Tusla ‘not assured’ over child protection standards in St John AmbulanceReport by Geoffrey Shannon details ‘features of systemic abuse’ within first aid organisationTue Apr 25 2023 - 18:24
Stardust inquest: ‘I am forever haunted by the thoughts of his final moments’ Most extensive inquest in the history of the state is hearing from families of 48 victimsTue Apr 25 2023 - 14:26
Tusla to defend role over St John Ambulance abuse controversyThere was no information to suggest ‘evidence of systemic abuse’ in first-aid organisation, Tusla will tell Oireachtas committeeTue Apr 25 2023 - 09:38
Nearly 30 cases of suspected child sexual exploitation reported last yearTusla and gardaí developed new policy following ‘urgent cases’ of suspected exploitationMon Apr 24 2023 - 14:39
How will the Irish evacuation effort in Sudan work?Ireland again forced to rely on friendly countries to airlift citizens out of conflict zoneMon Apr 24 2023 - 14:06
Sudan: About 50 Irish citizens evacuated so far, Micheál Martin saysEffort to extricate diplomats and citizens from Sudan intensifies amid battles in capital KhartoumMon Apr 24 2023 - 10:42
Migrant homelessness: ‘With the difficult housing situation, they simply end up on the streets’Housing charities report growing concerns over the number of migrants falling into homelessnessFri Apr 21 2023 - 12:24
New 98-bed wing opens in Mater hospitalHuge increases in health budget ‘can only go on for so long’, says VaradkarThu Apr 20 2023 - 19:00
Government ‘dragging its heels’ on apartment defect redress details, campaigners sayPeople in apartments with fire safety issues still ‘living with fear’Wed Apr 19 2023 - 15:47
Council ‘guts’ tenant’s home while he is in hospitalOlder man left with ‘nothing’ after belongings and items of sentimental value cleared from DCC flatWed Apr 19 2023 - 12:47
Three-quarters of eviction notices for renovations ‘invalid’, Threshold saysTenants’ rights charity says most notices issued in the first quarter of this year were due to landlords saying they intended to sell the propertyWed Apr 19 2023 - 00:01
Man found liable for Omagh bombing, Colm Murphy, has diedReal IRA bomb killed 29 people in Co Tyrone town in one of the worst atrocities of the TroublesTue Apr 18 2023 - 18:48
Belfast Agreement conference: Politicians in Northern Ireland ‘took risks’, says Blair - as it happenedBill Clinton, Bertie Ahern and George Mitchell among speakers at three-day conference to mark 25th anniversaryMon Apr 17 2023 - 16:39
Dublin City Council overpaid almost €15,000 to one landlord in ‘error’Internal report discovers council overpayments after Hap tenants moved into social housingSun Apr 16 2023 - 05:00
St John Ambulance cannot afford abuse settlements, private meeting hearsBoard tells closed door meeting with volunteers first-aid organisation is in ‘crisis mode’Sat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Biden attends banquet dinner at Dublin Castle after Oireachtas addressUS president says the chance to address the Oireachtas was ‘one of the greatest honours’ of his careerThu Apr 13 2023 - 22:45
Differences between State’s treatment of Ukrainians and other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’, Ombudsman says Government warned preferential treatment of Ukrainian families over other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’Tue Apr 11 2023 - 05:00
St John Ambulance abuse: ‘They knew something was going on’Former volunteers recall warnings and common knowledge of alleged child abuse risksTue Apr 11 2023 - 05:00
Trial of counselling supports for primary schools to be in place later this yearSchools to be recognised for anti-bullying measures under new Department of Education planMon Apr 10 2023 - 15:56
Mixed weather ahead for Easter bank holiday weekendMet Éireann forecasts heavy rain and thunder for MondayFri Apr 07 2023 - 09:02
Migrant families with no English at home more likely to stay home to mind childrenESRI research shows migrant families have less access to ‘informal’ childcareThu Apr 06 2023 - 16:50
Road deaths increase against previous years, with 45 killed so far in 2023January saw most deaths from road traffic collisions in more than a yearThu Apr 06 2023 - 15:35
High numbers of intoxicated drivers caught ‘the morning after’, gardaí warn ahead of bank holidayCases of drink- or drug-driving traditionally peak on Sunday of Easter weekendThu Apr 06 2023 - 12:24
IFA criticises Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity as ‘missed opportunity’ to work with farmersMany farmers will view the assembly’s report as disappointing, IFA committee chair suggestsThu Apr 06 2023 - 08:12
Case study: People ‘don’t see what we’ve lost’ in biodiversity crisisScale of biodiversity loss to date in Ireland ‘terrifying’, An Taisce officer saysWed Apr 05 2023 - 19:00
Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss calls for switch to more plant-based dietFinal report recommends review of forestry body Coillte over ‘conflict’ between business aims and biodiversityWed Apr 05 2023 - 13:35
