More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Irish public asked to give views on disability payment
Interested parties asked to share views in advance of network summit in May
Judge criticises ‘shameful profiteering’ by private firms providing care placements for children
Judge Conor Fottrell says he took ‘unusual’ step of publishing judgment in case of missing 13-year-old to make reservations over system clear
Travellers ‘devastated’ as south Dublin support organisation closes amid bitter rift
Development will lead to loss of education and health supports, housing advocacy and employment and training programmes
Racism and hate not being tackled with energy needed to meet scale of problem, rapporteur says
‘Structural racism’ persists across public services in areas such as employment, housing and health, report states
Baltinglass residents hope for ‘closure’ for families of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard
Memories of women missing since the 1990s remain strong in Co Wicklow town as new search begins
Tusla could face ‘criminal liability’ over unregistered placements, court hears
Highly troubled child is missing from placement and believed to be in danger
Compensation scheme for Stardust fire survivors described as ‘absolutely horrendous’
Survivors not consulted before finalisation of process, solicitor says, as some learn of Minister’s plans through media
Department of Health a ‘stumbling block’ to full opening of ‘life-saving’ homeless centre
One quarter of beds at Dublin facility still closed 18 months after first patients admitted, says Simon Community chief
‘We are just about holding it together’: Overcrowding, mould and rats in Ireland’s social housing
Nearly a decade after a European monitoring body found the human rights of local authority tenants in the State were being violated by inadequate, unsafe housing, little has changed
‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service
Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of children
Media regulator wants increased powers to investigate online platforms over child abuse
Last year gardaí identified 151 child victims of online sexual exploitation, 16 of whom were in Ireland
Rise in reports of sexually harmful behaviour among children
Trends ‘driven by increased exposure to online pornography and harmful digital content’, says service for children affected by sex abuse
Judge notes ‘extraordinary potential’ of vulnerable children detained in special care system
Mr Justice John Jordan received an artwork from a girl, who also writes songs and poetry, during a recent visit to a unit