Half of working mothers consider giving up work over childcare costsNetwork Ireland survey highlights pressures and worries of working mothersMon Mar 02 2020 - 02:33
Residents of Limerick retirement village face rent increasesElderly and disabled residents say new owners of complex have removed servicesMon Mar 02 2020 - 02:25
Focus Ireland calls for rent freeze to tackle housing crisisDirector of charity says political parties need to focus on humanitarian crisisSun Mar 01 2020 - 17:01
Nearly 200 artists sign letter urging action on sexual harassment, bullying in the artsOpen letter to Arts Council and Government says movement ‘will not be silenced’Fri Feb 28 2020 - 00:30
The view from Clondalkin: If Sinn Féin don’t get in, ‘there will be marches’The last thing many voters in west Dublin want to see is a Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil coalitionSat Feb 22 2020 - 01:00
Ireland is fifth-best country for children, but one of worst on climateReport finds lack of action in tackling climate change threatens ‘every child’s future’Wed Feb 19 2020 - 01:00
Consistent poverty rates highest in southeast and Border areasCSO monitoring report highlights regional variations in social progressMon Feb 17 2020 - 20:26
Housing charity says protest puts delivery of 65 social homes at riskClúid may seek court injunction against 24-hour picket in west DublinMon Feb 17 2020 - 18:52
‘I’m an emotional wreck’: Dublin man fears council will seize his caravanJames Douglas has already had one caravan taken after becoming homeless four years agoMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:04
Magdalene survivor takes case to UN torture committeeState is being investigated over its treatment of Elizabeth Coppin (70) in landmark caseMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
Magdalene survivor’s UN case of key importance, lawyer saysState role in ‘suppression of evidence’ on abuse at heart of Elizabeth Coppin’s caseMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
Magdalene survivor: ‘It feels like Ireland is abusing us again’Elizabeth Coppin (70) says her treatment by State has been cruel, inhuman and degradingMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
‘House the Irish First’ group halts building work on 65 social homes in west Dublin‘We watch these houses being built, and none of our children on the list are getting them’Sat Feb 15 2020 - 02:33
Dublin South West results: Zappone bows out as Duffy and Lahart take final seatsMinister Katherine Zappone ‘very proud’ of change she achieved in GovernmentMon Feb 10 2020 - 22:06
Election 2020: John Lahart (Fianna Fáil)Dublin South West – Elected on 11th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 21:15
Election 2020: Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party)Dublin South-West – Elected 11th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 21:03
Election 2020: Paul Murphy (Rise, Solidarity-People Before Profit)Dublin South-West – Elected 8th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 18:35
Election 2020: Gino Kenny (People Before Profit)Dublin Mid-West – Elected on ninth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 17:22
Dublin Mid West results: Jubilant scenes as Gino Kenny takes final seatFine Gael’s Emer Higgins also elected while Fianna Fáil’s John Curran loses outMon Feb 10 2020 - 15:44
Election 2020: Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin)Dublin Mid-West candidate is elected on the first countMon Feb 10 2020 - 11:54
Election 2020: Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin)Dublin South-West candidate is elected on the first countMon Feb 10 2020 - 11:29
Young people in disadvantaged areas see greater interest in voting this time roundElection 2020: ‘There are more conversations about the election. People want change’Thu Feb 06 2020 - 20:13
Thousands will not be able to vote on Saturday, expert warns‘There is a complete lack of awareness about the barriers thousands of people face’Thu Feb 06 2020 - 13:25
Mother of alleged IRA victim urges electorate to remember her son when votingPaul Quinn’s family believe Sinn Féin has key information that could bring killers to justiceMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:20
Election 2020: Tipperary vote postponed after candidate diesIndependent candidate Marese Skehan found dead at her homeMon Feb 03 2020 - 21:06
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland retiresDr Richard Clarke served as a bishop in the Church of Ireland for 23 yearsSun Feb 02 2020 - 20:18
Child poverty: What the political parties say they will do for childrenMore than 220,000 children live in poverty, how do parties pledge to address this issue?Sat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00
Number of homeless people drops below 10,000Decline of more than 700 people between November and December 2019Wed Jan 29 2020 - 18:15
Mental Health Commission has ‘serious concerns’ over delays in opening serviceScheme to replace wards of court system delayed again due to lack of fundingMon Jan 27 2020 - 09:46
Men ‘delighted’ to be invited to Citizens’ Assembly on gender equalityChairwoman says assembly is testament to gender equality being ‘back on the agenda’Sat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Poverty is the biggest election issue for people with disabilities, group says‘We cannot continue with business as usual’, coalition of advocacy groups saysThu Jan 23 2020 - 17:05
Two creches in Leinster set to close next monthChildcare providers in Dublin 8 and Co Wicklow issued with deregistration noticesWed Jan 22 2020 - 18:46
Eating out in Dublin – the homeless wayGrowing number of children regularly get evening meals from free-food stalls in cityWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:34
Clontarf tenant says her garden was ‘destroyed’ without warning by Irish RailResident had tended her back garden as a biosphere for 12 years before it was clearedMon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
Gap between retirement and getting State pension set to widen‘It is a scandal. Enda Kenny got to go off with a nice package and he doesn’t have to wait’Mon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
Dublin’s Inchicore at risk of escalation of anti-social behaviour, report warnsActivities of small group could escalate into ‘criminality that has plagued’ other localitiesMon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
Next government’s budget decisions must be ‘rural-proofed’Social Justice Ireland warns work, income, services and infrastructure vital for regionsMon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
Dublin south west election contest a ‘challenge’, says ZapponeMinister for Children would like a different portfolio if in Government after the electionFri Jan 17 2020 - 19:20
Destitute in Dublin: ‘You are vulnerable in a tent. Nowhere is safe’Homeless people report feeling safer in tents than hostels – and this despite fear of attackFri Jan 17 2020 - 18:43
Homeless man injured in Dublin canal clean-up originally from EritreaMan remains in St Vincent’s Hospital where his condition is described as ‘serious but stable’Thu Jan 16 2020 - 18:50
Gardaí seek witnesses to incident which left homeless man injuredIndividual hospitalised after tent he was in was lifted by mechanical vehicleThu Jan 16 2020 - 13:29
Young homeless woman dies in Dublin hostelBody of woman in her late 20s found at emergency accommodationThu Jan 16 2020 - 13:02
Political row erupts after homeless man injuredTent containing homeless man was ‘checked verbally’ before being liftedThu Jan 16 2020 - 01:34
Four investigations to look into homeless man’s injuryUtility vehicle was removing tents pitched along the Grand Canal in DublinWed Jan 15 2020 - 20:25
New strategy would lift 70,000 children out of poverty this year – MinisterState pension to be benchmarked against the cost of livingTue Jan 14 2020 - 00:02
Free hot meals for 35,000 more school children from SeptemberPilot shows hot food ‘not just nutritious’ but guarantees better education, Minister saysTue Jan 14 2020 - 00:02
Traveller families facing eviction have ‘nowhere to go’Doherty families, who have been on the site at Balgaddy, Clondalkin since late 2018, have been ordered by the High Court to leave by January 15thMon Jan 13 2020 - 01:16
‘Only 14’ secure beds available to at-risk children, report warnsVulnerable minors are not getting timely access to therapuetic care, report saysMon Jan 13 2020 - 00:32
