Councils could face sanctions over Traveller accommodation budgetsGovernment-appointed expert group proposes financial penalty for underspendingWed Nov 07 2018 - 06:00
Row stalls work on Traveller accommodation programmeCommittee has not met since April as result of incident at Labre Park, BallyfermotThu Nov 01 2018 - 01:00
Kitty Holland: Support for Casey reflects rage of those feeling left behindBusinessman seen by many as recognising struggles of post-austerity IrelandMon Oct 29 2018 - 06:00
More than 1,600 removed from homeless figures ‘still accessing services’Eoghan Murphy accused of ‘political manipulation’ as families taken off monthly listSat Oct 27 2018 - 00:41
Lack of statutory oversight of voluntary housing bodies criticisedC&AG notes just 246 of 547 housing bodies have signed up for regulatory systemFri Oct 26 2018 - 01:00
Almost 200 children became homeless in the past month in DublinFocus Ireland figures reveal 9,698 people in emergency accommodation in SeptemberWed Oct 24 2018 - 20:40
Head of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre calls for sentencing databaseNoeline Blackwell suggests lack of information on sentencing may put victims offMon Oct 22 2018 - 20:08
Man arrested after woman’s body found in Dublin apartmentGardaí alerted after paramedics called to scene in Cabra on Sunday afternoonSun Oct 21 2018 - 22:09
Children who sexually abuse must receive support, says ombudsmanAbout 25 per cent of all sexual offences are carried out by children, conference hearsSat Oct 20 2018 - 01:00
Traveller families to protest Tipperary visit by CaseyPresidential candidate claims families sought stables and paddocks with houses built for themThu Oct 18 2018 - 14:02
Agency may demand over 40% social and affordable housing on idle landsNegotiations will have ‘quid pro quo’ for facilitating developmentWed Oct 17 2018 - 00:04
Depaul calls on HSE and Department of Health to do moreCharity ‘surprised’ at lack of health funding in homeless projectMon Oct 15 2018 - 17:31
Travellers and council clash over grazing land for horsesStand-off shows ‘lack of understanding’ between Travellers and settled communityMon Oct 15 2018 - 01:00
Budget will benefit higher earners, claims Social Justice IrelandSingle person on €75,000 a year will gain 10 times as much as a single earning €25,000Wed Oct 10 2018 - 23:44
Teachers’ racism towards Traveller pupils ‘must be addressed’Education expert makes call amid proposals to mandate teaching of Traveller historyWed Oct 10 2018 - 17:13
Care homes: ‘We’re well looked after – it would be terrible if it was to close’Residents of low-dependency ‘care homes’ in the southeast face an uncertain futureWed Oct 10 2018 - 00:05
Child poverty targeting by Regina Doherty not enoughAnalysis: Despite welcome measures, more must be done to help worst-off childrenTue Oct 09 2018 - 21:41
Budget contains ‘no reference to need to improve pay for childcare workers’Unions warn of staffing crisis in sector and say Budget 2019 a ‘missed opportunity’ to improve conditionsTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:38
Budget 2019: Social welfare rates to rise by €5 a weekMinister for Finance Paschal Donohoe also announces new paid parental leave schemeTue Oct 09 2018 - 14:39
Asylum seekers ‘shocked’ at decision to close Clondalkin centreThe capital’s largest direct provision centre, in west Dublin, has 225 residentsTue Oct 09 2018 - 05:00
Council to vote on sale of Mount Anville site set aside for TravellersSite earmarked for Traveller accommodation has lain idle due to residents’ objectionsMon Oct 08 2018 - 00:47
Drug decriminalisation ‘would benefit wide range of users’Potential change in law being considered by working group expected to report in 2019Mon Oct 08 2018 - 00:22
Family who lost seven members to suicide plead for mental health servicesFamily in Co Wexford grieving for lost siblings suffering due to ‘lack of compassion’Mon Oct 08 2018 - 00:20
Number of under-26s in long-term unemployment nears 8,000Youth council seeks €22m State investment as it aims to halve figure in coming yearMon Oct 08 2018 - 00:02
More than 200 asylum seekers may lose homes before ChristmasClondalkin Towers Hotel to close December 3rd when management company pulls outFri Oct 05 2018 - 21:55
