Number of families in Dublin homeless for at least two years has doubledDublin Region Homeless Executive data shows homeless for 18-24 months has trebledFri May 05 2017 - 17:56
Crises in child protection services flagged by health watchdogHiqa urges more robust safeguards across key areas for children and vulnerable adultsTue May 02 2017 - 20:16
Up to 30 men recovering from addiction face homelessnessGreystones building which accommodates their supported housing is being soldTue May 02 2017 - 01:00
Abortion movement has been hijacked by the middle classThe Repeal campaign should be challenging political and economic inequalitiesMon May 01 2017 - 01:11
'Are we just going to end up homeless every year?'Amanda Barnes (23) and her three children face homelessness despite using the schemeFri Apr 28 2017 - 11:18
Abandonment of ‘Grace’ for 20 years has cost her dearlyHigh Court award of €6.3m just part of huge cost to both ‘Grace’ and the taxpayerFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:00
Housing Assistance Payment risks homelessness - expertsHousing support payment ‘not a long-term guarantee of a secure home’ - Focus managerFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:00
Asylum seeker sues HSE over failure to provide ‘life-saving termination’Woman known as Ms Y had been raped in her own country and was suicidalThu Apr 27 2017 - 22:15
Number of homeless children reaches record highNew figures shows 2,137 children in emergency accommodation in DublinTue Apr 25 2017 - 20:11
Number sleeping rough in Dublin rises 35% in 12 monthsCampaigners call for ‘stronger interventions’ with more than 5,300 homeless in capitalTue Apr 25 2017 - 17:53
Epilim in pregnancy: ‘Every woman should be told the risks’Mother recalls shock at learning anti-epilepsy medication led to children’s ilnessesTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:29
Call for audit of pregnant women who took anti-epilepsy drugFACS Forum says 400 children may have been born with foetal valproate syndromeTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:12
Illegal abortion: ‘I was cold and frightened. I was shaking’Woman recalls procedure in 1960s London, saying it is important to share storiesSun Apr 23 2017 - 21:58
Howlin says new site may be needed for maternity hospitalProposed hospital has to be free of any specific religious ethos, says Micheál MartinSun Apr 23 2017 - 20:54
Decriminalisation of all drugs for personal use consideredGrowing calls in recent years for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal useThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Caranua chief withdraws comments which offended abuse victimsMary Higgins tells Dáil committee she regrets way her ‘comments were presented’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Organisation for ‘vulnerable’ adults receives 7,500 reports of abuseNewly established National Safeguarding Committee says problem is ‘very widespread’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Simon Harris backs families over disability service allegationsSunbeam House Services accused of abuse and neglect by clients’ relativesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Clondalkin fire victim making ‘slow progress’, says relativeBridget ‘Biddy’ O’Brien in critical but stable condition after blaze in Dublin apartmentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Over 870 alleged historic abuse cases have no social workerRetrospective sex allegations generally made by adults but perpetrators may still be activeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Forum seeks to give voice to most-vulnerable drug usersOrganisation aims to advocate for improved services and more rapid access to treatmentThu Apr 13 2017 - 01:00
Thousands attend anti-water charges protest in DublinDemonstrators gather for ‘final push’ against the levies as political deadlock continuesSat Apr 08 2017 - 19:33
Barriers to work for people with disabilities to be liftedMinister promises that earnings threshold for those with medical cards will be raisedThu Apr 06 2017 - 18:58
Hiqa finds ‘inappropriate examinations’ of disabled centre residentsInspection of Highwater Lodge in Wexford finds punishments such as food limits, finesThu Apr 06 2017 - 16:07
Six young people arrive in Ireland from Calais JungleTeenage boys from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea among unaccompanied minors settling hereSun Apr 02 2017 - 13:59
