Department of Health a ‘stumbling block’ to full opening of ‘life-saving’ homeless centreOne quarter of beds at Dublin facility still closed 18 months after first patients admitted, says Simon Community chiefMon Feb 09 2026 - 19:35
‘We are just about holding it together’: Overcrowding, mould and rats in Ireland’s social housingNearly a decade after a European monitoring body found the human rights of local authority tenants in the State were being violated by inadequate, unsafe housing, little has changedSun Feb 01 2026 - 06:00
‘It’s mind-boggling’: Advocates for children’s rights in court threaten legal challenge to regulation service Association of Guardians Ad Litem says move is a ‘backward step’ and will undermine the constitutional rights of childrenSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Media regulator wants increased powers to investigate online platforms over child abuseLast year gardaí identified 151 child victims of online sexual exploitation, 16 of whom were in IrelandFri Jan 30 2026 - 06:00
Rise in reports of sexually harmful behaviour among childrenTrends ‘driven by increased exposure to online pornography and harmful digital content’, says service for children affected by sex abuseThu Jan 29 2026 - 11:00
Judge notes ‘extraordinary potential’ of vulnerable children detained in special care systemMr Justice John Jordan received an artwork from a girl, who also writes songs and poetry, during a recent visit to a unit Tue Jan 27 2026 - 11:56
‘Justice for Grace’: Over 1,000 take part in walk for teen killed in Finglas scrambler incidentMother of Grace Lynch says she will ‘fight’ to get scrambler bikes and e-scooters off the streetsMon Jan 26 2026 - 21:39
Girl (16) killed in Dublin scrambler incident named as Grace LynchTeenage male arrested following ‘serious road traffic collision’ in Scribblestown area of FinglasMon Jan 26 2026 - 11:09
Homes boarded up soon after tenants’ deathsFamilies ‘traumatised’ after council closed off houses of late parents without notice or guidance on surrendering propertyMon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00
Eleven special care beds for at-risk children remain empty, High Court hearsParents of two youngsters taking proceedings against Tusla, although one child has now been accommodatedWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
Child involved in ‘appalling criminality’ now wants hugs and bedtime stories, court hearsJudge pays tribute to dedication and commitment of special care staffTue Jan 20 2026 - 10:00
Vulnerable children spending up to three years in unregulated ‘emergency’ accommodation Dublin District Court judge said in October that use of ‘unregulated, unregistered placements’ for children in care should endTue Jan 20 2026 - 09:20
Baby boy had skull fracture, court hearsPlacement breakdowns, child neglect and children absconding from care remain issues before the courts Child Law Project saysMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:23
Donnybrook Magdalene laundry survivor faces eviction: ‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’Nuala Clarke (70) is being evicted over antisocial behaviour when she experienced psychosis three years agoMon Jan 12 2026 - 06:00
Thousands of Irish passports recalled due to printing errorLetters IRL missing from documents issued between December 23rd and January 6thFri Jan 09 2026 - 12:22
Tusla paid private firms €36m to house children in an unregulated systemFive companies shared more than €25m for special emergency arrangements often used for children seeking asylumMon Jan 05 2026 - 06:00
New record high of almost 17,000 homeless, including 5,321 childrenFocus Ireland describes as ‘wrong’ Tánaiste’s comments about migrants without a ‘housing right’ in emergency accommodationFri Jan 02 2026 - 14:14
Accessible public transport: ‘I was told once I was inconveniencing other passengers. It’s degrading’Issues include broken or unreliable ramps on buses and having to pre-book assistance or seats Fri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Everyday obstacles a constant worry for Ireland’s 300,000 visually impairedFrom walking around the city to catching the Luas, Declan Meenagh is left deeply frustrated by the lack of supportsThu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’Wed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
Stream of rejection letters from special schools is ‘soul destroying’, says fatherRiley McMahon’s twin sister attends local secondary school, increasing his awareness of what he’s missing out onWed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
‘I have been told a minimum of 11 years waiting’: On the housing list as a wheelchair userNiamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’Tue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Ireland needs higher migration and larger families to avoid long-term issues, report warnsNESC tells Oireachtas that declining births and an ageing population threaten workforce sustainability and public financesMon Dec 29 2025 - 15:09
Ireland has one of the lowest rates of employment among disabled people in EuropePersonal testimonies reveal how inaccessible transport, housing and workplaces are among the day-to-day realities for disabled peopleMon Dec 29 2025 - 06:00
