Children's services director appointedTHE HEALTH Service Executive has appointed a new national director for child and family services as part of a drive to improve…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Risks of ECT outweigh benefits, review findsA COMPREHENSIVE review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has concluded that the risk of damage caused by the procedure cannot…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Doctors lament lack of progress in community mental health servicesDOCTORS HAVE expressed frustration that psychiatric patients are still being admitted to antiquated institutions despite long…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Victims reveal their suffering at the hands of 'singing priest'FR TONY Walsh was best-known for his Elvis act as part of the All-Priests Show, a groin-thrusting, hip-shaking performanceTue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Funding threat to vital council servicesUNPUBLISHED GOVERNMENT records show many local authorities are facing “critical areas of vulnerability” due to funding shortages…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Dáil body wants inquiry into Fás leaseTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has been asked to conduct an investigation into how Fás was authorised to pay more than double the …Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
It was very hurtful, people making assumptions or judgments . . . the truth is they didn't know. As far as I can see, what he did was impulsiveSTORIES OF SUICIDE: Fiona Giles is still haunted by unanswered questions after her brother Stephen, 20, took his own life on…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
They found a note . . . He was sick of being small, of being teased about his height . . . Small things. Typical teenage problems.STORIES OF SUICIDE : Faith Morris’s son died at the age of just 13 earlier this yearThu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Official estimates say bill for Mahon tribunal to hit €250mUNPUBLISHED OFFICIAL estimates show that the total cost of the Mahon tribunal is likely to increase to almost €250 million due…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Social workers say they made 30 requests for extra supportSOCIAL WORKERS close to the Roscommon child abuse case say they made more than 30 unsuccessful requests for extra support to …Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Religious activist refuses to clarify involvementCAMPAIGNER'S ROLE: A RELIGIOUS campaigner who is alleged to have supported the parents of the six children at the centre of …Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
HSE to audit neglect casesThe Health Service Executive is to undertake a national audit of chronic neglect cases involving vulnerable children following…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
HSE to undertake national audit of child neglect casesTHE HEALTH Service Executive is to undertake a national audit of chronic neglect cases involving vulnerable children following…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Customs seized 1,216 packs of illegal abortion drugs in 2009MORE THAN 1,000 packages of abortion drugs were seized by authorities last year amid evidence that growing numbers of pregnant…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Report on 'brutal' childbirth surgery will be flawed, claims survivors' groupWOMEN WHO underwent “brutal” forms of childbirth surgery have said a report being commissioned by the Minister for Health into…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
€500,000 in expenses sought for tribunal judgesTHE COURTS Service has sought more than €500,000 in travel allowances on behalf of three judges involved in the Mahon tribunal…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Further cuts to mental health budget 'risky and dangerous'FURTHER CUTS to mental health services will undermine much of the progress made in recent years in moving towards a more modern…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Lots of vision, but little changeThere was great optimism over plans to modernise our mental health serviceTue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Flaws in Cork foster care services highlightedCHILD PROTECTION services in the Cork area are not robust enough to ensure all children in foster care are being safely cared…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Priests' group says boycott well supportedTHE ASSOCIATION of Catholic Priests has insisted that a campaign to boycott weekend Masses received substantial support.Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Government 'unprepared' for increase in dementia casesResearch shows the number of people with dementia will more than double to about 104,000 by 2036Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Gormley says he has promise on donationsGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has insisted he had a personal commitment from the Taoiseach to deliver legislation which would…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Majority believe assisted suicide should be legalA MAJORITY of people (57 per cent) believe doctor-assisted suicide should be legalised for terminally ill patients who wish to…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Campaigners renew calls for same-sex marriage legislationPOLL REACTION: GAY RIGHTS campaigners have called on the Government to legislate for marriage between same- sex couples following…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Yes to gay marriage and premarital sex: a nation strips off its conservative valuesANALYSIS: There are signs of liberal consensus on once-divisive issues such as homosexualityWed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Call for civil marriage legislationGay rights campaigners have called on the Government to legislate for civil marriage for same-sex couples following today's Irish…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Two-thirds support gay marriage, poll findsJUST OVER two-thirds of people (67 per cent) believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, according to an Irish Times /Behaviour…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Public meetings to tackle issue of suicideA NATIONWIDE series of town hall-style meetings is due to begin this evening as part of a campaign to help tackle the growing…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Government urged to boost funding for suicide preventionSUICIDE PREVENTION campaigners have urged the Government to dramatically increase the funding allocated to support services aimed…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Government to give extra €1m for suicide preventionTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced that an extra €1 million would be provided to community groups involved in suicide prevention…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Secure unit for teens should shut - watchdogTHE HEALTH Service Executive should cease using its main secure unit for troubled teenagers immediately due to concerns over …Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
HSE children's unit condemnedThe Health Service Executive (HSE) should cease using its main secure unit for troubled teenagers immediately due to concerns…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Close to 4,000 who earned over €100,000 paid no taxABOUT 3,800 people who earned more than €100,000 last year paid no tax on their income, according to estimates prepared by the…Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Revenue expects to collect €40m in offshore inquiriesTHE REVENUE Commissioners expect to collect up to €40 million by the end of this year from special investigations into trusts…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
A violent stigma for mentally illPsychiatric nurses argue that more staff are needed to manage violent patients – but are patients with mental illness any more…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan authorised significant Anglo fee risesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan authorised significantly increased salaries for senior Anglo Irish Bank staff last year because…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Ryan asks consultants to examine free-to-air planMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has appointed independent consultants to examine his proposals to designate certain sport…Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Anglo apply for bankruptcy trustee in FitzPatrick caseFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chief Seán FitzPatrick yesterday appeared in the High Court for the first time since he was declared …Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
FitzPatrick attends bankruptcy caseFormer Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick has appeared in the High Court for the first time since he was declared bankrupt…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Laughter mingles with solemnity as experiences recalledIT FELT more like a giant, happy family reunion than a solemn commemoration ceremony.Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Congo veterans honouredHundreds of veterans who served as part of the Defence Forces’ first major overseas peace-keeping mission in the Congo 50 years…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Harney questions HSE on foster care commitmentMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has questioned whether the Health Service Executive (HSE) is fully committed to achieving full…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Half of schools accept autism plansAT LEAST half of the schools which specialise in providing Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to children with autism have signed…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Child benefit tax unlikelyProposals to tax or means-test child benefit payments in the next budget appear increasingly unlikely due to major legal and …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Plans to tax or means-test child benefit unlikely, papers revealPROPOSALS TO tax or means-test child benefit payments in the next budget appear increasingly unlikely due to major legal and …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Top HSE staff to be spared censure over failures in foster care servicesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is not planning to discipline any senior managers on foot of a damning report into foster …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Sanctions needed against HSE staff who have failed childrenANALYSIS: Investigators have found senior HSE management, rather than social workers, are to blame for a shocking catalogue …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Best practice autism treatment 'will vanish' under proposalsA NUMBER of academics have warned that schools providing Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for children with autism will “disappear…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Another generation of vulnerable children being failed by StateANALYSIS: LIKE MOST pieces of legislation, the Child Care Act (1991) is made up of mostly impenetrable legaleseTue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Opposition parties call for community-based housing for disabled people living in institutionsOPPOSITION POLITICAL parties have called on the Government to move quickly to provide modern community-based accommodation for…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
