€9m fund will give help to families of victimsBereaved family members of those killed in the Troubles, and other victims in this jurisdiction, will be able to apply for compensation…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Minister hears concerns of rights groupThe Human Rights Commission is "seriously concerned" about the issuing of letters since July to up to 1,100 non-EU parents of…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Methadone used to 'punish' addictsRecovering heroin addicts feel methadone treatment is being used to "punish" and "control" them, a report on State drug treatment…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Department begins deportations of immigrant parents of Irish childrenThe Department of Justice has begun issuing deportation orders against the immigrant parents of Irish-born children on foot of…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
'Crimeline' to end but link to loss of sponsor deniedThe production company behind the long-running Crimeline television programme has denied any connection between its decision …Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
New group insists many abuse claims unfoundedIn years to come Irish society will "hang its head in shame" at the way it has treated members of religious congregations, the…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Initiative on homelessness is a 'disgrace', says TDDublin City Council's initiative to remove homeless people from the city centre's streets will be discussed at a meeting of organisations…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Critical reaction to statement from BrothersGroups working with victims of clerical sexual abuse have criticised a statement by the Christian Brothers on sexual abuse allegations…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
90-year-old joins marathon line-upA 90-year-old Chicago woman who took up running in her 70s because she thought she was getting "a bit stiff" will be among more…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Victims' groups query accuracy of rape statisticsGroups working with victims of crime have questioned the accuracy of crime figures from the Department of Justice, particularly…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Disability Bill will reinforce equalityThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has refused to specify whether next month's Disability Bill will be rights-based.Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Call for halt to homelessness planDublin City Council has refused to defer its initiative aimed at eradicating begging and street drinking from the city centre…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Minorities face barriers in jobs market, report showsOlder people, Travellers, people with disabilities and people from ethnic minorities remain the groups facing the greatest difficulties…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Cannabis use near saturation levels in IrelandCannabis use among Irish 15- to 16-year-olds is the third highest in the EU and is reaching "saturation point", the European …Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
300,000 children living in relative povertyTo live one's childhood in poverty was a "death sentence" , an expert on poverty research said yesterday.Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Groups push for rights-based BillEight disability and human rights groups are to join today to campaign to ensure that the forthcoming Disability Bill is rights…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Irish youth top European table in solvent abuseYoung Irish people have the highest rate of solvent abuse in the EU, a major study on drug use across Europe, to be published…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
EUR97,600 for clampers on one Dublin streetThe most lucrative street in Dublin for the City Council's clampers is Castle Street, the short, cobbled stretch behind City …Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
McDowell criticised for Traveller remarkThe Director of the Equality Authority has criticised the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, for saying that Travellers were …Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Hospital parking dispute goes to LRCA dispute over attempts by management at St Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin to charge staff €700 a year for using a multi…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Family of eight lives in two-bedroom flatTracy Ryan (30), her husband and their six children live in a two-bedroom council flat in Dublin's south inner-city on an income…Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Efforts at tackling poverty criticised by agencyGovernment efforts at tackling poverty "clearly haven't been enough" the Director of the Combat Poverty Agency has said.Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Combat Poverty Agency 'too soft' on GovernmentThe Combat Poverty Agency has been accused by Fine Gael of being "too soft" on the Government.Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
CORI priest silent over deal on abusedThe spokesman on justice for the Conference of Religious in Ireland (CORI), Father Sean Healy, has refused to comment on the …Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Call to promote social agenda in EUIreland must use its presidency of the European Union next year to ensure the economic and social agendas are "re-balanced", …Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Appeal to Government on policing partnershipsThe vice-chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board has questioned the Irish Government's commitment to the success of District…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Government will consider earlier pub closing timeThe Government will consider bringing pub closing times back to 11.30 p.mFri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Elderly 'unhappy' about move to nursing homesMore than two thirds of older people living in nursing homes felt unhappy about moving into one and found the experience of moving…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Report urges VAT refunds to charitiesValue added tax is imposing a "significant burden" on charities and creating a "real human cost", a report to be published today…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Wright will not be asked to resign by TaoiseachThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has said he knew months ago that Limerick West TD, Mr Michael Collins, had difficulties with his tax…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Republic leads EU in health spending - journalSpending on health here will be among the highest in the EU this year, while education expenditure will be above the EU average…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
More beds needed for homeless drug and alcohol-users says charityThe number of beds catering for homeless young drug and alcohol-users must be "doubled", a charity worker with a homeless group…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
'Persistent ageism' in civil service, official report saysAgeism "remains a persistent feature" of Government Departments, a report to be published today will sayMon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Call for 'positive view of ageing'A "total lack of imagination" has characterised the provision of services for older people, the charity Age Action Ireland has…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Drive against TV licence defaulters to continueThe "intensive drive" to prosecute television licence defaulters, which saw over 300 people brought before Dublin District Court…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
46% of carers aged over 60, committee toldAlmost half of carers are aged over 60 and one-fifth are caring for more than one person, a Dáil committee was told yesterday…Wed Sept 24 2003 - 01:00
Children's mental health 'at risk'Mental health services for children and adolescents here are inadequate, underdeveloped and leaving young people at risk of becoming…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Lung cancer becoming mostly woman's diseaseLung cancer will be a predominantly woman's disease by 2020, a national cancer expert will say today.Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
'I was torn apart and made to be someone I wasn't'The Rape Crisis Centre is 'sickened' by defence lawyers' treatment of victims who testifySat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers granted visas for UK abortionsTwenty asylum-seekers have been granted temporary exit and re-entry visas to travel to Britain for abortions this year.Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Visitors to US or Canada urged to avoid blood donation for 28 daysThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service is asking anyone who has visited the United States or Canada since the end of June not to…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Specialists criticise home drug testing kitsNew kits which can be used at home by parents have been criticised by specialists working with young people engaged in drug abuse…Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
Pro-choice groups to call for clearer legislation on abortionCalls for clarification of the law on abortion will be renewed next month as pro-choice groups mark the 20th anniversary of the…Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
Woman lay dead for eight months in Mayo homeBone samples from the skeleton of a woman who lay dead for eight months in her Co Mayo home are being sent to Britain for forensic…Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
Police arrest couple over death of new-born baby girl in SwedenPolice in Sweden are awaiting blood test results from samples taken from a couple yesterday in connection with the death of newborn…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
ERHA may make more hospital cuts this winterThe Eastern Regional Health Authority has confirmed it is considering further curtailing acute services coming into the winter…Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Call for tourist boycott of IcelandICELAND/IRELAND: The Green Party has called for a consumer boycott of Icelandic goods following the resumption of whaling by…Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Search for someone to live like a lord and be called SirA Co Tyrone title is available if a suitable family member can be found to fill itMon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Painkiller warning for pregnant womenPregnant women and women planning to become pregnant have been warned that taking certain painkillers could increase the risk…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Parents urged to have rethink on MMR after measles cases trebleThe number of measles cases has more than trebled in the past year, according to figures from the National Disease Surveillance…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
