‘I’ll never forget the pain. It was excruciating’Matilda Behan is still coping with the effects of an operation carried out 55 years agoWed Nov 27 2013 - 10:53
Redress plan to be considered for survivors of controversial childbirth operationJudge Yvonne Murphy to advise on ‘just solution’ for symphysiotomy sufferersWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Compensation plan considered for symphysiotomy survivorsControversial operation resulted in chronic pain and incontinence for manyTue Nov 26 2013 - 18:43
HSE service plan cuts may cost thousands of medical cardsHealth spending plans to be validated by three Government departmentsTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Holles Street called Mahony fee ‘private allowance’ - HSEMaster of National Maternity Hospital says €45,000 was fees from private patientsTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Revenue targets 60 wealthy individuals over non-payment of domicile levy€200,000 levy aimed at high net-worth individuals who choose to live abroad for tax reasonsMon Nov 25 2013 - 08:24
Legalities may block efforts to recoup executives’ top-upsHSE legal advice says payments may form part of contractual arrangementMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Hospital board asks councillor to resignDr Rhona Mahony says €45,000 allowance was from private patientsSat Nov 23 2013 - 14:10
Concern as locked units used to ‘manage’ youth behaviourHiqa finds regular confinement for smoking, verbal abuse at Oberstown detention schoolFri Nov 22 2013 - 14:07
Parenting courses help reduce ADHD symptoms among children, study showsFindings show benefits of investing in early intervention, says Minister for ChildrenFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Immigration appears to be key factor for high birth rateDecline in births may be linked to recession due to postponement of childbearingWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:01
Reilly ‘aware’ of pay breaches in several health agenciesMinister responds to revelations about top-up payments to health sector bossesTue Nov 19 2013 - 15:10
New laws to ban commercial surrogacySolicitor warns that move may drive surrogacy ‘underground’Tue Nov 19 2013 - 13:30
Revelations over executive pay will rankle in wake of cuts to supportsConfidential audit states some senior salaries were boosted by fundraising incomeTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Updating family law for the needs of the 21st centuryAnalysis: Reforms will modernise areas such as guardianship, custody and accessMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:05
New laws to allow adoption by same-sex couplesReforms to legislation aimed at recognising diversity of modern familyMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
New asylum regulations ‘will speed up application process’Move affects 3,800 people seeking subsidiary protectionFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Analysis: Report reveals pattern of repeated failuresImplementation – now – is the keyFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Details of deaths of children known to HSE services revealedConcern over lack of co-operation, poor assessments and missed opportunitiesFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Child death review report: case studiesHow three young people slipped through the cracks of child protection and welfare servicesThu Nov 14 2013 - 23:01
38 young people in contact with social services died in 2011-12Most deaths were from natural causes, followed by suicide, drug overdose, accidentsThu Nov 14 2013 - 14:47
Homeless people being failed by system which 'lacks compassion'Trust co-founder says life for most vulnerable people is harder than it was in the pastWed Nov 13 2013 - 21:32
Regeneration of Longford street a model for social housing‘People used to be afraid to walk these streets... Now we have a thriving community’Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Irish charities renew appeal as new storms threaten PhilippinesRescue workers say survivors desperate for food, water and medicineTue Nov 12 2013 - 22:44
Funding concern over ‘youth guarantee’ schemeUnder-25s may have to wait up to nine months before being guaranteed access to jobs or trainingTue Nov 12 2013 - 06:07
Trinity withdraws legal threat over war memorial websiteCollege says it takes ‘very seriously’ the role of former students who played role in conflictsTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Poor communication ‘key issue’ in Roma casesHSE report says social workers ‘not involved’ in decision to remove Athlone childMon Nov 11 2013 - 07:47
Filipinos in Ireland face anxious wait for news of loved ones at homeIrish Government pledges €1 million in aid to assist in recovery effortMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Government gives €1 million to recovery effort following devastating typhoonIrish aid agencies appeal for donationsSun Nov 10 2013 - 18:07
Ombudsman receives HSE report into Roma children controversyGardaí and social workers face inquiry over their role in handling of casesSat Nov 09 2013 - 11:53
Missing ‘teenage girl’ found in Dublin identified as 25-year-old AustralianCourt hears she is ‘very vulnerable’ with possible history of psychiatric illnessThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Residential services for thousands of people with disabilities face independent inspectionsHiqa will have power to investigate breaches in care from next monthThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:01
Cusack’s story is helping to challenge the stigma surrounding mental healthMany men find it hard to ask for help or open up to those around themThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Cork hurler praised for speaking openly about depressionConor Cusack’s journey of recovery ‘strikes real chord’ with other young men in distressWed Oct 30 2013 - 16:44
Adviser warns against changing child protection lawsDr Geoffrey Shannon cautions against acting in haste after Roma controversyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
State fears reform of system will attract asylum seekersConfidential briefing document says direct provision is ‘not ideal’, but saves moneyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
New study reveals ‘systemic weaknesses’ in child care legal proceedingsUntrained judges and failure to listen to children results in system ‘falling short’Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Why can’t we be like those guys?Why are our health and education systems inferior to those of other European countries? Because theirs are the products of decades-long planningSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Gardaí and social workers face probe over handling of Roma child casesChildren’s Ombudsman to be given additional powers to investigate Garda’s roleSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Facebook post and hysteria led to Roma children's removalState and society face searching questions over our relationship with migrantsSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Ombudsman expected to launch inquiry into Roma casesTraveller group expresses fears over ‘racial profiling’ and misuse of State powerFri Oct 25 2013 - 06:57
Roma cases pose troubling questions over our confidence in care systemOnly an independent inquiry will be able to provide public with the full answersFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
Concern over ‘witch hunt’ against RomaPavee Point said danger that action could create conditions for increase in racismWed Oct 23 2013 - 09:35
Child born in hostel for asylum seekers placed in State care for her own safetyCatalogue of abuse and neglect of children detailed in new report on childcare casesWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
Girl taken from Dublin family over identity concernsFamily insist child is ‘100% theirs’ following Garda action in wake of Greek caseTue Oct 22 2013 - 18:39
Just 3% of dole recipients ‘better off’ without a jobGovernment to use figures in campaign to highlight benefit of work over welfareTue Oct 22 2013 - 08:56
Lack of training places for jobless youth apparentCut to welfare for under-25s was justified on the basis of youth employment initiativesTue Oct 22 2013 - 06:53
One million face higher health insurance, industry claimsHealth insurers call for review of tax relief cap introduced in BudgetFri Oct 18 2013 - 09:51
Ghost of budgets past will come back to haunt taxpayers from next JanuaryFull force of benefit cuts and property tax hikes announced last year will be felt in 2014Thu Oct 17 2013 - 01:09
Government breaks pledge to ringfence €35m to modernise mental healthMinister insists money is available to recruit staff to community mental health teamsThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
