Increase in drug and alcohol abuse predicted after lockdown – charitiesAdvocacy groups call on government to ensure continued access to healthcare supportWed Jun 24 2020 - 00:00
‘It was worse when you can’t stop it, and it’s your sister’Behind James O’Reilly’s conviction for rape and abuse lies a system that fails TravellersSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to cut staff pay, working hours to less than half pre-Covid levelsWorkers do not meet airline’s deadline to accept its workplace reform programmeTue Jun 16 2020 - 00:35
Prompt action needed by new government to save Irish media – NUJUnion says pledge on commission on future of broadcast and print media ‘long overdue’Mon Jun 15 2020 - 22:00
LGBTI+ youth finding life at home during Covid-19 ‘devastating’BelongTo survey reports high levels of suicide ideation, self-harm and lonelinessMon Jun 15 2020 - 00:05
Man (70s) dies in Co Mayo road collisionIncident took place on Saturday night on N5 at Belleek, CastlebarSun Jun 14 2020 - 22:40
Protesters call for St Mary’s to be taken over by HSE to avoid closureMany have lived there for 60 years from when it was home for visually-impaired girlsFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:45
Families and staff to protest closure of south Dublin nursing homeRelatives call on HSE to take over running of St Mary’s Centre (Telford) on Merrion RoadFri Jun 12 2020 - 02:37
Survey finds increased food poverty and mental health difficulties due to Covid-19One family resource centre has seen a 600 per cent increase in demand for mealsThu Jun 11 2020 - 06:24
Thousands at risk of ‘holiday hunger’ if school meals droppedMalnutrition at end of summer is a ‘serious concern’ say child advocatesThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
Young adults suffering greatest decline in well-being during pandemic, CSO findsRespondents reported feeling more down-hearted, depressed and dissatisfiedWed Jun 10 2020 - 14:53
Coronavirus: Increase in legal queries from 'stressed' workersAdvice services report doubling of calls from people concerned about employer actionsTue Jun 02 2020 - 01:00
UL student accommodation refunds to cost about €3.45mStudents will be refunded rent from the date they vacated accommodation to end of termFri May 29 2020 - 22:28
Number of women dying by suicide increased by almost 50% last yearCSO report shows a total of 421 lives were lost to suicide in 2019Fri May 29 2020 - 22:01
Poorest households in Ireland see biggest increase in Covid-19 cases – CSOSome 23% of cases occurred in more affluent households, according to new studyFri May 29 2020 - 14:35
Women’s Aid helpline sees calls increase almost 40% during lockdown‘We have been answering calls from women trapped at home with very dangerous abusers’Fri May 29 2020 - 00:05
Maternity leave exclusion from wage scheme could breach EU law, rights body saysWelfare system and economy must be ‘re-imagined with a feminist agenda’, seminar toldThu May 28 2020 - 21:31
Young Irish women the most depressed and lonely in EuropePoll shows 18- to 34-year-old EU citizens more likely to be depressed, lonely or anxious than older peersThu May 28 2020 - 19:47
Traveller realities amid the pandemic: ‘I thought I’d never see a sup from a tap again’Traveller families fear facilities put in place will be taken away after Covid-19 crisis endsMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Drimnagh house fire victims named as men in their 60sResident described by several neighbours as ‘very quiet’ and ‘a man who kept to himself’Sun May 24 2020 - 16:37
Ombudsman sees spike in complaints about public bodiesLast year Peter Tyndall’s office received the highest number of complaints since 2010Wed May 20 2020 - 00:00
Women’s well-being worst affected by pandemic, CSO reportsFemales more likely to be ‘extremely concerned’ about health than men, study findsTue May 19 2020 - 14:54
Demand for free food doubles amid coronavirus pandemic‘We need more large-volume food donations from the food industry’ – FoodCloud bossTue May 19 2020 - 00:45
More than €4m in Traveller housing funding left unspentTen councils did not spend any money, three didn't apply for funding, three spent less than halfMon May 18 2020 - 10:52
Covid-19: Pregnant women report significant rise in anxietyCoombe hospital study found women were least concerned about their own healthFri May 15 2020 - 19:25
Debenhams workers protest ahead of consultation closing on MondayGarda took names and addresses of protesters, telling them they were breaching emergency restrictionsFri May 15 2020 - 17:07
