Liberties residents to continue 10-year fight for a parkDublin 8 locals will contest decision to cancel planned green area on Bridgefoot StreetThu May 19 2016 - 08:49
Concern over teenagers after Donegal care centre closed downTeenagers moved 200km away following closure of Cleary House in Letterkenny by TuslaWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
TD walks out after Michael Noonan called ‘vulture lover’David Hall made comment at Oireachtas committee during hearing on mortgage distressTue May 17 2016 - 18:26
Tree-lined streets ‘can raise children’s intelligence’Greenery can increase house prices by 20% and make you feel younger, seminar toldMon May 16 2016 - 21:53
State is violating Travellers’ human rights, council findsEuropean committee criticises ‘insufficient’ provision and standard of accommodationMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Quadruplets make First Holy Communion in DublinFamily enjoys ‘great day’ at Church of the Most Holy Sacrament in Cherry OrchardMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Boy (13) who drowned in the River Liffey namedFranklin Bessong reportedly got into the water for a swim after soccer practiceSun May 15 2016 - 19:21
Government pledge on asylum reform report droppedClause on McMahon document removed from adopted programme for governmentSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Government to consider UN abortion law recommendationsPledge marks ‘sea-change’ from 2011 review when other states’ suggestions were rejectedFri May 13 2016 - 19:17
Many states question Irish record on abortion at UNOver 40 states raise Irish failure to ratify Convention on Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesWed May 11 2016 - 21:42
Call for committee to enforce UN recommendations on human rightsUK says State should ‘consider overarching committee on human rights and equality’Wed May 11 2016 - 21:24
Fitzgerald faces questions on human rights record in GenevaAbortion, treatment of Travellers and homelessness in Ireland to be discussedWed May 11 2016 - 12:29
UN convention on disabilities will be ratified, says Finian McGrathIreland had signed the framework in 2007 but has not yet made it legally bindingTue May 10 2016 - 01:00
Emergency hostel in Dublin cuts number of beds by halfBrú Aimsir hostel in the Digital Hub on Thomas Street due to close at end of monthMon May 09 2016 - 21:52
Mary Boyle’s disappearance and the 40-year fob-offBroadside: Reporter Gemma O’Doherty believes there was political interference in the Garda investigation into the death of a child, and she just won’t let it goMon May 09 2016 - 06:00
European Property Fund set to withdraw Tyrrelstown eviction noticesIn second of 14 cases, firm agrees that notice served on Cruise Park resident was invalidSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
Immigrants ‘the new foreign direct investment’ in IrelandMark Fielding of Irish Small and Medium Enterprises says such workers are invaluableWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
‘Help to buy’ housing scheme needed, committee toldConstruction industry calls for State to take 20% stake in new homesWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Number of rough sleepers in Dublin up 12% since NovemberAmount of people on street at similar level to same time last year despite provision of bedsTue May 03 2016 - 18:58
Council confirms dwelling move at site of Carrickmines blazeSurviving family say units less than one metre apart, having been 20m awayTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dublin residents object to social housing developmentNew estate’s neighbours are concerned over anti-social behaviour and property pricesTue 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
