‘Traumatising’ and ‘harmful’ conversion therapy to be banned under new laws Report by TCD details practices including administering electro-shock treatment to a 12-year-old victimFri Feb 17 2023 - 00:00
Youth mental health services could be scaled back in some areas to reduce risks to children - HSEOireachtas subcommittee told of need to ‘take a hard look’ at Camhs care model given issues identified in recent Mental Health Commission reportTue Feb 14 2023 - 21:14
Charlie Bird says kindness of strangers has helped him overcome fear of deathThe former RTÉ News chief correspondent was diagnosed with motor neuron disease two years agoTue Feb 07 2023 - 19:41
Ashtown camp allegedly threatened by ‘four men’ hours before attack, migrants sayNumber of Irish men, with dogs and sticks, entered camp, shouted at migrants to leave and allegedly assaulted two of them last SaturdaySat Feb 04 2023 - 06:00
Far right in Ireland ‘gaining a foothold like never before’Seminar hears how communities being targeted by anti-immigration elements are ‘on a knife-edge’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
Gardaí investigate alleged assault at migrant camp in AshtownHomeless men moved from Dublin 15 site after camp raidedTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:32
‘This is serious. They mean business’: Migrants living in fear as ‘violent atmosphere’ brewing in Dublin Gardaí investigating after attack involving dogs and baseball bat on migrant camp, while groups report increasing ‘vocalisation’ of racismMon Jan 30 2023 - 05:00
Men with dogs, sticks and baseball bat attack Dublin migrant campThreats circulated on social media in recent days concerning camp where up to eight men have lived in tents since AugustSat Jan 28 2023 - 18:32
Number of homeless people hits new record high, as homelessness rises by 30% in a yearDecember figures show there were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children in emergency accommodationFri Jan 27 2023 - 15:20
Child mental health services ‘may worsen’ up to 2030 due to staff shortages, experts say‘Root and branch reform’ needed to make Camhs an attractive workplace for child psychiatry graduatesTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:00
Immediate regulation of Camhs must be a priority, warns mental health inspectorReport calls for clinical review of cases where a child has not been seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for six months or moreMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:01
Camhs left more than 100 children without care for up to two years, report finds Mental Health Commission identifies serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of children accessing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health ServiceMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:01
Camhs case study: ‘Every appointment was rushed. Staff were stressed’Five years on from her first Camhs appointment, Jane has had ‘nothing that deals in a substantive way with [her] difficulties’, says her motherMon Jan 23 2023 - 00:01
‘How is it possible to be in a mental health service that makes your mental health worse?’Psychiatrists and parents ‘frustrated and disappointed’ with youth mental health serviceSat Jan 21 2023 - 03:00
Government Minister speaks of her ‘immense’ pride in transgender sonMary Butler says her son experienced bullying as he transitioned, but his school has been very supportiveFri Jan 20 2023 - 19:00
Housing campaigner suggests ‘safe zones’ to keep protesters away from asylum-seeker accommodation centres Fr Peter McVerry does not believe protests outside refugee or asylum seeker centres are representative of the Ballymun communitySat Jan 14 2023 - 02:00
Anti-immigration protesters block traffic in Dublin and Cork‘They are free to protest but no need for the racist words,’ says resident of Travelodge in BallymunThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:41
Single adults entering emergency accommodation at seven times the rate they are exiting homelessnessFamilies presenting to homeless services in Dublin at twice the rate they are leaving, data showsTue Jan 10 2023 - 17:20
Methadone should be prescribed by nurses to cut long wait times, says addiction expertHeroin users outside Dublin must wait up to three months to access opiate substitution therapySun Jan 08 2023 - 19:27
Three mental health units, including one for children, less safe for patients last yearReport identifies several issues including visible ligature points, lack of care plans and illegible recordsTue Jan 03 2023 - 16:09
Large families and single people increasingly unable to exit homelessnessLatest figures underline collapse of Housing Assistance Payment (Hap) scheme as a way out of homelessness, say agenciesTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Play therapy case study: ‘If he hadn’t got the help, where would he be now?’A mother explains how therapy helped both her and her son to overcome difficultiesTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Play therapy: ‘Children come out the other side having found their glitter, their sparkle’‘This idea that children can park their psychological baggage at the gate of school and engage with academia – that’s not how real life works,’ says principal in Limerick.Tue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Stuck homeless: ‘As soon as you mention Hap, landlords don’t want it’Two women share their experiences of homelessness and explain how hard it is to escapeTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Refugee groups raise ‘serious concerns’ over child safety at East Wall centreFamilies ‘distraught at living conditions’ at facility housing more than 300 peopleSat Dec 24 2022 - 02:00
