If Tusla were a parent it would be prosecuted for neglect, judge says
Just 14 of 26 beds operating due to challenges facing agency in recruiting and retaining specialist staff
Children perpetrated sex abuse in half of cases referred to Tusla specialist service
‘Wellbeing check’ ordered on more than 40,000 children after Daniel Aruebose case should be completed in the autumn, Kate Duggan says
Tusla treads fine line as it stresses need for resources without antagonising main funder
As budget negotiations begin, Foley must convince the Department of Public Expenditure that these children’s welfare is worth protecting
Tusla reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as referrals pass 100,000 for first time
Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency
Drought conditions prevalent in parts of south of country amid high temperature warning
Yellow notice issued for most of country over coming days with no rain forecast for foreseeable future
E-scooter driver dies following crash in Galway
Man involved in single-vehicle incident at about 8.30pm on Friday in Salthill area
‘Lifeline’ service for older people in south Dublin faces closure after more than six decades
Walkinstown Social Service Centre, running since 1965, faces closure as religious founders say they can no longer maintain it
Heat warning in place for five counties as temperatures to hit 29 degrees
Possibility of showers and thunderstorms will increase as week goes on
Legal aid system ‘in crisis’ and ‘may collapse’, says Flac
Charity phone line received more than 66,000 calls, but could respond to just over 14,000 queries, notes annual report for 2025
Full care order granted to baby born addicted to cocaine
Mother ‘extremely vulnerable and will require significant help and support in dealing with her difficulties’, court hears
HSE pauses issuing some services, including medical and long-term illness cards due to cyberattack
Executive confirms it was ‘alerted by an external provider of card printing services of a cyberattack on their systems’
‘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