Calls to Samaritans increaseThe number of calls received by the Samaritans has risen by 13,000 in the last 12 months.Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
No refuge for menMen who are abused by their partners have very little support and often feel the legal system is against themTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Developer tells court €1.1m penthouse has halved in valueA DEVELOPER who paid €1Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
HSE reviews governance of suicide helplineTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is conducting a review of the governance of Teen-Line Ireland, a charity set up to help suicidal…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Broadcaster Gerry Ryan died of heart failure after using cocaineRTÉ BROADCASTER Gerry Ryan was under enormous personal, financial and professional stress just before his death from heart failure…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Ryan inquest told cocaine use contributed to deathThe inquest into the death of broadcaster Gerry Ryan has found he died of heart failure with cocaine as a probable trigger factor…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Working poor, carers and the sick will 'take the hit'POVERTY: MANY PEOPLE will be driven into poverty, and those already in poverty will see their situation deepen as a result of…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
HSE closes Loughloe House as residents, families objectFIVE RESIDENTS in a Health Service Executive nursing home in Westmeath have been told they have until tomorrow to vacate it.Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
High Court overturns refusal to give serial Dáil protester bailA MAN who parked a cherry picker emblazoned with protest slogans at the gates of Dáil Éireann yesterday morning was released …Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Budget 'unjust and unfair'The 2011 Budget was “unjust, unfair and inequitable” and followed a failed model for development, Social Justice Ireland said…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Frightening newspaper front pages can harm children, says psychologistFRONT PAGES of newspapers that scare children break the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a leading Norwegian child psychologist…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Hospitals see 50% rise in fractures due to fallsTHE NUMBERS of people presenting to emergency units with fractures was up to 50 per cent above normal figures for the time of…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Schools will not make up lost days, says departmentSCHOOLS WILL not be obliged to make up the number of days lost due to closures during the extended cold spell, the Department…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Division of budget 'hit' unfair, says social justice chiefTHE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF), European Union (EU) and Government have targeted the poor, sick and low paid while protecting…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Siberian conditions affect whole countryOVERVIEW: SNOW STORMS and freezing temperatures almost brought the country to a standstill yesterday as severe weather from …Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Call for ban on TDs interceding for prisonersAN ADVOCACY group for the families of murder victims has called for a ban on TDs making representations on behalf of prisoners…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Repossession order granted against single motherA SINGLE mother who had an order for possession granted against her yesterday had fallen behind with her mortgage after being…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Time runs out for 10,000 homeowners in arrearsTIME HAS run out for at least 10,000 homeowners behind with their mortgage payments as they are no longer under the protection…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Rising number of women abused by ex-partnersLEGAL PROTECTION is needed for women who date but are not living with abusive men, domestic violence charity Women’s Aid said…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Protesters call for Cowen to quit, IMF to leave and a national strikeA SMALL but vocal protest was held outside the Department of Finance in Dublin yesterday in advance of the release of the Government…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Campaign highlights domestic abuseA campaign to highlight the experiences of the one-in-five women who suffer domestic violence was launched in Dublin today.Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
FG TD calls for counselling courses to be regulatedFine Gael mental health spokesman warns of ‘dangerous’ eight-week training coursesTue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Bank to repossess house bought with false detailsAN ORDER for possession was granted at the High Court yesterday for a house suspected of being used as a cannabis factory.Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Children do disappearing act at Potter premiereA QUEUE for the latest instalment of the Harry Potter saga at the Savoy cinema wound its way out through the glass doors and …Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Call for end to political elite's 'obscenities'A MEETING of older people has called for the protection of society’s vulnerable and the abolition of “obscenities” such as “the…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Judge to consider US trustee's applicationA DECISION in proceedings taken by a US bankruptcy trustee involving Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm was adjourned…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Father of two pleads with judge to keep homeAN UNEMPLOYED father of two from Kildare urged the High Court yesterday not to grant an order for possession against him as he…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
State owed €183m over failure to pay redundanciesMORE THAN €180 million is owed to the exchequer by companies that failed to pay statutory redundancy to their workers after laying…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland spent most of funding on itselfENTERPRISE IRELAND, the organisation responsible for growing Irish businesses abroad, spent two-thirds of its budget on administration…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Concern over State body spendingEnterprise Ireland, the organisation responsible for growing Irish businesses abroad, spent two thirds of its budget on administration…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Judge adjourns case in which son took out mortgage on parents' homeA COUPLE who signed over their home to their son, who mortgaged it and then fell behind with payments, were promised the house…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
'Abnormally low' flood relief tender rejectedTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has told a south Dublin local authority to re-examine its decision to reject a tender for vital…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Mother blames radiologist for death of her sonTHE MOTHER of a man who died of brain damage has told a fitness- to-practise hearing that as a result of the actions of a radiologist…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Doctor faces professional misconduct accusationsA CONSULTANT radiologist from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has been accused of professional misconduct following …Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Call to ringfence aid for global hungerOVERSEAS AID to combat hunger should be ringfenced and maintained at current levels, Ireland’s hunger envoy said yesterday.Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Judge unable to deal with amount of repossessionsA RECORD number of home repossession cases was listed at the High Court in Dublin yesterday.Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Application for Drumm bankruptcy recognitionAN APPLICATION for recognition of the US bankruptcy proceedings of former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm was adjourned…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Cuts would mean decade of decline, says IctuGOVERNMENT PLANS to cut the budget deficit to 3 per cent of gross domestic product by 2014 will result in tens of thousands of…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Charities urge action on vacant propertiesGHOST HOUSING estates should be used to tackle homelessness, housing waiting lists and substandard accommodation, housing charities…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Councils draw down 30% of home grantsSEVEN LOCAL authorities drew down less than 30 per cent of the funds allocated to them for home adaptation grants by the end …Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Bank repossesses four Lynn propertiesFOUR PROPERTIES owned by fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn were repossessed at the High Court yesterday.Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Couple who owed €400,000 have house repossessedA MOTHER-OF-FOUR whose home was repossessed at the High Court yesterday said she could not cope with the stress any more.Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
All aboard for fun day out on the LuasMOST OF the people on the 1st Luas from St Stephen’s Green, Dublin to Bride’s Glen on Saturday morning didn’t know anything about…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Economy cannot withstand bulk of cuts in next budget, claims think tankTHE ECONOMY “is too fragile to withstand a frontloading of the fiscal adjustment in budget 2011”, the director of an independent…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Back-to-school allowance applications up by over 25%APPLICATIONS FOR the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance have increased by over 25 per cent on last year and have …Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Appeal date set over Mahon refusalA DATE has been set for a Supreme Court appeal by developer Owen O’Callaghan against the Mahon tribunal’s refusal to circulate…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Call for €3bn 'recovery fund'A €3 billion economic recovery fund should be created with finance from the National Pensions Reserve Fund, an independent think…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Couple ask High Court to repossess their homeA TIPPERARY couple asked the High Court yesterday to repossess their home as quickly as possible so that they could apply for…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Friends First criticised over loan pursuit policyA HIGH Court judge said moves by financial services company Friends First to pursue people with outstanding loans by petitioning…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
A cultural world apartSUICIDE RATES are more than six times higher in Traveller men than in the general population, according to the All Ireland Traveller…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
