge the stigma surrounding mental healthMany men find it hard to ask for help or open up to those around themThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Cork hurler praised for speaking openly about depressionConor Cusack’s journey of recovery ‘strikes real chord’ with other young men in distressWed Oct 30 2013 - 16:44
Adviser warns against changing child protection lawsDr Geoffrey Shannon cautions against acting in haste after Roma controversyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
State fears reform of system will attract asylum seekersConfidential briefing document says direct provision is ‘not ideal’, but saves moneyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
New study reveals ‘systemic weaknesses’ in child care legal proceedingsUntrained judges and failure to listen to children results in system ‘falling short’Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Why can’t we be like those guys?Why are our health and education systems inferior to those of other European countries? Because theirs are the products of decades-long planningSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Gardaí and social workers face probe over handling of Roma child casesChildren’s Ombudsman to be given additional powers to investigate Garda’s roleSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Facebook post and hysteria led to Roma children's removalState and society face searching questions over our relationship with migrantsSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Ombudsman expected to launch inquiry into Roma casesTraveller group expresses fears over ‘racial profiling’ and misuse of State powerFri Oct 25 2013 - 06:57
Roma cases pose troubling questions over our confidence in care systemOnly an independent inquiry will be able to provide public with the full answersFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
Concern over ‘witch hunt’ against RomaPavee Point said danger that action could create conditions for increase in racismWed Oct 23 2013 - 09:35
Child born in hostel for asylum seekers placed in State care for her own safetyCatalogue of abuse and neglect of children detailed in new report on childcare casesWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
Girl taken from Dublin family over identity concernsFamily insist child is ‘100% theirs’ following Garda action in wake of Greek caseTue Oct 22 2013 - 18:39
Just 3% of dole recipients ‘better off’ without a jobGovernment to use figures in campaign to highlight benefit of work over welfareTue Oct 22 2013 - 08:56
Lack of training places for jobless youth apparentCut to welfare for under-25s was justified on the basis of youth employment initiativesTue Oct 22 2013 - 06:53
One million face higher health insurance, industry claimsHealth insurers call for review of tax relief cap introduced in BudgetFri Oct 18 2013 - 09:51
Ghost of budgets past will come back to haunt taxpayers from next JanuaryFull force of benefit cuts and property tax hikes announced last year will be felt in 2014Thu Oct 17 2013 - 01:09
Government breaks pledge to ringfence €35m to modernise mental healthMinister insists money is available to recruit staff to community mental health teamsThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Young, old and expectant mothers to bear brunt of welfare cuts, say lobby groupsMaternity benefits will almost be halved for many parents as a result of successive cutsWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:01
Young and old end up paying the price for maintaining core welfare ratesJobless young people seen as a ‘soft target’Tue Oct 15 2013 - 22:39
Core welfare protected but cuts will hurt young and oldAnalysis: Little ‘good news’ for jobless young people, new mothers and pensionersTue Oct 15 2013 - 17:48
Young and old targeted in welfare cutsReductions in dole payments for under-26s and allowances for pensionersTue Oct 15 2013 - 16:48
Social services alerted over child welfare in asylum centresState body says it takes all child protection concerns ‘very seriously’Tue Oct 15 2013 - 08:47
Key member of Child and Family Agency steps down within year of appointmentGovernment breached pay limits to hire British expert Annie CallananTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Private firms with offshore links running asylum seeker centresState has spent almost €800m on direct provisionMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Asylum industry has become a cash cow for big businessPrivate hostel owners have been the real beneficiaries of direct provision systemMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
People with disabilities wait up to 13 years for residential placeDemand for services at ‘breaking point’, say campaignersFri Oct 11 2013 - 07:56
One third would not vote for politician with depression - studyWhile attitudes towards mental health have improved, research shows stigma remainsFri Oct 11 2013 - 07:22
More mental disorders among young Irish, study showsResearch finds one third of young people experience a mental disorder by age 13Thu Oct 10 2013 - 11:36
Shatter pledges to publish all inspection reports for asylum accommodation centresThere are 34 asylum accommodation centres run by private companies which accommodate 4,600 peopleThu Oct 10 2013 - 08:06
