Nama considers offering 500 apartments as social housing despite council decisionPlan to open Tallaght properties to applicants from other local authoritiesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Gardaí treat site of Dublin gas explosion as possible crime sceneIncident that left man gravely injured may have been deliberateTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
NI church head says race attacks ‘must stop immediately’New head of Presbyterians says attacks an ‘affront to us as democratic and civilised country’Mon Jun 02 2014 - 20:04
McGuinness says Disappeared one of worst legacies of TroublesDeputy First Minister attended Windsor Castle banquet as it was the “decent thing to do”Sun Jun 01 2014 - 08:26
Posters for election candidates remain up after deadlinePoliticians now face €150 fine for each poster not removed by last nightSat May 31 2014 - 15:39
More social housing needed in private estates says Minister for FinanceNama ‘surpised’ at how long local authorities taking to identify where they need housesWed May 28 2014 - 01:00
Elderly couple must ‘vacate’ home after repossessionCouple must leave house they have rented for 15 years because landlord in receivershipTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Case study: ‘Only option was to sell or surrender our house’Mother of two dreads the post arriving every dayTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
5,000 new homes a year needed to meet social housing demand‘Housing is the defining issue of the decade’Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00
The housing-list family: ‘We’re not looking for anything fancy. Just a bit of stability’Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Minister to ‘use stick’ over housing delaysO’Sullivan says there is a ‘lack of urgency’Wed May 21 2014 - 01:01
Homeless bodies welcome initiative‘Crucial next step is for the whole of Government to back the Minister’s work’Wed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Homeless crisis can be overcomeFresh thinking and urgency needed in State’s response to provision of housingWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Sharp increases in social housing waiting listsHomeless executive to announce extra emergency beds to tackle rough sleeping in capitalMon May 19 2014 - 06:03
At least 127 are sleeping rough in DublinCampaigner warns of ‘tsunami’ of homelessness over housing shortageMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Empty State property to be considered for housing homelessPlan describes escalating numbers of homeless families as an ‘emergency crisis’Sat May 17 2014 - 09:38
Almost 3,600 homeless helped by McVerry trustFamilies losing homes ‘more than doubles in last year’Tue May 13 2014 - 01:09
Daft.ie to continue use of 'rent allowance filter' on searchesDepartment of Social Protection asked sites to remove ‘no rent allowance’ featureMon May 12 2014 - 07:13
Housing rights campaign will grow in months ahead, vow homeless familiesCampaign to seek rent controls, social housing and end to ‘no rent allowance’ adsMon May 12 2014 - 01:00
Homelessness among former home-owners set to ‘escalate’Conference hears sacrifices people are making to meet mortgage repaymentsThu May 08 2014 - 20:25
Protest outside Nigerian embassy in Dublin over abductionsProtestors call for release of 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants Boko HaramThu May 08 2014 - 00:01
New protocol will identify families at risk of homelessnessInitiative comes as family homelessness and cost of hotel accommodation spiralTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
‘I tried to make it like an adventure for the kids’Homeless mother of three spent eight nights in her car near airport with childrenMon May 05 2014 - 08:59
Dublin hotel bill for homeless families to hit €4.5mLikely spend by homeless executive represents a 10-fold increase in two yearsMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Government TD pays for emergency accommodation for homeless family of sevenSouth Dublin County Council agrees to pay for hotel accommodation after Focus Ireland raises child welfare concernsMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Thousands protest in Dublin against abortion lawPro-Life Campaign aims to ‘dismantle’ legislation introduced by Government last yearSat May 03 2014 - 19:53
Cuts to fire crews will ‘endanger lives’, union warnsSiptu calls for pledge from candidates against reductions in firefightersTue Apr 29 2014 - 07:26
Homeless crisis ‘bloody awful and getting worse’‘No doubt’ the issue of homelessness among families a growing issue, says MinisterSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Homeless crisis in need of urgent actionLandlords are raising rents and cutting off housing options to familiesSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Mother and her three young children forced to live in carSabrina McMahon (36), who has spent a week in a car in Tallaght, feels ‘like a hopeless parent’Fri Apr 25 2014 - 09:03
Media mattersThe exclusion of children’s voices from the media ‘is a pity’ as they have a much clearer insight into issues affecting them than the adults who speak for them, one of Europe’s leading human rights champions claimsFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Obama strategist gives tips to women candidates on communications skillsSeminar hears some male candidates not targeting women voters at allThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:01
Protections needed for tenants ‘caught in the crossfire’ between landlords and banksHousing charity Threshold calls for legislative changes to protect such householdsTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:01
Government urged to address poverty as economy improvesSocial Justice Ireland says Ireland is in danger of repeating 'boom and bust' scenarioTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Dublin Simon event to discuss ‘almost impossible’ task of finding a place to rentRent allowance and controls to be among topics at homeless charity’s ‘speak out’Tue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
List of victims who died in Northern Ireland Troubles read outNames of more than 3,500 people read carefully and patiently in event at Unitarian Church in DublinSat Apr 19 2014 - 00:59
Broad welcome from Traveller and human rights groups to recommendationTD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who has campaigned for Traveller ethnic recognition, said it was rare that he came into Leinster House really proud of the work done thereFri Apr 18 2014 - 02:12
Ethnic recognition would help do away with the ‘shame’ of being a TravellerAnalysis: A positive Government statement could lead to a realignment between settled and Traveller communitiesFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:42
Traveller ethnicity should be recognised, report saysEthnic status could create ‘mutual respect’ between Travellers and settled communitiesThu Apr 17 2014 - 10:18
Concern voiced over UK hospital restrictionsNumbers of Irish travelling for abortion for medical reasons ‘has risen steadily’Thu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
FG candidates accused of playing ‘Traveller card’Councillor ‘delighted’ Traveller housing scheme she voted for is cancelledFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Review of Dublin’s ambulance service will proceed, insists Health Service ExecutiveStatement rejects Siptu claims that review ’suspended’Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Review of Dublin ambulance service not suspended, HSE saysReview proceeding as planned ‘contrary’ to Siptu statements, Executive saysTue Apr 08 2014 - 12:24
Fire brigade protests over ambulance planMarchers told city manager ‘suspended’ review of service on foot of their campaignTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Ambulance ‘takeover’ not on HSE agendaHSE service ‘outclasses’ one provided by Dublin Fire Brigade, says O’BrienFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Boyd Barrett warns of ‘looming crisis’ for tenantsTD says thousands or even tens of thousands of families could be evictedFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
Many HSE paramedics lack Garda clearanceInpection reports find clinical records stored in open on shelves and in basketsThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
Senior ambulance official to meet Donegal family following mother’s deathMaura Porter (70) had to wait 50 minutes for ambulance to arrive in CarndonaghTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Review of governance structures at University Hospital Galway under way in wake of Savita’s deathReport says recommendations being addressed including early warning score system across hospitalMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
