Service aims to give disabled and vulnerable people a stronger voicePEOPLE WITH disabilities will have access to a national advocacy service from today, which aims to give vulnerable people a stronger…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
National advocacy service unveiledPeople with disabilities will have access to a national advocacy service from today which aims to give vulnerable people a stronger…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
State to review pay of disability service executivesTHE GOVERNMENT is to review the size of salaries paid to senior executives in State-funded organisations that provide services…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
No disciplinary action after Roscommon abuse failuresNO SOCIAL worker or professional involved in the Roscommon abuse and neglect case has been sanctioned on foot of a damning report…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Health staff involved in up to 8,000 drug errors a yearHEALTH WORKERS are involved in up to 8,000 medication errors or near-misses in Irish hospitals each year, new figures indicate…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Nearly €6m set aside for claims from soldiersTHE DEPARTMENT of Defence has made provision for almost €6 million to deal with compensation claims from soldiers this year including…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Further delays to Metro North 'not an option'FURTHER DELAYS to Metro North in Dublin are “not an option” and could undermine the State’s ability to seek investors for other…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Abortion issue must be dealt with, say campaignersFINE GAEL and Labour must include an action plan for the introduction of lawful abortion in the next programme for government…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
ECT use most common in western countiesUnder 400 patients received a total of 2,672 treatments of electroconvulsive therapy in hospitals during 2009, figures from Mental…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Lowry defends decision to distribute letter on lobbying success to childrenTIPPERARY: INDEPENDENT TD Michael Lowry has defended a decision to give hundreds of letters to schoolchildren in Borrisokane…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil will struggle to take second seat in LimerickCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: WHAT A difference a few years makes.Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
President speaks of shared pain as six die in plane crashPRESIDENT MARY McAleese spoke last night of the pain felt by families, including her own, after yesterday’s air crash at Cork…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
As fog clears, tragedy of carnage is revealedUntil yesterday, fatal air crashes were viewed in Cork as something that happened only far awayFri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Give me a crash course in . . . public services cardsOver the coming months the State will begin issuing about three million public services cards to all citizens over the age of…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Huge rise in public tip-offs alleging welfare fraudTHERE HAS been a dramatic increase in the number of people making anonymous tip-offs to authorities over alleged welfare fraud…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí warned to avoid illegal evictionsGARDAÍ HAVE been warned not to participate in illegal evictions following allegations that members of the force have been assisting…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Rural suicide: 'If we don't talk, people won't know there is help out there'Suicide is a growing problem in Ireland, but it’s worst in rural areas, where the recession has cut deeper than elsewhere – and…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Patients restrained or secluded 5,000 times during 2009PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS were either restrained or secluded in mental health facilities on more than 5,000 occasions during 2009, …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach's six advisers earned €800,000A TEAM of six special advisers to Taoiseach Brian Cowen cost the taxpayer more than €800,000 last year.Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Inquiry into Bank of Ireland bonusesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has started an investigation into millions of euro in undisclosed bonus payments paid to staff…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Child protection is in crisis, say social workersSOCIAL WORKERS in parts of Dublin say they are being forced to ignore hundreds of potentially serious child protection concerns…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
First gay couple to have civil partnership recognisedGLENN CUNNINGHAM and Adriano Vilar have become the first gay couple in the State to have their civil partnership formally recognised…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Direct payments for disabilities more effective, says reportPROVIDING DIRECT payments to people with disabilities for services could be more equitable and cost-effective than giving money…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Young ADHD sufferers more likely to abuse drink and drugsYOUNG PEOPLE with attention deficit disorder problems are at a significantly higher risk of misusing drugs and alcohol.Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Over 10,000 NI drivers sought for traffic law or toll violationsEFFORTS ARE being made to pursue more than 10,000 motorists from Northern Ireland who have broken traffic laws or failed to pay…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Inspectors seek review of high use of sedatives in mental unitsMENTAL HEALTH inspectors have expressed concern over the high use of sedatives in psychiatric hospitals and have called for an…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
OPW history book to go €350,000 over budgetA HISTORY of the Office of Public Works to be published this year will cost the taxpayer €350,000 more than was originally envisaged…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Number of pubs down by 1,300 over last five yearsTHE NUMBER of pub licences has fallen by 1,300 over the past five years amid claims by publicans’ groups that the cheap availability…Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Hospital says ethics body did not instruct staffCORK UNIVERSITY Hospital has said that its medical staff were “guided, but not instructed” by the findings of ethics forum which…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Woman with cancer tells of her abortion ordealA WOMAN who is terminally ill with cancer says she was forced to travel to Britain for an abortion earlier this year despite …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
'Why is simple treatment not available even when a mother's life is at risk?'One woman tells her story of cancer and pregnancy because she does not want others to go through what she hasTue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Sub-zero temperatures to last until Christmas Eve at earliestTHE COUNTRY faces several more days of sub-zero temperatures, with conditions unlikely to improve until Christmas Eve at the …Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
RTÉ rejects allegations of tolerance towards drug abuseRTÉ LAST night rejected allegations that there was a tolerance of drug abuse among its workforce but acknowledged that its coverage…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
State loses case on woman's abortion rightTHE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Irish State violated the rights of a woman with cancer who says she was…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
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
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
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
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
