Global observers horrified and bewildered by Savita caseCourt finding may bring closure for family of woman who died after being denied abortionFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Husband’s action over death of Savita Halappanavar settledCase initiated following death of 31-year-old after miscarriage in Galway hospitalWed Mar 09 2016 - 21:33
Carrickmines fire survivors fear they will be homelessTraveller family have been told to leave their temporary accommodation by AprilWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Rapporteur calls for criminalising of cyberbullyingGeoffrey Shannon also wants schools to have mandatory internet code of behaviourWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Sixty-nine homes repossessed in Dublin city last year33 others ‘settled prior to repossession’, eight withdrawn and 17 homes ‘pending’Mon Mar 07 2016 - 01:03
Woman denied mastectomy swimsuit over ‘wrong postcode’Breast cancer survivor says she is entitled to less support due to her areaMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:01
Repossession orders increased by over 20% in 2015Legal sources say numbers would have been even greater if not for conflicting judgmentsMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
Kenny an activist on the street and now the DáilNeilstown’s first TD says Government did not understand how hurt people areFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:00
Dublin South-West: Independent Katherine Zappone electedLawyers for Senator and Fine Gael’s Anne Marie Dermody spent hours scrutinising ballotsMon Feb 29 2016 - 21:33
Recounts on Monday in two Dublin constituencies and WexfordDisputed votes also to be ruled on in Dublin South-Central where 35 votes separated FF and AAA-PBPMon Feb 29 2016 - 00:13
Dublin Mid-West results: Gino Kenny and John Curran elected on last countAAA-PBP and Fianna Fáil candidates join Eoin Ó Broin and Frances FitzgeraldSun Feb 28 2016 - 08:52
Family of suspected abuse victim not informed of allegationsWoman stayed in foster home in south east on three occasions in the 1980sThu Feb 25 2016 - 20:35
Inquiry on Michael Noonan’s actions in ‘Grace’ case urgedSpokesman says Minister for Finance would co-operate with any inquiry on foster home caseWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Travelling voter: ‘I’ve heard she’s the only one fighting to get us’People Before Profit candidate Bríd Smith gains backing at Ballyfermot halting siteWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Families told to leave emergency accommodation within a weekHomeless families given a week’s notice to leave hotel in Mountjoy Street, DublinTue Feb 23 2016 - 07:31
Record number of newly homeless families in JanuaryRepossession of buy-to-let properties is growing phenomenon, says Focus IrelandTue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Record number of Dublin families became homeless in JanuaryHomelessness organisations say new figures are ‘extremely alarming’ and ‘shocking’Mon Feb 22 2016 - 15:13
Kitty Holland: Childcare closures lay Ireland’s insidious sexism bareBroadside: As five centres closed in Clare, the official response was a shrug of the shouldersMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Austin Currie drawn into case of girl at ‘foster’ homeIntellectually disabled young adult left at house 13 years after sex abuse concerns raisedSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Most Dublin homeless families are from two areasAlmost 40 per cent of Dublin’s homeless families are from Tánaiste’s constituencyWed Feb 17 2016 - 08:13
Campaigner calls for mini-Cab to target drug dealersYoung people attracted to lifestyle of criminals in trade, support worker Sue Collins saysWed Feb 17 2016 - 01:00
Funding investigation at closed childcare centresUp to 400 families in west Clare told State-subsidised facilities would not open againTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Flac seeks ‘right to adequate housing’ principleHomelessness charity Focus Ireland publishes ‘five key demands’ for the electionMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:14
Family warn that ‘mentally ill’ man is a dangerConcerns that he will ‘kill someone or be killed’ unless he is kept in secure custodyFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Three ABC anti-child poverty programmes in Dublin in doubtTallaght, Ballymun, Darndale projects warned as Atlantic Philanthropies funds withdrawnThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
The number of homeless children almost doubled last yearDublin has the highest rates of child homelessness, figures revealWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
‘Foster home’ carer denies ‘cruel’ abuse allegationsWoman denies claims that children, including ‘Grace’, suffered sexual abuse in houseSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
‘Foster’ home owner says abuse claims are ‘all lies’Children who stayed in her home over 30 years were ‘very happy’, claims womanSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
Abortion should be decriminalised ‘in all circumstances’ - UN committeeChild’s rights committee says schools ‘continuing to practise’ religious discriminationThu Feb 04 2016 - 18:43
Family of woman allegedly raped calls for criminal charges‘It has not taken away her capacity to love or her wonderful hearty and infectious laugh’Thu Feb 04 2016 - 11:22
Why ‘Grace’ was left in home key question in abuse caseAnalysis: A critical decision by three members of health board remains unexplainedWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
HSE not to contest claims for damages, Tony O’Brien tells PACHSE had ‘no effective defence’ to care failings of vulnerable children – director generalTue Feb 02 2016 - 21:45
HSE did not tell family of foster home abuse due to ‘legal advice’‘Ann’ continued to stay at foster home for four years after HSE removed last vulnerable adultTue Feb 02 2016 - 19:35
HSE chief sorry for ‘mishandling’ of apology to abuse victimTony O’Brien discussing southeast abuse case before Public Accounts CommitteeTue Feb 02 2016 - 18:27
Woman had suspicious bruising, says HSE whistleblowerSocial worker brought concerns to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar in September 2014Tue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
HSE warned of prosecution risk over foster home in 2008Former social worker says he raised safety concerns about woman staying in homeTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
Q&A: Apology dispute brings foster home abuse case into focusConcerns were first raised in 1990s but there have been no prosecutionsMon Feb 01 2016 - 21:34
Government to consider inquiry into southeast abuse claimsTánaiste says a full judicial inquiry is required into allegations about foster homeMon Feb 01 2016 - 17:43
Modular homes could be permanent housing, says KellyMinister says prefabricated units in Ballymun ‘beat normal houses’ on many standardsMon Feb 01 2016 - 15:52
Another vulnerable adult stayed in foster home despite concernsOne placement continued privately between family and care home until October 2013Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
New revelations about southeast foster home raise more questionsAt least one person was allowed to stay four years after “Grace” was removed in 2009Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
