Eurostat move will not curb social housing, Eoghan Murphy vowsReclassifying voluntary housing associations as statutory bodies to hit State balance sheetFri Feb 09 2018 - 01:00
Limited right to work for asylum seekers ‘horrific joke’Protest outside Dáil calls for unrestricted right to work for asylum seekersThu Feb 08 2018 - 16:22
Just 163 repossessed homes made available for social housingBanks had offered 2,000 such properties to the Housing Agency under a new schemeThu Feb 08 2018 - 01:00
‘It beggars belief that Revenue are still unable to recognise us as married’Three years after Irish recognised same-sex marriage, tax agency’s computers do notWed Feb 07 2018 - 00:00
Rough sleeper found dead in Dublin city centreBody of a man in his 50s found in a sleeping bag off Parnell Street on Friday morningFri Feb 02 2018 - 15:05
Housing Agency chief defends claim families ‘may be gaming system’TDs tell agency chairman claims ‘objectionable’ and ‘exceptionally offensive’Wed Jan 31 2018 - 20:08
Parents, teachers back school in row with Christian BrothersClonkeen College staff and students accuse trust of ‘failing to meet its duty’ in playing fields disputeWed Jan 31 2018 - 18:55
Dublin tenants report alleged eviction assaults to gardaíLandlord is also accused of breaking a court injunction during Mountjoy Square incidentWed Jan 31 2018 - 02:07
Poverty gap in Ireland ‘is worse than in similar EU states’ESRI says Irish rates of deprivation are 10% higher than in comparable countriesWed Jan 31 2018 - 01:00
Government to ratify UN laws on rights of people with disabilitiesUN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities to be ratified by early 2019Tue Jan 30 2018 - 16:31
Reports detail failures in caring for mentally disturbed teensChild Care Law Report Project highlights difficulties in dealing with alleged sex abuseMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:01
Landlord has history of negative findings against himPaul Howard ordered to pay former tenants for withholding deposits and ending tenanciesMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
Care Law Report Project case studies: Teenagers in crisisSuccessful outcome for teen with ‘psychosis’, and no aftercare plan for 18-year-old girlMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
Boy who is ‘too dangerous’ for care left in a non-secure unitThe teenager is one of 16 cases in latest work from the Child Care Law Reporting ProjectMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
School board seeks Minister’s backing in row with Christian BrothersBoard of Clonkeen College facing dissolution in dispute over €18m sale of playing fieldsMon Jan 29 2018 - 00:00
Dublin landlord may be arrested after forced evictionTenants allege they were assaulted as a group of men removed them from an apartmentSun Jan 28 2018 - 22:51
Life on rent allowance: ‘Mould gets into the toothbrushes’Mother-of-three living in damp house with son who has severe respiratory problemsSat Jan 27 2018 - 01:45
New human rights appointments face legal challengeFormer RTÉ producer says she has been ‘pushed out’ of equality commissionSat Jan 27 2018 - 01:00
Number of vacant homes in Dublin said to be between 900 and 1,000Local authorities found average actual vacancy rate about 3% of that indicated by CSOFri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00
Call for full State pension for those not working past 66NUIG team find people want choice about working beyond State retirement age of 66Thu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Down syndrome group calls for respect during abortion referendum‘People with Down syndrome listen to the news and read media articles, including social media content’Wed Jan 24 2018 - 13:41
Housing movement like anti-water charges campaign urgedPolicy appears to be ‘solutions’ that are most profitable for private sector, conference toldTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:19
Homelessness decrease was ‘seasonal’ and will likely reverse, charities warnSimon Communities says figures fell as people stayed with family over ChristmasFri Jan 19 2018 - 18:45
Protesters call for end to ‘injustice’ of pensions anomalyChanges in 2012 ‘discriminating against’ 40,000 who took time out of workforceThu Jan 18 2018 - 21:41
Roma children in Ireland ‘starving’ due to ‘relentless’ povertyEmily Logan says half the 5,000 Roma living in the State ‘struggle to survive day to day’Thu Jan 18 2018 - 20:36
