Office worker wins €30,000 more for ‘long Covid’ discrimination
State-backed community development body, Pobal, which previously lost a €10,000 claim from same worker, ignored their own medical adviser
Pobal
Quite the yarn: From weekly knitting club to Traveller-women-led craft business
Social enterprise Shuttleknit has Traveller identity at its core, and big ambitions
OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
People in disadvantaged areas face worse health outcomes than before, ESRI report finds
Unemployment rates have improved but may not outweigh prices increases due to cost of living, study finds
Intimidation in a Dublin suburb, and the derelict house being used as stables
Local authority says it has 11 ‘void’ units in Cherry Orchard as locals speak of being ‘terrorised’ by antisocial behaviour
Generation gamble: the invisible addiction crisis gripping Ireland’s teenagers
The State’s new gaming regulator is preparing to start work, but experts still fear that gambling is becoming ingrained at younger ages
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in office
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running dispute
Section 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte Fallon
People in deprived areas four times more likely to have health issues, study finds
Rate of disability among children in disadvantaged areas similar to that seen among people of retirement age in affluent locales, notes Pobal research
So, you want children. But can you afford them?
The increased cost of raising children is one of the main reasons why people are having fewer of them, says the World Economic Forum
Covid-19 infection rates found to be 33% higher in more deprived areas
ESRI/Pobal research finds infections 50 per cent higher in the poorest compared with the richest areas
Childcare places are in short supply, so why aren’t there creches in all new housing developments?
Forcing builders to provide creches and including pre-school facilities in new primary schools could increase capacity
People living in ‘very or extremely disadvantaged’ areas up by a third
Gap between Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas and the national average has increased since 2016, major report finds
€36m employment scheme for people with disabilities seeks project applicants
Programme aims to help employers recruit, retain and progress people with disabilities within their workforce
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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