Provision of Traveller housing must be ‘accelerated’, Council of Europe body warns
European Committee of Social Rights says State has yet to fully address findings against it
Traveller children living in ‘dire’ conditions being reported across State
Ombudsman has brought concerns to UN children’s rights committee
Deparment of Justice signals no change on ban on strikes by gardaí
European Committee on Social Rights says Ireland in breach of European Social Charter
Council of Europe dismisses case on conscientious objection rights of Defence Forces
Union had argued members’ rights being violated by lack of recognition in Irish law
Irish women’s right to pay equality not guaranteed, Council of Europe finds
Ireland one of 14 EU states violating charter on equality at work, rights body says
Ictu link to Army representative body ‘has security implications’
Military leaders fear strikes as Congress set to consider application by PDforra
Housing unimproved after damning European ruling, survey finds
One-third of local authority homes exposed to ‘sewage invasion’ and rodents
Washing, cooking and breathing blamed for mould in Dublin council flat complexes
Dublin City Council says guidelines must be issued on ‘unreasonable tenant activities’
Traveller accommodation remains inadequate, says Council of Europe
Social rights committee also notes continued violations on trade union rules for gardaí
Defence Force bodies may be permitted to affiliate to Ictu
Minister expected to rule out granting military personnel the right to strike
AGSI warns members could strike over right to join a union
Middle-ranking members of Garda challenge Minister for Justice over representation
Dublin City Council to redevelop more than 6,000 flats
Plan to raise standards in capital’s housing complexes, some which are 80-plus years old
Amnesty report highlights Irish asylum-seeker concerns
Human rights group says ‘hate-filled rhetoric’ having ‘terrifying consequences’ globally
Ireland’s social services are ‘manifestly inadequate’, says report
Council of Europe report criticises Ireland’s health, social security and social protection
Call for demolition of 10,000 social housing flats in Dublin
Blocks in need of ‘significant regeneration’ should be knocked and replaced, says council
Housing: a European rebuke
Local authority waiting lists now exceed 130,000, compared to 27,000 in 1996
Enda Kenny to use ‘strategy’ to manage industrial relations
Taoiseach rules out access to industrial relations machinery for Defence Forces
Some 5,584 Travellers live in overcrowded conditions
The system of providing adequate and safe accommodation is clearly not working
Call for action on Traveller rights ruling
Department of Justice and equality body clash over implications of EU judgment
State is violating Travellers’ human rights, council finds
European committee criticises ‘insufficient’ provision and standard of accommodation
Residents urge Government to engage with complaint on housing conditions
People from 20 local authority estates have made “collective complaint” to Europe
Living with damp, cold, mould and bad smells in Bluebell, Dublin
‘We are just being ignored,’ says Carol Quinn who is one of those taking case to Strasbourg
State faces Strasbourg action over ‘poor-quality’ housing
Residents of 20 council estates in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cite human rights breach
Gardaí right to strike upheld by Council of Europe
Government says industrial action would raise ‘serious issues’
Gardaí win the right to strike and participate in unions
Council of Europe finds Government position violates international agreement
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