Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decadeSocial welfare payments are spiralling - from €19.9 billion in 2015 to €27 billion a decade later Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Teen in follow-on care choosing life on street with man she ‘identifies as romantic partner’, High Court hearsGirl’s situation ‘not positive’ and she sometimes ‘minds her aunt’s children’, judge is toldThu Jul 10 2025 - 20:23
Heartbreak as Palestinian GAA players are refused visas to visit Ireland West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visitWed Jul 09 2025 - 21:10
Oberstown staff member ‘punched in face in unprovoked attack’ by young person, union saysInsufficient staffing a major issue at children’s detention centre, says Forsa, as alleged assault comes a month after nine staff were injuredTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
‘He gave his whole life to the poor’: Capuchin centre visitors among those paying respects to Br Kevin CrowleyHe founded day centre that has fed and cared for the capital’s needy for more than 50 yearsFri Jul 04 2025 - 20:22
Boy found ‘passed out in St Stephen’s Green’ after absconding from care remains ‘missing’, High Court hearsSeparately, a teenage girl with active wish to get pregnant is absent from her aftercare placement, judge is toldThu Jul 03 2025 - 17:24
Capuchin Day Centre founder Br Kevin Crowley recalled as ‘champion of the poor’Capuchin colourWed Jul 02 2025 - 19:53
Concern over law causing separated parents to lose widow’s pensionPeople Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger uses her own story to highlight legislative issue Tue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Rising number of neurodivergent children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fearsNumber receiving domiciliary care allowance up by as much as 46% in some areas over five yearsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
People with right to remain in Ireland stuck in direct provision centres due to lack of housing, Hiqa finds Inspections covered IPAS centres in Cork, Kerry, Louth, Galway and Waterford Fri Jun 27 2025 - 17:04
Homelessness: Number of people in emergency accommodation rises to new high of 15,747Almost 5,000 children included in total, which has risen by 11 per cent since May 2024, Department of Housing figures showFri Jun 27 2025 - 14:24
Court hears 13-year-old girl with history of drug use and sexual exploitation needs to switch care unit Child with history of more than 200 incidents involving gardaí ‘wants to be part of something, she is lost’, judge told Fri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Despair among young people ‘really, really scary’, Brendan Gleeson says at hospice fundraiserActor spoke in support of fundraising drive for hospice services on Dublin’s northsideWed Jun 25 2025 - 20:05
‘I sleep easier here’: The makeshift homeless community under the M50Rats and rubbish surround the camp at Finglas Road, but to some residents it’s better than other optionsWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00
More than 130 properties offered for IP accommodation as Government looks to buy, not rentPlan to provide 14,000 State-owned beds for asylum seekers, with purchase of Citywest a step towards goalSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Oberstown: Nine staff injured in incident involving one young personImprovised weapons used in latest incident at children’s detention campus, says trade unionThu Jun 19 2025 - 18:58
Judge hails special care progress as ‘no beds’ list drops to zeroFirst clear list in more than six months like ‘winning the All Ireland’, judge saysThu Jun 19 2025 - 17:27
‘It feels like home to me’: Mr Price staff demonstrate value of employing disabled people Ireland has ‘one of the lowest employment rates’ in Europe for people with disabilities, which is ‘just not acceptable’, says MinisterWed Jun 18 2025 - 19:07
Boy (16) with drug debt and at risk of death ‘very aggrieved’ about detention in secure care, court hearsJudge told teen has assaulted two staff members in special careTue Jun 17 2025 - 17:39
Disability and debt causing financial strain in families and pushing children into deprivation, report warnsESRI study found some children not getting adequate food and warmth despite coming from homes above poverty lineTue Jun 17 2025 - 06:00
St James’s Hospital apologises to trans woman over treatment at emergency departmentPaige Behan attended Dublin hospital after falling ill following gender reassignment surgery overseasMon Jun 16 2025 - 15:14
Tusla thinks missing 12-year-old is safe and in UKAgency acknowledges formal strategy meeting was ‘unacceptably delayed’ in this caseSat Jun 14 2025 - 11:12
‘This isn’t just about a visa. It’s about lost futures’: Job offers for Iranian scientists in Ireland hit roadblockResearch and medical services set back due to delay by Department of Justice in processing visasSat Jun 14 2025 - 06:05
Teenage boy whose life is at risk has ‘no interest in care’, court toldBoy has amassed drug debt and two teenagers he was living with were shot at, court hearsThu Jun 12 2025 - 19:00
Unclear whether child (12), missing from State care since 2023, has been locatedHiqa recently inspected the Tusla welfare service for unaccompanied and separated children seeking international protectionThu Jun 12 2025 - 14:29
