Surrogacy laws must safeguard against sale of children, says expert
Payment beyond cost of pregnancy could lead to exploitation, committee told
Coalition bracing for more women seeking help from violence at home
Minister signals Government prepared to respond on domestic brutality and abuse
At least 11,000 women with addiction problems endure domestic violence
Hard-hitting report reveals nearly 50,000 have lived with dependency and brutality
Government to introduce ban on ‘conversion therapy’ aimed at transgender people
O’Gorman promises legislation banning ‘cruel’ practice will leave no one behind
Ombudsman to raise ‘serious concerns’ about children’s trauma services
Report highlights complaints about foster carers’ fight to get therapeutic supports
Closure of service for intellectually disabled adults causing ‘enormous stress’
Residential respite facility in Loughlinstown shut to families in Dublin southeast area
Bereaved families often don’t know rights at inquests, commission says
IHREC warns of serious shortcomings in coronial process during time of trauma and stress
Households reliant on housing assistance rose 4% in 2021 – CSO
Dublin’s north inner city had highest number of HAP-dependent households, data shows
Lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences is a message for us all
Change in mindset: Wonder what happened to someone instead of what’s wrong with them
State's progress in closing gap between rich and poor likely to be reversed, group warns
Poorest gained 39 cent per week as wealthier gained €16.11 per week, think tank says
Mary Maher memorial event told of splendid journalist and feminist
Celebration of wonderful life on her favourite date of the year – International Workers’ Day
‘Why was I putting my life at risk?’ Exclusions from Covid bonus causing upset
Homeless charities express ‘huge disappointment’ that their workers are excluded
Urban horse project for young people set to close unless funding secured
Department of Agriculture says it can no longer fund wages or other day-to-day costs at Ballyowen equine centre
Mother (24) died as a result of medical misadventure, inquest finds
Karen McEvoy died on Christmas Day 2018 a week after giving birth to daughter Ruby
‘Missed opportunities’ to identify mother’s sepsis, inquest hears
Karen McEvoy (24) died on Christmas day, 2018, one week after giving birth
Vulnerable households victimised by landlords, research finds
Unfair treatment in rental sector ‘prevalent’ for those receiving housing assistance
Adi Roche urges UN ambassador to lead call declaring Chernobyl no-war zone
Campaigner calls on Geraldine Byrne Nason in attempt to avoid further disaster amid invasion
Rough sleepers in Dublin down, but destitute single people rising
Spring count of those sleeping outdoors reveals 91 ‘unique individuals’ bereft of home
Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee remembered with great affection at their funerals
Taoiseach represented at services held in Rosocommon and Sligo
Michael Snee remembered as ‘quintessential gentle person’ at his funeral in Sligo
It will be the ‘simple things’ that loved ones will miss about 58-year-old, ceremony hears
Wheelchair access: ‘They were putting steps down the right of way’
Developers have blocked 150m sloping pathway used by Owen Stubbs in Foxrock
Attacks on LGBTQI+ people prompt call for robust hate crime laws
Situation has worsened since marriage equality referendum passed, says student
Women’s football clubs call for compensation when young players lured to UK
Irish clubs missing out due to lack of payments long established in men’s game
Community and drug treatment groups welcome sanctions against the Kinahans
Project leader says even if the Kinahans are put out of action altogether ‘there is always another gang waiting to take their place’
‘You’re checking the price of everything now’ - cost of living hits home
Shoppers in Dublin city centre tell of rising prices and bigger bills
Social housing projects at risk unless councils can pay developers more, TDs told
How much councils could spend on housing constriction ‘needs to be examined’, committee hears
Human rights commissioner calls for national strategy on care
Kathleen Lynch says pandemic has reorientated our thinking on what is important in life
Energy costs: 'I keep a woolly hat under my pillow in case I'm cold'
Pensioner Hugh Feely (72) no longer uses the storage heaters at home due to price hikes
Careful wording needed for referendum on women’s ‘place’ in the home, Minister says
O’Gorman tells committee of ‘genuine risk’ that vote on removing refernce could be lost
Aid to be sent to Ukraine border countries reaching refugee capacity says Minister
Anne Rabbitte said Irish planes should be sent to Moldova to help refugees
Coronavirus: Grief and gratitude marked in wake of pandemic
President notes solemn occasion to ‘give honour and hold in memory those we have lost’
Steps must be taken to protect refugees from exploitation and human trafficking
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls for the dissemination of information
HSE’s minute’s silence was ‘emotional’, Ukrainian doctor in Dublin says
Dr Alexander Boychak has set up an initiative to help send medical supplies to Ukraine
Working group pushes for changes to abortion legislation
Fatal foetal abnormalities still leading to women having to seek terminations in UK
Mother and son face loss of home as council rejects landlord’s sale offer
Landlord says council told him that the area in question was ‘socially satisfied’
Call for Minister to revise restrictions on local authorities’ home purchases
Restriction on social housing acquisitions designed to avoid competing with first-time buyers
Staff at home for disabled adults ‘left in very difficult circumstances’ – Hiqa
Residents ‘very unhappy’ as staff unable to contact managers and take leave, report says
More than half of women avoid using public transport at night, committee told
Routes typically focus on commuting to work than meeting care needs, report finds
Women won’t be equal as long as they continue to ‘live in fear’ - Minister Josepha Madigan
Violence against women was recurring theme at events marking International Women’s Day
Ireland may take in more than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, Minister says
‘We don’t want another Calais ... It is important to keep that flow of people moving,’ Anne Rabbitte says
Progress on gender equality wanted ‘urgently’
New Oireachtas committee hears recommendations to ‘force’ change quickly
Facility resident with disabilities had just €20 for five months, Hiqa finds
Watchdog reports non-compliances and insufficient resources in number of centres
Alan Kelly departure: Why, and why now?
Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heave
Travellers still living in ‘deplorable’ conditions, says human rights body
Council of Europe finds ‘no major improvement’ in situation in three years
Many women fleeing domestic violence face 30-minute drive to nearest refuge
Tusla report calls for provision of at least 56 new refuge places ‘to meet lowest threshold’
Brief and solemn funerals held for Dublin’s homeless
Coroner pays for burials where families unable to arrange repatriation or cannot be traced
Coroner refuses to exclude ‘unlawful killing’ verdict in Stardust inquest
Manager of Dublin nightclub where 48 died in 1981 made application to rule out possible finding
Review of child and family agency Tusla exposes failings
Health watchdog’s regional analysis notes progress but ‘improvements still required’
Cost of living: State to cut public transport fares and offer €200 energy rebate
Opposition and advocacy groups deem Government measures insufficient amid inflation surge
Advocacy groups welcome costs measures but criticise lack of targeting
‘Most vulnerable will continue to suffer’, lone-parent organisation One Family says
Former Stardust manager indicates he may challenge the constitutionality of inquests
Eamon Butterly said he will challenge unless possible verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ is ruled out
Unemployed men in poor areas most likely to be ‘problem gamblers’, says report
Calls for greater funding for health services to treat gambling addiction
Housing rules preventing homeless mothers from reuniting with children, committee told
Charity worker says local authorities do not allocate homes with more than one bed to non-primary carers
Conditions in Irish prisons have worsened, report warns
Concerns raised about overcrowding, mental health and use of solitary confinement
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