Roma children malnourished due to ‘extreme’ poverty, report saysSome Roma children kept out of school over ‘constant fear’ they will be taken into careThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:00
Tax breaks for private pensions should be reviewed to address inequality‘It is totally wrong and unfair. I raised three kids, did a good job and this is the thanks I get’Wed Jan 17 2018 - 21:44
Social worker urged foster mother of ‘Molly’ to complainReport finds actions of HSE and Tusla had ‘negative effect’ on teenager with Down syndromeTue Jan 16 2018 - 20:50
HSE and Tusla had ‘negative effect’ on disabled girl abandoned at birthCases of 500 children with disabilities in care being reviewed by OmbudsmanMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
Former homeless Apollo House residents secure homeCzech couple now have hope for the future and jobs including a space-technology internshipMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
Residents of Dublin direct provision centre to learn of new locationOther centres for asylum seekers in the capital are nearly or totally fullMon Jan 15 2018 - 00:00
Families protest children’s play area land ‘grab’ by council‘Builders are coming in over the bit of green we have left. It’s not safe to let the children out’Thu Jan 11 2018 - 21:18
Publicly funded and legally regulated fertility treatment is ‘critical’Expert predicts number of women freezing their eggs to have babies later in life will riseWed Jan 10 2018 - 21:09
Charities regulator says HSE could lose its charitable statusFarrelly says much of narrative about charities is ‘unfair’, and they operate ‘in the gaps’Sat Dec 30 2017 - 01:00
Undocumented fisherman’s injuries at sea are under investigationHealth and Safety Authority is examining trawler incident that left man with severed fingerFri Dec 29 2017 - 05:55
Number of food parcels given out up threefold in five years at day centreCapuchin day centre sees double number of children presenting for foodFri Dec 22 2017 - 13:20
Developer not providing social housing at Ballsbridge siteChartered Land bought Ringsend apartments to avoid social housing at exclusive siteFri Dec 22 2017 - 01:15
Apartment owners whose tenants may face eviction own a number of Dublin propertiesTenants alleged landlords sought rent increase of over twice the permissible 4%Fri Dec 22 2017 - 01:00
Tenants whose landlord tried to evict them welcome injunctionLandlord alleged to have changed locks and cut off electricity to apartmentThu Dec 21 2017 - 05:50
Only two-thirds of planned extra homeless beds availableHowever, Dublin figures indicate the 200 beds will be surpassed by ChristmasTue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
McVerry trust turns sod on its first new buildsEoghan Murphy opens 16 homes in separate development by Respond! in CoolockMon Dec 18 2017 - 21:40
Homeless accommodation must be ‘spread around’ DublinEoghan Murphy visits Fitzwilliam Street shelter which faced years of oppositionMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:59
Bar staff should get anti-racism training, says Traveller activistComments follow settlement in case of four Travellers refused service in Maynooth barMon Dec 18 2017 - 01:00
A Christmas gift for children in emergency accommodation‘When they’re with other homeless kids they can feel normal,’ says Darndale motherMon Dec 18 2017 - 01:00
No need for new national suicide authority, says MinisterSuicide reduction strategy already being rolled out county-by-county, says Jim DalySun Dec 17 2017 - 14:45
Ireland’s 3,194 homeless children prepare for ChristmasAt a family hub in Dublin, children talk about ‘squashy’ conditions and their Christmas plansSat Dec 16 2017 - 01:20
Woman believed to be behind Traveller gun attackDublin shooting described as ‘the lowest of the low’Wed Dec 13 2017 - 01:00
Luas drivers say they have not been adequately trainedCross City lines are far more complex, with more hazards and busy junctionsSat Dec 09 2017 - 01:00
‘Vital’ that abortion not be a crime, says ZapponeMinister’s vexed remarks come as committee reviewing amendment set to make proposalsThu Dec 07 2017 - 20:16
‘Fagin’s law’ needed for adults who groom children for crimeGovernment’s special rapporteur recommends higher age of criminal responsibilityThu Dec 07 2017 - 00:00