More than 160 academics call for ‘immediate halt’ to trade with Israel over conflict in GazaSignatories from 11 universities describe response to October 7th, 2023 attacks by Hamas as ‘a well-televised genocide’Tue Jun 10 2025 - 06:24
Number of children in consistent poverty rises by `staggering’ 45,000, report showsChildren’s Rights Alliance says increase is `deeply concerning’Tue Jun 10 2025 - 00:01
Don Buckley, former Irish Times journalist, dies aged 74Journalist’s report led to establishment of Kerry Babies tribunalMon Jun 09 2025 - 18:44
Energy retrofit measures to be carried out at 28 schools in five countiesMeasures will raise school’s BER rating to ‘at least B’, says DepartmentMon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
Families deported to Nigeria could have left voluntarily, says MinisterJim O’Callaghan defends handling of deportation of 35 people, saying applicants from Nigeria are not guaranteed protection statusSun Jun 08 2025 - 15:44
Children at west Dublin asylum seeker accommodation witnessed friends being ‘put in the back of a black van’Three siblings were among 35 people deported on a flight to Nigeria on WednesdaySat Jun 07 2025 - 16:09
Boy (16) ‘at real risk of death’ after targeting by drug dealers brought to secure careJudge found boy’s ‘chaotic lifestyle’ and risk profile met requirements for the orderThu Jun 05 2025 - 18:12
Dublin tenants shocked to be evicted due to ‘little-known legal loophole’ For a group of people in Applewood village, Swords, the landlord doesn’t need a reason to remove themThu Jun 05 2025 - 13:00
Ukrainians in Ireland succeeding in asylum applications at twice rate of other nationalitiesA total of 969 Ukrainian nationals have applied for international protection here since Russia’s invasion Thu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Teenager removed from Dublin ‘house of horrors’ spent up to €30,000 in past year, court toldBoy’s father, sought by gardaí for alleged domestic violence, may have lodged funds into son’s account, judge hearsWed Jun 04 2025 - 17:16
RTÉ nursing homes exposé uncovers elderly residents being ‘manhandled’, ignored and left in room for hoursDublin’s Beneavin House and The Residence, Portlaoise, both run by same firm, feature in undercover investigationWed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
Homelessness reaches another record high, with more than 15,500 in emergency accommodationFigures from Department of Housing include 4,775 homeless childrenFri May 30 2025 - 17:52
Teenager who ‘aged out’ of secure care placed in Dublin city centre apartment where staff ‘drop in’Plans for 18-year-old with emerging personality disorder are ‘grossly inadequate’, High Court hearsThu May 29 2025 - 18:52
‘Scale of our sexual violence epidemic’ shown by record calls and texts to national rape crisis helplineGrowing number of clients reference physical restraints being used by perpetrators, says annual reportThu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Hundreds of homes for homeless people in Dublin at risk after no bids for tender to manageDozens of people who should have been offered housing have not received offersThu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Ministers accused of giving ‘half the picture’ on refugees as more than 40% get positive decisionsJim O’Callaghan cited 80 per cent refusal rate on ‘first instance’ decisionsTue May 27 2025 - 06:00
‘He couldn’t see wrong in people’: Family of Daniel McAnaspie seek reform following inquestTeenager murdered in 2010 was ‘failed by the State at almost every juncture’, Oireachtas committee toldMon May 26 2025 - 06:00
Tusla’s failure to provide secure care beds for children at risk an ‘affront to rule of law’, judge saysHigh Court judge ‘tired of excuses and platitudes’ from TuslaThu May 22 2025 - 20:41
Almost 6,000 same-sex couples have wed in 10 years since marriage equality referendumJuly and August have been the most popular months for gay weddingsWed May 21 2025 - 12:42
Marriage equality a decade on: ‘Things have gone backwards’Ten years after Ireland voted to introduce same-sex marriage, some campaigners say the environment for the LGBTQ+ community has deterioratedSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Plan to expand asylum-seeker accommodation as Government nears purchase of Citywest HotelDepartment of Justice drops bitterly resisted plans to house international protection applicants at old Crown Paints site in CoolockSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
‘I was very upset about how Coolock came across’: Locals believe handling of asylum-seeker centre plan a ‘disaster’U-turn on proposal to house asylum seekers at former paint factory is described by most as a ‘victory for the people’Fri May 16 2025 - 19:20
Daniel McAnaspie case: Crisis for at-risk children is worse than when teen was murdered in 2010, inquest hearsJust 14 of 26 secure-care beds are operational due to staff shortages, Meath coroner’s court was toldFri May 16 2025 - 06:00
‘They didn’t listen to him’: Verdict of unlawful killing at inquest of Daniel McAnaspieCoroner’s court hears crisis in HSE in relation to secure beds has worsened since teenager was denied one prior to his death in February 2010 Thu May 15 2025 - 17:18
Murdered teenager Daniel McAnaspie ‘could have been saved’ with secure care, inquest hearsGuardian wanted him to go to placement in Sweden, but social worker not confident it was right for himTue May 13 2025 - 19:15
