Record number of Dublin families became homeless in JanuaryHomelessness organisations say new figures are ‘extremely alarming’ and ‘shocking’Mon Feb 22 2016 - 15:13
Kitty Holland: Childcare closures lay Ireland’s insidious sexism bareBroadside: As five centres closed in Clare, the official response was a shrug of the shouldersMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Austin Currie drawn into case of girl at ‘foster’ homeIntellectually disabled young adult left at house 13 years after sex abuse concerns raisedSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Most Dublin homeless families are from two areasAlmost 40 per cent of Dublin’s homeless families are from Tánaiste’s constituencyWed Feb 17 2016 - 08:13
Campaigner calls for mini-Cab to target drug dealersYoung people attracted to lifestyle of criminals in trade, support worker Sue Collins saysWed Feb 17 2016 - 01:00
Funding investigation at closed childcare centresUp to 400 families in west Clare told State-subsidised facilities would not open againTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Flac seeks ‘right to adequate housing’ principleHomelessness charity Focus Ireland publishes ‘five key demands’ for the electionMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:14
Family warn that ‘mentally ill’ man is a dangerConcerns that he will ‘kill someone or be killed’ unless he is kept in secure custodyFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Three ABC anti-child poverty programmes in Dublin in doubtTallaght, Ballymun, Darndale projects warned as Atlantic Philanthropies funds withdrawnThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
The number of homeless children almost doubled last yearDublin has the highest rates of child homelessness, figures revealWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
‘Foster home’ carer denies ‘cruel’ abuse allegationsWoman denies claims that children, including ‘Grace’, suffered sexual abuse in houseSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
‘Foster’ home owner says abuse claims are ‘all lies’Children who stayed in her home over 30 years were ‘very happy’, claims womanSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
Abortion should be decriminalised ‘in all circumstances’ - UN committeeChild’s rights committee says schools ‘continuing to practise’ religious discriminationThu Feb 04 2016 - 18:43
Family of woman allegedly raped calls for criminal charges‘It has not taken away her capacity to love or her wonderful hearty and infectious laugh’Thu Feb 04 2016 - 11:22
Why ‘Grace’ was left in home key question in abuse caseAnalysis: A critical decision by three members of health board remains unexplainedWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
HSE not to contest claims for damages, Tony O’Brien tells PACHSE had ‘no effective defence’ to care failings of vulnerable children – director generalTue Feb 02 2016 - 21:45
HSE did not tell family of foster home abuse due to ‘legal advice’‘Ann’ continued to stay at foster home for four years after HSE removed last vulnerable adultTue Feb 02 2016 - 19:35
HSE chief sorry for ‘mishandling’ of apology to abuse victimTony O’Brien discussing southeast abuse case before Public Accounts CommitteeTue Feb 02 2016 - 18:27
Woman had suspicious bruising, says HSE whistleblowerSocial worker brought concerns to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar in September 2014Tue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
HSE warned of prosecution risk over foster home in 2008Former social worker says he raised safety concerns about woman staying in homeTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
Q&A: Apology dispute brings foster home abuse case into focusConcerns were first raised in 1990s but there have been no prosecutionsMon Feb 01 2016 - 21:34
Government to consider inquiry into southeast abuse claimsTánaiste says a full judicial inquiry is required into allegations about foster homeMon Feb 01 2016 - 17:43
Modular homes could be permanent housing, says KellyMinister says prefabricated units in Ballymun ‘beat normal houses’ on many standardsMon Feb 01 2016 - 15:52
Another vulnerable adult stayed in foster home despite concernsOne placement continued privately between family and care home until October 2013Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
New revelations about southeast foster home raise more questionsAt least one person was allowed to stay four years after “Grace” was removed in 2009Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
HSE admits it did not apologise to alleged sexual abuse victimHSE accused of lying to PAC over case involving woman with intellectual disabilitySat Jan 30 2016 - 21:17
Abuse in foster home will shorten victim’s life, says familyDamage to internal organs occurred in location at centre of separate investigationSat Jan 30 2016 - 07:13
Concern over free pre-school year scheme extensionWorking conditions must be addressed before extending scheme, inquiry hearsFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Amiens Street ‘anti-homeless devices’ criticisedDepartment of Social Protection says landlord made decision to install raised barsTue Jan 26 2016 - 16:44
Kitty Holland: Now is the time to tackle the lies told about the Savita caseBroadside: Anti-abortion campaigners are being disingenuous when they say Halappanavar’s death had nothing to do with her request to have her pregnancy terminated being ignoredMon Jan 25 2016 - 06:27
No comment: Offices and officials mute on Traveller controversyResidents evicted from unofficial site due to ‘fire safety concerns’ protest in DundalkSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Dundalk Travellers told to put children into foster careOfficials checking claims suggestion was made as solution to housing difficultiesFri Jan 22 2016 - 07:58
Traveller evictions in Co Louth may breach Carrickmines orderLouth County Council served eviction notices on 23 Traveller families at Woodland ParkWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:01
Objections delaying social housing, says Dublin City CouncilSixteen housing projects face delays over objections by locals, council report saysWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Louth evictions: ‘Our lives have been turned upside down’Traveller family says they were given just hours to pack belongings at Dundalk siteTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Travellers evicted in Co Louth to take human rights caseImmediate priority is to ensure council gets emergency accommodation for families, says solicitorMon Jan 18 2016 - 19:48
Labour pledges to abolish USC on income up to €72,000Party says it would also cap the amount charged for childcare at €4.25 an hourMon Jan 18 2016 - 13:35
Landlords to get tax relief for social tenantsIncreased relief will be given retrospectively at the end of three-year periodMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Ministers defend John Delaney’s reported campaigningBurton and Donohoe reject claim that FAI chief executive’s canvassing is ‘inappropriate’Sun Jan 17 2016 - 20:32
Children’s ombudsman disputes State claimsMost issues in direct provision centres were best ‘resolved locally’, Government tells EUFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
School bias over religion may require referendumJames Reilly says it is not appropriate a child should have to be baptised to go to schoolFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Ireland challenged on children’s rights recordOngoing issues include continued holding of asylum seeker children in direct provisionThu Jan 14 2016 - 13:58
Human rights body recommends revision of abortion lawsNearly 18 per cent of Irish children are now at risk of poverty, commission says in reportWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Best way to protect children ‘is to empower them’Parents urged by safety expert to have ‘honest and open relationship’ with their childrenWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
‘The baby could get pneumonia here, it gets so cold’Bray Traveller site in appalling condition due to legal limboMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Nursing home residents were being wakened by 6am - HiqaAuthority received two separate reports raising concerns over Waterford facilityWed Jan 06 2016 - 21:01
Plans to attract investment in social housingMinister Alan Kelly wants private investment in social and affordable accommodationWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
Opposition to water charges off agenda, says Alan KellyMinister for the Environment says water charges takes up “3-5% of my time” nowTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Alan Kelly tells property developers to lower expectationsMinister says housing should no longer be considered a source of ‘massive profits’Mon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Clonmel residents leave homes as river levels continue to riseIncreased risk of flooding along Liffey, more than 200 homes uninhabitable nationwideSat Jan 02 2016 - 21:30
