‘Mum is always happy. She only cries sometimes’: Voices of children in emergency accommodation
There are 4,561 children across Ireland who tonight will go to sleep in beds they don’t call their own
Pregnant women enduring domestic violence are afraid to report it, study finds
Fear that children will be taken into care cited as a key reason for not telling maternity hospitals about abuse
A Wicklow village is still divided, six months after anti-asylum seeker protests
As a general election looms, Newtownmountkennedy residents remain ‘traumatised’ and ‘divided’ and speak sadly of authorities’ poor management of the issue
Locals stall opening of Thornton Hall for up to 1,000 asylum seekers
A group of local residents has made an application to the courts to halt the project in north Co Dublin
Man (30s) arrested following alleged assault on Roderic O’Gorman while on election canvass
Minister for Children said to be ‘shaken’ by the alleged incident which occurred while going door-to-door in Dublin
Medics must be trained to recognise signs of human trafficking, conference told
US ambassador says lack of training leads to neglect of the most vulnerable in society
Dublin authorities make 400 extra beds available for homeless this winter
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Almost 9,000 children in direct provision not eligible for double child benefit payment
Children’s Rights Alliance calls for urgent delivery of the International Protection Child Payment to address poverty s
Thirty-seven children reported as missing from Tusla care so far this year
Thirty-one of those missing are separated children seeking asylum, while six went missing from residential settings, figures show
Kyran Durnin case: How can a child go missing for two years?
Locals in Dundalk express bafflement and shock at disappearance of boy in 2022, when he was aged six
Homelessness in Ireland hits record high of 14,760 people
Child homelessness rises 17% in last year, Department of Housing data shows
People aged 18 to 24 more optimistic about their future than those aged 25 to 34
National Youth Council of Ireland report says almost half of under-24s say access to youth work services is poor
Fishamble theatre company appeals for return of stolen Olivier award
Award stolen during break-in at Dublin premises over weekend
‘He bate the f**k out of you - every day’: victims of corporal punishment on violence in the classroom
Survivors of physical abuse over decades in Irish schools want an apology for what they suffered at the hands of teachers
Families of Stardust fire victims ‘let down by the State’, says Michael D Higgins
President hosted majority of relatives and friends of 48 people who died in fire, thanking them for ‘tenacity’ in their fight for truth