Merchants Quay cafe serves food and floor space to homelessIt’s an improvised but inadequate solution that manages to take in 70 people a nightFri Sept 23 2016 - 01:00
Bernadette McAliskey: ‘I am astounded I survived. I made mad decisions’McAliskey, now an elder stateswoman of anti-establishment politics, reflects on a career driven by a fierce sense of justice – and how that has not been achieved in the NorthThu Sept 22 2016 - 06:00
Irish youth suffer due to high expectations, report findsChildren and teenagers feel their parents do not listen to them, Government survey saysThu Sept 22 2016 - 01:00
Serious fire safety risks found in 80% of Traveller sitesThree-quarters of homes with no smoke alarms have since been provided with themWed Sept 21 2016 - 19:40
RDS ‘a constant encroachment on our lives’: Residents object to stand plan for Leinster rugby‘It’s constant harassment from traffic. Residential life is gone here at the weekends’Tue Sept 20 2016 - 11:54
Jim Carrey rejects ‘heartless’ case over death of Irish ex-girlfriendEstranged husband of Cathríona White claims actor illegally gave her drugsMon Sept 19 2016 - 23:31
Housing policy change criticised by campaignersDecision to stop prioritising homeless families ‘was based on flawed report’Mon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Non-custodial parents told child payments can stopYet Department of Social Protection tells custodial parents to seek maintenanceMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
Homeless charity still paying children’s bus fares despite assured fundingDepartment of Housing spokesman unable to give date for travel scheme’s introductionSat Sept 17 2016 - 01:01
Childcare costs plan ‘must also benefit’ middle earnersGovernment considering means-tested scheme to pay bills directly to providersSat Sept 17 2016 - 01:00
Subsidised childcare ‘unfair and unjust’ on stay-at-home parentsIona Institute says Government’s childare proposal is ‘extremely concerning’Fri Sept 16 2016 - 12:53
Drug treatment centre reports huge rise in use of servicesMerchant’s Quay Ireland notes 66% surge in demand for its mental health supportFri Sept 16 2016 - 01:00
Emotions pivotal to children’s learning capacity, forum toldTrauma, anxiety and depression cited as key drivers in retarding academic progressTue Sept 13 2016 - 23:18
Marginalised women excluded from ‘feminist agenda’Independent Senator Lynn Ruane makes claim at conference on women’s rightsSat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Eighth Amendment has saved 100,000 lives, group claimsPro-Life Campaign releases report on 33rd anniversary of abortion referendumWed Sept 07 2016 - 17:56
Minister promises to get truth of how HSE failed ‘Grace’Investigation into care of vulnerable woman is ‘absolute priority’, says Finian McGrathTue Sept 06 2016 - 01:00
Hawe family deaths prompted spike in calls to helplineWomen’s Aid wants review of all domestic violence homicides ‘to learn’ from the eventsMon Sept 05 2016 - 16:16
Extra €40m for HSE homecare has limited impactOver 4,000 sick and elderly still waiting for help in spite of June announcementMon Sept 05 2016 - 09:17
Overdose reversal drug saves five lives during pilot projectMaking Naloxone available nationally ‘a no brainer,’ says mother trained in its useWed Aug 31 2016 - 14:38
Ireland facing a ‘tsunami’ of sex and porn addictionPeople with sex addiction are ‘absolutely miserable with it’, Dr John O’Connor saysMon Aug 29 2016 - 17:15
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Women ‘in the home’Modernising a seemingly archiac article in the Irish Constitution is easier said than doneSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Thousands of workers face poverty in old age, Ictu warnsUnion demands the Government take action to address growing pensions crisisSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Families face homelessness amid caravan park closureUp to 100 low-income residents of the Greystones site have been given notice to quitFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
Korean woman found dead in direct provision centreDeath of woman at Kinsale Road facility in Co Cork being treated as a tragic incidentWed Aug 24 2016 - 19:21
Almost 1,000 ‘high priority’ children without a social workerTusla’s chief executive says the 2015 figures were less than the previous yearTue Aug 23 2016 - 19:51
