Play therapy to tackle trauma will be offered in Ballymun primary schools next yearâWhether homelessness or other issues, trauma is a barrier to education,â says principalFri Dec 02 2022 - 17:04
Abortion, gender identity may be excluded from curriculum by some schools, report warnsReport raises concerns about inadequate refuge spaces, precarious funding for services and lack of expertise on domestic violenceFri Dec 02 2022 - 00:01
Number of Irish households experiencing energy poverty increases to 40%, ESRI reportsGreen Party TD Neasa Hourigan says it is time to question the use of consumption taxesWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:29
Dublin tenants told to leave fire hazard building in less than two weeks The young adults, all from outside Ireland, said they had no idea they were living in an unauthorised structure and now face homelessnessWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Sallynoggin hoarderâs body lay undiscovered despite visits by council and gardaĂMichael Whistonâs body was found shortly after an unexploded hand grenade from the Irish Civil War was discovered at his houseMon Nov 28 2022 - 14:30
Health inequalities between Travellers and general population worsening, says reportCommunity faces âunacceptableâ health outcomes due to bias in health service and wider racismMon Nov 28 2022 - 00:00
Record number of homeless people in State as figure passes 11,000 Week of October 24th to 30th saw 11,397, including 3,480 children, in emergency accommodationFri Nov 25 2022 - 18:08
âMore than a bit of investmentâ needed to tackle Cherry Orchard crime, McEntee saysLong-term strategy for West Dublin community which has seen assaults on gardaĂ and open drug-dealingThu Nov 24 2022 - 13:44
Ballyfermot: âNobody wants to live here. The stolen cars and everything. Itâs terribleâMinister for Justice to meet community representatives over plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and drug-related intimidation in west Dublin areaThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dublin businesses to employ âcommunity wardensâ to patrol north inner cityNorth inner city initiative intended to âobserve and reportâ antisocial behaviourTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:46
Reform of family law courts a welcome step after years of neglectAnalysis: Families have spoken of being left âtraumatisedâ and âbrokenâ by a chaotic and uneven systemThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:52
Family law system to be overhauled with childrenâs interests âparamountâ Specialist judges to preside over dedicated division with Family High Court and other courts in new buildingWed Nov 16 2022 - 20:46
Third of Samaritans callers felt isolated and lonely during the pandemic Charity received almost half a million contacts last year including from prisoners, Travellers and the diasporaWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:14
Minister says memorials and legislation âconstitute redressâ for thousands of mother and baby home survivorsRoderic OâGorman rejected attempts by the Oireachtas committee on children to amend the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 and so provide redress to thousands excluded from its scopeTue Nov 15 2022 - 20:58
LGBTI+ Travellers, Roma suffer added discrimination as âminority within a minorityâOf the almost 4,000 LGBTI+ Travellers in Ireland almost 40% have experienced homelessnessMon Nov 14 2022 - 00:01
Overseas commercial surrogacy to be permitted under new lawAssisted Human Reproduction Bill amendments will allow surrogacy arrangements take place abroad but not in IrelandSun Nov 13 2022 - 19:41
Prisons warned to secure officersâ journals following deaths in custodyCall by Inspector of Prisons follows investigation into death of young mother 10 days after she attempted suicide in DĂłchas womenâs prisonSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Less than a fifth of adults who experience abuse report it, survey findsIt is âdismayingâ that vulnerable adults remain so poorly protected in policy and legislation, says Irish Association of Social WorkersFri Nov 11 2022 - 00:01
âSome young people have actually had their parentsâ blood on themâSocial care workers speaking at a conference in Dublin last Wednesday have outlined the significant trauma being endured by many young people living in difficult situationsThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Man fatally stabbed in Dublin apartment taken over by âcuckooingâ drug users, neighbours say Woman arrested after fatal stabbing of man in vulnerable personâs home in BallyfermotTue Nov 08 2022 - 18:35
âParental alienationâ: Child abuse, or a pseudoscientific tool to silence domestic violence victims?It is not recognised as a mental disorder by the WHO, but the concept of âPAâ is being used increasingly in custody disputes before the family law courtsSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Relatives of Stardust victims welcome another small step in their quest for answers Families believe that inquests they have long called for should now get under way without further delayWed Nov 02 2022 - 17:06
Concern over increasing use of âparental alienationâ in custody disputes in family courtsChildren are being removed from their preferred parents into the custody of allegedly abusive parents, advocates warnWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Ireland ranked worst for transgender healthcare in EU Transgender Europe says Irish system âbogged downâ by long waiting timesMon Oct 31 2022 - 17:56