‘I’m not moving out’: Tenants plan to stay in Dublin apartment block past eviction dateLooming eviction from Dublin apartment leaves tenant facing being put out ‘on the roads’Wed Apr 05 2023 - 04:00
Consumers losing ‘tens of thousands of euro’ by not shopping between banksPeople playing ‘Russian roulette’ with their money by not comparing lenders, according to ERSI’s Prof Pete LunnTue Apr 04 2023 - 17:19
More than €1m withheld from aid charity Gorta over governance concernsOfficials expressed ‘concern’ over charity decision to accept donation from rifle scope manufacturerTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00
‘Those with fears may have been listening to different narratives’: Youth immigration attitudes in Dublin’s inner cityOnline misinformation and poor official communication have raised tensions, local leaders saySat Apr 01 2023 - 07:30
Cannabis worth estimated €1.36m seizedTwo arrested following searches in Dublin and Meath by gardaí and customs officersFri Mar 31 2023 - 21:50
Several members of St John Ambulance board to step downRoderic O’Gorman tells Seanad organisation’s response fell ‘far short’ in the pastWed Mar 29 2023 - 21:55
Half of people uncomfortable renting to person who self-harms, survey findsResearch from Samaritans highlights ongoing stigma in society and workplace over self-harmWed Mar 29 2023 - 20:24
Former Listowel festival chair ‘disappointed’ over controversy surrounding this year’s event Ongoing turmoil surrounding Writers’ Week could have been avoided if heads were ‘knocked together’ says well-known poet FitzmauriceWed Mar 29 2023 - 18:33
Only quarter of computer science teachers at Leaving Cert level accreditedUniversity of Galway report says there is a ‘low level of understanding of the importance of the subject’Mon Mar 27 2023 - 00:00
Women of Honour group to meet Tánaiste ahead of report publicationReview examined allegations of sexual abuse, harassment, bullying in Defence ForcesSun Mar 26 2023 - 11:53
BreastCheck ‘quite different’ to CervicalCheck despite errors in Kay O’Keeffe caseFears of wave of legal cases following cervical screening scandal did not materialiseThu Mar 23 2023 - 05:00
Department giving ‘urgent consideration’ to St John Ambulance report findingsEleven people contact Tusla helpline set up for survivors of past abuse in St John AmbulanceWed Mar 22 2023 - 19:51
Extra tax on sunbeds to be explored due to cancer concernsHealth officials report ‘concerning trend’ of increased melanoma skin cancers, particularly in womenWed Mar 22 2023 - 16:43
‘You just tried to avoid him’: Further abuse allegations against Carmelite GAA coach Fr Michael CreminPast pupils allege Fr Michael Cremin ‘crept into dormitories’ to abuse boysWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Tusla should come before Oireachtas Children’s Committee to discuss St John Ambulance - FunchionSinn Féin TD and committee chair said there needs to be independent oversight of changes at first aid organisationSun Mar 19 2023 - 18:03
St John Ambulance ‘incorporated homophobic myths’ into early trainingChild-protection training in early 2000s focused on ‘keeping the gays out’ of first-aid organisationSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
‘I lost everything, nobody believed me’: The full story of abuse allegations at St John AmbulanceMajor report found ‘deep organisational awareness’ of risks to children in pastThu Mar 16 2023 - 17:30
Damning report could pose question of survival for St John AmbulanceHandling of compensation for survivors will say more than apologies or promises of reformsThu Mar 16 2023 - 16:05
Former Tusla chief had ‘no concerns’ about St John AmbulanceFindings of Shannon report into abuse starkly contrast with previous assurances from TuslaThu Mar 16 2023 - 12:47
Calls for St John Ambulance board to step down over child abuse scandalFirst aid organisation issues unreserved apology to those sexually abused as childrenThu Mar 16 2023 - 11:20
Current failings: Culture in St John Ambulance poses ‘ongoing threat’ to child protectionReport from Dr Geoffrey Shannon raises alarm over recent child protection casesThu Mar 16 2023 - 08:50
St John Ambulance failed to investigate child abuse to protect reputation, report findsDr Geoffrey Shannon finds there was ‘significant degree’ of awareness of threats to children in first aid organisationThu Mar 16 2023 - 07:48
Weather updates: Wet conditions to persist with risk of localised flooding in southStatus yellow warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford to come into effect on WednesdayWed Mar 15 2023 - 07:50
Weaknesses in powers of ambulance regulator pose ‘serious risk to public’Regulator raised concerns over inability to remove medics with serious criminal convictions from its registerTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00
