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
The jobless generationIn Ireland and across Europe, youth unemployment has become a social emergency, retarding economies and blighting livesSat May 19 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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
RTÉ to pay €200,000 fine on foot of damning findingsRTÉ IS to be fined €200,000 following a report by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland which found that the Mission to Prey …Sat May 05 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
Child sex abuse on agenda of church and state since 1920sCHILD PROTECTION: ONE OF Cardinal Seán Brady’s explanations for his handling of clerical sex abuse cases in the mid-1970s is…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Cost of State redress for abused up to nearly €1.5bnTHE COST of the State’s redress scheme for survivors of institutional child abuse is set to rise by more than €100 million following…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
State solely responsible for vaccine, says makerTHE MAKERS of the swine flu vaccine associated with an increase in sleeping disorders among children in Ireland has said the …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Onus on priests to report offences unclearSEAL OF CONFESSION: THE DEPARTMENT of Justice was unable to confirm last night whether priests will be legally obliged to report…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Families face jail for failing to report sex abuseFAMILY MEMBERS could face prosecution if they fail to report evidence of sexual abuse or other serious offences against children…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Q&AHow will small organisations like scouts, brownies or sports clubs be affected by Government plans to place guidelines on the…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Clubs face shutdown if guidelines not followedANY SPORTS club, society or voluntary organisation that works with children faces being shut down if it fails to implement official…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Failure to report child sex abuse to become offenceANY PERSON who fails to report cases of child sexual abuse to gardaí will face prosecution under legislation due to be published…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Ombudsman says garda should face disciplinary case over commentsTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has recommended disciplinary proceedings be taken against one of the gardaí who was investigated…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Child protection Bills publishedAny sports club, society or voluntary organisation that works with children faces being shut down if they fail to implement official…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Department defends indemnity deal with producers of swine flu vaccineTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has defended its decision to sign an indemnity deal with the producers of a swine flu vaccine that is…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Narcolepsy linked to flu vaccine in 25 childrenA REPORT commissioned by the Department of Health is expected to show there is an association between the swine flu vaccine and…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
TDs to vote against Bill despite party's calls for legislationLABOUR PARTY deputies will be expected to vote against a Bill in the Dáil today which seeks to legislate for the “X-case” abortion…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Report links vaccine to narcolepsyAn official report has concluded that an increase in the sleep disorder narcolepsy among young people since 2009 is associated…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
When conflicts of interest arise in medicineANALYSIS: Is our approach to mental health compromised by the drugs industry’s financial ties with health professionals?Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Ministers paying PR firms out of secretary allowanceGOVERNMENT Ministers are using personal secretarial allowances to pay for public relations advice and hire party activists as…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Bitter pills to swallowDo the drugs work? The number of antidepressants and drugs being prescribed for mental health problems is increasing – but a …Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Ministers not circumventing the allowance guidelines - there are noneANALYSIS: Our public representatives are spending up to €40,000 on PR servicesSat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
More than 20% of children in Ireland report hearing voicesMORE THAN one in five Irish children between the ages of 11 and 13 have reported hearing voices, a sign regarded by experts as…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Civil servants to face sanctionThe Government is planning to introduce sanctions for senior civil servants who fail to manage sub-standard staff after conceding…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Senior civil servants to face sanction for failing to manage staffTHE GOVERNMENT is planning to introduce sanctions for senior civil servants who fail to manage sub-standard staff after conceding…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
'He doesn't want to go to a nursing home. He's much happier at home'CENSUS STORIES OVER-65s: BILL GUEST (71) was an imposing garda in his day, over six feet tall and 16 stone in weight.Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
New guidelines for suicide bereavement support publishedNEW GUIDELINES for suicide bereavement support have been launched to help ensure community responses are safe and do not put …Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Bruton urged more tax breaks for executivesMINISTER FOR Jobs Richard Bruton privately warned earlier this year that tax breaks aimed at luring multinational executives …Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Report cites a groupthink atmosphere of unchallenged assumptionsAnna Carragher found a failure in RTÉ to recognise the potential for a grave injusticeTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
'Anyone who comes to see the school can see the need for a modern building. It's almost Third-World conditions'CENSUS STORIES CHILDREN: BUILT IN 1955, the main classrooms in Glenville National School in Cork are cramped and difficult to…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
No more admissions to outdated asylumsACUTE ADMISSIONS to outdated mental asylums have finally ceased following decades of stinging criticism over their often dilapidated…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Government to build €50m child detention facility at LuskTHE GOVERNMENT has pledged to end the jailing of children in adult prisons within two years, following decades of stinging criticism…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
€50m child detention centre plannedThe Government intends to end the detention of under-18s in adult prisons within two years following decades of criticism from…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Census shows a country changed yet still rooted in traditionSO MUCH has changed, yet so much is strikingly familiar.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Census finds population growingThe 2011 census results shows the number of Irish residents who were born outside the country has reached a new high of just …Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Rich-poor gap grew by over one-quarter in 2010THE GAP between the richest and poorest in Ireland grew by more than 25 per cent during 2010, new figures show.Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Revenue concerns over fairness of foreign executives' tax breakTHE REVENUE Commissioners raised serious concerns over the fairness of aspects of Government tax breaks aimed at luring multinational…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
