‘Vital’ that abortion not be a crime, says ZapponeMinister’s vexed remarks come as committee reviewing amendment set to make proposalsThu Dec 07 2017 - 20:16
‘Fagin’s law’ needed for adults who groom children for crimeGovernment’s special rapporteur recommends higher age of criminal responsibilityThu Dec 07 2017 - 00:00
Focus outlines homelessness-avoidance strategiesHousing charity report looks at best ways to prevent families from losing homesWed Dec 06 2017 - 18:33
Thousands of women in Ireland subjected to female genital mutilationConference on tackling violence against women held in DublinTue Dec 05 2017 - 20:43
Pensioners living in damp bedsits lose hopeCouncil and Alone pledges to tackle cold and damp in Jamestown Court amount to nothingMon Dec 04 2017 - 07:02
Charity homelessness single reminds us ‘we all fall down’Christy Dignam and Shay Healy among those contributing to Christmas fundraiserSun Dec 03 2017 - 19:00
Call for ‘written guarantees’ on human rights in NI post BrexitActivists and experts urge parties involved in negotiations to maintain 'core principles of rights and equality' set out in the Belfast AgreementSun Dec 03 2017 - 17:44
Solidarity party advances radical plan to build 1,000 homesHousing crisis: Mortgage repayments to the council would be between €478 and €797Fri Dec 01 2017 - 21:37
Legislation to decriminalise drugs could come in ‘early 2019’HSE will recommend location for supervised injection centre in Dublin in ‘mid-December’Thu Nov 30 2017 - 21:51
Adopted children must have right to contact with their birth familiesConference told it is time to look at supports as well as ‘clean break’ adoptionsThu Nov 30 2017 - 18:35
Finian McGrath urged to close Áras Attracta over persistent failuresHiqa has given home for adults with intellectual disability final warning before closureWed Nov 29 2017 - 11:11
Homeless man found dead in Ranelagh was on priority housing listIrish man in his late 50s one of two rough-sleepers in Dublin who died this weekWed Nov 29 2017 - 10:31
Sole Westmeath homeless shelter likely to close over fundingHomelessness among single adults up 44% in Midlands in the year since October 2016Wed Nov 29 2017 - 01:00
Homeless man found dead in tent in Ranelagh in DublinMan in his 50s had been known to outreach workers for a number of yearsTue Nov 28 2017 - 19:12
Almost 40,000 social homes could be built by local authoritiesData show authorities own enough land to triple Government’s Rebuilding Ireland targetsThu Nov 23 2017 - 01:00
Local authorities spend less than half of allocation for Traveller accommodationSome counties have drawn down no funds for Traveller accommodation over past two yearsWed Nov 22 2017 - 19:19
Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin reaches record highTwo thirds of those found sleeping rough were in Dublin city centreWed Nov 22 2017 - 14:27
President says Government must ‘face up’ to homelessnessMichael D Higgins calls for establishment of an ‘enterprise agency’ for housingTue Nov 21 2017 - 20:59
Protesters in Dublin call for end to direct provision ‘hell’Hundreds join demonstration against system of accommodating asylum seekersSat Nov 18 2017 - 17:22
Local authorities ‘unsympathetic’ to homeless familiesFocus Ireland report interviewed 25 families who had exited homelessnessSat Nov 18 2017 - 03:45
Report highlights 'scarring' effect of homelessness on childrenMajority of families interviewed ‘deeply negatively affected by becoming homeless’Sat Nov 18 2017 - 03:00
Traveller families unable to build on own land, living on roadside‘The children had to dress themselves under the covers’Fri Nov 17 2017 - 01:00
Volunteers giving only food to homeless ‘not helpful’, official saysLong-term homelessness results from years of ‘bad behaviour’, says senior officialWed Nov 15 2017 - 18:42
Social housing at a standstill: ‘You have to wonder is this policy’Less than 1% of needed social housing has been built since start of 2016, says analystWed Nov 15 2017 - 05:00
‘Write to Leo’ Master of High Court tells litigants facing home repossessionEdmund Honohan adjourns two cases and instructs lay litigants to contact Taoiseach about applying for mortgage-to-rent schemeFri Nov 10 2017 - 20:29
