'No plan for vulnerable' - advocateThere did not appear be any Government plan to protect the vulnerable in the current economic crisis, a leading advocate for …Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
'Rogue' pregnancy agencies criticisedIT WAS questionable whether some State-funded crisis pregnancy agencies should receive money from the Government, an Oireachtas…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
5,000 participate in Dublin senior citizens' dayABOUT 5,000 people visited Dublin city yesterday “from all over the country” to take part Dublin City Senior Citizens’ Day…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Support for local priests but anger at bishopsMASS-GOERS' REACTION: DESPITE REVULSION at the abuse of children chronicled in the Murphy report, Mass-goers in Dublin remained…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
'Chronic' lack of personal assistantsTHERE WAS a danger that nursing homes would become the “new warehouses” for housing people with disabilities, a conference was…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Swine flu injections in schools from MondayTHE SWINE flu vaccination programme will begin in schools on Monday, the HSE has confirmed.Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Early childcare the 'best investment'THE BEST long-term investment the Government could make to ensure Ireland’s economic recovery would be in early child-care and…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
'Lack of political will' to tackle binge drinkingA LACK of political will to tackle our “explosive binge drinking culture” was perpetuating a culture where “enormous damage” …Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
'If we roll over now, where is this going to stop?'ON THE PICKET LINE: THE MOOD on picket lines around Dublin was one of acceptance that there would be pay cuts in next month’…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Bonus withdrawal 'will ruin Christmas'The withdrawal of the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients would "ruin Christmas" for thousands of families as the Society …Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Budget cuts 'could marginalise Travellers'The Government has been urged not to implement key McCarthy proposals which would "further marginalise one of the most marginalised…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Public workers 'won't be scapegoated'The mood on picket lines around Dublin was one of acceptance there would be pay-cuts in next month's Budget, but a determination…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Relative or friend perpetrated 97% of child sex assaultsSOME 97 per cent of those who had been sexually abused as a child and sought help from a Rape Crisis Centre last year had been…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
'Hanging deaths by drug-users doubled'THE NUMBER of deaths among drug users due to trauma including hanging more than doubled between 1998 and 2005, while the number…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Many abusers know victims - reportSome 97 per cent of people who were sexually abused as a child and sought help from a Rape Crisis Centre last year had been abused…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
State urged to put unfinished housing estates to social useSO-CALLED "GHOST" or unfinished housing estates around the State could be used for social housing as part of a €170 million stimulus…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop opposes further school cutsTHE ARCHBISHOP of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has spoken out against further education cuts in the forthcoming budget.Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Merchants Quay celebrates its 40th anniversaryIF IT were not for places like the Merchants Quay “tea-rooms”, which serves breakfast and lunch to about 200 homeless people …Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Memorial service held for those who died homelessTHE AVERAGE age of death among rough sleepers coming to the attention of Dublin Simon Community over the past two years was 38…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Equality top concern for gay communityMarriage equality, discrimination at work and bullying are the top issues of concern to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Memorial service marks homeless deathsThe average age of death among rough sleepers coming to the attention of Dublin Simon Community over the past two years was 38…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Alliance for aged argues against cutsActor, and former star in the RTÉ series Glenroe , Robert Carrickford, has described as an "absolute scandalous disgrace" any…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Home births considered safe within strictly defined criteriaHOME BIRTHS are safe as long as they happen within strictly defined criteria, a former master of the National Maternity Hospital…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Anger over threat to community projectsSome of the most deprived communities in the State would lose "essential services" such as after-school projects, meals-on-wheels…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Concerns raised over HIV treatmentPoor availability in Ireland of a medical treatment which can prevent HIV infection after a person has been potentially been …Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Cuts may 'endanger' nation's healthGovernment policies to address the economic crisis could cause long-term damage and a "collapse in the mental health of huge …Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Resources needed to meet homelessness deadline - SimonTHE GOVERNMENT would not meet its own aims on ending long-term homelessness by next year unless resources were immediately provided…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Budget cuts to welfare would be 'immoral'THE SOCIETY of St Vincent de Paul may not be able to help all those coming to it in future months, its national vice-president…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
EU hearing into road deaths beginsTHE EUROPEAN Commission will this week begin hearing evidence from the families of two young women who died in road incidents…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Drug takers at rave party told to get medical assistanceGARDAÍ HAVE expressed concern that more people who attended a rave party on Hallowe’en in Dublin may need medical help.Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Hanafin not targeting any one groupMEASURES WILL be taken to ensure that cuts in the social welfare budget do not disproportionately hit any one group, Minister…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Teens urged to 'think before they click' in using internetTHE PEOPLE best placed to protect teenagers on the internet are teenagers themselves, according to a new web safety guide being…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Carers' Association calls for criteria to assess needs of elderlyNATIONAL CRITERIA for assessing the needs of older people in their homes, for means-testing them and for ensuring they are getting…Thu Oct 29 2009 - 00:00
Call for means-testing criteriaNational criteria for assessing the needs of older people in their homes, for means-testing them and for ensuring they are fairly…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Teens under pressureTHE HSE is reaching out to teenagers to urge them to reach out and “let someone know” if life is getting them down.Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
HSE promise on beds for children 'a cruel taunt'A HSE promise to provide four extra intensive care beds at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in 18 months was a "cruel taunt…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Community alliance warns of 'injustice' in fiscal approachA “SERIOUS underlying injustice” is emerging in the Government’s approach to resolving the fiscal crisis, a spokesman for the…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Death of youth brings swine flu fatalities in State to nineA TEENAGER in the east has become the ninth person to die of swine flu in the StateSat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
Reports by visiting committees highlight prison overcrowdingDEGRADING TREATMENT of prisoners, alleged assaults by prison officers and other prisoners, pressure from prisoners to use drugs…Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
Pregnant women urged to get flu jabPregnant women are being urged to get the swine flu vaccine against as soon as it becomes available despite the "not unfounded…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Ireland ranked sixth in helping poor countriesIRELAND HAS been ranked sixth out of 22 rich countries for its record on helping poor and developing countries by a Washington…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Garda child sex abuse unit needed - charityA DEDICATED paedophile investigation unit should be established within the Garda, and legislation should be enacted to ban all…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Garda unit to target paedophiles soughtA dedicated paedophile investigation unit should be established within the Garda Síochána and legislation should be enacted to…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Ageism rising in economic crisisAgeism is increasing as the economic climate worsens and older people are blamed for parts of the crisis, the author of a major…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Hopes of migrant children must be listened to - reportMAKING FRIENDS and connections is more important to migrant children than their nationality or ethnic difference, a study on …Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Labour seeks more women for DáilTHE LABOUR Party had a “credible prospect of leading the next Government” and in power would legislate to link public funding…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Pro-choice lobby urged to go beyond abortion issueTHE PRO-CHOICE lobby must progress its argument beyond abortion rights to include the rights of marginalised women to have children…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Rights of marginalised women in focusThe 'pro-choice', family planning argument must progress to include the rights of marginalised women to actually have children…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
'No room in refuges for 1,700 women'MORE THAN 1,700 women fleeing violent spouses or partners were turned away from refuges last year due to lack of space.Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Future not bright, say teenagersALMOST HALF of Irish teenagers believe the future for Ireland “is not very bright”, national research published yesterday finds…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
