Forty-five tourists rescued from boat on River LiffeyNo injuries reported after water taxi lost power and struck Millennium BridgeSun Aug 16 2015 - 22:17
Long-term joblessness remains a major problemAnalysis: A large ‘lost generation’ didn’t emerge in the way many fearedSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
The long road back to employment has many turnsIn all, some 127,000 people of working age are still long-term unemployedSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Simple steps could be taken to prevent deaths on our roadsDespite a fall in the number of fatalities this year, reckless driving remains a huge issueSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Revenue collects €30m from over 500 medical consultantsOfficials discover that companies utilised for ‘aggressive’ tax planningFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
Revenue targets rental sector as part of crackdownAudits yield some €55 million for the exchequer since 2013Fri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: No clean bill of health for medical consultants in Revenue tax probe550 health professionals’ financial affairs under scrutinyFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
How can we make Ireland’s roads safer?Figures show the number of traffic-related deaths has been increasing in recent yearsSat Aug 08 2015 - 10:12
117 disqualified drivers charged under new lawsGardaí say removal of ‘high risk’ drivers will make roads safer for allThu Aug 06 2015 - 19:20
Memorials on Co Wicklow road reminder of high death toll33 dead, dozens injured on one of State’s most dangerous roadsThu Aug 06 2015 - 07:58
Driver fatalities down on Irish roads, but pedestrians and cyclists at more riskMost collisions occur during evening rush-hour, analysis of crash data showsThu Aug 06 2015 - 01:00
Summer most dangerous time to be on road, data showsAcross year pattern emerges where most deaths occur during evening rush-hourThu Aug 06 2015 - 01:00
Death and injury toll among cyclists on the riseMiddle-aged and younger men account for most cycling fatalities in recent yearsWed Aug 05 2015 - 10:01
High death and injury rates among cyclists alarm road safety campaignersMost fatalities involve middle-aged men cycling in built-up areasWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage boosts view of Ireland as human rights leaderSharp divisions remain over attitudes towards minorities such as asylum seekersThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
Adoption case study: ‘It’s a tragedy I wasn’t given my birth cert’David Kinsella, like many adoptees, was refused access to his birth mother’s identityTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Aftercare reforms will cut back foster family paymentsChild and Family Agency defends plan to revise allowances for over-18s in State careTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Adopted people to gain right to information on birth parentsMinister for Children James Reilly says planned legislation is ‘major breakthrough’Mon Jul 27 2015 - 21:55
HSE concerned at cost of hiring agency staff to fill front-line health service gapsNeed to hire driven by low pay, geography and specific skill shortages, says memoMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
State spends €700m on asylum system over past five yearsCampaigners argue that costs illustrate a pressing need to change an unwieldy systemMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Nursing home problems revealed ‘unacceptable’, says VaradkarMinister for Health says issues are ‘not new’ and have been going on for decadesThu Jul 23 2015 - 22:12
Two out of five workers in Ireland reliant on ‘insecure contracts’Growing economy may not solve problem of precarious work, says labour professorThu Jul 23 2015 - 19:59
Poor toilet and shower facilities at HSE-run nursing homeSacred Heart Hospital is second publicly-run home to face criticism this weekThu Jul 23 2015 - 13:21
Childcare analysis: Challenge of turning rhetoric into realityAmbitious proposals needed to complement sustained investment and political resolveThu Jul 23 2015 - 01:00
Blueprint proposes subsidised childcare for working parentsPaid parental leave should be extended from six months to a full yearWed Jul 22 2015 - 16:55
‘Cultural change’ required in mental health serviceMental Health Commission report finds suicide risk assessment insufficientWed Jul 22 2015 - 08:14
‘No showers for a month’ for some residents of nursing homeHiqa report finds St Patrick’s Community Hospital is in breach of care standardsTue Jul 21 2015 - 15:34
Right to access birth cert for up to 50,000 adoptedCabinet to discuss draft legislation which will apply to all past and future adoptionsMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Nordic-style public services need dramatic tax hike, forum toldA person on average wages in Denmark pays up to 13 times the rate in Ireland, says expertFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
It’s official: We’re happy, satisfied and feel life’s worthwhileCSO study shows three out of four rank satisfaction with life as highThu Jul 16 2015 - 21:22
Over a quarter of population does volunteer workCSO report indicates value of people giving their time for free is €2 billion annuallyThu Jul 16 2015 - 19:41
Majority support regularisation of undocumented workers – pollProposal to give thousands of migrants right to live here being considered by GovernmentWed Jul 15 2015 - 00:15
New section of M11 in Wicklow bypasses road death blackspotArklow/Rathnew motorway to reduce journey time by between 10 and 20 minutesMon Jul 13 2015 - 21:11
Garda is sanctioned following rape allegationWoman said she felt compelled to have sex with officer as she feared further prosecutionMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into HSE’s handling of vulnerable teen’s legal action€1 million spent on legal fees in case of girl detained in English psychiatric unitThu Jul 09 2015 - 20:36
Government considers proposal on undocumented migrantsOfficials review programme aimed at regularising the status of up to 20,000 residentsThu Jul 09 2015 - 09:48
State spends €3m a year abroad for care of young peopleWoman (20) detained for 20 months in psychiatric unit in England returns homeThu Jul 09 2015 - 01:00
Case study: The children of undocumented migrant workersAmanthi (18): ‘We’d like to pay taxes properly and want to progress. It’s wasted potential’Thu Jul 09 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Teenager case a wake-up call for decision-makersYoung Irish people are being detained abroad because of a lack of services hereWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Care assistant: ‘I worry my job will disappear at any moment’Elizabeth Cloherty and others in a like situation have no contract and little sense of securityTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Precarious work: Five solutions to employment stand-offHow State can ensure economic flexibility for employers and job security for workersTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Clerys worker: ‘I assumed laws would stop a firm closing like this’Keith Doran got a call from HR manager to say there was no need to come in the next dayTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
‘I can’t plan for the future. I don’t have security or finance’Sinead Pembroke is one of a rising number of academics reliant on precarious workMon Jul 06 2015 - 12:24
Precarious work: the sectors at riskShort-term contracts and casual work increasingly common in workplaceMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
State agencies to investigate bogus use of contractorsGrowing use of self-employed workers in IT, pharmaceutical, health and engineeringMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
‘I thought if you worked hard you’d get rewarded with extra hours’Muireann Dalton, retail worker with Dunnes StoresSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
‘Precariat’ workers: Is job security a thing of the past?Workers are spending longer at work, are changing jobs more often, and are more likely to be on internships or temporary contracts. Meet the Irish ‘precariat’Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
€350m to be spent subsidising families in low-paid workCritics say rapid rise in family income supplement tops up low pay by employersSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
New asylum seekers may receive right to workProposals come as latest figures show 250 people sought asylum in the State last monthTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Tánaiste aims to increase child benefit by €5 in next budget40,000 may no longer have to pay universal social charge under tax changesTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
