Just 15 of State’s 26 special-care beds are operational due to challenges recruiting and retaining staff

Dublin City Council served notice on residents of Avila Park housing scheme in Finglas last month

Judge describes State’s continued use of unregulated emergency placements for children in care as a ‘national scandal’

Surge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHE

‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief

Report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date

Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’

Students protest in support of young woman who has criticised university’s response to sharing of images after her alleged assault

University says it cannot run internal investigation while gardaí are investigating sharing of intimate image of medical student

High Court grants HSE extension to order keeping teenager with ‘extreme needs’ in room with mattress on floor

Child’s mother lives outside jurisdiction and cannot be contacted and father ‘wants no role’ in care proceedings, judge hears

A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office

Leo Cullen

Interested parties asked to share views in advance of network summit in May

Judge Conor Fottrell says he took ‘unusual’ step of publishing judgment in case of missing 13-year-old to make reservations over system clear