Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jetSun May 10 2026 - 22:02
‘A lifetime’s work down the drain’: Businessman’s premises destroyed by Waterford fire Firefighters from several towns descended on industrial estate to battle Saturday evening blazeSun May 10 2026 - 10:38
Decision on whether asylum seeker is an adult or child to be removed from Tusla Those presenting as unaccompanied children to make asylum applications will be appointed an advocate Fri May 08 2026 - 06:00
Gerry Hutch rejects racism accusation: ‘I have friends – Indians, blacks, whites’Veteran criminal and Dublin Central byelection candidate said illegal immigrants should be interned in the CurraghThu May 07 2026 - 20:37
Children ‘regularly’ using illegal drugs in Tusla care home with knowledge of staffHiqa report finds risks to minors ‘significantly escalated’ at separate facility seven months after previous inspectionThu May 07 2026 - 17:54
Hiqa, PAC and legal professionals all voiced concerns around safety of child asylum seekers in Tusla’s careTusla is caught in middle of complex issue without clear legislative guidancThu May 07 2026 - 06:00
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adultsTusla says age assessment of unaccompanied minors has been an issue of significant risk in recent yearsThu May 07 2026 - 06:00
Families of disabled children awaiting needs assessments to raise frustration in Europe Children have a legal right to assessments of need for educational purposes, but many wait years Mon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live thereCorrespondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in IrelandSat May 02 2026 - 06:00
‘It’s absolutely disgraceful what’s going on’: Ballymun locals react after child discharges firearmSchoolchildren sent home with leaflet on how to stay safe as youth woker says ‘only solution’ is lots of youth clubsThu Apr 30 2026 - 17:25
Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessnessJohn Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless servicesMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Travellers in plea to Government to save support organisation closed after decadesSouthside Traveller Action Group helped households with education, accommodation and healthcareMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Sexual corruption identified in gardaí and education services, survey finds DCU Anti-corruption Research Centre examines issue of sex acts requested in exchange for public servicesSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures showNumber of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record highFri Apr 24 2026 - 14:21
Department must pay €30,000 to visually impaired employee over ‘protracted’ discriminationPaul Hill ‘humiliated’ by Department of Social Protection’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations for over 12-year periodWed Apr 22 2026 - 17:17
Housing charity concerned at risk to tenants under modular home planThreshold raises concerns over proposed planning exemption and rent-a-room changesWed Apr 22 2026 - 14:17
Fire safety issue forces Peter McVerry homeless service to move tenants from Dublin propertySt Stephen’s Green hostel being emptied in stages as a precautionWed Apr 22 2026 - 06:00
Asylum seeker in children’s facility despite Tusla’s belief he is an adult, judge toldHearing to determine the male’s age is adjourned as he could not be brought to court on TuesdayTue Apr 21 2026 - 16:38
Child who drew up ‘kill list’ of care staff seeks to be detained by High Court Minor one of six children court ordered taken into special care but who cannot access bedsTue Apr 21 2026 - 10:00
Energy poverty: ‘I am basically on the breadline. I never have the heating on’Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her familyMon Apr 20 2026 - 06:00
Oberstown children locked in rooms for hours at weekend, Hiqa inspection finds Staffing levels at child detention facility at times too low to provide safe cover, Hiqa report saysFri Apr 17 2026 - 15:56
Communities risk being sidelined in Government’s new drug strategy, warn groups Local taskforces say proposed approach will ‘unravel decades of life-saving work’ as decision-making is centralised into HSEThu Apr 16 2026 - 06:00
Residents of Dublin’s oldest Traveller housing site ‘devastated’ by redevelopment setbackRefurbishment and construction of Ballyfermot’s Labre Park promised since 1999Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00
Iranian critical-skills workers face ‘inhumane’ delays for family visasDelays of more than two years for decisions are forcing some to consider leaving IrelandTue Apr 14 2026 - 06:00
Enoch Burke fails in Supreme Court bid for judgment appealFormer teacher remains behind bars, continuing his refusal to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital SchoolFri Apr 10 2026 - 13:19