Domestic abuse claims by women in family courts often dismissed as âirrelevantâSurvey finds half of respondents say abuse reports ânot believedâ or âdroppedâ in custody disputesMon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
Brazilians in Ireland go to the polls in Croke Park, with most voting for LulaTwo-thirds of 12,000 registered Brazilian voters in the State expected to cast ballots in presidential election run-offSun Oct 30 2022 - 19:25
âNot acceptableâ: 43 Ukrainian refugees left without accommodation and helped by homelessness servicesIrish Red Cross calls for local authorities to be resourced to allocate some 2,000 pledged propertiesSun Oct 23 2022 - 18:40
Savita Halappanavar: 10 years after her death, will Irish abortion laws be reformed further?The public response to the Indian womanâs death in Galway, as a result of a mismanaged miscarriage, was the spark for changeSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Fentanyl could be next wave of drugs crisis in Ireland, expert warnsDublin charity says Government drugs policy not prepared for arrival of deadly synthetic opiateThu Oct 20 2022 - 21:19
Tenth anniversary of Savita Halappanavarâs death to be marked by march calling for major abortion reformsEvent will take place in Dublin on October 29th following organisation by multiple groups including National Womenâs Council of IrelandTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:36
Tenants threatened with eviction over tumble-dryers on landingsSean McDermott Street residents have no access to washing lines and there is no communal laundry facilityFri Oct 14 2022 - 05:00
Concrete block levy to go ahead in modified form in Finance BillScheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to professional businesses such as GPsFri Oct 14 2022 - 04:55
Scheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to businesses such as GPs, solicitors and dentistsScheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to businesses such as GPs, solicitors and dentistsThu Oct 13 2022 - 20:45
State apology to Travellers must be made for decades of âprofound harmâ, conference to hearAcknowledgment sought for abuses such as segregated schools and forced removal of Traveller children from familiesThu Oct 13 2022 - 07:15
Moving refugees at short notice may be âunavoidableâ this winter, Department of Children saysâChallengingâ situation with 55,000 refugees already in temproary accommodation, says MinisterThu Oct 13 2022 - 03:40
Ukrainian refugees to remain in Kerry after Ministers reverse Mayo moveGroup of 135 women and children had been told on Monday they would be bussed from Killarney to Westport at noon todayWed Oct 12 2022 - 16:59
Hundreds of local community initiatives to receive âŹ12.5m funding in new Government schemeCommunity centres, parish halls, GAA clubhouses, Menâs Sheds, youth halls and more to benefit from grantsWed Oct 12 2022 - 15:51
Creeslough: Crowds turn out for vigil as people urged to talk about tragedyFirst funerals of Donegal explosion victims to take place tomorrowMon Oct 10 2022 - 20:37
Creeslough: âIn the class they have a little teddy unicorn on Shaunaâs chairâParents try to explain to their children what happened to their classmate as community remains in shockMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:12
Creeslough grieves for seven adults and three children killed by blastGarda investigation ongoing into cause of blast at petrol station as series of funerals to follow in Co Donegal townMon Oct 10 2022 - 12:23
Creeslough rescue: âWhen youâre there you have a job to do... but, yes, in the car on way home I criedâLocals and emergency responders risked their lives to rescue people from the rubble following petrol station explosionSun Oct 09 2022 - 20:10
Donegal explosion: âThe strength of our community will carry us,â service to remember Creeslough victims hears Some of the 10 victims are named as hundreds of people, including emergency workers and politicians, attend service of remembranceSun Oct 09 2022 - 10:23
Irish dancing competitions should be postponed pending alleged results-fixing inquiry, former world champion saysAllegations of âseveral grievous breachesâ of dancing commissionâs code of conduct to be examined by independent former judgeThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:37
Anti-abortion protesters outside medical facilities should face prison sentences, rights watchdog saysSafe zones should be âlegislated for immediatelyâ, says Irish Human Rights and Equality CommissionThu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
Lifting of Covid restrictions led to rise in rape and assault cases â reportDublin Rape Crisis Centre says over half of 14,000 calls to helpline last year were from first-time contactsWed Oct 05 2022 - 00:00
Number of Ukrainian children in Irish schools rises by 60% over summer monthsMore than 1,000 people arrived from Ukraine during the week to September 25th, with many coming from occupied areasMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:49
Almost 150,000 people can access birth information from MondayThose adopted, boarded out, or whose birth was illegally registered can use service as part of Birth Information and Tracing Legislation ActMon Oct 03 2022 - 05:00
Motorcyclist dies after collision in LouthThe man in his 50s was killed in an incident involving a carSun Oct 02 2022 - 22:22
GardaĂ in Sligo appeal for witnesses after cyclist in 70s is seriously injured The incident occurred on the N4 around midday on SundaySun Oct 02 2022 - 21:04
Budget will âentrench income inequalitiesâ between sexes, National Womenâs Council warnsBudget 2023: Childcare and contraception investment welcomed but council says one-off payments will not protect women from povertySat Oct 01 2022 - 00:01
