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One Night in Dublin ... out with the city’s street cleaners: Smashed bottles, vomit, urine and worse

One Night in Dublin ... out with the city’s street cleaners: Smashed bottles, vomit, urine and worse

An early morning start with Dublin City Council’s army of sweepers, power-washers and vacuum-cleaners

Wed Aug 06 2025 - 06:00

Thousands of Tusla data breaches since 2019 raise child protection concerns

Thousands of Tusla data breaches since 2019 raise child protection concerns

Breaches have given rise to child-protection concerns, including alleged abusers gaining information

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 10:13

Person pretending to be Tusla worker turned up at children’s residential unit on night shift

Person pretending to be Tusla worker turned up at children’s residential unit on night shift

Incident was one of series of data breaches including ‘lost’ files being found at ex-staff member’s home after 26 years

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00

Ireland cannot blame housing shortages for not accommodating asylum seekers, EU’s highest court rules

Ireland cannot blame housing shortages for not accommodating asylum seekers, EU’s highest court rules

High Court referred issue to EU’s most senior judges after cases taken by international protection applicants

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 15:17

Teen who left care and lost follow-on housing tried to take their own life, court hears

Teen who left care and lost follow-on housing tried to take their own life, court hears

Case shows why mental health legislation should be re-examined, says judge

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 06:00

Rights watchdog failed to prove breach of homeless asylum seekers’ fundamental rights, appeal court finds

Rights watchdog failed to prove breach of homeless asylum seekers’ fundamental rights, appeal court finds

Senior judges overturn High Court ruling that government breached duty to provide basic needs

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 13:22

Inside special care: ‘They’re not monsters. They’re kids that went through difficult things’

Inside special care: ‘They’re not monsters. They’re kids that went through difficult things’

System for vulnerable youths is hampered by staffing issues and deemed ‘dysfunctional’ by High Court judge

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00

Taoiseach asks to see report on alleged anti-Semitism in Irish school books

Taoiseach asks to see report on alleged anti-Semitism in Irish school books

The report identifies ‘concerning misrepresentations of the Holocaust’ in some Irish textbooks

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 11:00

Nineteen children and young people connected to care system died last year

Nineteen children and young people connected to care system died last year

None were in care, but two were in aftercare and others were known to social work services

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00

Parents at ‘wits end’ over failure to provide bed for teenager with ‘overdose tendencies’

Parents at ‘wits end’ over failure to provide bed for teenager with ‘overdose tendencies’

Child unlikely to be accommodated until late August

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00

Girl (16) ‘exchanging sex for money’ among three children for whom no secure beds available

Girl (16) ‘exchanging sex for money’ among three children for whom no secure beds available

Court hears it is ‘likely’ two beds will be available next Tuesday

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00

Immigration law change: ‘Grave concerns’ over Ireland’s rush to adopt EU plan - watchdog

Immigration law change: ‘Grave concerns’ over Ireland’s rush to adopt EU plan - watchdog

Overhaul could end up mired in legal challenges and dysfunction, IHREC warns

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00

Gardaí investigate alleged slashing of asylum seekers’ tents in Herbert Park

Gardaí investigate alleged slashing of asylum seekers’ tents in Herbert Park

Those working with unaccommodated asylum seekers warn of ‘tangible increase in risk’

Sun Jul 13 2025 - 17:24

Olympian Abigail Lyle’s abuse at the hands of Jonathan Creswell: ‘He hit my head off the window, off the dashboard’

Olympian Abigail Lyle’s abuse at the hands of Jonathan Creswell: ‘He hit my head off the window, off the dashboard’

Olympic rider was in a relationship with Creswell for almost a year. He went on to murder showjumper, Katie Simpson

Sat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00

Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decade

Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decade

Social welfare payments are spiralling - from €19.9 billion in 2015 to €27 billion a decade later

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00

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