Cost of Stardust fire inquests set to top €20mAfter 122 days of sittings, a jury found all 48 victims, aged between 16 and 27, unlawfully killedSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Deaths of children in care: Girl (14) who died by suicide ‘gained very little’ from Camhs referralsChild faced ‘unacceptable’ delays, review has foundThu Jul 25 2024 - 18:18
Total of 29 children in care or known to child protection services died last year, report findsOf the 29 deaths, 18 were natural causes, 4 were suicides, 5 were as a result of accidents and 2 were ‘unknown’Thu Jul 25 2024 - 14:08
South Dublin Traveller support group may have to close over rent increaseSouthside Traveller Action Group supports 140 Traveller families across the catchment areaWed Jul 24 2024 - 06:00
Alcohol use: Numbers seeking treatment for ‘harmful’, ‘hazardous’ drinking at highest level in decadeReport finds most common drugs used with alcohol were cocaine and cannabisWed Jul 24 2024 - 00:00
Volunteers guard tents of asylum seekers overnight amid rising threat of violenceMale international protection applicants advised to find less visible locations to camp as tension expected to rise on Friday nightFri Jul 19 2024 - 16:28
‘At the heart of this is poverty’: How Coolock’s pressure-cooker finally explodedA perceived lack of consultation about immigration is cited repeatedly by local residents when asked about root cause of unrestFri Jul 19 2024 - 14:00
‘All I want is to go outside’: Man trapped at home for years while waiting for electric wheelchairMichael Dunne (73) and wife Concepta borrowed €5,000 for home adaptations, but still wait for outdoor-suitable chairThu Jul 18 2024 - 06:00
Higgins leads remembrance event for servicemen and women who died in past wars or peacekeeping operationsAnnual ceremony culminated in laying of a wreath by President at Royal Hospital Kilmainham in DublinSun Jul 14 2024 - 16:53
Legislation banning conversion therapy unlikely in Government’s lifetimeRoderic O’Gorman says aspects of proposed law have proven ‘extremely complex’, and engagement with Attorney General ongoingFri Jul 12 2024 - 17:59
Rickets, anaemia, scabies: homeless children in Ireland suffering malnutrition effects associated with poorer countriesSpecialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levelsSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Domestic violence and child abuse concerns ‘discounted’ in custody disputes, report saysDepartment of Justice report compilers told ‘assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 00:00
‘This is not a good view for people’: homeless asylum seekers soaked during weekend rainMen at Grand Canal say they try to keep area clean, but life is difficult without servicesSun Jun 30 2024 - 16:15
Around 50 tents pitched by homeless asylum seekers near Grand Canal in central DublinLatest camp emerges as number of international protection applicants awaiting State-provided accommodation stood at 2,170 on FridayFri Jun 28 2024 - 14:26
‘An appalling situation’: Number of homeless people rises to record high of 14,159More than 4,316 children included in latest official emergency accommodation figures from Department of HousingFri Jun 28 2024 - 14:07
Rape survivors’ counselling notes no longer admissible as evidence from next yearHelen McEntee said she wants the situation where notes from victims’ counselling sessions can be sought by defence teams in rape or sexual assault cases, ‘changed’Thu Jun 27 2024 - 18:37
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says record call numbers reflect increased mental distress and suicidal ideationAnnual report for 2023 notes increasing number of callers over years have reported additional violence by perpetratorsThu Jun 27 2024 - 00:01
‘Discriminatory’ practices among ‘intransigent barriers’ facing many Travellers for housing, reports findSeven reports examine efforts, or lack of, by certain local authorities to provide accommodation and meet statutory obligationWed Jun 26 2024 - 00:01
State remembrance ceremony for Stardust victims takes place in DublinCommemorations were led by President Michael D Higgins who will invite survivors and victims’ families to Áras an Uachtaráin in AutumnSun Jun 23 2024 - 12:40
‘I thought I was going to die’: Dublin man describes surviving plane crash in remote part of Alaska Seán Killeen and Joe Beardmore hiked three hours through a wilderness area before they were rescuedSun Jun 23 2024 - 00:00
Details of Stardust redress scheme announced with barrister appointed to mediate‘Two-phased’ approach will see payment in respect of victims followed by phase for survivorsFri Jun 21 2024 - 20:04
President to lead Stardust memorial ceremony this weekend Event will include performances by musicians such as Christy Moore, violinist Zoe Conway and uileann piper Kevin RowsomeFri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
Smartphones and ‘rise of individualism’ driving rise in teenage distressFindings show today’s 13-year olds are more at risk of depressive symptomsFri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
Growing Up in Ireland: Young teenagers less likely to smoke or drink than counterparts a decade agoMental health issues more likely to be issue for those born in 2008 than those born in 1998Thu Jun 20 2024 - 10:30
Number of migrants seeking help to return home rises by 60%New figures show 91 people had been assisted to leave Ireland by the end of MayThu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
