Deaths of children in care: Girl (14) who died by suicide ‘gained very little’ from Camhs referrals
Child faced ‘unacceptable’ delays, review has found
Total of 29 children in care or known to child protection services died last year, report finds
Of the 29 deaths, 18 were natural causes, 4 were suicides, 5 were as a result of accidents and 2 were ‘unknown’
South Dublin Traveller support group may have to close over rent increase
Southside Traveller Action Group supports 140 Traveller families across the catchment area
Alcohol use: Numbers seeking treatment for ‘harmful’, ‘hazardous’ drinking at highest level in decade
Report finds most common drugs used with alcohol were cocaine and cannabis
Volunteers guard tents of asylum seekers overnight amid rising threat of violence
Male international protection applicants advised to find less visible locations to camp as tension expected to rise on Friday night
‘At the heart of this is poverty’: How Coolock’s pressure-cooker finally exploded
A perceived lack of consultation about immigration is cited repeatedly by local residents when asked about root cause of unrest
‘All I want is to go outside’: Man trapped at home for years while waiting for electric wheelchair
Michael Dunne (73) and wife Concepta borrowed €5,000 for home adaptations, but still wait for outdoor-suitable chair
Higgins leads remembrance event for servicemen and women who died in past wars or peacekeeping operations
Annual ceremony culminated in laying of a wreath by President at Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin
Legislation banning conversion therapy unlikely in Government’s lifetime
Roderic O’Gorman says aspects of proposed law have proven ‘extremely complex’, and engagement with Attorney General ongoing
Rickets, anaemia, scabies: homeless children in Ireland suffering malnutrition effects associated with poorer countries
Specialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levels
Domestic violence and child abuse concerns ‘discounted’ in custody disputes, report says
Department of Justice report compilers told ‘assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence’
‘This is not a good view for people’: homeless asylum seekers soaked during weekend rain
Men at Grand Canal say they try to keep area clean, but life is difficult without services
Around 50 tents pitched by homeless asylum seekers near Grand Canal in central Dublin
Latest camp emerges as number of international protection applicants awaiting State-provided accommodation stood at 2,170 on Friday
‘An appalling situation’: Number of homeless people rises to record high of 14,159
More than 4,316 children included in latest official emergency accommodation figures from Department of Housing
Rape survivors’ counselling notes no longer admissible as evidence from next year
Helen McEntee said she wants the situation where notes from victims’ counselling sessions can be sought by defence teams in rape or sexual assault cases, ‘changed’