Amnesty International report labels 2014 ‘devastating’ for human rightsGlobal rights organisation calls on governments to do more to support those fleeing violenceWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Supreme Court rejects challenge to school’s admission policyTraveller claimed rule giving preference to children of past pupils was discriminatoryTue Feb 24 2015 - 15:21
Dublin City Council considers changing rent arrears policyThe council, owed over €23m in arrears, may relax rule stopping debtors changing homeMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Jailed anti-water protesters reported to be on hunger strikeDerek Byrne and Paul Moore are believed to have been refusing food since FridaySun Feb 22 2015 - 16:36
Talks on new national strategy for women’s rights to start next weekPresident Michael D. Higgins tells conference, A Woman’s Place in the World, that all men should be feministsSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:02
Michael D Higgins to become ‘champion’ for women’s rightsPresident accepts UN invitation to be involved in HeforShe equality campaignFri Feb 20 2015 - 15:09
Protesters say hundreds of jobs in community projects at riskDepartment to announce winning ‘bids’ for €30m worth of funding for projectsThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:01
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
Forum on homelessness to take place in DublinEmergency cold weather beds for Dublin’s homeless as temperatures dropThu Dec 04 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
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
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
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
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: 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