Constitutional protection for women in the home ‘out of date’Senior Department of Justice officials call for article 41.2 to be repealed or amendedTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:01
@twowomentravel tweeted on ‘ordinariness’ of UK abortion trip‘Purpose not about us but as statement of solidarity with all women who have to make this journey’Tue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00
More families being made homeless as landlords sell upFocus Ireland warns that homeowners selling is as serious an issue as unaffordable rentsMon Aug 22 2016 - 22:15
Family calls for inquiry into death in HSE careReview panel report on boy aged 14 who died by suicide a ‘whitewash’, says familyMon Aug 22 2016 - 01:00
Families of brain injury survivors being given ‘no hope’Advocacy body An Saol says affected people can be rehabilitated to enjoy ‘good lives’Sat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Brain injury rehab: ‘No one gave Amanda a chance’Woman’s partner is ‘disgusted’ at lack of ‘serious therapy’ after traumatic accidentSat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Abuse and State failings revealed in reports on deaths of youngCFA reports relate to seven deaths by suicide, one by drug overdose, five by natural causesTue Aug 16 2016 - 18:17
Some families stuck in ‘tumble-dryer’ of poverty, says MinisterCatherine Byrne claims some people cannot be helped, however much the State gives themMon Aug 01 2016 - 01:00
Review granted on HSE decision to end autistic man’s placementHSE and Tusla will facilitate the man’s return from the UK for assessment with a view to drawing up an after care planSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Young homeless the fastest growing group among destituteFigures indicate almost 700 young adults in emergency lodging last monthThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Case study: ‘I just want the quiet qualities of life – a job and a safe place’Lewis Davis has stayed in numerous hostels, some of which he describes as ‘horrific’Thu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
HSE offers to house young autistic man in family’s gardenYoung man is in care in the UK but is due to be discharged at weekend as funding for placement is endingThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Rape survivor advises sexual assault victims not to washWoman’s husband was not prosecuted because vital evidence of attack was lostThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre line sees surge in first-time callersCentre’s annual survey notes a ‘resurgence’ in the reporting of childhood sex abuseWed Jul 27 2016 - 07:49
Marital rape remains extremely difficult to prosecuteAnalysis: Just two people have been convicted of the crime since it was made illegal in 1990Tue Jul 26 2016 - 01:01
‘I thought I would always be homeless. It was tough going’A Housing First user outlines homelessness project’s radical but effective approachSat Jul 23 2016 - 11:34
Homeless man tells Leo Varadkar about life on €7 a day‘Homelessness one of the loneliest places,’ man tells Minister at pre-budget forumSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Numbers of children in consistent poverty almost doubles during recessionTasc report indicates that women and children bore the brunt of recessionary yearsWed Jul 20 2016 - 21:53
Autistic youth faces uncertain future in absence of care pactTeenager placed by order of High Court in secure United Kingdom unit in early 2013Wed Jul 20 2016 - 21:17
Refugee council report reveals worry of exit from direct provisionAccess to education, financial and emotional difficulties experienced by asylum seekersWed Jul 20 2016 - 17:01
Housing plan: First-time buyer couple set for €10,000 packageScheme to boost construction of more starter homes will be outlined in budgetWed Jul 20 2016 - 13:14
Test will be ‘when we see roofs over people’s heads’Focus Ireland among numerous agencies broadly welcoming the planTue Jul 19 2016 - 22:07
Government to create 47,000 social homesOverall housing output will be doubled to 25,000 per year by 2020Tue Jul 19 2016 - 21:56
Housing plan: Main points of Government’s strategyWays to address homelessness, improve rental market and build social housing to be prioritisedTue Jul 19 2016 - 18:42
Council estates to be phased out under housing planStrategy to tackle homes crisis includes allocation of further €2bn for social housingTue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00
