Recession damages mental health of families, study showsAnalysis says falling incomes and unemployment put strain on relationshipsTue Oct 20 2015 - 21:38
Change in laws to crack down on drink-drivingPlan to overhaul road traffic legislation comes amid anger over conviction rateTue Oct 20 2015 - 09:35
Drink driving legislation most challenged criminal law‘It’s like the Grand National. There are dozens of hurdles. Hit any and the case can fall’Tue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
RSA ‘extremely disappointed’ at drink-driving conviction rateReview of road traffic legislation needed to clamp down on loopholes, Liz O’Donnell saysMon Oct 19 2015 - 16:04
Renewed appeal to identify dead kayaker ‘with Irish accent’Hampshire police release e-fit of man whose body was found washed up on Isle of WightThu Oct 15 2015 - 19:09
Carrickmines fire: council says halting site talks ‘constructive’Rockville Drive residents blocking land earmarked for Travellers left homeless by blazeThu Oct 15 2015 - 14:30
‘They don’t live the same way we do, it’s just a fact’Carrickmines stand-off symbolises relations between settled community and TravellersThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Thousands of drivers escape conviction for phone offencesSafety campaigners rail over numbers getting away without a fine or penalty pointsWed Oct 14 2015 - 01:00
Garda killer granted bail with consent of DPPAuthorities face questions over how Adrian Crevan Mackin had access to a handgunTue Oct 13 2015 - 08:52
Louth killings reminder of darker timesThe shock of the shootings, say many, is reminiscent of the years of the TroublesTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
Father of injured woman raised alarm after garda killedCommissioner visits scene, says investigation will look at circumstances prior to shootingMon Oct 12 2015 - 17:23
Many Travellers are ‘at risk’ due to fire safety issuesCampaigners warn of dangers after Carrickmines blaze which killed 10 peopleMon Oct 12 2015 - 07:04
The childcare conundrumNext week’s budget may finally address Ireland’s childcare crisis, but moving beyond sticking-plaster solutions will take political commitment that has so far been absentSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Calls for bail law reform to tackle rural crime ‘epidemic’Campaigners tell senior Garda members communities are losing fight against crimeThu Oct 08 2015 - 23:39
Rural crime: ‘Someone has to say enough is enough’Recurrent victims of crime are organising themselves to protect rural communitiesThu Oct 08 2015 - 21:38
Legal action ruled out over €29,000 for travel at FásState body Solas gets voluntary repayments from top officials but cash still outstandingWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
How Fás became a byword for wasteful public spendingElite travel, rounds of golf and a beauty salon, but agency nadir was Rody Molloy interviewWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Budget plan considered for access to affordable childcareUp to 25,000 additional low-income families could benefit from subsidised childcareTue Oct 06 2015 - 09:43
Plan to move disabled out of institutions will take decadesScheme to relocate up to 4,000 isolated and vulnerable people was due to take six yearsTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Case study: ‘For a long time I couldn’t do the things I wanted’After spending most of his life in institutions, Martin Dooher is able to choose for himselfTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Loophole allowing drivers to escape penalty points may not be closed until next year150,000 drivers summonsed to court over penalty points not prosecutedFri Oct 02 2015 - 01:01
Girl eating baby formula from tin among cases of neglect in reportChild care law report details abuse as well as positive stories of reuniting with parentsThu Oct 01 2015 - 08:28
Four out of five drivers escape conviction over penalty pointsSome 150,000 drivers summonsed to court over penalty points offences are not prosecutedThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:01
Plan to provide alternative to methadone for heroin addictsClinicians say Suboxone could benefit problem drug users and provide treatment optionMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Dublin star Philly McMahon on Ballymun: ‘I love the place’Three-time All-Ireland winner has become a role model for a new generation in the areaMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Methadone maintenance: ‘I’d love to get this out of my system’More than 10,000 receive the heroin substitute, but an alternative medication is availableMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
March for Choice hears call for abortion referendumThousands of people take part in demonstration in central DublinSat Sept 26 2015 - 18:20
Over 180,000 children grow up in jobless homes - surveyNumber of people living in households with no one in employment falling, study findsWed Sept 23 2015 - 22:10
Campaigners will not support ban on alcohol sponsorshipAnti-binge drinking group says it will not back restrictions for sports and live eventsWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
Coalition mulls finance options to boost housing supplyDevelopers complain of difficulties raising finance from banks for new schemesTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Government considers budget move to boost housing supplyCabinet sub-committee examines bigger role for Nama on construction of homes in DublinMon Sept 21 2015 - 17:02
Facial recognition helps detect welfare benefits fraudDepartment of Social Protection software blocks claimants using multiple identitiesSat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Multinationals ‘exaggerated’ research activity to lower tax billsDepartmental review indicates contentious tax credit plays vital role in supporting jobsThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Workers on Government-funded building project ‘employees’Department ruling on status means workers may be entitled to range of PRSI benefitsWed Sept 02 2015 - 01:00
Big regional variations in childcare orders soughtDistrict Court dealt with just over 9,800 applications in 2014, up from about 8,700 in 2013Tue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
Children in special care unit forced to urinate on floorHiqa concern over use of safe rooms and ‘single separation’ to manage behaviourMon Aug 31 2015 - 12:53
Peak-time restrictions sought on free travel schemeFunding freeze puts pressure on service which is being reviewed by the GovernmentMon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00
Lobbyists must record details of contacts with public officialsRegulation of Lobbying Act aims to create transparency following controversiesMon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00
Tighter measures net €60m more tax from high earnersMore than 900 people with six-figure incomes were obliged to contribute moreMon Aug 31 2015 - 01:00
Call to end putting special needs children in ‘seclusion rooms’Children as young as six placed in isolation for hours at a time, say campaignersFri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00
Case study: ‘He’s a 10-year-old child with disabilities . . . I can’t see how isolating helps’Debbie Kennedy says the regular use of seclusion has worsened her son’s behaviourFri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00
International Monitoring Commission found IRA ‘out of business’However, report claimed some members involved in criminal activity for ‘personal gain’Wed Aug 26 2015 - 12:00
Government losing tax revenue from bogus self-employmentEmployers are misclassifying workers as self-employed to maximise company profitsMon Aug 24 2015 - 13:23
300,000 children likely to require back-to-school paymentsAuthorities struggling to keep up with additional claims for means-tested allowancesMon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00
Line between employees and self-employed becoming blurredIn today’s diverse, complex workplace, the rights of workers are harder to protectMon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00
Irish rugby squad donates jersey for Aoife Beary fundraiserBerkeley balcony collapse survivor faces long path towards recovery from injuriesTue Aug 18 2015 - 13:00
Brown Thomas prepares for Christmas – with 127 days to goDublin, Cork and Limerick stores to launch Christmas markets from ThursdayTue Aug 18 2015 - 08:19
Welfare claimants with large savings repay €21mOne individual forced to repay €140,000 in benefits as part of Dirt tax investigationTue Aug 18 2015 - 00:28
Revenue targets local property tax on undervalued homesAlmost 250,000 homeowners declared value more than €100,000 below guide priceMon Aug 17 2015 - 01:00
Revenue to crack down on builders taking ‘cash jobs’Failure to register with home renovation tax incentive scheme to be examinedMon Aug 17 2015 - 01:00