Thousands queue for Christmas food vouchers: ‘I never thought life would end up like this’About 3,000 vouchers worth €50 each distributed at Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin to help with Christmas costsTue Dec 20 2022 - 11:30
Children at risk of ‘preventable abuse’ due to Garda computer backlogSpecial rapporteur on child protection says inaction by gardaí is ‘alarming’ in final report to GovernmentThu Dec 15 2022 - 21:32
Special rapporteur says Government departments were unwilling to discuss child welfare issues with himDr Conor O’Mahony, who will not seek a second term as special rapporteur on child protection, reveals stark lack of engagement in final reportThu Dec 15 2022 - 13:22
Decriminalisation of drugs for personal use should be ‘accelerated’, committee recommendsReport recommends ‘decriminalisation is pursued in line with emerging international best practice’Wed Dec 14 2022 - 21:08
Capuchin centre forced to stop handing out tickets for Christmas hampers amid ‘chaotic’ levels of demand‘It shows the level of need. In all my years here, it is the worst I have ever seen it’ says volunteer as more than 2,800 vouchers distributedWed Dec 14 2022 - 17:29
Asylum seekers to be moved from tents as ice warning extended until Friday Night-time temperatures forecast to remain below zero next weekSun Dec 11 2022 - 22:40
Asylum seekers staying in tents in Clare to be moved to alternative accommodation ‘by Monday’Move follows criticism of Government after more than 100 remained in tents amid freezing conditionsSun Dec 11 2022 - 16:28
Weather warning extended to Friday as emergency group meets over cold snap‘Bitterly cold’ weather expected for another week, says Met Éireann, as overnight temperatures to drop below -5 degreesSun Dec 11 2022 - 12:36
Charities take special measures to help homeless survive freezing temperaturesMan in critical condition after being found ‘very cold’ at bus shelter on Friday morningFri Dec 09 2022 - 19:16
Mental Health Commission chief ‘flippant’ on closure of Co Cork residential centre, committee hearsCommission inspection reports cited by HSE in decision to close Owenacurra and move 19 residents to other settings considerable distances awayThu Dec 08 2022 - 18:29
Ombudsman welcomes ‘significant progress’ in improving dire conditions at Cork halting sitePrevious report had heavily criticised council over Spring Lane siteWed Dec 07 2022 - 00:01
‘In this day and age it’s all too common unfortunately’: Ronanstown residents react to fatal shootingGarda ‘crime scene’ tape cordoned off the entrance to the Cormac Berkeley’s home, which had Christmas decorations in windows and a Christmas wreath on the front doorTue Dec 06 2022 - 17:47
Play therapy to tackle trauma will be offered in Ballymun primary schools next year‘Whether homelessness or other issues, trauma is a barrier to education,’ says principalFri Dec 02 2022 - 17:04
Abortion, gender identity may be excluded from curriculum by some schools, report warnsReport raises concerns about inadequate refuge spaces, precarious funding for services and lack of expertise on domestic violenceFri Dec 02 2022 - 00:01
Number of Irish households experiencing energy poverty increases to 40%, ESRI reportsGreen Party TD Neasa Hourigan says it is time to question the use of consumption taxesWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:29
Dublin tenants told to leave fire hazard building in less than two weeks The young adults, all from outside Ireland, said they had no idea they were living in an unauthorised structure and now face homelessnessWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Sallynoggin hoarder’s body lay undiscovered despite visits by council and gardaíMichael Whiston’s body was found shortly after an unexploded hand grenade from the Irish Civil War was discovered at his houseMon Nov 28 2022 - 14:30
Health inequalities between Travellers and general population worsening, says reportCommunity faces ‘unacceptable’ health outcomes due to bias in health service and wider racismMon Nov 28 2022 - 00:00
Record number of homeless people in State as figure passes 11,000 Week of October 24th to 30th saw 11,397, including 3,480 children, in emergency accommodationFri Nov 25 2022 - 18:08
‘More than a bit of investment’ needed to tackle Cherry Orchard crime, McEntee saysLong-term strategy for West Dublin community which has seen assaults on gardaí and open drug-dealingThu Nov 24 2022 - 13:44
Ballyfermot: ‘Nobody wants to live here. The stolen cars and everything. It’s terrible’Minister for Justice to meet community representatives over plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and drug-related intimidation in west Dublin areaThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dublin businesses to employ ‘community wardens’ to patrol north inner cityNorth inner city initiative intended to ‘observe and report’ antisocial behaviourTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:46
Reform of family law courts a welcome step after years of neglectAnalysis: Families have spoken of being left ‘traumatised’ and ‘broken’ by a chaotic and uneven systemThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:52
Family law system to be overhauled with children’s interests ‘paramount’ Specialist judges to preside over dedicated division with Family High Court and other courts in new buildingWed Nov 16 2022 - 20:46
Third of Samaritans callers felt isolated and lonely during the pandemic Charity received almost half a million contacts last year including from prisoners, Travellers and the diasporaWed Nov 16 2022 - 16:14
