Tusla ‘extraordinarily exposed’ to future compensation claims, judge says
Just 15 of State’s 26 special-care beds are operational due to challenges recruiting and retaining staff
‘Like an overcrowded prison’: Travellers will ‘resist’ forcible removal from Dublin site
Dublin City Council served notice on residents of Avila Park housing scheme in Finglas last month
Highly vulnerable child in State care being failed in ‘unacceptable’ way, judge says
Judge describes State’s continued use of unregulated emergency placements for children in care as a ‘national scandal’
Hundreds of families told to leave Ipas accommodation despite plea for ‘pause’ over homeless provision
Surge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHE
Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Political failings leave women prisoners ‘warehoused’ in inhumane conditions
Report from Dóchas Centre visiting committee submitted to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan notes overcrowding ‘worst' to date
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
A shared image of abuse, missed exams and a university under fire: the student and UCD
Students protest in support of young woman who has criticised university’s response to sharing of images after her alleged assault
Speculation on circulated graphic image of student was ‘harming’ community, says UCD president
University says it cannot run internal investigation while gardaí are investigating sharing of intimate image of medical student
Vulnerable child has spent six weeks in windowless hospital room in absence of ‘safe alternative’
High Court grants HSE extension to order keeping teenager with ‘extreme needs’ in room with mattress on floor
No secure bed available for suicidal teenager apparently abandoned by parents
Child’s mother lives outside jurisdiction and cannot be contacted and father ‘wants no role’ in care proceedings, judge hears
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Irish public asked to give views on disability payment
Interested parties asked to share views in advance of network summit in May
Judge criticises ‘shameful profiteering’ by private firms providing care placements for children
Judge Conor Fottrell says he took ‘unusual’ step of publishing judgment in case of missing 13-year-old to make reservations over system clear