‘Poverty in itself is a trauma’: The Dublin school taking new approach to help pupils from deprived areas
Regular meals and an ability to regulate moods gives Darndale pupils a better chance
‘I realised my €1,800 was gone’: How Dublin holiday let was used for rental scam
Software engineer transferred money to alleged ‘landlord’ and was shown the apartment in Crumlin, but discovered he had been scammed
Number of people in emergency accommodation falls for first time since Covid
Homeless numbers remain 11% higher than a year ago
People ‘should not be criminalised’ for having drugs for personal use, WHO lead says
Anja Busse, who was in Dublin this week, says health and social services must be a priority for users
Boy with autism detained in windowless hospital room for 12 weeks due to lack of placement
Mother in ‘chasm of despair’ that there is no prospect of her son’s situation being remedied, court hears
Young asylum seekers may face medical tests to determine age ‘as a last resort’ in disputes
Move criticised as ‘unreliable, unnecessary, and possibly invasive’ by Children’s Rights Alliance
‘As an older person, it is very scary’: Rise in homeless people aged 65 or older
Figures show 265 people aged 65 or older, of whom 146 in Dublin, in emergency accommodation during April
Staffing at State’s largest centre for vulnerable children has ‘fallen off a cliff’
‘Very high levels’ on sick leave at Crannóg Nua facility in north Co Dublin, High Court hears
‘Emergency response’ to homeless crisis, including possible no-fault evictions ban, needed, says committee
More than 17,500 people, including 5,604 children, were in emergency accommodation in April, latest figures show
Oberstown child detention campus refused further admissions due to being at capacity
Documents show Minister for Children Norma Foley pushed through an instruction to the facility to take more boys
Thousands of vulnerable children’s records ‘may be destroyed’ in coming weeks
Concerns mounting for contents that could include children’s letters, poems or accounts of personal events
‘I am terrified about the winter coming’: One in seven now behind on electricity bills
Almost 319,000 homes in arrears with electricity bills by the end of March, says energy regulator
‘I saw grown men cry’: Charlie O’Leary, kitman in Jack Charlton era, recalls the highs of Irish soccer
The 102-year-old Dubliner is being honoured for his services to football at a presentation hosted by the city’s Lord Mayor
Tusla seeks special care orders for teenage boys who suffered sexual exploitation
Staffing crisis ‘going backwards’ at largest special care unit in Ireland, court hears
Rise in Irish exemptions denies children part of their identity, report says
Spiralling exemptions are being driven by increased diagnosis of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, says report