Analysis: Troubling insight into lonely world of crisis pregnancyMoney shortages and lack of expert advice conspired against mother of one, says her husbandTue Jul 23 2013 - 05:00
Abortion couple ‘felt abandoned’ by health systemMinister expresses shock over ‘traumatic and dreadful’ deathTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Poorer mothers likely to return to work earlier - reportExtended family playing a greater role in childminding as parents struggle with childcareMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Minister ‘shocked’ at death of woman after UK abortionLondon Metropolitan Police investigating death of 32-year-old from IrelandMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Fixed penalties: a cyclist’s viewMany of us bend the law but rogue cyclists are to blame for new penaltiesFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Appeal for missing Co Tyrone womanLisa McGowan (44) last seen at her home in Drumquin over a week agoThu Jul 18 2013 - 17:02
Law labelling disabled as ‘lunatics’ to be replacedNew legislation on assisted decision-making will affect thousands of people with disabilitiesThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Children’s services face financial penalties for missing targets - MinisterNew legislation will place child and family services under a single new State agencyWed Jul 17 2013 - 20:00
After the Asylum: ‘I like my reality now.'The destructive voices in Michelle Dalton’s head resulted in her being admitted to hospital as a teenager. She now supports others in distressTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
HSE overspending threatens recruitment of promised mental health staff477 posts pledged this year for community mental health and suicide prevention servicesTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
‘Wellness bus’ becomes vehicle for conversation about positive mental healthA mobile mental health service operates in west Cork as part of an initiative to help people recover outside traditional mental-health servicesMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
After the Asylum: ‘I loved the severe physical pain. It was better than the mental pain'Rory Doody spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals and institutions. Today, he helps others in the communityMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
After the AsylumPeople with mental-health problems were once locked away in asylums. Now most live in the community, like Mags Kelly, whose story is told here. But they can easily fall through the cracks of an underfunded service.Sat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Government report to recommend legal recognition for same-sex parentsMove would also give guardianship rights to step-parents and unmarried fathersThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Report to recommend criminal offence for cyberbullyingGovernment document proposes schools should be compelled to have strong disciplinary codesThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Lone parents face income cuts as new welfare changes come into forceGovernment says reforms will bring Ireland into line with other countriesThu Jul 11 2013 - 00:00
New child and family agency will employ up to 4,000 staffLegislation approved by Government, but no agreement over moving key staff to agencyWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:19
Opposition parties criticise Government moves to encourage water charge paymentMoves to cut water pressure will leave poor families with a ‘trickle of water’Tue Jul 09 2013 - 17:48
Water charges will be another burden for those struggling to stay afloatPrinciple of charges is progressive, but many will feel it is money down the drainTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Water bill defaulters will face reduction in pressureFamilies face fees of €100 to €300 a yearTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Irish clinic says it will offer ‘three-parent’ IVF proceduresNew procedure could prevent genetic disorders, but critics warn of ethical issuesSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Special needs children face cut in support despite Government U-turnParents groups say children will be forced to share access to special needs assistantsFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
‘Our ultimate objective was to eliminate homelessness’Peter McVerry is marking three decades of fighting deprivation in DublinThu Jun 27 2013 - 05:00
Quinn reverses planned cuts to supports of special needs pupilsProposals by Minister for Education had provoked public backlashTue Jun 25 2013 - 13:06
Minister pledges to address ‘crisis’ in mental health services in Roscommon areaNurses say understaffing and lack of investment has resulted in serious incidentsMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:02
Budget wording altered to hide reference to councils passing on property taxTens of thousands in local authority housing likely to face rent increasesMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
The Special Olympics demolished our prejudices and perceptions of disabilitySpirit of those heady summer days lives onFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:02
Children left at risk by HSE social services, says Ombudsman reportHSE senior management says claims ‘unfounded and unsubstantiated’Mon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach gives backing to national initiative aimed at tackling key social challengesChange Nation event seeks to create jobs, improve education and empower citizensSat Jun 15 2013 - 11:21
Termination was denied at first because clinicians believed their ‘hands were tied’Halappanavars requested abortion after being told miscarriage was inevitableFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Report identifies multiple failures in treatment of Savita HalappanavarHSE says clinical staff at Galway University Hospital failed to properly assess or monitor dying woman’s conditionThu Jun 13 2013 - 16:00
Main points: HSE report into death of Savita HalappanavarFindings of the inquiry into pregnant woman’s death in Galway University HospitalThu Jun 13 2013 - 15:00
Mental health services ‘stagnant’ and in danger of slipping backwardsWatchdog says failure to hire community-based staff will hamper servicesThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
Standards of care will deteriorate unless mental health posts filled, watchdog warnsJohn Saunders says lack of community services will undermine outcomes for patientsWed Jun 12 2013 - 12:48
Women at work: the cost of childcareGovernment should provide comprehensive childcare for pre-school children, say parents in an Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll – but don’t ask them to sacrifice child benefit to pay for itWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
HSE cuts funding for childcare training and adviceDecision affects 33 positions in Childminding Advisory ServiceWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Change Nation, change livesIn Dublin last year, 50 of the world’s leading social innovators gathered to share ideas on how to tackle key challenges facing the country. We are now seeing results, writes Carl O’BrienTue Jun 11 2013 - 15:17
Are we outsourcing our privacy to US technology companies?Digital rights campaigners say Irish internet users should be worried at new disclosuresSat Jun 08 2013 - 00:59
Jury finds PR consultant died by suicideCoroner says there is no evidence of third party involvement in Kate Fitzgerald’s deathThu Jun 06 2013 - 14:46
Rent supplement to increase in urban and fall in rural areasChanges to welfare support for 85,000 people due to come into force this monthWed Jun 05 2013 - 20:59
State Pathologist rules out third party involvement in death of Kate FitzgeraldInquest hears postmortem results show death was due to hangingWed Jun 05 2013 - 14:34
Government ruled out ‘hardship’ clause in property tax over fears of flood of applicantsOfficials opted not to introduce exemption for hepatitis C sufferersMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
Just 37 inspectors available to monitor 4,700 creches and preschoolsGovernment rules out second free preschool yearMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
State upped creche ratio against adviceChildren to staff ratio raised to 11 to 1 last September despite warnings by expertsSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Cork man who inspired the Who: ‘There’s no Quadrophenia pension. Life’s not like that’Retired postman Jack Lyons was the inspiration for The Who’s 1973 albumSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Creche crisis: the staff speakChildcare work is hugely demanding and highly important, but it’s undervalued and underpaid. Why?Sat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Minister pledges more robust inspection regime for pre-schoolsCreches at centre of controversy apologise to parents and childrenThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Rise of 30% in numbers sleeping rough in capitalCharities say figures reflect wider trend of growing demand for homeless servicesThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Government pledge to cut funding to creches in breach of childcare standardsFacilities at centre of controversy have received millions of euro in public moneyThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
