Family of eight to endure a fourth homeless ChristmasFamily in emergency accommodation became homeless after landlord sold houseTue Dec 24 2019 - 00:50
It’s our fourth homeless Christmas, our third in a ‘family hub’‘Hubs’ were a short-term fix for family homelessness but are a long-term reality for manySat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Poverty in Dublin: Over 2,500 food parcels given to city’s poorCapuchin day centre once again comes to the aid of poorest and most needy in capitalFri Dec 20 2019 - 18:19
Republic to settle nearly 3,000 refugees over next four yearsRefugees would be from Syria and Eritrea and will come via Jordan, Lebanon, EthiopiaTue Dec 17 2019 - 18:13
Poverty in Ireland: Over 140,000 children in cold, damp homesFamilies in the cold as they have 'nothing at end of week to top up their pre-pay meter’Tue Dec 10 2019 - 00:17
Former Irish Times journalist honoured by College of SurgeonsFrank McDonald ‘worthy of the highest distinction this College has to offer’Mon Dec 09 2019 - 21:45
Owners of four crèches ordered to close will fight to continue operatingHyde and Seek, in letter to Dublin city councillors, said it will defend services in courtMon Dec 09 2019 - 21:34
Storm Atiyah: 2,000 homes still without powerPower should be restored by Monday night; wind speeds of 128km/h recorded in Mayo, CorkMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:46
St Vincent de Paul plaque unveiled for 175th anniversary in IrelandFounding meeting took place on December 16th 1844 on Charles Street West, SmithfieldSun Dec 08 2019 - 19:19
Councillors could lose vote on Traveller accommodation - Minister saysDamien English tells committee too many local authorities are failing to deliverThu Dec 05 2019 - 20:26
‘Homes not hotels’: Thousands march in Dublin against homelessnessFamilies living in emergency accommodation among those at city centre rallyThu Dec 05 2019 - 19:40
Santa arrives with presents and reassurances at party for homeless childrenFestive event at Liberty Hall the first of a series of Christmas parties Focus Ireland will hold for children it works withWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:31
Call for State to own land on which new national maternity hospital is builtCampaign for non-religious healthcare says only public ownership of the land can guarantee that the healthcare will be secularWed Dec 04 2019 - 20:32
‘Heavy onus’ on Coombe to provide information on mother’s deathKaren McEvoy died of suspected sepsis after giving birth to healthy girlMon Dec 02 2019 - 20:07
Children spent night alone with mother’s body in homeless accommodationWoman’s body was discovered in south Dublin apartment along with her children then aged five and 10Mon Dec 02 2019 - 02:35
How a Leitrim town resolved its direct provision rowBoth sides in Ballinamore appear satisfied with decision on asylum seeker numbersSat Nov 30 2019 - 00:03
Seven families to be housed in Leitrim direct provision by ChristmasTwenty-seven people to take up seven self-contained apartments in BallinamoreThu Nov 28 2019 - 22:00
Poverty rates fall slightly overall but worsen for vulnerable groups‘More than 689,000’ still living in poverty in Ireland, think tank emphasisesThu Nov 28 2019 - 20:28
Events highlight challenges facing Travellers in educationYoung teacher blames lack of empathy for causing isolationTue Nov 26 2019 - 23:56
Community centre services at risk over low pay, managers claimVariations in wages under different schemes result in some earning €3 an hour lessTue Nov 26 2019 - 00:35
One in seven believe women may provoke abuse – surveyResults show that 26% of younger adults believe the man should be head of householdMon Nov 25 2019 - 00:01
Dublin shop seeks permission to erect shutters to stop homeless sleeping in doorwayDisney Store on Grafton Street says activity in doorway has exposed staff to threatening behaviour and confrontationSun Nov 24 2019 - 12:38
Over 100 reports of suspected abuse, neglect of homeless children filedTusla says notices received from accommodation managers unlikely to capture all casesWed Nov 20 2019 - 19:59
Fourteen councils yet to spend any Traveller accommodation funds this yearJust €4m of €13m provided by Department of Housing spent in first 10 monthsWed Nov 20 2019 - 19:30
Homeless children experiencing ‘significant’ mental health difficultiesChildren in emergency accommodation ‘more likely to be bullied’, study findsWed Nov 20 2019 - 02:00
