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
‘Aggression in the air’: Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi community
As gardaí investigate numerous alleged assaults, many of the estimated 25,000 people here with Bangladeshi roots worry as they go about their day-to-day lives
Tusla accused of ‘running down clock’ in cases of at-risk children with no secure care bed
Judge says it is ‘unacceptable’ no beds are available for two children ‘at risk of death’ whom he ordered to be detained for their own safety
Women see safety from violence as a key aspiration for equality
Minister launches National Strategy for Women and Girls, with gender pay gap reporting to expand
Children contacting charity about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’
ISPCC publishes harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents as part of its Christmas Childline appeal
‘We are human beings too’: Homeless singles react to Government housing plan prioritising families
Latest housing strategy involves instructions to council to put long-term homeless families with children at the top of their housing lists
High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk children
Tusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he says
‘They surround our car’: Families at Citywest Ipas centre tell of ongoing ‘harassment’
‘Intimidation’ includes children being told ‘go home’ and witnessing parents being called derogatory names
Drop in number of children before High Court for special care applications
Tusla committee considered risk posed to 30 children flagged by social workers in first nine months of year
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
Local TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi community
Judge ‘incandescent with rage’ at Tusla failure to provide secure bed for child
Child ‘at risk of death’ remains in unregulated, unregistered placement
Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s mother says report alleging mistaken palliative label is ‘huge shock’
Harvey Morrison Sheratt (9), who died in July, waited years for spinal surgery