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
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
Adviser warns against changing child protection lawsDr Geoffrey Shannon cautions against acting in haste after Roma controversyMon Oct 28 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
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
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
Staff at ‘unsafe’ residential centre repeatedly raised concerns over children’s welfareEmployees say HSE management did not respond to their complaintsThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:09
21,000 people urge Government to invest promised funds in mental health servicesMental and emotional distress has increased during recession, experts sayWed Oct 09 2013 - 22:39
Government urged to end direct provision system for asylum seekersAlternative proposal could save money and improve standards, says refugee bodyWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:01
Inspections reveal poor standards in asylum centresThree units given closure threat as a result of lapses in health, safety and hygieneTue Oct 08 2013 - 11:52
Children’s unit to close following damning inspection reportInspectors find evidence of bullying, self-harm and fire safety risksTue Oct 08 2013 - 11:45
Concern grows as strains on mental health policy intensifyDwindling staff numbers and poor governance have taken their toll on mental health servicesTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Inspection reportsExtracts from examinations of standards in direct provision centres for asylum seekersTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Bleak picture of conditions at asylum centresCampaigners warn hostels will be subject of State apology in years to comeTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
State paid private firms €60m to house asylum seekers last yearCampaigners say direct provision system causes suffering and wastes State resourcesMon Oct 07 2013 - 22:20
In the shadow of Athlone, how real is stranger danger?The alleged rape of two young girls has sparked anger and anxiety. How big are the risks of abuse by strangers?Sat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Remanded Athlone rape suspect to be given protection in prison30-year-old arrived at Longford courthouse flanked by members of the armed support unitWed Oct 02 2013 - 10:06
Man charged with raping two young girls30-year-old defendant placed on suicide watch ahead of further court appearanceTue Oct 01 2013 - 11:26
Hundreds gather at Athlone Garda station in solidarity and anger over alleged child abuse‘People are sickened,’ says organiser of protest on Barrack StreetTue Oct 01 2013 - 09:07
Man due in court over sexual assault on girls in AthloneSuspect charged in connection with ‘horrific’ attack on two children attending birthday partyTue Oct 01 2013 - 08:47
Man for court in connection with Athlone attackCrowd gathers outside Garda station where man is being questionedMon Sept 30 2013 - 20:56
Adoption patterns have changed a lot in recent decades, forum hearsGiving up of children from unwed parents down from 97% in 1967 to less than 1%Mon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
