Stardust families threaten to withdraw from review of evidenceRelatives of 48 victims of nightclub disaster say they are being ‘stonewalled’ by MinisterThu Dec 08 2016 - 19:27
Price of childcare averages €167 per week in the RepublicDún Laoghaire-Rathdown is the most expensive area for full-time childcare while Monaghan is the cheapestWed Dec 07 2016 - 18:47
‘My children have the same needs as all others at Christmas. I dread it’For families in direct provision – including more than 1,000 children – the Government’s Yuletide bonus won’t buy much joySat Dec 03 2016 - 06:00
Yellow app aimed at teenagers labelled ‘Tinder for kids’Government’s child protection rapporteur warns app aimed at teenagers poses dangersThu Dec 01 2016 - 01:00
Violence at Oberstown detention centre cited by staff in strike noticeUnion says dispute hinges on provision of adequate protective clothing and equipmentWed Nov 30 2016 - 18:03
Number sleeping rough in Dublin rises 56% in a yearDublin homeless executive announces details of 230 new emergency beds for capitalWed Nov 30 2016 - 12:58
Migraine sufferer finds relief in cannabis-derived oilTreatment has replaced patient’s painkillers but remains unlicensed in IrelandWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Dáil expected to pass Bill legalising medicinal cannabisUp to 90 TDs support new legislation proposed by People Before Profit’s Gino KennyTue Nov 29 2016 - 20:10
Christmas bonus for asylum seekers in direct provision is €16More than 1,000 in system are ‘effectively unable to participate’ in festive seasonMon Nov 28 2016 - 10:17
Number sleeping rough in Dublin up more than 50% in a yearAbout 140 counted on city’s streets, but Peter McVerry says true number is twice thatMon Nov 28 2016 - 07:54
Saturday was one of the busiest days of the year, says Dublin Fire BrigadeOver 345 ambulance and fire brigade call outs were made as Christmas party season gets underwaySun Nov 27 2016 - 14:52
Women’s rights: Deal with Eighth Amendment , says Council of Europe officialNils Muiznieks speaks at end of Irish visit on treatment of women, children, TravellersFri Nov 25 2016 - 20:19
Suicide rate among Traveller men is seven times higherTravellers’ life expectancy is 15 years lower than men in general population, paper findsThu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00
Number of homeless children and families in Dublin still climbingRate of increase slowing but over 2,100 destitute children in emergency accommodationWed Nov 23 2016 - 18:28
Lucan teen born in direct provision had no school place since JunePlace offered to boy is without special needs assistant and resourcesWed Nov 23 2016 - 11:26
Council housing is cold comfort for Traveller families in Bray‘Rats come in from the river and you can hear them under the presses at night’Mon Nov 21 2016 - 02:33
Immigrants leaving direct provision need more support, says groupMembers of interculturalism group say they experience racism on daily basis in IrelandFri Nov 18 2016 - 21:50
Tackle child poverty as crucial rights issue, says top adviserSpecial rapporteur on child protection Prof Geoffrey Shannon has 97 recommendationsFri Nov 18 2016 - 18:53
CRC to ensure ‘house in order’ before name changeCentral Remedial Clinic chief says top-up scandal was very hard on staff and clientsFri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00
Galway woman wants deported husband ‘home by Christmas’Brazilian man remains in São Paulo despite HSE dismissal of objection to marriageTue Nov 15 2016 - 19:25
Direct provision hunger striker has deportation threat liftedKurd refused food for 35 days as he would ‘rather die of starvation than go back to Iran’Tue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Women actors paid less, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor acknowledges#wakingthefeminists: Love/Hate star speaks up as ‘gender inequality affects people I love’Mon Nov 14 2016 - 18:31
Young man with severe autism to remain in specialist UK unitHSE had opposed parents’ wish that the man remain in the British unit to complete an access-college courseThu Nov 10 2016 - 20:49
Use of illegal drugs has nearly doubled since early 2000sCannabis, ecstasy and cocaine use at highest level since 2002Tue Nov 08 2016 - 18:12
Autistic man’s return from care in England deemed ‘catastrophic’Judge suggests best solution would be HSE continuing to fund specialist care in UKMon Nov 07 2016 - 18:57
