Advocacy activities of main groups in debate are funded by donors at home and overseasFUNDING: Two anti-abortion groups have confirmed they receive funds from abroad but insist the amounts are small, while a new…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Some back-to-work schemes run risk of creating greater dependency on welfareA Government review of whether welfare payments are effective at getting people back into work has found some schemes run the…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
No cut in special children's allowance to public servantsA special children’s allowance paid to 1,200 members of the public service has been protected from cuts despite reductions in…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke confirm son (16) took own lifeAndrew Clarke, the teenage son of l’Ecrivain restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke, took his own life, his parents have confirmed…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Clarkes confirm son took own lifeAndrew Clarke, the teenage son of l’Ecrivain restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke, took his own life, his parents have confirmed…Sun Jan 13 2013 - 00:00
Ministers use allowance to top up on PR servicesBACKGROUND: We know about some of the perks and allowancesSat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Up to 100 'illegal adoptions' uncoveredState authorities have uncovered about 100 cases of children who were born to unmarried women and may have been illegally transferred…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
State taking landlords to court over registrationThe State body that regulates private rented accommodation is to take 22 landlords to court in the coming months over their failure…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Tribunals continue to cost State millionsFifteen years after they were established and hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence later, the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Taxpayers face €400m tribunals legal fees billThe cost of legal fees for witnesses to the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals is likely to leave the taxpayer with an overall bill…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Proposed child agency breaks pay rulesThe agency which will take over responsibility for child and family affairs has breached advertised salary guidelines for one…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Affluence Index: What is it?The index of affluence and deprivation, officially known as the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, uses a series of indicators from …Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Rich land, poor landNew maps based on census data depict Ireland’s affluent and deprived districtsSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Commuter belt regions worst hit by downturn, survey findsThe outer stretches of Dublin’s commuter belt have experienced the greatest drop in affluence of anywhere in the State since …Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Slow progress in mental health service as tide goes out on Victorian-era hospitalsMany patients say an understaffed community mental health service has left them isolated and disempoweredSat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Funds for suicide prevention divertedMillions of euro ring-fenced by the Government to hire hundreds of staff to boost suicide prevention and mental health services…Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Landlords oppose ban on bedsits planned for early 2013It will be illegal for landlords to rent out bedsit-type accommodation under new regulations due to come into force at the end…Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Landlord paid €620,000 in rent subsidiesOne landlord received €620,000 from the State in the form of rent supplement payments last year.Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
New State body aims to put needs of children firstINTERVIEW: Frances Fitzgerald plans to reform the fragmented child protection system by increasing accountability, providing…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Fitzgerald favours subsidised childcare over benefitMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has reopened the debate about the future of child benefit payments by expressing support…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Man attacked by fellow passengers on train from Dublin to BelfastA man in his 50s has told of how he was physically attacked on the Dublin to Belfast train on Saturday night after two passengers…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
The year of the childWe strengthened children’s rights, finally chose a site for their new hospital and faced up to our recent failure to care for…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Guidelines to be issued on suicide preventionAll secondary schools in the State are to be issued with guidelines on suicide prevention next month as part of an initiative…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Answers are rarely easy or straightforwardBackground Shannon Gallagher is the latest tragic case of young people taking their own livesFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Mother grieves over suicide of second child (15)Support groups have stressed the importance of young people in distress seeking support following the death of the teenage sister…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
200 VEC jobs to go as PLC courses face dropAt least 200 teaching posts will be lost and a number of post-Leaving Certificate courses are likely to be dropped as a result…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Serious concern over mentally ill child admitted to adult unit in CorkMental health inspectors have expressed serious concern over the welfare of a vulnerable mentally ill child who was was admitted…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Fair budget? The numbers don't tell the full storyQ Is budget 2013 equitable? The Government has made several bold claims concerning progressive and equitable changes brought…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
NCAD and UCD in talks over possible mergerThe National College of Art and Design (NCAD) has entered into talks with University College Dublin over the possibility of a…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
'They call it the fair city - it feels like that now'BACKGROUND : Ghandi Mallak has in effect been stateless for the past decadeFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Lack of sleep, no holidays and now less money: how the cuts affect full-time carersThe carer’s payment cut is immoral, says a mother who cares for her disabled childFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Child benefit to be cut by €10Cuts to child benefit, respite grants for carers and jobless payments will affect hundreds of thousands of families next year…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Most Irish adults exercise at least once a weekMost Irish adults exercise at least once a week, but acknowledge they should do much more to keep fit, according to the Ipsos…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Most people say they can speak some IrishA large majority of adults say they are able to speak Irish but do not want it to be revived as the main spoken language, according…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí treat girl's death as 'personal tragedy'Gardaí investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life in Maynooth, Co Kildare, over the weekend are treating…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Daily Star' editor resigns over topless photosThe editor of the Irish Daily Star newspaper, Michael O’Kane, has resigned in the wake of the controversial publication of topless…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Bishop rescinded hospital affiliationUS CONTROVERSY: A US Catholic bishop has reaffirmed his decision to strip Arizona’s largest hospital of its Catholic affiliation…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Mullen critical of inquiry principalHSE INVESTIGATION: Senator Rónán Mullen has questioned the suitability of the professor selected to head a HSE inquiry into …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
'Appalling' lack of care at mental hospitalMental health inspectors have expressed extreme concern for the welfare of residents at a facility who have been deprived of …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Florida leaves US waiting for its election results - againThere are no hanging chads or butterfly ballots this time aroundFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Republicans left to ponder party's appealUS Republican leaders were facing up to agonising questions yesterday about how to widen the party’s demographic appeal, while…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Republicans in danger of being on the wrong side of historyIn many ways, Mitt Romney wasn’t all that different from Barack Obama.Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Supporters fall silent but the band plays onIn a near-empty convention centre, a few knots of Republican campaign workers lingered to watch Barack Obama’s victory speech…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Marijuana and same-sex marriage votes show US mellowingSeveral popular votes on social issues have significantly altered the course of US policy by approving same-sex marriage and …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
'He was a bad governor. We lost jobs here'“You’re going to win, Mitt!” shouted one member of the crowdWed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Where it went wrong for RomneyAnalysis: Following an ugly and seemingly interminable presidential campaign, Mitt Romney's hopes of becoming the 45th president…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Nine swing states will decide final resultsAfter enduring 17 months of campaigning and $3 billion worth of advertising, millions of Americans will have an opportunity to…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Turnout crucial to US election resultAfter billions of dollars spent, more than a million advertisements aired and hundreds of campaign rallies staged, Americans …Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