‘I love working here’: Disabled Mr Price employee Samantha Duggan would be ‘lost’ without job At the discount retailer, 18% of employees have disabilitiesMon Dec 29 2025 - 06:00
Mother of profoundly disabled boy says carers want supports, not praiseMaria O’Brien says energy bills for son Harry’s needs place a financial strain on their familySun Dec 21 2025 - 21:35
Minister appeals to public to get flu jab amid ‘very severe’ strain Flu season expected to peak over Christmas, with current strain particularly virulent among children under 15Sun Dec 14 2025 - 19:38
‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in yearsAn extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out Fri Dec 12 2025 - 12:07
Some disabled people are going to libraries to stay warm, protest hearsAbout 100 people attended a rally calling for an ‘immediate emergency winter payment’Tue Dec 09 2025 - 18:35
Judge criticises State agencies over at-risk children being unable to access special care bedsIt ‘cannot be’ that Tusla and relevant departments are not in a position to sort out this problem, says judgeMon Dec 08 2025 - 21:47
Former car mechanic says allowances don’t cover expenses: ‘The bills are really squeezing us’On Tuesday, Michael travels to Dublin to protest with other disabled people outside Dáil ÉireannMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
‘You can hear the stress in people’s voices’: St Vincent de Paul’s 900 calls for help in a single morningChristmas time is exceptionally busy for the charity and those staffing its phone lines as people find making ends meet ‘really, really tough’Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Christmas will be ‘miserable’ for children in poverty, Minister toldTD says Government target of reducing child poverty to 3 per cent is disappointingThu Dec 04 2025 - 17:57
Christmas bonus welfare payments of up to €289.30 to be paid to 1.5m people this weekThe bonus is worth 100 per cent of their payment, meaning recipients will get a double-payment of their welfare amountTue Dec 02 2025 - 20:00
Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pactBill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generationTue Dec 02 2025 - 13:16
Quite the yarn: From weekly knitting club to Traveller-women-led craft businessSocial enterprise Shuttleknit has Traveller identity at its core, and big ambitionsTue Dec 02 2025 - 12:55
Fifth case of bird flu confirmed at Turkey farm in Co CavanLatest case follows previous outbreaks at farms in Laois, Monaghan, Meath and CarlowTue Dec 02 2025 - 00:17
Asylum seekers sleep rough in freezing temperatures as 3,500 refugee beds lie emptyHanding out tents and sleeping bags, most of which are then destroyed, a ‘huge waste’, says volunteer Thu Nov 27 2025 - 08:56
Average rents at almost €4,000 a month in Ireland’s priciest areaRenting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSOMon Nov 24 2025 - 13:25
Tusla responding to 50 per cent rise in arrivals of unaccompanied Ukrainian minorsVast majority of Ukrainian children referred are boys aged 16 or 17, agency saysFri Nov 21 2025 - 14:47
Total of 500 people died by suicide in the State in 2022, updated figures showAverage annual number of suicides between 2018 and 2022 was 526Fri Nov 21 2025 - 12:58
‘Aggression in the air’: Rising hostility sparks fear in Ireland’s Bangladeshi communityAs gardaí investigate numerous alleged assaults, many of the estimated 25,000 people here with Bangladeshi roots worry as they go about their day-to-day lives Fri Nov 21 2025 - 12:00
Tusla accused of ‘running down clock’ in cases of at-risk children with no secure care bedJudge says it is ‘unacceptable’ no beds are available for two children ‘at risk of death’ whom he ordered to be detained for their own safetyThu Nov 20 2025 - 16:08
Women see safety from violence as a key aspiration for equality Minister launches National Strategy for Women and Girls, with gender pay gap reporting to expandTue Nov 18 2025 - 21:00
Children contacting charity about being ‘forced to watch and make pornography’ISPCC publishes harrowing accounts from children of sexual exploitation by parents as part of its Christmas Childline appealTue Nov 18 2025 - 11:47
‘We are human beings too’: Homeless singles react to Government housing plan prioritising familiesLatest housing strategy involves instructions to council to put long-term homeless families with children at the top of their housing listsMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:00
High Court judge criticises ‘disgraceful’ lack of special care beds for at-risk childrenTusla and government departments are aware of problems yet allow situation to continue, he saysThu Nov 13 2025 - 16:39
‘They surround our car’: Families at Citywest Ipas centre tell of ongoing ‘harassment’‘Intimidation’ includes children being told ‘go home’ and witnessing parents being called derogatory namesThu Nov 13 2025 - 06:00
Drop in number of children before High Court for special care applicationsTusla committee considered risk posed to 30 children flagged by social workers in first nine months of yearWed Nov 12 2025 - 06:00
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi communityLocal TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi communityMon Nov 10 2025 - 17:23