Family hubs: ‘We don’t feel like we’re homeless here’Christina Foster and her three daughters became homeless when the apartment they were renting was repossessed – now they’re in temporary accommodationFri Nov 10 2017 - 18:12
Where are the most affluent and deprived areas in your county?The two extremes in electoral divisions have been set out on a county-by-county basisFri Nov 10 2017 - 13:56
Heightened rural poverty around small towns laid bareIndex published by Pobal identifies most affluent and deprived locations across the StateThu Nov 09 2017 - 20:28
Dublin 2 is Ireland’s most affluent area, census analysis showsSt Mary’s Park in Limerick city is most disadvantaged area, Pobal study indicatesThu Nov 09 2017 - 13:40
Tale of two suburbs: Deprived in Darndale, croquet in BallsbridgeThe most disadvantaged area in Dublin is just a 20-minute drive from affluent D4Thu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
Stardust victims’ families reject ‘irrational’ report on 1981 fireRetired judge Pat McCartan found no new inquiry into tragedy warrantedTue Nov 07 2017 - 20:06
Child homelessness no longer shocks, says Fr Peter McVerryLack of investment in housing ‘very frustrating’, says homeless charity’s annual reportMon Nov 06 2017 - 01:00
Sr Stan appeals for help at start of Focus Ireland’s Christmas campaign‘It breaks my heart to know some children have been born into homelessness’Sun Nov 05 2017 - 19:48
Investment in services key to ending child poverty, says analystPoliticians ‘queasy’ about addressing problem as it requires subsidising low-income familiesFri Nov 03 2017 - 20:19
Ireland’s slum-like private rental sector exposed in undercover investigationLandlords who rent out slum-like houses and flats described as ‘sharks and vultures’Thu Nov 02 2017 - 18:55
‘Unacceptable’ number of children living in poverty, says MinisterNew €5 million fund to tackle disadvantage in urban areas and provincial townsThu Nov 02 2017 - 18:53
Councillors may get paid maternity leave under new BillFianna Fáil TD says the move is necessary to attract more women into local politicsThu Nov 02 2017 - 01:00
Dublin council tenants in private housing face €2 a week rent riseCriticism that move to recoup management fee costs would ‘create a two-tier rent system’Wed Nov 01 2017 - 19:57
Majority would support abortion on demand, says Amnesty pollRed C Poll finds 85% of people support abortion choice if pregnancy is result of rapeWed Nov 01 2017 - 05:00
Homelessness crisis will cost €140m next year, council saysCampaigners say ‘zero’ progress has been made in stemming the flow of people and families becoming homeless this yearMon Oct 30 2017 - 01:00
‘I am trying to cope and keep myself strong for the kids’Kayley Joyce has been ‘in an out of homelessness’ all of her lifeMon Oct 30 2017 - 01:00
Study of children in Oberstown shows high levels of abuse or neglectReport notes majority of children experienced adversity and trauma prior to detentionThu Oct 26 2017 - 01:00
Sex-abuse campaigners condemn ‘leniency’ of Humphries sentenceJudge showed ‘inappropriate empathy’ with former sports journalistWed Oct 25 2017 - 01:00
Humphries sentence ‘should have reflected seriousness of breach of trust’Campaigners say 2½-year jail term too lenient for high-profile journalistTue Oct 24 2017 - 19:43
Kitty Holland: Repeal movement settles for crumbsOireachtas committee vote on Eighth Amendment a significant setbackTue Oct 24 2017 - 05:45
Inadequate council houses ‘breach rights of tenants’Report prepared after collective complaint finds violation of European Social CharterMon Oct 23 2017 - 00:10
Victim of Storm Ophelia remembered as a ‘real gentleman’Family and acquaintances gather in Co Louth to say goodbye to Fintan GossSat Oct 21 2017 - 19:20
Disproportionate number of Travellers in prison populationConference to discuss issues of social exclusion, discrimination and unemploymentFri Oct 20 2017 - 19:59
Friends of Savita condemn ‘rude, ridiculous’ Rónán Mullen claim‘If there was abortion on demand... she wouldn’t have been pregnant,’ said SenatorFri Oct 20 2017 - 01:01
One in five workers has abortion experience – union survey80% of respondents say women’s health should be priority in reform of abortion lawThu Oct 19 2017 - 18:22