Abuse and neglect allegations against Dublin foster carers not always properly recordedManagement of two out of 17 allegations made against carers did not follow Tusla processesWed Apr 08 2026 - 18:51
Concern grows for children in Tusla placements following killing of teenager last yearHealth watchdog received reports of children being hungry, feeling unsafe and living in unstable placementsTue Apr 07 2026 - 06:00
Courts’ poor box raises €1.5m last year, with sum of €100,000 going to SVPPoor box donations previously came under spotlight as some motorists were permitted to use these to avoid penalty points and/or driving bansMon Apr 06 2026 - 12:28
‘Respectful’ and ‘moving’: Relatives of 1916 Rising participants honour contribution at GPO Members of Army, Naval Service and Air Corps participate in ceremony attended by President, Taoiseach and Minister for DefenceSun Apr 05 2026 - 18:22
Family of Co Laois man missing since 2019 in ‘a living nightmare every day’Sister of William Delaney, who is presumed murdered, appeals for information about his disappearanceSat Apr 04 2026 - 06:00
Former employees of Traveller support group ‘living only on prayers’ due to unpaid wagesMore than 20 people still awaiting redundancy information after closure of Dublin-based Southside Traveller Action GroupThu Apr 02 2026 - 16:00
Back-garden living incentives could expose older homeowners to abuse, charities warnPeople renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protectionsTue Mar 31 2026 - 17:35
Girl ‘blocked’ from getting ‘adequate’ mental health services in community died by suicideTusla and Camhs did not communicate adequately with each other about the serious risk the teen was at, review finds Tue Mar 31 2026 - 12:59
‘Blameless young women’: 134 Magdalene survivors granted higher compensationLength of time in the laundries was a critical factor in the amount a woman would be compensatedMon Mar 30 2026 - 17:10
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one yearLatest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping roughFri Mar 27 2026 - 15:11
‘Serious allegation’ of child abuse at Co Meath centre not adequately reported, Hiqa findsAlleged incident happened at home for children with intellectual disabilities, operated by Three Steps Ltd, in 2025Fri Mar 27 2026 - 14:37
Children being groomed into criminality from the age of six in deprived areas, report finds Irish Penal Reform Trust study notes single mothers being drawn into sex industry to make ends meetWed Mar 25 2026 - 06:00
No special care bed for child threatening to kill themselves ‘every single day’Seven vulnerable youths waiting on beds in situation judge described as ‘outrageous’Tue Mar 24 2026 - 10:00
A ‘broken’ system: Many children taken into care face more harm, ombudsman’s office saysReport outlines cases including youths being sexually groomed and assaulted, and going missing for days Tue Mar 24 2026 - 06:00
‘My body was worn out’: Migrant worker in Ireland got two weeks’ holidays in two yearsCases of ‘severe exploitation’ are ‘routine’ under general employment permit system, Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland saysMon Mar 23 2026 - 05:00
HSE ‘will have blood on their hands’ if highly vulnerable child not alive and safe on MondayYouth needs to be ‘seen swiftly’ by a psychiatric team and ‘admitted’ to hospital ‘for his own safety’Fri Mar 20 2026 - 19:03
Judge criticises vulnerable boy’s relatives for ‘harbouring’ him while missing from careCourt told it is an outrage that family would undermine court orders in a way that could jeopardise boy’s health, welfare and life Fri Mar 20 2026 - 08:00
Tusla believes young person in its care is an adultYoung person arrived in Ireland as an unaccompanied asylum seeker Fri Mar 20 2026 - 06:00
Tusla ‘extraordinarily exposed’ to future compensation claims, judge saysJust 15 of State’s 26 special-care beds are operational due to challenges recruiting and retaining staffTue Mar 17 2026 - 10:00
‘Like an overcrowded prison’: Travellers will ‘resist’ forcible removal from Dublin siteDublin City Council served notice on residents of Avila Park housing scheme in Finglas last monthTue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00
Highly vulnerable child in State care being failed in ‘unacceptable’ way, judge saysJudge describes State’s continued use of unregulated emergency placements for children in care as a ‘national scandal’Mon Mar 16 2026 - 06:00
Hundreds of families told to leave Ipas accommodation despite plea for ‘pause’ over homeless provisionSurge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHESat Mar 14 2026 - 06:00
Housing crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chiefFri Mar 13 2026 - 06:00
Women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditionsReport from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date Mon Mar 09 2026 - 09:30
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’Mon Mar 09 2026 - 06:00
