Enda Kenny: political pragmatist or progressive social leader?Taoiseach handled divisive social issues, but only when it was safe to do soThu May 18 2017 - 21:00
Research finds 95% success from abortion pills bought onlineBritish Medical Journal publishes findings suggesting abortion pills are safe alternativeTue May 16 2017 - 23:30
Fianna Fáil to consider ‘friendly vulture fund’ proposalFund would buy distressed mortgages from banks and let the homes back to occupiersTue May 16 2017 - 16:58
Female councillors rail against absence of paid maternity leaveChange ‘essential’ if young women are to be attracted into politics, they saySun May 14 2017 - 19:47
Psychological abuse exposed as leaving deepest scarsUL researcher reveals specific form of mental cruelty harder for children to make sense ofFri May 12 2017 - 00:01
We must empower communities blighted by drugs, not blame themIt is easier to blame communities for their problems than to risk helping themMon May 08 2017 - 01:46
Wicklow council appeals to church over eviction of vulnerable menPentecostal denomination Irish Assemblies of God issues notice to 30 recovering addictsMon May 08 2017 - 01:00
Irish Pharmacy Union calls for decriminalisation of drugs for personal useUnion votes in favour of a motion calling for possession to be treated as a health issueSun May 07 2017 - 20:07
Crowds protest religious ownership of new maternity hospitalMore than 1,500 attend demonstration while petition receives 100,000 signaturesSun May 07 2017 - 18:26
Temporary housing: ‘We’re still not in our community. Still homeless’Case study: ‘The longest we can stay here is 18 months. The stress is less but it’s not gone’Fri May 05 2017 - 19:54
Number of families in Dublin homeless for at least two years has doubledDublin Region Homeless Executive data shows homeless for 18-24 months has trebledFri May 05 2017 - 17:56
Crises in child protection services flagged by health watchdogHiqa urges more robust safeguards across key areas for children and vulnerable adultsTue May 02 2017 - 20:16
Up to 30 men recovering from addiction face homelessnessGreystones building which accommodates their supported housing is being soldTue May 02 2017 - 01:00
Abortion movement has been hijacked by the middle classThe Repeal campaign should be challenging political and economic inequalitiesMon May 01 2017 - 01:11
'Are we just going to end up homeless every year?'Amanda Barnes (23) and her three children face homelessness despite using the schemeFri Apr 28 2017 - 11:18
Abandonment of ‘Grace’ for 20 years has cost her dearlyHigh Court award of €6.3m just part of huge cost to both ‘Grace’ and the taxpayerFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:00
Housing Assistance Payment risks homelessness - expertsHousing support payment ‘not a long-term guarantee of a secure home’ - Focus managerFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:00
Asylum seeker sues HSE over failure to provide ‘life-saving termination’Woman known as Ms Y had been raped in her own country and was suicidalThu Apr 27 2017 - 22:15
Number of homeless children reaches record highNew figures shows 2,137 children in emergency accommodation in DublinTue Apr 25 2017 - 20:11
Number sleeping rough in Dublin rises 35% in 12 monthsCampaigners call for ‘stronger interventions’ with more than 5,300 homeless in capitalTue Apr 25 2017 - 17:53
Epilim in pregnancy: ‘Every woman should be told the risks’Mother recalls shock at learning anti-epilepsy medication led to children’s ilnessesTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:29
Call for audit of pregnant women who took anti-epilepsy drugFACS Forum says 400 children may have been born with foetal valproate syndromeTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:12
Illegal abortion: ‘I was cold and frightened. I was shaking’Woman recalls procedure in 1960s London, saying it is important to share storiesSun Apr 23 2017 - 21:58
Howlin says new site may be needed for maternity hospitalProposed hospital has to be free of any specific religious ethos, says Micheál MartinSun Apr 23 2017 - 20:54
