Minister appeals to public to get flu jab amid ‘very severe’ strain
Flu season expected to peak over Christmas, with current strain particularly virulent among children under 15
‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in years
An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out
Some disabled people are going to libraries to stay warm, protest hears
About 100 people attended a rally calling for an ‘immediate emergency winter payment’
Judge criticises State agencies over at-risk children being unable to access special care beds
It ‘cannot be’ that Tusla and relevant departments are not in a position to sort out this problem, says judge
Former car mechanic says allowances don’t cover expenses: ‘The bills are really squeezing us’
On Tuesday, Michael travels to Dublin to protest with other disabled people outside Dáil Éireann
‘You can hear the stress in people’s voices’: St Vincent de Paul’s 900 calls for help in a single morning
Christmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’
Christmas will be ‘miserable’ for children in poverty, Minister told
TD says Government target of reducing child poverty to 3 per cent is disappointing
Christmas bonus welfare payments of up to €289.30 to be paid to 1.5m people this week
The bonus is worth 100 per cent of their payment, meaning recipients will get a double-payment of their welfare amount
Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pact
Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation
Quite the yarn: From weekly knitting club to Traveller-women-led craft business
Social enterprise Shuttleknit has Traveller identity at its core, and big ambitions
Fifth case of bird flu confirmed at Turkey farm in Co Cavan
Latest case follows previous outbreaks at farms in Laois, Monaghan, Meath and Carlow
Asylum seekers sleep rough in freezing temperatures as 3,500 refugee beds lie empty
Handing out tents and sleeping bags, most of which are then destroyed, a ‘huge waste’, says volunteer
Average rents at almost €4,000 a month in Ireland’s priciest area
Renting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSO
Tusla responding to 50 per cent rise in arrivals of unaccompanied Ukrainian minors
Vast majority of Ukrainian children referred are boys aged 16 or 17, agency says
Total of 500 people died by suicide in the State in 2022, updated figures show
Average annual number of suicides between 2018 and 2022 was 526