'I think Travellers must be the most hated people in this country'Jenna Carthy was unable to bring her baby, Timmy Lee, home from hospital last summer, such were the conditions she lives in.Wed Jan 05 2005 - 00:00
5m people now at risk from diseases says WHO doctorCholera, typhoid and diarrhoea will be the major threats facing the hundreds of thousands of survivors of the tsunami, the WHO…Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Traveller 'very ill' after Coolock shootingA man remained "very ill" in hospital last night following a shooting at a Traveller site in Dublin on New Year's Day.Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
Government urged to ratify treaty on migrantsThe Government must move to address the "appalling situation" of many migrant workers here, the executive director of Amnesty…Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Mother tells of anguish when son of 17 was fatally stabbedThe mother of a 17-year-old Dublin schoolboy who was stabbed to death outside a cinema for his wallet and mobile phone told the…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Call for more investment in private rental sectorThe housing charity Threshold will today call for greater professional investment in the private rented sector.Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
50,000 immigrants a year needed, says CSOIreland will need 50,000 immigrants a year over the next 12 years if economic growth is to be maintained, the CSO will say tomorrow…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
Egm to discuss Simon Community boardAn extraordinary general meeting of the Dublin Simon Community to discus a motion of no confidence in the board will be held …Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
State's family policy adds to child poverty warns social researcherFamily policy in this country "adds to child poverty and to family poverty in very real ways," one of the State's most prominent…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
ISPCC seeks end to child beggarsAbout 30 families consistently leave their children to beg on the streets of Dublin, a report, published today by the ISPCC, …Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
JOHN (11): begging on a Dublin streetAt first John asked for "any spare change". The 11-year-old was standing on Dublin's Wicklow Street, a paper cup in his hand.Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Landlords slow to register with new housing boardJust 20,000 of the estimated 140,000 residential landlords have registered with the new Private Residential Tenancies Board (…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Charity paid out almost €2.6m a month last yearThe Society of St Vincent de Paul spent almost €2.6 million a month last year helping households struggling with povertyMon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Prison chaplains say no progress on human rightsThere has been an "appalling" lack of progress in addressing human rights concerns in the Irish prison service, according to …Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Three detained after two men are shot in FinglasThree men were being detained by gardaí in Dublin last night following an incident in which two people were shot in the Dunsink…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Further fall in asylum-seekersThe sharp decline in numbers seeking asylum in the Republic continues, the latest figures from the United Nations High Commission…Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
'10,000 more social homes needed' to curb homeless crisisSocial housing construction must increase by 300 per cent next year if the homeless crisis is to be tackled effectively, Focus…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
New legislation to extend parental and adoptive leaveParental and adoptive leave are to be extended, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr Martin has announced.Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Rid the workplace of racism, urges McDowellThe number of non-nationals legally working here has more than doubled since 2000, the Minister for Justice said yesterday.Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Concern at level of racism in farmingRacism in farming is of increasing concern, the chief executive of the Equality Authority, Mr Niall Crowley, has saidMon Nov 01 2004 - 00:00
Eight child asylum seekers missing from care this yearEight child asylum seekers, including a three-year-old boy, have gone missing from care since the start of the year, according…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
SSIA tax plan is 'mean-spirited' - LabourA decision to include money saved from Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs) in assessing people's welfare entitlements …Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Number on kidney dialysis up by 63%IKA survey: The number of people receiving kidney dialysis has risen by 63 per cent in the past three years, according to a …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Gardai seek five missing teenagersGardaí in Ronanstown, Dublin, believe three Moldovan teenagers who have been missing since October 12th may have travelled to…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Voluntary group urges Brennan to restore rent supplementA coalition of 42 voluntary organisations has reiterated its plea to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, …Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Police in Paris say missing Dublin man has been sightedPolice in Paris have confirmed a sighting of the disabled Dublin man missing in the city since last Wednesday.Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Brennan pledges to study carers' needsThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs has said he is interested in "doing something special" for carers this year.Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Many women 'still seeking equality'Discrimination against women is as bad now as it was almost 20 years ago, a conference in Dublin was told yesterday.Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Refuges turn away one-third of women fleeing domestic violenceMore than a third of women fleeing domestic violence last year were turned away from refuges, according to a report being launched…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Welfare payments fall short of family budgetsA low-cost yet dignified, standard of living is out of reach for thousands of people who are dependent on social welfare, a pioneering…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
50,000 children found liv ing in bad housingThe number of children living in housing that is overcrowded, damp, in disrepair and in poor neighbourhoods has more than doubled…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Junior minister needed to combat food poverty, say charitiesA Junior Minister for Food is necessary to eliminate food poverty, a number of charities working with the poor have said.Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Fran 'tries to keep smiling' on €153 for family of sevenFran Ryan (42) has five children, aged between four and 20, and a two-year-old grandson - all living with herSat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Call for increase in child allowanceGovernment strategies to end child poverty are missing the most vulnerable, the End Child Poverty Coalition will say today.Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Deportation threat: Nigerian woman given more timeA Nigerian campaigner on women's health issues, who is facing deportation and whose supporters felt might have been deported …Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Brennan says he will fight for the vulnerableThe new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, has said the mark of his ministry will be his fight to improve the…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
ISSUES FACING BRENNAN: lone parent says the social welfare system gave her a 'kick'Until this year Deborah Gregg (33) was unable to give any of her four children a birthday party. She couldn't afford it.Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Calls for Nigerian woman not to be deportedWomen's and immigrants rights campaigners have called for a stay on the deportation of a Nigerian health worker.Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Brennan is to meet with 30 lobby groupsThe new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, will face the demands of 30 lobby groups at a four-hour pre-budget…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
One worker's story: 12-hour shifts and one day's noticeMadelline (24) left her home in Durban in South Africa five years ago to work as a butcher in the north-east of Ireland.Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Meat factories in north-east may face illegal employment chargesCharges are expected to be brought against meat factories in the north-east following a four-month investigation by the Garda…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Data on children of deported parents unavailable - McDowellThe Minister for Justice has admitted he and his Department do not how many Irish children have left the State with their deported…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Mother demands diploma teacher for deaf daughterNine year-old Anna Moran has been severely deaf since birthWed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Mother's plea for disabled daughterFive year-old Megan Cahill has severe cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegiaTue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in obstruction of gardai court caseGardaí who searched a Dublin amusement arcade once owned by Mr Jim Kennedy were trying to establish if he had a place of abode…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
Brennan urged to reverse rent supplement cutSocial welfare: The new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, may have been disappointed with his new job, but…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
Bill on citizenship rights to be enacted by ChristmasThe Citizenship Bill, which sets out the citizenship rights of children born here to non-nationals, will be enacted before Christmas…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Rent supplement cuts result in extreme hardship - reportLarge numbers of vulnerable people are experiencing "extreme hardship" as a result of cuts to the rent supplement, the first …Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Ballymun - where supplement does not applyBallymun has become the only part of the State where rent supplement will not be granted.Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Farrell to retire after 40 years in broadcastingThe veteran journalist and broadcaster Brian Farrell, is to retire from television.Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