What next for the children of the Calais ‘Jungle’?The camp is gone, but the future for hundreds of child refugees remains utterly bleakSat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
Severely autistic man to return to UK unit after HSE decisionMan has become ‘dangerous’ since returning to his family home, court hearsSat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
FG MEP rows in behind call to take Calais childrenBrian Hayes says Republic should move to accept minors as ‘humanitarian gesture’Wed Nov 02 2016 - 01:00
Children in creches ‘fare as well’ as those at homeESRI report shows other factors are more important for wellbeing of five-year-oldsWed Nov 02 2016 - 00:01
Majority of Traveller housing funds have yet to be claimedJust one-third of the money for this year has been drawn down by local authoritiesTue Nov 01 2016 - 17:17
Brian Hayes urges Government to ‘move quickly’ on Calais minorsFine Gael MEP says relocation of 200 unaccompanied minors to State ‘right thing to do’Tue Nov 01 2016 - 13:47
FG’s Regina Doherty says taking Calais minors a ‘no-brainer’Government Chief Whip says accommodating children is the ‘responsible thing to do’Tue Nov 01 2016 - 12:00
Council to discuss naming street after Savita HalappanavarCouncillor argues woman who ‘was denied basic medical care’ should be rememberedTue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
Irish pregnant women have highest rates of depression in OECDOne in six women ‘are at probable risk of depression’, Trinity antenatal study findsTue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
Children left in limbo as Calais ‘Jungle’ is demolishedWith 1,400 minors still at the migrant camp waiting to be relocated, pressure is building upMon Oct 31 2016 - 08:45
Migrant Crisis: Call for State to admit 200 children from CalaisMotion calling for relocation of minors from the ‘Jungle’ camp to be debated in DáilMon Oct 31 2016 - 01:00
Dublin’s north inner city calls for radical changeNew taskforce wants firms in the neighbouring IFSC to help local young peopleSat Oct 29 2016 - 01:00
Action urged to tackle discrimination against the poorEqual Rights Alliance report calls for more wide-ranging legislation to combat problemWed Oct 26 2016 - 17:57
Pressure growing over discrimination against TravellersRights commissioner Emily Logan says human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe plans to visit IrelandWed Oct 26 2016 - 16:41
Ban on surrogacy in Ireland urged by campaignerPractice not illegal in State but largely unregulated despite calls for legislative clarityWed Oct 26 2016 - 01:00
Mood in the Calais ‘Jungle’ resigned as camp slowly cleared‘People don’t necessarily want a hot shower. They want to get to family’ says Irish volunteerMon Oct 24 2016 - 23:53
UN chief says potential of too many of world’s girls is unfulfilledIrish launch of UN Population Fund report hears of worldwide discrimination against girlsSat Oct 22 2016 - 01:00
Three new emergency shelters to open for Dublin’s homelessCoveney says if more such beds are required it will show Government housing plans failingFri Oct 21 2016 - 18:23
Racism and poverty affect Roma lives in Ireland, report findsMinister of State David Stanton says members of community are ‘valued’ in the StateWed Oct 19 2016 - 15:16
Goal appoints new manager to regain trust of donorsCeline Fitzgerald appointed and says next 12 months will be ‘critical’ for the aid agencyWed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Concern State childcare scheme could ‘increase costs for poorest’Spark says lone parents on subsidised schemes while in training may have to quit coursesTue Oct 18 2016 - 17:38
Couple facing repossession claim rights breach in EU lawGeraldine and Martin Grant say registrar failed to consider if mortgage contract fairTue Oct 18 2016 - 01:00
Zappone seeks early report on Midlands foster-care issuesMinister ‘very disappointed’ with lack of progress after Hiqa finds deficienciesMon Oct 17 2016 - 19:51
Children in Midlands foster care had to share beds, report findsHiqa says children placed with carers who were refused permission in pastMon Oct 17 2016 - 15:25
Four children fleeing Syria to arrive in Ireland by end OctoberFour will be first of 20 welcomed under the Irish Refugee Protection ProgrammeMon Oct 17 2016 - 01:00
