No guarantee publicly-funded ‘affordable’ housing will be affordableHomes in one of State’s biggest private developments may cost €300,000Tue Jun 27 2017 - 19:08
Social workers ‘retrained’ to manage risk instead of remove itNew approach marks ‘paradigm shift’ in how Tusla will approach child protectionMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
‘Thank you, friends ... Focus Ireland. Thank you, Ireland’Palestinian refugee Maher Allassar and family overjoyed at heavenly new homeFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
School threatens action against Brothers over sale of pitchesClonkeen College school board says sale of site to developer breaches 2006 agreementFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Minister describes crisis of family homelessness as ‘an embarrassment’Sr Stan says homelessness policies show too much concern for ‘the market’Thu Jun 22 2017 - 16:14
‘It’s very hard to watch your child in severe pain’Tina McElligott found relief from chronic seizures with cannabis oil obtained in SpainThu Jun 22 2017 - 05:00
Bill to legalise cannabis for medical use being stalled, claims TDGino Kenny says legal advice needed to push Bill to help patients with certain symptomsThu Jun 22 2017 - 05:00
Minister for Housing aims to inject ‘new energy’ to roleEoghan Murphy pledges to increase housing stock and tackle planning bottleneckWed Jun 21 2017 - 18:16
Bereaved families criticise lack of privacy in hospitalsNew report outlines concerns of people whose loved ones died in Mater or St James’sFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:00
Single parents better off working part-time, says reportMinimum Essential Standard of Living study looks at welfare and minimum wage incomesThu Jun 15 2017 - 19:19
Asylum seekers insulted by allowance increase, group saysIncrease to €21.60 a week to those in direct provision called ‘offensively miniscule’Wed Jun 14 2017 - 20:00
Traveller poverty will take decades to address, says MinisterEducation and accommodation key elements of Traveller and Roma Inclusion StrategyTue Jun 13 2017 - 19:52
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act is ‘unworkable’Psychiatrists say Act leaves it to them to make Irish society’s decisions on abortionTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
How does the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act work?Any clinician can invoke the Act and refer the woman or girl to a psychiatrist for an assessmentTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
Abortion or not? Compassion requires an Eighth Amendment referendumConstitution underpins the trauma of pregnant girl deemed at risk of suicideTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
State must not decide on individual sexual health, says rights expertZeid bin Ra’ad warns of huge impact of State decisions on people’s reproductive rightsTue Jun 13 2017 - 01:00
Accessing abortion is a ‘lottery’ under Irish rules - psychiatristProf Veronica O’Keane says abortion not guaranteed even in cases where woman or girl may be eligibleMon Jun 12 2017 - 16:59
Tusla chief hits back at growing ‘blame’ culture against agencyFred McBride says accusations are making it more difficult to retain staffMon Jun 12 2017 - 01:10
‘No easy answers’ to long-running child protection casesSome cases covered by study took up to 50 days in court, spread over months or yearsMon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
Girl sectioned after psychiatrist ruled out abortionGirl’s doctor said she was at risk of suicide due to pregnancy but termination was ‘not the solution’Mon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
Girl received no psychiatric assessment despite mother’s requestAnother case from Child Care Law Reporting Project highlights ‘refugee’ with no parentsMon Jun 12 2017 - 00:01
Motions aim to protect school lands from housing developmentDún Laoghaire-Rathdown council to address issue as two schools in area sell off landFri Jun 09 2017 - 01:00
South Dublin principal feels ‘betrayed’ by land saleClonkeen College head calls for State to take over school amid row with Christian BrothersFri Jun 09 2017 - 01:00
Right to work in direct provision must be addressed, says ex-judgeBan on working is ‘harmful’ and leaves people ‘hollowed out’, says Dr Bryan McMahonThu Jun 08 2017 - 20:40
Review of Traveller accommodation to be carried outThe 1998 Act has been criticised for failing to brings sanctions against councilsWed Jun 07 2017 - 00:20
Better-educated women ‘find it harder’ to meet partnerStudy reveals growing social isolation and lower levels of wellbeing among older womenTue Jun 06 2017 - 00:00
Council to evict 10 Traveller families from Galway halting siteFamilies given less than three weeks’ notice to leave severely overcrowded siteSat Jun 03 2017 - 01:00
Government has tough choice on jobs for asylum seekersState must allow free access to jobs for asylum seekers or bring in a restrictive regimeWed May 31 2017 - 01:00
Oireachtas committee hears call on Caranaua chief executive to resign‘We make mistakes...and when that happens we say we’re sorry’, responds Mary HigginsTue May 30 2017 - 21:54
Parents at south Dublin school appeal to religious founders not to sell landConcern more schools could be under pressure to give up land for housingMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
Coveney criticises authority after families sent to Garda stationsMinister ‘annoyed’ at failure to provide beds having given ‘blank cheque’ to executiveFri May 26 2017 - 15:44
Homelessness crisis: Is the Government incompetent or disingenuous?Analysis: Rent control and security of tenure among key solutionsFri May 26 2017 - 01:00
Homeless, bedless and outside a Garda station at 10.30pmDesperate hotel search sees mother, father and two young children run out of optionsThu May 25 2017 - 21:08
Homelessness crisis envelops a spiralling number of childrenLaw must protect them, say Focus Ireland and Ombudsman for ChildrenThu May 25 2017 - 20:48
Homeless families with nowhere to sleep sent to Garda stationsNo other accommodation for 12 homeless families, including more than 30 childrenThu May 25 2017 - 01:00
Homeless in ‘family hubs’ long term ‘should complain’Families to be moved from hotels and into ex-religious buildings from next monthTue May 23 2017 - 15:56
New strategy fails to address key education and housing issues for TravellersTraveller and Roma communities ‘suffered disproportionately’ from financial crisisTue May 23 2017 - 12:14
Caranua used survivors’ redress funds to pay for officesIndependents4Change TDs ‘inundated’ with complaints about independent State bodyMon May 22 2017 - 01:00
‘Traumatised’ abuse survivor getting loan to pay back redress moneyWilliam Gorry hurt by remarks from Caranua chief about survivorsMon May 22 2017 - 01:00
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran TD reveals bid to take his own lifeMember of Independent Alliance speaks out about his problems with literacy, dyslexiaFri May 19 2017 - 23:35
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
