Nuclear family 'a myth', says new reportMost people do not want the traditional nuclear family as a model for policy-makers, a new Government study finds.Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Alcohol sales fall for first time in 10 yearsSales of alcohol have fallen for the first time in over 10 years, new figures from the Revenue Commissioners showThu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Restrictions 'disappointing but inevitable'Immigrant groups have described as "disappointing but inevitable" yesterday's announcement by the Minister for Social and Family…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Hostel colleague recalls bus crash victimMr Kevin Garry (43), started work at around 8.30 a.mWed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Geldof insists declaration must be enactedFailure by the EU to enact the Dublin Declaration, which will be produced by the conference this evening, would be "a grotesque…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Action groups claim Dublin conference is 'short on action'People trying to cope with the problem of AIDS were critical yesterday of the conference taking place in Dublin.Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Unsafe driving scheme expanded countrywideA Garda scheme to allow road-users report unsafe driving is being extended nationwide.Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Plight of polio survivors to be examinedThe situation of people who contracted polio between the 1930s and 1960s is to be urgently examined by the Oireachtas Joint Committee…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
'As soon as I got polio my education ceased'While we chat, Jim Costello (60) leans sideways periodically in his chair."I'm pumping my diaphragm," he explainsThu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
1974 bomb victims press for full public inquiryThe victims and victims' relatives of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings will take legal action against the State if a full…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Use of video links in court urgedThe use of video conferencing in criminal court cases is being considered by the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell.Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
162,000 women attacked, says ICTUMore than 162,000 women workers suffer domestic violence, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
First Irishman ordained into Romanian churchAn Ulsterman yesterday became the first Irish person ordained as a priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church.Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Artists seek to give deprived young people a new visionSome of the most talented visual artists in the State are coming together to bring "the experience of art" to deprived young …Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
More mass deportations planned using chartersThere will be more mass deportations using "giant charters" as the number of orders increases, the head of the Garda National…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Concern at 'covert' deportation of 65 immigrantsRefugee support groups and immigration lawyers have expressed concern at the "covert" and "cloak-and-dagger" manner in which …Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Parade will pass through O'Connell StreetThis year's Dublin St Patrick's Day parade will after all pass through O'Connell Street, although viewing will be restricted, …Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Internet car tax renewal ready by MarchFrom next month, motorists will be able to renew their car tax over the Internet, the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen…Tue Feb 10 2004 - 00:00
Women's Aid handled more than 11,000 distress calls last yearWomen's Aid received over 11,000 distress calls to its helpline last year, preliminary figures indicate.Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
State paid €3m in 2002 for homeless accommodation that was vacantBasic standards are not being met in emergency B&B accommodation, while up 20 per cent of it remains unoccupied despite being…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Homeless mother rears children among drug-usersCCTV cameras have recently been installed in the dining room of the bed and breakfast accommodation where Ms Ann Connors (25) …Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Call for all work to halt at site of craneResidents in Ringsend, Dublin, where a crane partially collapsed last weekend, have called for all work on the site to stop until…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Booklet reveals babysitting bloomersAdvice handbook: Does your babysitter need babysitting? Apparently many people feel they doTue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Ahern 'was given one day's notice of rent cut plan'The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms Coughlan, presented her plan to severely cut rent allowance to the Minister of…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Call for urgent review of methadone programmeThe Government's Methadone Maintenance Programme "im- prisons teenagers in a life of addiction and crime" and should be urgently…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Inner city drug problem worsening, says activistThere have been more drug-related deaths in Dublin's inner city in the past year than in any year previously, a church service…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Groups unite to fight rent supplement cutGroups opposing the cut in rent supplement, which comes into force on Monday, are to step up their campaign next week.Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Only three families with Irish children deported since judgmentOnly three families with Irish children have been deported in the year since the Supreme Court judgment that parents were not…Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
More than 50% of Travellers now settledMore than half of all Travellers live in permanent accommodation, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Report finds lack of contact between Irish and immigrantsSocial interaction between immigrant communities and the native population is "virtually non-existent" in Dublin's south inner…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Mobile camera phone girl is identifiedThe teenage girl at the centre of an investigation into the distribution of pornographic images via mobile camera phones has …Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Stately homes are turning to Britain for insurance coverInsurance for historic and stately homes has become so expensive here that proprietors are going to Britain to get cover.Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Dublin Traveller housing plans 'abandoned'The chairman of South Dublin County Council's Traveller accommodation committee has resigned, saying the Government has "abandoned…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Deported Romanian tells of plightAngelica Incze (28) is ashamed to look at the passport of her baby daughter, AislingFri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Deportation orders face legal testHundreds of legal challenges to deportation orders against the parents of Irish children are likely in coming months, the Free…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
No creche places for special needs childrenChildren with social and emotional needs are unable to take up crèche places because of the abolition of the Crèche Supplement…Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Welfare officers to join voluntary groups in opposing cutsCommunity Welfare Officers are to join forces with 13 voluntary organisations in opposing a series of social welfare cuts due…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
Supplement cuts to take effect amid concernsCuts to the rent supplement will come into effect at the end of January, while creche supplements and a supplement to help with…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Report calls for body to aid work training for TravellersThe establishment of a central body to champion Travellers' participation in training programmes is among the recommendations…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
An Post moves to distance itself from US parcel costs complaintsAn Post has moved to distance itself from charges being levied on people receiving air-mail parcels from the United States.Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Funds to fight child prostitution cutA service to combat homelessness, drug abuse and sexual exploitation of young people in Dundalk is at risk since funding was …Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Refugee body fears growth of 'underclass'There is a real risk that a new underclass will develop if the "short-sighted" current policies on asylum-seekers and refugees…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Irish disaster relief experts to assess devastationBAM EARTHQUAKE: Two experts in disaster relief will leave Ireland to fly to Iran tomorrow to assess the devastation around Bam…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Gilt-edged wedding for Dublin's first citizenThe weekend saw Dublin gain a new first lady - a lass from Co DonegalMon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Reverse welfare cuts - anti-poverty groupsAnti-poverty groups will meet the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms Coughlan, today hoping she will revise some of the…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
MHB to decide on pregnant teenagerThe Pro-Life Campaign will "look at its legal options" if the Midland Health Board decides to take a 14-year-old girl in its …Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Groups to discuss welfare cuts with MinisterGroups fighting the social welfare cuts announced in last month's Estimates are to meet the Minister for Social and Family Affairs…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Some types of poverty growing, says ESRIRelative poverty has more than doubled since 1994, while the depth of poverty being experienced has increased substantially, …Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Number of calls to immigrant help centre increasesThe number of calls for help to the Immigrant Council of Ireland has increased substantially since June.Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Concern over education of 32 teenage asylum-seekersThe education of 32 teenage asylum-seekers is at risk following a decision to move them from children's accommodation into adult…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