Public services card requirement for childcare payments ‘illegal’Irish Council for Civil Liberties criticises parents’ need to have card to avail of schemeTue Nov 19 2019 - 20:06
Woman claims work denied on building site as not a manExperienced civil engineer’s dismay at construction company ‘looking for a man’Mon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Clifford-Lee Traveller comments ‘painful’ and apology not sincere, activists sayAccepting the apology amounted to ‘letting her away with it’ – Dr Sindy JoyceFri Nov 15 2019 - 16:37
Alliance blames law for spate of attacks on sex-workersCampaign group say criminalising purchase of sex is directly linked to assaults, robberiesThu Nov 14 2019 - 19:53
Oireachtas committees say emergency legislation needed to tackle homelessnessMeasures could include imposing restrictions on landlords’ rights and ending use of one-night-only accommodation for familiesThu Nov 14 2019 - 18:36
Landlords’ eviction rights could be curbed following Oireachtas reportThe new review also calls for a constitutional right to housing to be considered as a 'matter of urgency'Thu Nov 14 2019 - 01:00
Drug-related intimidation causing ‘havoc’ in Traveller communityFamilies fear reporting matter to gardaí as Drogheda drug feud continues, says Pavee PointWed Nov 13 2019 - 20:40
Michael D Higgins moves to protect plants and wildlife in Phoenix ParkSpecialist team to carry out year-long ‘bio-diversity’ audit of 52-hectare siteSun Nov 10 2019 - 20:23
Funeral of woman who died after prison suicide attempt told of ‘love and beauty’Monika Nawrat (30), originally from Poland, lived in Ireland for over ten yearsFri Nov 08 2019 - 13:33
Claim taxpayers here funding ‘moral crimes’ in MediterraneanIrish nurse says she witnessed torture of migrants in EU-funded detention centres in LibyaThu Nov 07 2019 - 20:15
Over 123,000 foreign nationals issued with PPS numbers in 2018UK, Romania and Brazil accounted for most new allocationsFri Oct 25 2019 - 17:45
Woman lay dead in undergrowth for 11 weeks, inquest hearsCoroner says Geraldine McGuinness (56) ‘most likely’ died after going to sleep in ditchThu Oct 24 2019 - 14:57
Dara Quigley’s family ‘battling State’ to find out key events before deathJournalist and activist died by suicide after intimate images of her were shared onlineWed Oct 23 2019 - 18:33
Travellers must have ‘control and direction’ over health strategies, committee toldDepartment of Health behaved like ‘an absentee landlord’ on Traveller health issueTue Oct 22 2019 - 21:50
Investigations into death of mother who tried to take her life in jailSolicitor says Monika Nawrat was ‘let down by a fractured and broken system’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 01:00
Man (30s) shot in both legs ‘by appointment’ in Co Antrim‘This is totally barbaric and must stop’ said police officer who appealed for informationSat Oct 19 2019 - 11:38
Budget took important ‘small steps’ on No Child 2020 themesAnti-child-poverty initiatives were ‘really significant’, says Children’s Rights AllianceSat Oct 19 2019 - 06:15
Coroners to be asked to record ethnicity of people who die by suicideOireachtas committee hears the move will help assess suicide rates among TravellersTue Oct 15 2019 - 18:21
Coroner flags Savita guidelines ahead of McEvoy inquestCounsel ‘should study protocols’ before hearing into mother’s death after giving birthMon Oct 14 2019 - 18:44
Hospitality workers ‘crying out for protection’ from wide abusesHigh numbers of workers report verbal and physical abuse, and sexual harassmentThu Oct 10 2019 - 17:42
Childcare workers and some lone parents dismayed at €94m packageLone parent group claims fewer chances to train and work under new childcare schemeWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:08
Budget 2020 ‘betrayed the vulnerable’, Social Justice Ireland has saidPoorest 30 per cent will be hit hardest, particularly with rising food costs, says CEOWed Oct 09 2019 - 21:38
‘Brexit budget’ leaves poorest at biggest risk of losing outUnder no-deal shadow, scarcer resources go to social groupings deemed most vulnerableTue Oct 08 2019 - 21:48
Free school meals pilot scheme to be allocated €160,000 in 2020Child poverty intervention is in addition to hot meals pilot running in 36 primary schoolsTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:45
Elderly and disabled living alone ‘targeted’ in Budget 2020Income allowed while still qualifying for One Parent Family Payment up €15 to €145Tue Oct 08 2019 - 15:29
