European Investment Bank to expand on €150m social housing fundingHousing Finance Agency will invest another €150m in project to deliver 2,000 homesThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar urges Ms Y to take part in abortion inquiryMinister for Health meets refugee at the centre of controversial abortion caseTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
‘Mammy, I don’t like this adventure. I want to go home’Rent family can pay is capped at €550 a month, but ‘everything is between €850 and €1,000’Sat Feb 14 2015 - 10:15
Homeless crisis reaches Wicklow, Meath and KildareRent caps blamed for escalation in homeless families throughout counties around DublinSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Traveller group rejects priest’s claim on young or arranged marriageDirector of Irish Traveller Movement says it is not custom for Travellers to get married as teenagersFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:02
Government accused of making ‘clear decision’ not to address child povertyUS rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says taxation policies are ‘anti-social behaviour’Thu Feb 12 2015 - 19:25
Women’s Aid says young women abused while dating should have access to barring ordersLaw must also address online harassmentThu Feb 12 2015 - 09:00
Workers’ Party intends to contest elections in Republic and NorthLeft parties not focused on ‘alternatives to what’s currently in place’, meeting hearsSat Feb 07 2015 - 19:25
Greeks ‘inspired’ by Irish anti-water charge campaignSyriza member says ‘working class movement challenged narrative that everything is good’Sat Feb 07 2015 - 16:49
Eddie Rockets outlet among nine firms served with closure orderNeighbouring kebab shops in central Dublin among those outlets found in breachThu Feb 05 2015 - 21:38
Calorie count plan to have ‘devastating impact’ on restaurantsRoyal College of Physicians says mandatory rule a step forward in ‘tackling obesity’Thu Feb 05 2015 - 15:58
Demand for emergency beds among Dublin homeless growingDramatic rent inflation in capital ensuring people remain homeless for longer periodsThu Feb 05 2015 - 07:52
Dáil debate scheduled on Bill providing for abortionProposal sponsored by Independent Clare Daly for cases of fatal foetal abnormalityThu Feb 05 2015 - 00:24
Fears anti-water charge sentiment may trigger ‘No’ vote on same-sex marriageReferendum may be lost over electorate anger with politics, says Aodhán Ó RíordáinWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Tara: ‘They shouldn’t have control over my uterus’Cork woman tells BBC of travelling to England for abortionTue Feb 03 2015 - 13:01
Threshold tenancy protection scheme to be extended from Dublin to Cork cityScheme aimed at keeping families at risk of homelessness in their homesFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:46
Coláiste Eoin: some parents objected to bullying workshopHead of school says some parents had not wanted their sons at ShoutOut forumThu Jan 29 2015 - 18:04
Emergency accommodation: difficulties for families in needFamilies ‘falling under the radar’ of homelessness statistics, says Focus IrelandThu Jan 29 2015 - 08:09
Homeless family: ‘Where are the supports for mothers and children?’Case study, single mother: ‘If I roll over, no one else is going to fight for my children’Thu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
School denies cancelling anti-homophobia workshopsColáiste Eoin in Dublin says sessions will be held ‘at a future date’Wed Jan 28 2015 - 11:03
Bulk of social housing to come from private sectorMinister says 7,400 ‘new social housing units will be provided’ this yearFri Jan 23 2015 - 09:20
Ms Y plans legal action against HSE and other agenciesAsylum seeker who was refused abortion in Ireland to take personal injuries actionsThu Jan 22 2015 - 07:09
Praveen Halappanavar hopes case will be heard in springHospital’s clinical chairman says ‘significant progress’ had been madeFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Homelessness policy based on shelter alone will not sufficeJonathan Corrie’s needs were complex given his addiction and mental healthThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Forum on homelessness to take place in DublinEmergency cold weather beds for Dublin’s homeless as temperatures dropThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Jonathan Corrie: ‘Most of my life I’ve been homeless’Dublin City FM interview with 43-year-old emergesWed Dec 03 2014 - 13:44
