State faces Strasbourg action over ‘poor-quality’ housingResidents of 20 council estates in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cite human rights breachTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Living with damp, cold, mould and bad smells in Bluebell, Dublin‘We are just being ignored,’ says Carol Quinn who is one of those taking case to StrasbourgTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘in denial’ over reality of racism in IrelandDublin rally told legislation that seeks to dressing racism is ‘completely inadequate’Sat Mar 21 2015 - 17:47
Water charge protest: Tens of thousands attend Dublin rallyLarge crowds gather on O’Connell Street to call for abolition of chargesSat Mar 21 2015 - 12:10
'Black Africans' face most racist abuse in Ireland, says reportStudy finds social media increasingly used to abuse minorities and ‘mobilise’ racismFri Mar 20 2015 - 07:24
Young innovators tackle social issuesAbout 700 teenagers from secondary schools across Leinster take part in Dublin leg of Young Social Innovators roadshowThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Welfare letters on fund transfers seen as bid to undermine post officesDepartment of Social Protection writes to recipients inviting transfers to bank accountsMon Mar 16 2015 - 18:55
Bar sign linking buying a drink with sex ‘unacceptable’Experts on sexual crime say sign promotes ‘falsehood that consent can be purchased’Mon Mar 16 2015 - 17:58
‘In prostitution a woman ceases to be seen as a human being in the eyes of others’Survivor of prostitution describes being repeatedly raped, of being urinated onFri Mar 13 2015 - 19:55
HSE service refers women in prostitution for abortion adviceMost women who use HSE service are under constant pressure to have unprotected sexFri Mar 13 2015 - 18:57
Travellers’ ethnicity should be routinely recorded, says microbiology expertTravellers contract tuberculosis at a much younger age than settled, research showsFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
Rape Crisis Network criticises ‘misogynistic’ anti-drinking adCampaign rejects assertion, saying ad ‘wildly misunderstood’Thu Mar 12 2015 - 14:55
Number of homeless families in Dublin up 40% since JuneMore than 370 families in emergency accommodation in the capital last monthThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Banks attempt to repossess 7,000-plus homesMortgage holders’ spokesman warns that repossessions will reach 25,000 this yearMon Mar 09 2015 - 11:27
Minister calls for an end to girls’ and boys’ schoolsCo-education benefits young men and women, says Aodhán Ó RíordáinSat Mar 07 2015 - 17:13
Campaign highlights au pair exploitationLabour of Love group claims some women work 70 hours a week for as little as €80Sat Mar 07 2015 - 01:01
Parents contact TD to push for teens’ access to cheap alcoholNew alliance to support Government measures to reduce alcohol consumptionFri Mar 06 2015 - 10:11
GP resigns from Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaignDr Ciara Kelly cites ‘time constraints’ on leaving campaign funded by DiageoThu Mar 05 2015 - 17:32
Strike ballot due as community partnerships set to closeCDP funding to end in Ballymun, Fingal, Rathmines/Pembroke, Connemara and WaterfordWed Mar 04 2015 - 19:30
Dublin ambulance row between council and HSE dates to 2010Dublin Fire Brigade, in existence since 1898, could be set to lose its ambulance sectionWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Ballymun residents: Council ‘dismantling heart of community’Only five shops still trading in intended commercial centre of regenerated areaTue Mar 03 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals ‘inappropriate’ for care of elderly dementia patientsAdvocates for elderly and nursing representatives critical of ‘ill-equipped’ settingsThu Feb 26 2015 - 21:17
Regularising legal position of migrants ‘could generate €185m’Vast majority of undocumented migrants entered the State legallyThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Traveller groups react to Supreme Court ruling with dismayIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission says the decision demands a response from the StateWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:02
Amnesty International report labels 2014 ‘devastating’ for human rightsGlobal rights organisation calls on governments to do more to support those fleeing violenceWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Amnesty says protection of life Act fails on human rights levelAccompanying guidance published by the Department of Health also criticisedWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Supreme Court rejects challenge to school’s admission policyTraveller claimed rule giving preference to children of past pupils was discriminatoryTue Feb 24 2015 - 15:21
Dublin City Council considers changing rent arrears policyThe council, owed over €23m in arrears, may relax rule stopping debtors changing homeMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Jailed anti-water protesters reported to be on hunger strikeDerek Byrne and Paul Moore are believed to have been refusing food since FridaySun Feb 22 2015 - 16:36
Talks on new national strategy for women’s rights to start next weekPresident Michael D. Higgins tells conference, A Woman’s Place in the World, that all men should be feministsSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:02
Michael D Higgins to become ‘champion’ for women’s rightsPresident accepts UN invitation to be involved in HeforShe equality campaignFri Feb 20 2015 - 15:09
Protesters say hundreds of jobs in community projects at riskDepartment to announce winning ‘bids’ for €30m worth of funding for projectsThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:01
European Investment Bank to expand on €150m social housing fundingHousing Finance Agency will invest another €150m in project to deliver 2,000 homesThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar urges Ms Y to take part in abortion inquiryMinister for Health meets refugee at the centre of controversial abortion caseTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
‘Mammy, I don’t like this adventure. I want to go home’Rent family can pay is capped at €550 a month, but ‘everything is between €850 and €1,000’Sat Feb 14 2015 - 10:15
Homeless crisis reaches Wicklow, Meath and KildareRent caps blamed for escalation in homeless families throughout counties around DublinSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Traveller group rejects priest’s claim on young or arranged marriageDirector of Irish Traveller Movement says it is not custom for Travellers to get married as teenagersFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:02
Government accused of making ‘clear decision’ not to address child povertyUS rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says taxation policies are ‘anti-social behaviour’Thu Feb 12 2015 - 19:25
Women’s Aid says young women abused while dating should have access to barring ordersLaw must also address online harassmentThu Feb 12 2015 - 09:00
Workers’ Party intends to contest elections in Republic and NorthLeft parties not focused on ‘alternatives to what’s currently in place’, meeting hearsSat Feb 07 2015 - 19:25
Greeks ‘inspired’ by Irish anti-water charge campaignSyriza member says ‘working class movement challenged narrative that everything is good’Sat Feb 07 2015 - 16:49
Eddie Rockets outlet among nine firms served with closure orderNeighbouring kebab shops in central Dublin among those outlets found in breachThu Feb 05 2015 - 21:38
Calorie count plan to have ‘devastating impact’ on restaurantsRoyal College of Physicians says mandatory rule a step forward in ‘tackling obesity’Thu Feb 05 2015 - 15:58
Demand for emergency beds among Dublin homeless growingDramatic rent inflation in capital ensuring people remain homeless for longer periodsThu Feb 05 2015 - 07:52
Dáil debate scheduled on Bill providing for abortionProposal sponsored by Independent Clare Daly for cases of fatal foetal abnormalityThu Feb 05 2015 - 00:24
Fears anti-water charge sentiment may trigger ‘No’ vote on same-sex marriageReferendum may be lost over electorate anger with politics, says Aodhán Ó RíordáinWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Tara: ‘They shouldn’t have control over my uterus’Cork woman tells BBC of travelling to England for abortionTue Feb 03 2015 - 13:01
Threshold tenancy protection scheme to be extended from Dublin to Cork cityScheme aimed at keeping families at risk of homelessness in their homesFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:46
Coláiste Eoin: some parents objected to bullying workshopHead of school says some parents had not wanted their sons at ShoutOut forumThu Jan 29 2015 - 18:04
Emergency accommodation: difficulties for families in needFamilies ‘falling under the radar’ of homelessness statistics, says Focus IrelandThu Jan 29 2015 - 08:09