Care order granted for child trafficked into IrelandTusla concerned girl could be taken back to Middle East for exploitation - CCLRP reportWed May 13 2020 - 17:50
Gardaí must be 'more assertive' at large funerals – Traveller advocateMourners asked on social media to attend graveyard only if they could socially distanceWed May 13 2020 - 01:00
Migrant election candidates say they were racially abused during campaignImmigrant Council of Ireland report highlights underrepresentation of people from migrants backgrounds in local governmentWed May 06 2020 - 22:30
Covid-19 jobless face ‘multiple layers of uncertainty’, study findsTasc study is surveying people across the labour force affected by pandemic impactTue May 05 2020 - 00:05
Call for ‘precarious’ contracts of frontline nurses to be clarifiedConcern over employment rights of hundreds of people recruited to fight Covid-19Sat May 02 2020 - 02:00
Hundreds take to a Zoom rally in support of Debenhams workersGardaí look on as 30 people stage protest observing social distancing in Henry StreetWed Apr 29 2020 - 18:31
Drug used to manage hospital Covid-19 withheld from nursing homesOperator of nursing home says if drug ‘works in hospitals why can it not be allowed in care homes?’Mon Apr 27 2020 - 06:29
‘The rule in the hub was we could only cook once a day’Family who exited homelessness last month tell of difficulties they faced in family hubMon Apr 27 2020 - 02:52
Dentists in dire need of support, says dental association chiefProfession ‘collapsing’ under strain of restrictions and government help needed urgentlySun Apr 26 2020 - 16:27
Cocooning from coronavirus: ‘The spring is coming out of my step’One older woman is content in Blackrock, while ‘life stopped’ for a man in InchicoreSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Rise in calls by older people having suicidal thoughtsCharity Alone says mental health problems surfacing as loneliness takes holdSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
Newly homeless people refused emergency accommodationSome hostels only providing breakfast and shared rooms, says MendicityFri Apr 24 2020 - 00:25
Nursing or care homes account for almost 60% of coronavirus-related deathsOne in five residents believed to have died of Covid-19 were never tested for diseaseTue Apr 21 2020 - 00:51
Covid-19 benefit: Applicants complain of difficulties getting paid‘I’m hardly eating’ says one woman (46), while others complain of stop-start paymentsMon Apr 20 2020 - 02:20
Coronavirus: Thousands of disabled people with PAs fearful about virus impactConcerns over continuing independence and implementation of HSE contingency planFri Apr 17 2020 - 06:00
Traveller babies three times more likely to die than those in settled populationInfant mortality rate is falling and more Traveller children are going to secondary school – reportWed Apr 15 2020 - 01:00
‘My sister is not a statistic’ – coronavirus victim from Mayo remembered in a poemRose ‘Billy’ Mitchell (81) who died in a nursing home in London is mourned by sister Dorothy Duffy and familyTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:46
Coalition of firms and unions calls for regularisation of undocumented workersOpen letter to FG and FF highlights importance of those who are undocumented, many of whom are in frontline sectorsTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:29
Older workers cry foul over being refused Covid-19 benefit‘Now when I need some help I don’t get it because of my age,’ says laid-off hotel worker (68)Tue Apr 14 2020 - 03:00
Families fleeing domestic violence leave refuge over Covid-19 concernsCouncil properties awaiting refurbishment used to house families in needTue Apr 14 2020 - 00:06
Coronavirus: 33 more people die from Covid-19 in the State with most new cases in a dayMinister says HSE expects to clear Covid-19 testing backlog by next weekSat Apr 11 2020 - 22:02
#ShineYourLight: Tributes to coronavirus victims and frontline workersHeritage sites, public buildings, window-sills and embassies across the world are lit upSat Apr 11 2020 - 21:58
Coronavirus: GP visits regarding abortions to take place remotelyRequirement to see GP in person twice waived for duration of Covid-19 crisisWed Apr 08 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Lack of electronic transfers for blind allowance causing hardship“I am totally blind and when I need assistance it involves bringing people into my personal space”Tue Apr 07 2020 - 21:30