Jonathan Corrie was ‘a bright young man who got caught up in drugs’Focus Ireland had made a number of “assertive efforts” to engage with himWed Dec 03 2014 - 12:59
Family locked out of home by sheriff say they had no noticePremises repossessed by Dublin County Sheriff acting for EBS Building SocietyTue Dec 02 2014 - 09:43
Report criticises response after woman (70) hit by car in DonegalMaura Porter died after waiting 50 minutes for Letterkenny ambulance 62km awayTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Social housing strategy offers little comfort to homelessThose in acute need of housing won’t see much benefit from this strategyThu Nov 27 2014 - 07:04
Support groups broadly welcome social housing strategyFocus Ireland calls for short-term help for homeless, and Threshold expresses concern about the timeframe involvedWed Nov 26 2014 - 22:04
Nine out of 10 Dublin rented dwellings fail standards testThousands of properties brought up to standard following environmental health inspectionsWed Nov 26 2014 - 07:01
State to become main single provider of homes in new strategyMultibillion-euro plan will result in provision of 90,000 dwellings over next six yearsWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Thousands will not be able to buy homes, says reportNESC says policy should promote either home ownership or long-term rentalWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Dublin couple ‘sleeping in their car for three weeks’Rented accommodation was lost after landlord put rent up by 50 per centMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Peaceful Jobstown anti-water charge protest attracts 200Demonstration called to show locals are not the ‘thugs’ portrayed by media - MurphySat Nov 22 2014 - 18:26
Nearly 700 children now in emergency accommodationFocus Ireland says ‘child welfare crisis’ requires urgent Government interventionSat Nov 22 2014 - 08:00
Numbers sleeping rough highest since records began‘Winter rough sleeper’ survey finds over 160 people on Dublin streetsFri Nov 21 2014 - 18:58
Council tenants face rent increases and possible eviction if water bills not paidMemo to housing managers sets out responsibility to collect water bill arrearsThu Nov 20 2014 - 16:19
National Economic and Social council says some rent controls ‘effective’Reports say rent controls could lead to tens of thousands of rented properties exiting systemThu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
St Vincent de Paul gives dignity to those in poverty, says Ryan TubridySt Vincent de Paul launched its annual appeal for support on WednesdayWed Nov 19 2014 - 17:55
Body parts found in recycling plant identified by gardaíDeath of Dún Laoghaire man being treated as suspicious as appeals for help soughtSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:01
Homeless children: Billy, 10 – ‘My sister asks where the dog is. We have to say Nana is minding her’Billy lived in private emergency accommodation for seven months with his parents and younger brother and sister. He is now in supported accommodation, where the family can stay for six monthsSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Dublin’s homeless children700 children will spend tonight in hostels, hotels or other emergency accommodation in the capitalSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Homeless children: Sinéad, 12 – ‘If I had my own room I could listen to Justin Beiber’Sinéad, her mother and her four siblings have been in emergency accommodation for 10 monthsSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Homeless children: Brendan, 8 – ‘I was depressed, because most of the time I was late for school’Brendan lived in emergency accommodation for 10 months with his mother and younger brother. Two months ago they moved into an apartmentSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Homeless children: Conor, 16 – ‘You’re seeing people all the time fighting, stressed, taking drugs, drinking’Conor lives with his father in an apartment, after eight years moving between homeless facilities with his familySat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Homeless children: Lucy, 5 – ‘I can’t draw my house. I don’t remember what it looks like’Lucy has been living in a hotel with her parents, younger sister and infant brother for six monthsSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Minister to allocate extra €4m for Dublin homeless budgetGovernment reacts to growing pressure on homeless services in the capitalWed Nov 12 2014 - 12:48
More homeless in Dublin moving to rented accommodationSteady increase in homelessness remains, recent figures indicateMon Nov 10 2014 - 15:24
