Equality Tribunal says HSE discriminated against people with intellectual disabilityTHE EQUALITY Tribunal has found the Health Service Executive unlawfully discriminated against people with mental health and intellectual…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Immigration system inaccessible, says reportTHE IMMIGRATION system is inaccessible, lacks clarity and transparency, and fails to adhere to its own customer-service charters…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Teens 'speak out' to change worldALMOST 1,000 young people gathered in Dublin yesterday to show how they would change the world.Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Everything from obesity to suicide tackledHOMELESSNESS, HUMAN trafficking, obesity, care of the elderly, teenage suicide, cystic fibrosis, dyslexia, drug abuse and pressure…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
ISPCC seeks more out-of-hours servicesALMOST 80 per cent of children calling Childline for help do so at the weekend or in the evenings, underlining the need for more…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Tributes paid to actor and patron of Active RetirementTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the actor Anna Manahan, who died in her native Waterford over the weekend, aged 84.Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Women not happy with role in politics, poll revealsWOMEN HAVE different expectations of politicians than men and they feel issues important to them are not adequately addressed…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
One in Four welcomes Bishop Magee's decisionThe One in Four organisation has welcomed the decision of the Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee, to step aside.Sun Mar 08 2009 - 00:00
Centre offering services for brain-injured opensLEITRIM MAN Peter Connolly says his life came to a “full stop” when he acquired a brain injury just over four years ago.Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Two remanded over bank raidTWO MEN were remanded in custody yesterday in connection with the kidnap robbery last week in which over €7 million was taken…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Two remanded over €7.6 million Dublin bank raidTwo men were remanded in custody this morning in connection with the so-called tiger robbery last week in which over €7Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers' protest to escalateTAXI DRIVERS have vowed to “bring Dublin city to a standstill” next Thursday as drivers from across the State converge in their…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Traveller women 30 times more likely to suffer domestic violence - reportTRAVELLER WOMEN are proportionately 30 times as likely as settled women to suffer domestic violence, while migrant women are …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Wage cuts will deepen crisis, warns economistWAGE CUTS will damage our competitiveness and the economy, not help them, a leading economist has warned on a new website established…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
IMF would seek public sector pay cuts of 30-50%, Labour Party meeting toldIF THE International Monetary Fund is called in to sort out the economic crisis here, it will seek public sector pay cuts of “…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Poverty agency says child poverty is risingCHILD POVERTY is rising as unemployment increases, the Combat Poverty Agency has said.Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Poverty agency says child poverty is risingCHILD POVERTY is rising as unemployment increases, the Combat Poverty Agency has said.Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dublin maternity hospitals to relocateA MAJOR shake-up of maternity services in the Dublin area, which will see the three main maternity hospitals moved from their…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Conference told IMF may be called inIt is possible the International Monetary Fund will be called in to sort out the current “real economic crisis” here and if it…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dublin maternity hospitals to relocateA MAJOR shake-up of maternity services in the Dublin area, which will see the three main maternity hospitals moved from their…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Charities seek greater efficiency in social welfare systemTHERE IS a “real risk” that “a whole new generation will be living in poverty” if the Government does not make immediate moves…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Tutu praises 'very special people' of BallymunBROAD SMILES and blue skies accompanied Archbishop Desmond Tutu on a visit to Ballymun, Dublin, yesterday as children sang like…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Calling outHard Times: Recession-related anxiety is causing an upsurge in calls to support organisationsTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
We need 'to love, and to work'Hard Times: SIGMUND FREUD, the father of psychoanalysis, was once asked the secret of a healthy, happy lifeTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Father in protest at special needs cutAN EIGHT-year-old boy and his father travelled to Dublin from their home in Co Meath yesterday to protest outside the Dáil about…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Stardust families say they feel vindicated at vigil for victimsON THE 28th anniversary of the Stardust tragedy, in which 48 young people were killed in a nightclub inferno in Dublin in 1981…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Principal's 'shock' over loss of learning support classSISTER RITA Wynne, principal of a national school in one of the most disadvantaged areas in the State, was “just in shock” when…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Asylum seekers say hostel 'unbearable'ABOUT 40 asylum seekers, including some 20 children, were last night accommodated in a Dublin hostel after travelling from Co…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Dublin Bus drivers to protest over plan for cutbacks todayDUBLIN BUS drivers and their families will protest outside the Department of Transport today.Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Teachers protest outside Anglo Irish BankTEACHERS WERE “furious” and “fed up” and may embark on work stoppages, a group of protesting primary and secondary school teachers…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Pat Kenny agrees to 10% pay cutBROADCASTER PAT Kenny last night agreed to take a 10 per cent cut in his salary of €850,000 per yearTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
A fifth of gay people tried suicide - studyALMOST 20 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have attempted suicide and almost all saw this as related…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Almost one-third of calls to SVdeP from first-timersTHE PROPORTION of people calling the Society of St Vincent de Paul for help for the first time increased from about 20 per cent…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Young people urged to have voices heard in new 'Vote at 16' campaignYOUNG PEOPLE aged 16 and 17 are being urged to contact local politicians as well as Minister for the Environment John Gormley…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Accidental death verdict on man who died after horse fallDISAGREEMENTS EMERGED yesterday at an inquest between a senior nurse and a number of doctors about the promptness of treatment…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Impact of childcare policies 'limited'THE GOVERNMENT’S record on delivering its own policy commitments to children has “been barely acceptable” and it has had “limited…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Rise in calls on financial distress to care groupsA NUMBER of support organisations have reported a rise in calls from people in financial distress.Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Man shot in pub 'stable'A MAN in his 20s is recovering in hospital after being shot in a pub in Dublin at the weekend.Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Cold-weather homeless shelter to open in DublinA COLD-WEATHER shelter for people sleeping rough is to open in Dublin by the end of the week, Minister for the Environment John…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Woman took lethal doses of medicationTHE DEATH of an elderly woman who took lethal levels of a prescribed anti-depressant will be reported to the Irish Medicines …Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
More than 600 drink- driving arrestsMORE THAN 600 motorists were arrested for drink driving over the Christmas and new year period, provisional figures from An Garda…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Applications for asylum continue to fall as departures of illegals rise 23%THE NUMBER of people seeking asylum here continued to fall last year with the highest proportion of applicants now coming from…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Life of stabbed woman 'pitted with unhappiness'REBECCA HOBAN'S life had been "pitted with unhappiness", but she would be remembered for her great generosity and the way she…Sat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Pensioner plans Christmas Day protest at DáilA CO KILDARE pensioner plans to spend Christmas Day standing outside Leinster House, protesting at "the unemployment situation…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Funeral told of life 'pitted with unhappiness'Rebecca Hoban's life had been "pitted with unhappiness" but she would be remembered for her great generosity and the way she …Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Removal service for murder victimTHE DEATH of Rebecca Hoban, who was murdered in Dublin last week, had brought her community together in "in grief and shock", …Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Road and rail crashes leave 13 injuredTHIRTEEN PEOPLE were injured in a number of road and Luas collisions over the weekend.Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Marchers draw attention to plight of fathers denied access to their childrenABOUT 40 "Santas" marched through Dublin city centre yesterday to highlight the situation of separated fathers who will not …Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE blamed for confining boy to hospitalA DUBLIN hospital says it is unable to discharge a 14-month-old boy, who has been confined there since birth, because the HSE…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
'Chaotic' city services heavily criticised by Lord Mayor of DublinHOMELESSNESS SERVICES in the capital “are as chaotic as some of the people they are there to serve”, the Lord Mayor of Dublin…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
