Sustained political will now required to drive reform in child protectionANALYSIS: YESTERDAY’S REPORT shines a light onto one of the darkest sides of Irish life: how the State’s creaking and often …Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
'We went to the State for help. We were crying out for help, but it never arrived'IT’S DEVLIN Kavanagh’s Confirmation day, and he’s posing for a photograph in his school uniformWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Report provides opportunity for decisive change in care structureANALYSIS: The evidence is children and young people are tragically being failed right up to the presentWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Dead at 14JUST OVER a year after entering the State’s care system, Devlin Kavanagh was dead. He was 14 years oldWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Authorities 'abdicated duty' to ensure protectionAN INDEPENDENT report on how the State handled the cases of 112 children who died while in contact with social services has found…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Proposed laws will compel lobbyists to name Dáil contactsNEW LAWS that will force lobbyists to disclose all their contacts with TDs and senior civil servants are included in policy proposals…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Lobbyists may have to name contactsNew laws that will force lobbyists to disclose all their contacts with TDs and senior civil servants are included in policy proposals…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Rise in reports of suspected child abuseSOCIAL SERVICES are under significant strain and dealt with almost 30,000 reports of suspected abuse or neglect of children in…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Sympathy offered over birth procedureTHE INSTITUTE of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has offered its unreserved sympathy to women who have suffered as a result …Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Debate over institute's independenceANALYSIS: Some strongly defend the ESRI’s outlook as apolitical. Others talk of who pays the piper...Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Planning review is criticised as 'whitewash'A REVIEW of complaints regarding alleged planning irregularities in seven local authority areas by the Department of Environment…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Local councils showed 'weaknesses' in implementing planning lawMINISTER OF State with responsibility for planning Jan O’Sullivan yesterday published a review report which examined complaints…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Planning review finds 'no abuses'A review of complaints about planning in seven local authority areas by the Department of Environment has not found any evidence…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Church influenced birth procedure, says reportA DRAFT report commissioned by the Government into the use of a controversial childbirth operation says one of the reasons it…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Report shows figures for birth procedureA CONTROVERSIAL childbirth operation continued at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth, almost 20 years after it…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Thoroughness of inquiry on death investigatedTHE GARDA Ombudsman is investigating whether an original investigation into Kate Fitzgerald’s death was sufficiently thorough…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Minister wants work on children's hospital to begin quicklyMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly said he wants work on a new children’s hospital to get under way as quickly as possible after…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Poorer countries driving growthTHE ECONOMIC crisis has diverted attention away from a “silent revolution” in the world of development which is seeing economic…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Wallace not the first politician to cheat taxmanMICK WALLACE, the property developer and Wexford Independent TD, isn’t the first politician to have cheated with his taxesFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Echoes of church teachings resonate loudlyANALYSIS: SOME OF it we hardly notice: the Angelus bells, the hospital wards named after saintly figures, the crucifixes in …Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Many Catholics 'do not believe' church teachingsTHE MAJORITY of Catholics in Ireland do not attend Mass regularly and significant numbers do not believe in key tenets of the…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Halt to funding of respite care services being consideredTHE GOVERNMENT is examining controversial plans to cease funding respite care services that benefit thousands of families with…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Audit urges checks on centenarian paymentsAN INTERNAL audit of the Office of the President has recommended stronger checks on payments made to people on their 100th birthday…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Far stronger No vote in poorer areas suggests shift to class politics for someANALYSIS: The treaty was largely backed by voters in rural and middle-class areas and the No vote did well in working-class …Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Study to research benefits of free preschool placesRESEARCHERS HOPE to find out what benefits universal free preschool places have had on thousands of children in a landmark study…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Up to 85% of disabled funding goes on staffA GOVERNMENT study examining how €1Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Irish Red Cross appoints six new board membersTHE IRISH Red Cross Society has appointed six new members to its 14-strong board of directors as part of what it describes as…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Four still in hospital after Cavan crashFour people remain in hospital today after two spectators were killed and seven others injured after a car taking part in a rally…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Suspended care home owner gets postTHE OWNER of a Kilkenny nursing home who is accused of reckless abandonment of residents and theft of money from clients has …Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Two killed Cavan rally crashTwo people were killed and seven injured in an accident at a motor rally in Co Cavan today.Sun May 27 2012 - 01:00
Schools 'need to integrate'FORMER EUROPEAN commissioner Peter Sutherland has warned of “ethnic polarisation” developing in Irish schools unless more is …Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
At least 24 youths died in care of HSEAT LEAST 24 children and young adults who were involved with social services have died in the past year and a half, according…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Social entrepreneurs awarded €100,000 for community inputTEN ENTREPRENEURS who are tackling social issues such as unemployment in new and innovative ways will today be awarded financial…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Government urged to create part-time jobs programmeTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to establish a part-time job opportunities programme in the public and voluntary sectors with the…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
School attendance Bill extends age ruleTHE GOVERNMENT is to examine proposals to legally oblige parents of children under the age of six to ensure their children attend…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Call for resources to back abuse reportingSOCIAL WORKERS have called on the Government to ensure child and family services are adequately resourced before it enacts plans…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
The jobless generationIn Ireland and across Europe, youth unemployment has become a social emergency, retarding economies and blighting livesSat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Failings 'not acceptable' and cannot be toleratedAN INVESTIGATION into patient care and governance at Tallaght hospital has revealed serious concerns over the safety of patients…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Hospitals to be called in by Minister over safety concernsALL HOSPITALS in the State have been urged to stop using hospital corridors to accommodate patients following a damning report…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
'The only thing he has is the bus that comes to collect him'ANALYSIS: Young people with disabilities are facing an uncertain future once they finish schoolMon May 14 2012 - 01:00
School-leavers with intellectual disabilities face cuts in supportHEALTH AUTHORITIES are under mounting pressure to find places for up to 700 children with intellectual disabilities who require…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Dáil ready to pull up drawbridge if unforeseen emergency arisesIS THE Government in mortal fear of revolution? Or is it just a prudent piece of risk management?Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Agency to take over child protectionA NEW standalone agency will take over responsibility for child protection from the Health Service Executive early next year, …Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Plans for child abuse reporting queriedTHE AUTHOR of a major review of child protection in the UK has warned that plans to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Bill necessary to protect individual and wider societyANALYSIS: New legislation seeks to protect people who expose wrongdoing in public and private life. Will it go far enough?Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Official Secrets Act to protect sensitive dataTHE OFFICIAL Secrets Act is expected to be amended to prevent “highly sensitive and secret” official information from being disclosed…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Major delay in assessing disabled childrenHEALTH AUTHORITIES are failing to assess the needs of thousands of children with disabilities within legal time limits, according…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Colleges paid top staff €8m without approvalNEW FIGURES show universities paid almost €8 million in unauthorised allowances to senior academics over a six-year period.Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ faces big challenge to win back public's trust, says RabbitteMINISTER FOR Communications Pat Rabbitte said RTÉ faces a major challenge in re-establishing trust with the Irish people following…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
It will take a long time to regain audience trustANALYSIS: RTÉ FACES a major challenge in re-establishing its trust with viewers who have come to expect high standards from …Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
