Scheme to regularise undocumented migrants welcomed as ‘historic’All undocumented migrants who have spent at least four years in the State can applySat Dec 04 2021 - 01:00
Community drugs groups claim they will be removed from Government bodyDepartment rejects assertions and says civil society will widen involvement of voluntary groupsWed Dec 01 2021 - 18:53
Men must ‘work in solidarity’ with women to tackle domestic violence – HigginsPresident tells Women’s Aid webinar urgent action needed on violence against womenThu Nov 25 2021 - 15:52
More families may turn to illegal lenders this Christmas, SVP warnsCharity says it expects calls for help this year to be ‘at their highest level’ in its historyThu Nov 25 2021 - 02:31
Young people struggle to identify relationship abuse ‘red flags’ - surveyWomen’s Aid highlights ‘information gap’ on spotting signs of abuse in a friend’s relationshipThu Nov 25 2021 - 00:00
Report criticises mental health services for childrenChild Care Law Reporting Project urges establishment of a dedicated family courtWed Nov 24 2021 - 00:01
Garda seeks full report into sexual abuse at Donegal disability centreStand-off delays publication of ‘Brandon’ report into abuse of 18 disabled residentsMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00
No access to domestic violence refuge in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown – reportOver 2,000 women, girls over 15 in area ‘will experience physical or sexual abuse by a partner’Sun Nov 21 2021 - 16:33
‘Most of the time you just cry’: Children speak about their experiences of homelessnessFocus Ireland releases new booklet amid concern child homelessness is falling off agendaFri Nov 19 2021 - 16:13
Workers who fought for better deal after losing jobs an ‘inspiration’ says CampbellFormer rugby international describes dispute as an ‘eye-opener’ at book launchThu Nov 18 2021 - 20:12
Community role in tackling drugs ‘hugely disappointing’, says GeogheganCitywide campaign marks 25th anniversary of first ministerial report on drugsThu Nov 18 2021 - 18:38
Adoptees from mother and baby homes will ‘fight’ for change to redress schemeDepartment claims 34,000 survivors are eligible for redress at a cost of €800mWed Nov 17 2021 - 03:55
Survivors of mother and baby homes say redress scheme ‘discriminates against’ some residentsOnly those who spent over six months in mother and baby homes as infants eligibleTue Nov 16 2021 - 21:17
High level of deaths among young people in care reportedThe figure of 30 is more than double what it had been in 2018Mon Nov 15 2021 - 17:45
Number of rough sleepers in Dublin falls by almost a quarter, latest figures showDublin Simon welcomes drop since April, but says challenges remain on the groundMon Nov 15 2021 - 17:09
Report highlights ‘devastating epidemic’ of crack cocaine in west TallaghtA third of referrals for crack addiction last year were women, including young mothersMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:04
Crack cocaine in west Tallaght: ‘This epidemic is so new, and came so fast’Women now account for 30 per cent of crack users engaging with services in the areaMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:02
Centrality of horses to Travellers’ culture must be acknowledged in housing policy - EUMichael O’Flaherty says situation of Travellers in Ireland among the worst across the EUWed Nov 03 2021 - 16:49
Hiqa given names of sex abuse victims at HSE-run disability centre in Donegal in 2016HSE spokesman confirmed it was first contacted by a whistleblower in 2011 about alleged sexual abuse by a residentTue Nov 02 2021 - 04:15
Gardaí issue appeal in inquiry into alleged physical abuse of children at primary schoolFormer pupils make statements alleging a former teacher hit and punched childrenTue Nov 02 2021 - 01:51
Friends of the Elderly charity marks 40th anniversaryMore than 100 veterans gather in wake of Covid-19 pandemic for ‘celebration of hope’Fri Oct 29 2021 - 18:53
Train passengers differ on experience with safety and anti-social behaviourSome rail travellers witness open drug use and non-compliance with Covid measuresFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:14
Vulnerable adults in care may have experienced ‘significant’ abuse during pandemicNational Safeguarding Office notes 10,216 concerns about abuse reported to the HSEFri Oct 29 2021 - 16:11
ICCL says properly implemented systems could have prevented abuse at Donegal care homeIreland had signed up to UN backed inspection process but never established itThu Oct 28 2021 - 17:47
Years of progress in women’s rights reversed by Covid, report warnsIreland has one of ‘most restrictive abortion laws’, gender equality index showsThu Oct 28 2021 - 16:03
