Department’s response to Adams’ query ‘incorrect’, says TuslaDepartment of Children denies providing incorrect details to parliamentary questionsMon Jul 24 2017 - 01:00
Tusla chief criticises Hiqa’s refusal to publish reportReport is broadly positive and McBride believes it would bring balance to public discourseMon Jul 24 2017 - 01:00
Brazilians complain of ‘mistreatment’ at Dublin airportEmbassy says 489 Brazilian nationals refused entry to Ireland last year, up from 312Sat Jul 22 2017 - 16:10
Budget to prioritise children and lone-parent families, says MinisterRegina Doherty says social protection focus in October must be on those most at riskFri Jul 21 2017 - 21:10
421 people committed to prison in 2016 on immigration-related issuesIreland criticised for holding immigration detainees alongside sentenced prisonersThu Jul 20 2017 - 21:32
Hiqa report identifies major failings in Cork region’s fostering servicesChild protection allegations about foster carers not consistently responded toThu Jul 20 2017 - 21:28
Former au pair ‘traumatised’ after night in jail and strip searchWoman held in Dochas prison was trying to visit former employers in Galway for holidayThu Jul 20 2017 - 15:45
Galway family left ‘distraught’ by arrest of former au pairBrazilian woman (24) released after she was detained trying to visit ex-employers for holidayThu Jul 20 2017 - 01:00
Men ‘look creepy at you’ - children in direct provision speak outInterviews with 110 minors reveal concerns about poverty, stigma and personal safetyWed Jul 19 2017 - 01:00
Tusla delays led to failure to clear grandfather’s nameCase of man who died before his name was cleared highlighted in Ombudsman’s reportTue Jul 18 2017 - 18:13
Number of Dublin families homeless for over two years doublesTotal of 1,037 families living in emergency accommodation in June, latest figures showMon Jul 17 2017 - 01:00
‘We can’t go on like this’: homeless family of eight’s distressDublin family were forced to split up over weekend after failing to find accommodationMon Jul 17 2017 - 01:00
People reach out to ‘Boxer’ Moran after TV interview on suicide‘People have put a lot of faith in me’: Minister plans event on literacy and mental healthFri Jul 14 2017 - 19:14
Finian McGrath pledges to ratify convention on people with disabilities‘Dumping’ of relatives in institutions a key matter of concern in Government strategyFri Jul 14 2017 - 18:36
Housing emergency must be declared, Right to a Home summit toldCost of housing affecting women and children ‘as gap between costs and income grows’Thu Jul 13 2017 - 17:47
Housing crisis to escalate over next five years, academics warn‘Family hubs’ could be next ‘direct provision’ for State’s poor, says NUI Maynooth reportWed Jul 12 2017 - 07:50
Family Carers Ireland calls for greater investment in homecareCarer says mother ‘will end up in a nursing home when I cannot give her all she needs’Tue Jul 11 2017 - 19:59
Caranua ‘reabuses’ institutional survivors, UN to hearPsychologists report having to counsel abuse survivors after using Caranua’s servicesMon Jul 03 2017 - 19:26
Minister aims to expand mortgage-to-rent schemeEoghan Murphy to relax criteria to allow more distressed borrowers to apply for MTRMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
Mortgage-to-rent: ‘Perfect candidate’ waited for two yearsSingle father Danny O’Connor’s case illustrates problems with government schemeMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
UN to hear about ‘denial’ over Magdalene laundriesGovernment’s refusal to accept liability violates survivors’ dignityMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
Zappone critical of HSE failings on mother and baby homesSenior HSE staff highlighted concerns five years ago but these were not fully investigatedSat Jul 01 2017 - 01:00
Personal records a priority for mother and baby home survivorsKatherine Zappone hosted event in Dublin, with more planned around countryFri Jun 30 2017 - 20:09
Number of homeless children continues to riseGovernment figures show 2,777 children in emergency accommodation at the end of MayFri Jun 30 2017 - 19:22
Traveller families complain over ‘invasion’ of site by armed gardaíActor John Connors who lives at Dublin halting site says residents are ‘traumatised’Thu Jun 29 2017 - 20:31
‘Affordable’ housing means different things in different places, Minister saysPrivate developers must deliver affordable homes on lands benefitting from public fundsWed Jun 28 2017 - 19:30
