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
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
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
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
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
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
Thousands to march to Dáil against cuts to disability servicesTHOUSANDS OF people with intellectual disabilities and their families are expected to march on Leinster House tomorrow in protest…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Nevin legal team wins access to Garda filesLAWYERS FOR Catherine Nevin have won access to Garda files which they claim discredit the evidence of two key prosecution witnesses…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
'Historic advance' for equality as Civil Partnership Bill passedSAME-SEX couples will be able to avail of legally-binding civil partnerships for the first time from next year.Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Partnership Bill breaks substantial new groundANALYSIS: What does the civil partnership legislation do and how will it work?, writes CARL O'BRIENFri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Dáil passes Civil Partnership BillSame-sex couples will be able to avail of legally-binding civil partnerships for the first time from next year.Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Children lost in a system of failures and secrecyA NALYSIS: Hiding the failures is not the answerThu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Lawyers for ex-judge seek €1.9m legal feesLAWYERS FOR former judge Brian Curtin are seeking legal fees of up to €1Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Department staunchly defends its economic adviceANALYSIS: Official material shows willingness to attribute blame for economic failings to other high-profile institutionsThu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Children with no mental issues on psychiatric wardsCHILDREN WITHOUT mental health problems are being admitted to beds in psychiatric services because there is “nowhere else for…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Ireland Funds group raises $7m despite downturnA GROUNDSWELL of “pragmatic patriotism” among the Irish disaspora has resulted in philanthropists raising $7 million (€5.6 million…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Children's supremo now to be appointedTHE GOVERNMENT is to establish a new senior post in the Health Service Executive with direct responsibility for children in care…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Some children in care 'not seen by social workers for 10 years'SOME CHILDREN in State care have not had a visit from a social worker for up to 10 years or more, according to a highly critical…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds of court, Garda interpreters have no qualificationHUNDREDS OF interpreters working in the courts and for the Garda have no formal qualification to interpret or translate, despite…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Court told of concerns for three young people in careTHE HIGH Court held a special sitting on Saturday to discuss the welfare of three young people in the special care unit run by…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Child deaths while in care or contact with services now at 188AT LEAST 188 young people who were in care or in contact with social services have died over the past decade, according to new…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
188 young people receiving State care died in 10 yearsAt least 188 young people who were in care or known to social services have died over the past decade, according to new figures…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