Housing, racism, and jobs are biggest issues facing Travellers, forum hearsImpact of intergenerational exclusion on the community’s young people discusssedThu Oct 28 2021 - 00:33
Building workers to get higher minimum pay from FebruaryWorkers can also expect pay increases of just under 3% in February 2023 under new scalesTue Oct 26 2021 - 00:01
‘Everyone is involved’: Joy as Big Scream Festival returns to Dublin’s inner cityKellie Harrington is on hand to launch event that has become part of local social calendarSun Oct 24 2021 - 22:43
Garda investigation into sexual abuse at Donegal HSE disability centre closesNo prosecution in relation to alleged assaults on 18 intellectually disabled adults – DPPSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
Poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi ‘remained engaged with the world outside’ up to the very endBilingual requiem Mass takes place at Our Lady of Dolours church in Glasnevin, DublinFri Oct 22 2021 - 16:36
Many Travellers have first positive school experience in prison, committee hearsAdvocate says legacy issues and exclusion mean minorities account for high proportion of inmates globallyThu Oct 21 2021 - 22:57
Charity’s emergency counselling service cut need for ambulance call-outs by half - report‘Major efforts made by the counsellors to connect with at-risk clients’ highlightedThu Oct 21 2021 - 19:38
Donegal abuse: ‘You’ve got your apology. You can go now, that’s all you’re getting’Investigation reveals sexual abuse in Donegal care home unchecked for yearsSat Oct 16 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach supports call for publication of Donegal abuse reportProlonged sexual abuse of 18 intellectually disabled patients at care home ‘unforgivable’Fri Oct 15 2021 - 21:07
‘Devastating’ sexual abuse of 18 residents in HSE-run centre in DonegalActs perpetrated with full knowledge of management for about 13 years, inquiry findsFri Oct 15 2021 - 01:01
HSE pushed to reveal alleged sexual assaults in Donegal care home, families claimAssaults on 18 intellectually disabled adults happened over 13-year period, report saysFri Oct 15 2021 - 01:00
Hundreds of schools in disadvantaged areas to be added to Deis schemeSpecial education to account for a quarter of Department of Education spend in 2022Wed Oct 13 2021 - 18:52
My Budget: ‘I don’t know how they expect people to afford homes when there is no housing stock at all’Reactions vary to tax and spending measures outlined in Budget 2022Tue Oct 12 2021 - 18:28
Core social welfare rates to increase by €5 a week from JanuaryBudget 2022: Weekly fuel allowance going up from midnight by €5 a week to €33Tue Oct 12 2021 - 15:08
New fund of more than €17m for struggling third-level studentsFund will help students who can’t meet costs, with mental health funding also announcedMon Oct 11 2021 - 00:01
Budget must demonstrate determination to tackle homelessness, charity saysCrisis will intensify if additional supports not provided according to Focus IrelandSun Oct 10 2021 - 18:22
Most councils not planning properly for Traveller housing – reportJust four of 31 local authorities include maps of Traveller accommodation sites in development plansSun Oct 10 2021 - 17:44
‘I didn’t go through all this for pain for nothing’Four people on their journeys out of homelessness, and the lessons they have for othersSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Residents with disabilities at HSE home at ‘constant risk of abuse’, watchdog findsCo Donegal centre failing to show it has ‘capacity’ to provide a safe serviceFri Oct 08 2021 - 16:57
Minister for Justice apologises to mother of Dara Quigley‘I really want to say I’m sorry, it shouldn’t have happened,’ Heather Humphreys saysWed Oct 06 2021 - 13:07
Dara Quigley’s mother recalls ‘beautiful first-born’ at inquestJournalist’s mental health had deteriorated prior to her death by drowning in 2017Tue Oct 05 2021 - 22:14
Harris apologises for ‘unacceptable breach of trust’ in Dara Quigley caseExtracts from Garda Commissioner’s letter to late journalist’s mother read at inquestTue Oct 05 2021 - 19:02
Assisted dying unlikely to be facilitated, says Irish Hospice FoundationAssisted suicide ‘anathema’ to ethos of palliative care movementMon Oct 04 2021 - 05:00
Traveller children feel ‘unwanted’ in education system, says reportYoung people tell of name calling by peers and sense of being ‘ignored’ by teachersTue Sept 28 2021 - 01:00
Group calls on Minister to widen scheme for undocumented workersPlans to regularise status may see thousands of migrants and their children excludedMon Sept 27 2021 - 00:01