Fianna Fáil and Government on collision course over Garda scandals as Noírín O’Sullivan remains under pressureNoírín O’Sullivan statement ‘not good enough’, Fianna Fáil says as controversies mountSun Mar 26 2017 - 15:48
Team Ireland brings medal haul back from Winter Special Olympics26-strong Team Ireland arrive triumphant into Dublin airportSun Mar 26 2017 - 10:43
George, Annabelle, Mila and Rosie enter top-100 baby names listJuly is the most popular month for having babies in Ireland and February the leastFri Mar 24 2017 - 19:58
Significant increase in the number of homeless childrenNew figures show progress made in tackling the homelessness crisis has been reversedFri Mar 24 2017 - 19:18
Concealed pregnancies: media is negative, says Trinity studyWomen who hide their pregnancies are often judged harshly and insensitively, says authorFri Mar 24 2017 - 17:52
‘Grace’ case: Two health board staff involved are still with TuslaSouth Eastern Health Board staff involved in 1996 decision to leave girl in foster homeThu Mar 23 2017 - 21:35
Abuse survivor says scheme to enable victims is ‘disabling people’David Dineen decided to speak out ‘for other victims of Caranua who do not have a voice’Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Survivors tell of ‘re-abuse’ by State redress group CaranuaStatutory body’s chief spurns criticism, that ‘majority’ of applicants happy with schemeMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Fewer than 33% of working-age people with disabilities employedESRI report says adults with disabilities are older and more likely to live aloneThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
Funeral of Clondalkin fire victims hears of ‘enormous sacrifice’Four people, including pregnant woman and three children, died in Dublin blazeMon Mar 13 2017 - 18:26
Bruton urged to act on Swords ‘crisis’ over junior school placesOver 100 children in River Valley have no school to go to in SeptemberMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
Prayer service for woman and children who died in Clondalkin fire‘The families are just supporting each other. You can’t believe [this tragedy] is real’Sun Mar 12 2017 - 19:25
Stardust victims’ families to pull out of inquiryRelatives of those killed in 1981 fire say they cannot co-operate with new investigationSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Clondalkin fire: Funeral of four victims to take place on MondayPrayers to be said in Bray on Sunday for Annmarie, Paris, Holly and Jordan O’BrienFri Mar 10 2017 - 16:12
Fatal fire: Refuge may have to relocate after media identificationFamilies’ privacy may be compromised at housing facility for women and childrenFri Mar 10 2017 - 01:00
Fire victim and injured cousin ‘lived for children’Bray Travellers group says ‘inseparable’ cousins had grown up in same houseThu Mar 09 2017 - 20:46
‘Grace’ inquiry must include every player in this appalling sagaBroad investigation into abuse allegations required to deliver lessons we need to learnThu Mar 09 2017 - 05:00
Concept of ‘family values’ undermines women’s rights – UNReproductive rights of women must be protected, UN health expert tells Dublin congressWed Mar 08 2017 - 19:18
Government may expand mother and baby homes inquiryMove comes after discovery of the remains of a ‘significant’ number of babies in TuamTue Mar 07 2017 - 09:49
Educating gardaí about autism: ‘It’s not a temper tantrum’Part of diversity training which also includes LGBT and mental health awarenessTue Mar 07 2017 - 01:00
Mother and baby homes investigation too narrow, says UNWarning that terms of reference may not address ‘the whole spectrum of abuses’Mon Mar 06 2017 - 21:07
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Travellers and ethnicityTaoiseach Enda Kenny has formally recognised Travellers as a distinct ethnic groupSat Mar 04 2017 - 00:00
Ethnic recognition a momentous step for Irish TravellersOverturning of official policy which saw Travellers as a ‘problem’ highly significantThu Mar 02 2017 - 08:36
Travellers celebrate as 30-year campaign for recognition endsTaoiseach applauded as about 100 Travellers stand outside Dáil due to lack of personnelThu Mar 02 2017 - 01:00
Recognition of ethnicity ‘will slowly but surely make a difference’Travellers and human rights groups welcome Taoiseach’s statementWed Mar 01 2017 - 21:01