‘They believe the social contract has been torn up’: How one area feels after an anti-immigrant candidate was electedFinglas community ‘has a lot of love to give and gives it out in plenty’ but feels ‘forgotten about and ignored’Sat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Irish plan for implementing EU migration pact, including new accommodation centres, expected by NovemberAccelerated processing times and designated accommodation centres form part of changes in controversial EU dealFri Jun 14 2024 - 21:40
Number of homeless asylum seekers passes 2,000 for first time, new figures showData come as agencies warns of ‘escalation’ in eviction letters being issued to people in direct provision accommodationTue Jun 11 2024 - 19:55
Nkencho inquest adjourned as family questions DPP decision not to take prosecutionGeorge Nkencho was shot dead by Garda Armed Support Unit outside his family home in west Dublin in 2020Tue Jun 11 2024 - 12:59
Refugees seeking to leave direct provision accommodation face ‘significant challenges’, report findsBarriers include language difficulties and ‘discrimination’ in housing market, including from landlords and letting agentsMon Jun 10 2024 - 00:00
Number of tents at homeless asylum seeker encampment on Leeson Street doubles Some men appear to have left area after being asked by gardaí to move for their own safetySun Jun 09 2024 - 15:49
New migrant tent encampment springs up on Leeson Street in DublinVolunteers supporting rough-sleeping asylum seekers are concerned the ‘inconsistent’ approach being taken to city encampmentsFri Jun 07 2024 - 17:48
Lack of open prison for women is an ‘equality issue’, says trust bossExecutive director of Penal Reform Trust Saoirse Brady made comment after publication of evaluation report on facilityThu Jun 06 2024 - 18:03
Local elections: Fear and anger dominate mood in Tallaght South Few of those in Fortunestown believe their vote could achieve changeThu Jun 06 2024 - 15:00
Domestic violence: Calls for ‘huge’ number of gardaí to deal with crimes after ‘haunting’ details in new reportNew research shows Ballyfermot, Dublin, is ‘disproportionately affected’ by ‘elevated’ levels of violence against womenWed Jun 05 2024 - 18:29
Dublin 10 has ‘elevated’ levels of violence against women, report findsDrugs ‘contributing significantly to the prevalence and complexity of domestic violence cases’ in Ballyfermot and Cherry OrchardWed Jun 05 2024 - 05:30
‘Harrowing accounts’: What a new report tells us about the scale of domestic violence in southwest Dublin Domestic violence described as ‘a significant and persistent public health problem for women’Wed Jun 05 2024 - 05:30
Taoiseach keeping ‘open mind’ on asylum processing in third countriesSmall encampment of nine tents set up by asylum seekers on grassy patch in Dublin 4 following Thursday’s Grand Canal clearanceFri May 31 2024 - 16:18
Number of homeless people in State passes 14,000, the highest figure since records beganMore than 4,200 children among total of 14,009 individuals in emergency accommodation, up 14% in the last 12 monthsFri May 31 2024 - 14:17
Stardust remembrance ceremony to take place in JuneFamilies describe move as ‘very welcome’ following inquest verdict in AprilFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
Grand Canal: asylum seekers’ tents cleared in latest operationMore than 100 men sleeping in makeshift camp are told they are being moved to accommodationThu May 30 2024 - 13:54
Tents housing asylum seekers cleared from Dublin's Grand CanalTents housing more than 100 asylum seekers near Dublin's Grand Canal have been cleared in an early morning interdepartmental operation. Video: Kitty HollandThu May 30 2024 - 09:14
Tents at Grand Canal to be cleared again as pressure on Government mountsAsylum seekers to be brought to alternative accommodation in the Dublin areaThu May 30 2024 - 06:00
‘Panicking for breath’: How a cold, damp and overcrowded home affects one mother and her childrenCork-based Sarah Williams says she’s on medication for depression due to stress ‘about the way we’re living’Thu May 30 2024 - 06:00
Bad housing harms mental health of mothers and children, finds ESRI reportChildren living in cold, damp and overcrowded homes have ‘much poorer’ outcomesThu May 30 2024 - 06:00
Stop ‘punching down’ and ‘scapegoating’ vulnerable asylum seekers, Government told by NGOsCall made in joint statement by 30 civil organisations, including Irish Refugee Council and Focus IrelandWed May 29 2024 - 12:52
Ireland’s teens: Landmark report sheds light on how lives of 13-year-olds have changed dramatically Landmark ESRI report looks at how the lives of 13-year-olds have changed compared with their counterparts a decade previouslyTue May 28 2024 - 00:01
Galway business-owner receives accolade at Traveller Pride AwardsAwards are part of Traveller Pride Week, an important marker of the positive achievements of individual Travellers and their 30,000-strong communityWed May 22 2024 - 19:39
Around 40 tents pitched on Grand Canal in Dublin hours after clearance operationLatest figures show some 1,923 male asylum seekers awaiting an offer of accommodationTue May 21 2024 - 16:27
Boy with autism ‘distressed’ after being put in wetsuit against mother’s wishes to prevent smearing faeces Ombudsman for Children’s Office finds ‘notable increase in complexity’ of complaints casesTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
