Class-based voting gap narrows, figures showNumbers point to increased political mobilisation among working-class votersMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
Man found dead in Stephen’s Green was ‘up for GAA match’Deceased in his 30s initially thought to be homeless – but was farm worker from KerryFri Apr 29 2016 - 22:55
Rise of 90% in number of homeless children in DublinThree-quarters of families were placed in hotels in lieu of supported homeless accommodationFri Apr 29 2016 - 22:06
Fitzgerald urged to see ‘devastation’ of drugs in north DublinInner-City Organisations Network says area being attacked by dealers and State indifferenceFri Apr 29 2016 - 18:20
CSO report: Huge inequality between best and worst paidMeasuring Ireland’s Progress report indicates high levels of child povertyThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Treatment of asylum-seekers remains ‘narrow’ and ‘mean’Call for once-off amnesty for those in direct provision for more than five yearsWed Apr 27 2016 - 16:55
Micheál Martin meets sister of missing Mary Boyle (6)Ann Doherty raises concern over handling of her twin’s disappearance in Donegal 39 years agoTue Apr 26 2016 - 18:00
Almost 150 face return to rough sleeping as Dublin hostels closeFocus Ireland closing John’s Lane hostel to build 31 social housing units on same siteTue Apr 26 2016 - 15:33
Carrickmines halting site fire started in kitchen, report findsGlenamuck Road blaze too intense for survival, says analysis by Dublin Fire BrigadeThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Call for ‘non-political’ housing solutionsRuth Coppinger (AAA) says first move should be declaration of national housing emergencyWed Apr 20 2016 - 18:36
Canadian experiment defies orthodox approach to homelessnessPlacing homeless directly into housing has had high success rate, says visiting academicWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00
Tusla to look overseas to find social workersAgency may recruit from UK and Canada to fill 102 posts in effort to tackle backlogTue Apr 19 2016 - 12:13
Traveller family urges inquiry into lethal Carrickmines blazeSurvivors say council’s actions may have contributed to fire in which 10 perishedTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
Poor fire safety conditions at Traveller sites across WaterfordEscape routes blocked at entrances too low to allow emergency services enterTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
Kitty Holland: So most of us agree about the Belfast abortion case . . .Broadside: It seems that even the anti-abortion lobby is against criminalising women who are forced to procure their own abortionsMon Apr 18 2016 - 01:00
Tesco pay row could affect all private sector workers, union saysMandate accuses retail giant of attempting to rid itself of unionised workforceSun Apr 17 2016 - 16:14
Same-sex couple tell of long fight for marriage equality‘It means equality, it means dignity, it means everything,’ says Barry GardinerSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
CSO figures show 91 same-sex marriages since referendumBrides and grooms waiting almost a decade longer to get married than in the 1970sFri Apr 15 2016 - 16:46
Media has ‘absurd’ views on child protection, Tusla chief claimsFred McBride says social care workers cannot ‘eradicate all risks’ to childrenFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00
Drug syringe bins may be installed across DublinCouncil may add to two disposal units currently in south inner city on pilot basisThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Minister seeks ‘urgent report’ over dead man’s identityGardaí have yet to establish nationality and family situation of man who died in his carTue Apr 12 2016 - 20:11
Census will include homeless families in hotels and B&BsCSO devises new strategy to identify households in emergency accommodationTue Apr 12 2016 - 01:00
Several Roma families forced to share room, Pavee Point event hearsSome families ‘have nothing’ meeting on International Roma and Traveller Day toldSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Banks refuse to sign up to protection code for buy-to-let tenantsMinister Alan Kelly wants banks to have ‘duty of care’ to people in distressed buy-to-letsSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Women who take abortion pills ‘should not be reported’Rights groups call for guidelines for healthcare professionals on medicationWed Apr 06 2016 - 01:00
Woman’s conviction for buying abortion pills is ‘outrageous’Family planning agency reacts after Belfast woman receives suspended jail sentenceTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
Dublin residents object to social housing developmentNew estate’s neighbours are concerned over anti-social behaviour and property pricesTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
State’s women face jail for taking abortion pillAnalysis: There has yet to be a prosecution in the Republic along the lines of Belfast caseTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
Hiqa finds failures over protection of residents at care homesNon-compliance with regulations uncovered at number of facilitiesFri Apr 01 2016 - 16:31
Homelessness crisis: Five ways to tackle the issuesForum hears possible solutions, including the appointment of a new ministerFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Kelly says Constitution blocked attempts to tackle housing crisisMinister tells homeless forum political or financial hurdles not most pressing problemThu Mar 31 2016 - 17:21
Charity proposes new plan to solve housing crisisA forum on the crisis hosted by Minister Alan Kelly crisis is taking place in Dublin on ThursayThu Mar 31 2016 - 10:14
Nearly 3,500 used homeless accommodation at end of 2015Figure is the highest in any three-month period since the data was first compiledThu Mar 31 2016 - 10:14
Stigma of HIV akin to abortion, says campaigner Rory O’NeillNational initiative launched to bring free, rapid, HIV testing to gay and bisexual menWed Mar 30 2016 - 17:03
Man awaiting hospital discharge for over four monthsNo rehabilitation place available for Brian Murtagh who is recovering from strokeWed Mar 30 2016 - 08:25
I am a Traveller, not a ‘knacker’The ‘Love/Hate’ actor John Connors, now back living in the Darndale halting site where he spent his childhood, remains angry at how many in the settled community treat TravellersFri Mar 18 2016 - 05:00
Woman back from US after meetings over sister missing for 39 yearsConcerns about alleged irregularities in inquiries into disappearance of Mary Boyle (6)Fri Mar 18 2016 - 01:02
Rents higher than at peak in boom with 9.8% rise nationallyDublin rents last year up 9.5% for houses and 8.7% for apartmentsTue Mar 15 2016 - 10:34
Adverts continue discriminating against rent-allowance tenantsEquality Act 2015 names ‘housing assistance’ as grounds of illegal discriminationTue Mar 15 2016 - 07:19
Rental discrimination: ‘I am very stressed - Wayne has hardly slept in weeks’Illegal for landlord to discriminate on basis of being in receipt of rent allowance or HAPTue Mar 15 2016 - 01:00
Over 60 families in Dublin served with eviction noticesTyrrelstown tenants face prohibitive rent elsewhere if turned out of family homesMon Mar 14 2016 - 08:29
Childcare workers earn as little as €5,700 a year in State schemesCasualisation growing in the sector, with staff turnover almost 23%, report revealsMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Global observers horrified and bewildered by Savita caseCourt finding may bring closure for family of woman who died after being denied abortionFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Husband’s action over death of Savita Halappanavar settledCase initiated following death of 31-year-old after miscarriage in Galway hospitalWed Mar 09 2016 - 21:33
Carrickmines fire survivors fear they will be homelessTraveller family have been told to leave their temporary accommodation by AprilWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Rapporteur calls for criminalising of cyberbullyingGeoffrey Shannon also wants schools to have mandatory internet code of behaviourWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Sixty-nine homes repossessed in Dublin city last year33 others ‘settled prior to repossession’, eight withdrawn and 17 homes ‘pending’Mon Mar 07 2016 - 01:03
Woman denied mastectomy swimsuit over ‘wrong postcode’Breast cancer survivor says she is entitled to less support due to her areaMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:01
Repossession orders increased by over 20% in 2015Legal sources say numbers would have been even greater if not for conflicting judgmentsMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
Kenny an activist on the street and now the DáilNeilstown’s first TD says Government did not understand how hurt people areFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:00
