Martin Heydon ‘open’ to introducing animal food transport scheme for farmers
Support may not be made available until next year
Deaths of children in domestic incidents to be subject to new national reviews
Currently no way of tracking or reviewing violent and tragic child deaths in Ireland
Ireland will retain substitute decision-making for disabled people when ‘necessary’, UN told
State tells committee it will maintain ‘reservation’ under human rights convention
Counselling plan for schoolchildren shelved over shortage of mental health professionals
Over 50% of slots available to schools across seven counties in first year of €5m scheme not used
Childcare shortage: State raises concerns over planned closure of Limerick creche
Owner has applied for planning permission to convert facility in Mungret into apartments
Private maternity care no longer offered at two hospitals
Sligo University Hospital and Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise cease private maternity care
Daniel Kinahan arrested after extradition from Dubai, due to appear at Special Criminal Court this evening
The Government jet carrying Kinahan departed Al Maktoum International Airport this morning and landed at Casement Aerodrome shortly after 6.30pm
‘Too much heat, not enough light’ in debate on ending triple lock, says Taoiseach
‘Aggressive’ denunciation of any suggested changes to security policies is ‘getting worse’
New public information campaign warns of the terms ‘tradwife’ and ‘manosphere’
Government-funded strategy takes aim at stereotypical gender roles promoted by influencers
Ukrainians obliged to find alternative accommodation as State winds down contracts
April data show 16,000 Ukrainians staying in more than 500 hotels and B&Bs paid for by taxpayer
EU ministers seek tougher migration response after Ceuta crisis
Minister for Justice says borders are a ‘shared responsibility’ following meeting with member states
Ireland could push under-16 social media restriction, despite commissioner favouring lower age limit
Over 82 per cent of young people attending a conference on children’s voices were very concerned about content available online
Abbey Theatre redevelopment mired in red tape while projected cost nears €500m
Scheme back and forth with Department of Culture and still requires approval of Department of Public Expenditure
First ever review of childcare fees to target creches overcharging parents
Department of Children says local authorities will check whether creches are breaching funding deal to freeze fees at 2021 levels
About 150 women turned away for private care by National Maternity Hospital consultants
End of private maternity care in publicly funded hospitals ‘will be a real problem’, says former NMH master