Ministers to consider rules on older people’s rental incomeEoghan Murphy wants more homes made available for rental marketWed Jun 28 2017 - 16:37
No guarantee publicly-funded ‘affordable’ housing will be affordableHomes in one of State’s biggest private developments may cost €300,000Tue Jun 27 2017 - 19:08
Social workers ‘retrained’ to manage risk instead of remove itNew approach marks ‘paradigm shift’ in how Tusla will approach child protectionMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
School threatens action against Brothers over sale of pitchesClonkeen College school board says sale of site to developer breaches 2006 agreementFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
‘Thank you, friends ... Focus Ireland. Thank you, Ireland’Palestinian refugee Maher Allassar and family overjoyed at heavenly new homeFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Minister describes crisis of family homelessness as ‘an embarrassment’Sr Stan says homelessness policies show too much concern for ‘the market’Thu Jun 22 2017 - 16:14
‘It’s very hard to watch your child in severe pain’Tina McElligott found relief from chronic seizures with cannabis oil obtained in SpainThu Jun 22 2017 - 05:00
Bill to legalise cannabis for medical use being stalled, claims TDGino Kenny says legal advice needed to push Bill to help patients with certain symptomsThu Jun 22 2017 - 05:00
Minister for Housing aims to inject ‘new energy’ to roleEoghan Murphy pledges to increase housing stock and tackle planning bottleneckWed Jun 21 2017 - 18:16
Bereaved families criticise lack of privacy in hospitalsNew report outlines concerns of people whose loved ones died in Mater or St James’sFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:00
Single parents better off working part-time, says reportMinimum Essential Standard of Living study looks at welfare and minimum wage incomesThu Jun 15 2017 - 19:19
Asylum seekers insulted by allowance increase, group saysIncrease to €21.60 a week to those in direct provision called ‘offensively miniscule’Wed Jun 14 2017 - 20:00
Traveller poverty will take decades to address, says MinisterEducation and accommodation key elements of Traveller and Roma Inclusion StrategyTue Jun 13 2017 - 19:52
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act is ‘unworkable’Psychiatrists say Act leaves it to them to make Irish society’s decisions on abortionTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
How does the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act work?Any clinician can invoke the Act and refer the woman or girl to a psychiatrist for an assessmentTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
State must not decide on individual sexual health, says rights expertZeid bin Ra’ad warns of huge impact of State decisions on people’s reproductive rightsTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
Abortion or not? Compassion requires an Eighth Amendment referendumConstitution underpins the trauma of pregnant girl deemed at risk of suicideTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
Accessing abortion is a ‘lottery’ under Irish rules - psychiatristProf Veronica O’Keane says abortion not guaranteed even in cases where woman or girl may be eligibleMon Jun 12 2017 - 16:59
Tusla chief hits back at growing ‘blame’ culture against agencyFred McBride says accusations are making it more difficult to retain staffMon Jun 12 2017 - 01:10
Girl received no psychiatric assessment despite mother’s requestAnother case from Child Care Law Reporting Project highlights ‘refugee’ with no parentsMon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
‘No easy answers’ to long-running child protection casesSome cases covered by study took up to 50 days in court, spread over months or yearsMon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
Girl sectioned after psychiatrist ruled out abortionGirl’s doctor said she was at risk of suicide due to pregnancy but termination was ‘not the solution’Mon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
Motions aim to protect school lands from housing developmentDún Laoghaire-Rathdown council to address issue as two schools in area sell off landFri Jun 09 2017 - 01:00
South Dublin principal feels ‘betrayed’ by land saleClonkeen College head calls for State to take over school amid row with Christian BrothersFri Jun 09 2017 - 01:00
