Flu season expected to peak over Christmas, with current strain particularly virulent among children under 15

An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out

About 100 people attended a rally calling for an ‘immediate emergency winter payment’

It ‘cannot be’ that Tusla and relevant departments are not in a position to sort out this problem, says judge

On Tuesday, Michael travels to Dublin to protest with other disabled people outside Dáil Éireann

Christmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’

TD says Government target of reducing child poverty to 3 per cent is disappointing

The bonus is worth 100 per cent of their payment, meaning recipients will get a double-payment of their welfare amount

Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation

Social enterprise Shuttleknit has Traveller identity at its core, and big ambitions

Latest case follows previous outbreaks at farms in Laois, Monaghan, Meath and Carlow

Handing out tents and sleeping bags, most of which are then destroyed, a ‘huge waste’, says volunteer

Renting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSO

Vast majority of Ukrainian children referred are boys aged 16 or 17, agency says

Average annual number of suicides between 2018 and 2022 was 526