Up to 10,000 attend rally demanding end to housing crisis‘At least half a million people...whose housing situation is causing them serious distress’ - Fr Peter McVerryWed Oct 03 2018 - 19:01
Beaten: The Irish childhoods ruined by corporal punishment‘It’s time to talk about what these teachers did ... My childhood was stolen’Sat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Rise in number of people becoming homeless after leaving State careFocus Ireland: 15% of the care-leavers it works with in Dublin are homelessSat Sept 29 2018 - 01:00
March demanding abortion legislation planned in DublinEvent to act as ‘reminder’ to Government that ‘nothing on the ground has changed’Fri Sept 28 2018 - 20:21
Over 1,600 removed from homeless figures in ‘recategorisation’ exerciseDepartment of Housing accused of manipulating figures to stay below 10,000 thresholdThu Sept 27 2018 - 19:16
Only 4% of new social houses built by local authoritiesFigures show the heavy reliance on the private sector has increasedThu Sept 27 2018 - 14:41
Eoghan Murphy’s claim of social housing list drop ‘misleading’Eoin Ó Broin of Sinn Féin disputes claim number of households in need fell 14,000Thu Sept 27 2018 - 01:00
Parents struggling to make ends meet regularly go without foodStudy paints a stark picture of the reality of living long-term without an adequate incomeWed Sept 26 2018 - 19:52
Homeless crisis: ‘When I first came in here I couldn’t believe it was for me’Joe Shannon was destitute when the Housing First scheme was deployed by the McVerry trustWed Sept 26 2018 - 16:52
Minister targets 600 long-term homeless for housing‘We will work with local Simon communities, NGOs and the local authorities,’ says MurphyWed Sept 26 2018 - 16:07
Minister keen to reverse Joan Burton’s social protection ‘cuts’Regina Doherty says misogyny towards single mothers is ‘not diminishing fast enough’Tue Sept 25 2018 - 19:26
‘Working-class people have become so dehumanised by this drug’Grace Dyas’s ‘Heroin’ explores addiction and demonisation of addicts as ‘class genocide’Mon Sept 24 2018 - 00:01
Housing crisis: Dublin’s O’Connell Bridge scene of mass protestTake Back the City campaign rallies thousands in support of peaceful demonstrationSat Sept 22 2018 - 19:27
Vacant Glebe House in Crumlin occupied by activists‘This is our land . . . It doesn’t belong to vulture funds or millionaires who sit on property ’Sat Sept 22 2018 - 18:54
Budget the acid test for how ‘lone parents treated’‘Lone parents are in crisis . . . a rental and housing crisis,’ claim advocacy groupsThu Sept 20 2018 - 19:52
Inequality in the home the ‘root’ of domestic violence, says expertFamily home a place of coercion for some women, according to Safe Ireland chief executiveThu Sept 20 2018 - 16:34
‘Irish Passport’ among most popular searches on Citizens Information websiteThousands of hits came from UK-based visitorsWed Sept 19 2018 - 20:17
Childcare system ‘car crash’ ‘inevitable’, High Court hearsCase reports highlight difficulties of finding suitable placements for children in careMon Sept 17 2018 - 00:30
Council seeks to remove mother and children from vacant house‘Don’t mess my three babies about. I just want to keep them safe and secure’Sat Sept 15 2018 - 01:00
Political leaders urged to show ‘bravery’ to tackle drugs, homelessnessHomeless single adults being ‘left behind’, Merchants Quay Ireland co-founder saysFri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Publishing, for John Mulcahy, was ‘a passion, not just a job,’ mourners toldPresident Michael D Higgins among those at Mass for founder of ‘Sunday Tribune’ and ‘Phoenix’Thu Sept 13 2018 - 17:22
Six children had to sleep at hospital due to lack of housingGardaí took family to Portiuncula Hospital after they presented as homeless last weekWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:28
Gardaí accused of using speaker to shout ‘good evening scumbags’ at drug usersFamilies report feelings that their grief was ‘disenfranchised’ after drug-related deathsWed Sept 12 2018 - 00:15
Irexit Freedom to Prosper to field candidates in European electionsRepublic is contributor of ‘€400m to old drunk men who make our laws’, agm hearsSat Sept 08 2018 - 18:15
Analysis: Minister’s critique of councils is latest shifting of housing blameMurphy’s comments are first policy statement since family slept in Garda station last monthSat Sept 08 2018 - 01:00
