Vincent de Paul rejects idea welfare rates should be cutTHE SOCIETY of St Vincent de Paul has criticised suggestions that social welfare payments should be cut to rein in public spending…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
SVP says cutting welfare payments not an optionThe Society of St Vincent de Paul has hit out at suggestions that social welfare payments should be cut in order to rein in public…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Government urged to reduce rent payments to landlordsTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to pay out less money in rent supplement to landlords following new figures which indicate that…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Poor standards of care reported in psychiatric unitsSERIOUS LAPSES in standards of care for patients in large psychiatric hospitals have been identified by the independent watchdog…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Extra welfare staff needed to process new claims - SiptuTHE EMERGENCY welfare system is being pushed to breaking point because authorities are not increasing staffing levels to cope…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Welfare service 'pushed to breaking point' - unionsThe community welfare service is being pushed to breaking point because authorities are not increasing staffing levels to cope…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
'I've used a tree's worth of paper for CVs to no avail'HARD TIMES: The generation who emerged from college a year ago and were told they would walk into jobs are among thousands of…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Ganley seeks order against 'Village Magazine'THE FOUNDER of Libertas Declan Ganley is seeking a High Court order forcing Village Magazine to withdraw all copies of its latest…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Commuter belt worst hit by job losses and house price collapseCOMMUTER BELT counties such as Meath and Kildare have experienced the largest percentage increases in numbers signing on the …Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
'What's frightening is the speed . . . like a tap being switched off'HARD TIMES: Architects, solicitors, IT specialists are part of a new wave of young professionals signing on at social welfare…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
State urged to provide aftercareTHE GOVERNMENT has been urged to make the provision of aftercare a statutory right for hundreds of vulnerable young people who…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Majority of gays suffer verbal abuseTHE VAST majority of gay and lesbians surveyed in new research say they have been verbally abused or suffered harassment because…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Survey finds most gays face harassment or abuseThe vast majority of gay and lesbians surveyed in new research say they have been verbally abused because of their sexual identity…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Record January layoffs push jobless rate to 10-year highJOB LOSSES: MORE THAN 1,000 job losses were announced every week during January in what was the bleakest month to date for unemployment…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Disability groups fear cuts to servicesGROUPS representing people with disabilities have warned that many vital services which have been built up since the 1980s could…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Gaps in services for sex abusers, report findsMAJOR GAPS have been exposed in health services aimed at providing treatment for the estimated 3,000 perpetrators of sexual abuse…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Independent inquiry into incest case announced by HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive is expected to announce details of an independent inquiry into the handling of the Roscommon incest…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Calls for new laws to protect children are misguidedANALYSIS: IN THE rush for answers on how to help prevent the horror of another Roscommon incest case, the stampede has been …Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
HSE given 48 hours to explain handling of incest caseTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has been ordered to complete an investigation within the next 48 hours into the handling of…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
State welfare fraud savings fall €59m short of €535m targetGOVERNMENT MEASURES aimed at saving money on welfare fraud last year yielded almost €60 million less than expected, new figures…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights groupTHOUSANDS OF children will fail to reach their potential because the Government is not meeting its commitments in areas such …Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Vast majority of public staff have defined-benefit pensionTHE VAST majority of the 357,000 people employed in the public sector are members of a defined-benefit pension scheme which provides…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Survey finds 44% know victim of domestic abuseALMOST HALF of those surveyed in new research say they know someone who has been the victim of domestic abuse.Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
'Children at risk' after closure of city hostelsSOCIAL WORKERS say homeless children and teenagers are at risk since the closure of two emergency care hostels for children in…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Up to €420,000 spent on child placements a yearHEALTH AUTHORITIES are paying up to €420,000 a year on private residential placements for individual children in care, new figures…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Almost half know victim of domestic abuse - studyAlmost half of people say they know someone who has been the victim of domestic abuse, according to new research.Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Law may limit adoption countriesNEW ADOPTION legislation due to be published shortly may restrict the number of countries from which parents can adopt children…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
State failed to protect girl who died while in care, says reportAN INQUIRY into the case of a teenage girl who died while in the care of the State has highlighted a series of failures and missed…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
How one girl fell through the cracks of a care systemANALYSIS: The tragedy of Tracey Fay and how society failed her at her most vulnerable is a tale of missed opportunitiesMon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
19 children in State care forced to go abroadA TOTAL of 19 children in State care were placed in facilities outside the jurisdiction during 2007 because there was nowhere…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Rise in number getting home loan aidTHE NUMBER of families in receipt of emergency State support who are struggling to meet mortgage repayments has almost doubled…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Cost of keeping prisoner in Portlaoise is €270,000 per yearTHE COST of keeping an offender at the country's most secure jail in Portlaoise costs almost €270,000 per year, a new report …Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Tougher sentences sought for racial crimesJUDGES SHOULD be encouraged to impose tougher sentences on those who commit racially motivated crimes, according to a report …Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Rise in number of mortgages in arrears of over three monthsALMOST 14,000 mortgages were more than three months in arrears at the end of June this year, according to new figures compiled…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Homeless figures rise despite record fundingTHE NUMBER of homeless people has increased by 4 per cent over the past three years to more than 2,300, despite record funding…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Government considered social welfare cuts to make savingsTHE GOVERNMENT was examining massive spending cuts in the run-up to the budget which could have resulted in either reducing or…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Jobless at risk of fuel povertyFLU VACCINATION campaigns, improvements in home heating and energy efficiency have contributed to significant decreases in the…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Parties call for increase in social housingTHE NEED for social housing in Ireland has grown to a level not seen since the mid-1960s, according to new research.Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Number accessing Dublin homeless services up 4%Homeless authorities have been accused of managing homelessness rather than solving it following new figures which show the numbers…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Unicef says Ireland needs to double funding on early childhood servicesCHILDREN'S RIGHTS campaigners have called on the Government to invest more in pre-school education following a damning international…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Taking flight to London in search of a jobHARD TIMES IN THE COMMUNTER BELT: A county GAA player is among those who have left Cavan to get a job in BritainTue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Empty homes, broken promisesLongford is just one of the many towns that rushed to develop during the boomSat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Study finds teens feel deep sense of unease about futureIRISH TEENAGERS feel a deep sense of unease about how their lives will pan out in the future, according to a new study based …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
HSE report notes failures over boy who died in careAN INTERNAL report by the Health Service Executive into the death of a teenage boy while in the care of the State is understood…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Press Council publish document on suicideSUICIDE IS a social phenomenon which should be treated sensitively but not ignored by newspapers, according to organisations …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Judge's comments on media criticised by legal expertJudges should not get into controversy with parts of civil society that might appear as litigants in the courts, according to…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Judge's comments on media criticised by legal expertJUDGES SHOULD not get into controversy with parts of civil society that might appear as litigants in the courts, according to…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Poverty agency integrated into new divisionA GOVERNMENT agency with responsibility for tackling poverty and promoting social inclusion is to be closed and integrated within…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Consequences of flouting bail not understood - studySIGNIFICANT NUMBERS of young people do not fully understand the consequences of failing to comply with bail conditions and are…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Supreme court judge criticises mediaSUPREME COURT judge Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman has sharply criticised the media for its "inadequate and uninformative" coverage…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