Decriminalisation of all drugs for personal use consideredGrowing calls in recent years for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal useThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Caranua chief withdraws comments which offended abuse victimsMary Higgins tells Dáil committee she regrets way her ‘comments were presented’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Organisation for ‘vulnerable’ adults receives 7,500 reports of abuseNewly established National Safeguarding Committee says problem is ‘very widespread’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Simon Harris backs families over disability service allegationsSunbeam House Services accused of abuse and neglect by clients’ relativesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Clondalkin fire victim making ‘slow progress’, says relativeBridget ‘Biddy’ O’Brien in critical but stable condition after blaze in Dublin apartmentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Over 870 alleged historic abuse cases have no social workerRetrospective sex allegations generally made by adults but perpetrators may still be activeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Forum seeks to give voice to most-vulnerable drug usersOrganisation aims to advocate for improved services and more rapid access to treatmentThu Apr 13 2017 - 01:00
Thousands attend anti-water charges protest in DublinDemonstrators gather for ‘final push’ against the levies as political deadlock continuesSat Apr 08 2017 - 19:33
Barriers to work for people with disabilities to be liftedMinister promises that earnings threshold for those with medical cards will be raisedThu Apr 06 2017 - 18:58
Hiqa finds ‘inappropriate examinations’ of disabled centre residentsInspection of Highwater Lodge in Wexford finds punishments such as food limits, finesThu Apr 06 2017 - 16:07
Six young people arrive in Ireland from Calais JungleTeenage boys from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea among unaccompanied minors settling hereSun Apr 02 2017 - 13:59
Fianna Fáil and Government on collision course over Garda scandals as Noírín O’Sullivan remains under pressureNoírín O’Sullivan statement ‘not good enough’, Fianna Fáil says as controversies mountSun Mar 26 2017 - 15:48
Team Ireland brings medal haul back from Winter Special Olympics26-strong Team Ireland arrive triumphant into Dublin airportSun Mar 26 2017 - 10:43
George, Annabelle, Mila and Rosie enter top-100 baby names listJuly is the most popular month for having babies in Ireland and February the leastFri Mar 24 2017 - 19:58
Significant increase in the number of homeless childrenNew figures show progress made in tackling the homelessness crisis has been reversedFri Mar 24 2017 - 19:18
Concealed pregnancies: media is negative, says Trinity studyWomen who hide their pregnancies are often judged harshly and insensitively, says authorFri Mar 24 2017 - 17:52
‘Grace’ case: Two health board staff involved are still with TuslaSouth Eastern Health Board staff involved in 1996 decision to leave girl in foster homeThu Mar 23 2017 - 21:35
Abuse survivor says scheme to enable victims is ‘disabling people’David Dineen decided to speak out ‘for other victims of Caranua who do not have a voice’Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Survivors tell of ‘re-abuse’ by State redress group CaranuaStatutory body’s chief spurns criticism, that ‘majority’ of applicants happy with schemeMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Fewer than 33% of working-age people with disabilities employedESRI report says adults with disabilities are older and more likely to live aloneThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
Funeral of Clondalkin fire victims hears of ‘enormous sacrifice’Four people, including pregnant woman and three children, died in Dublin blazeMon Mar 13 2017 - 18:26
Bruton urged to act on Swords ‘crisis’ over junior school placesOver 100 children in River Valley have no school to go to in SeptemberMon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00
Prayer service for woman and children who died in Clondalkin fire‘The families are just supporting each other. You can’t believe [this tragedy] is real’Sun Mar 12 2017 - 19:25
Stardust victims’ families to pull out of inquiryRelatives of those killed in 1981 fire say they cannot co-operate with new investigationSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Clondalkin fire: Funeral of four victims to take place on MondayPrayers to be said in Bray on Sunday for Annmarie, Paris, Holly and Jordan O’BrienFri Mar 10 2017 - 16:12
Fatal fire: Refuge may have to relocate after media identificationFamilies’ privacy may be compromised at housing facility for women and childrenFri Mar 10 2017 - 01:00
