Three detained after two men are shot in FinglasThree men were being detained by gardaí in Dublin last night following an incident in which two people were shot in the Dunsink…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Further fall in asylum-seekersThe sharp decline in numbers seeking asylum in the Republic continues, the latest figures from the United Nations High Commission…Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
'10,000 more social homes needed' to curb homeless crisisSocial housing construction must increase by 300 per cent next year if the homeless crisis is to be tackled effectively, Focus…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
New legislation to extend parental and adoptive leaveParental and adoptive leave are to be extended, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr Martin has announced.Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Rid the workplace of racism, urges McDowellThe number of non-nationals legally working here has more than doubled since 2000, the Minister for Justice said yesterday.Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Concern at level of racism in farmingRacism in farming is of increasing concern, the chief executive of the Equality Authority, Mr Niall Crowley, has saidMon Nov 01 2004 - 00:00
Eight child asylum seekers missing from care this yearEight child asylum seekers, including a three-year-old boy, have gone missing from care since the start of the year, according…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
SSIA tax plan is 'mean-spirited' - LabourA decision to include money saved from Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs) in assessing people's welfare entitlements …Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Number on kidney dialysis up by 63%IKA survey: The number of people receiving kidney dialysis has risen by 63 per cent in the past three years, according to a …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Gardai seek five missing teenagersGardaí in Ronanstown, Dublin, believe three Moldovan teenagers who have been missing since October 12th may have travelled to…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Voluntary group urges Brennan to restore rent supplementA coalition of 42 voluntary organisations has reiterated its plea to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, …Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Police in Paris say missing Dublin man has been sightedPolice in Paris have confirmed a sighting of the disabled Dublin man missing in the city since last Wednesday.Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Brennan pledges to study carers' needsThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs has said he is interested in "doing something special" for carers this year.Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Many women 'still seeking equality'Discrimination against women is as bad now as it was almost 20 years ago, a conference in Dublin was told yesterday.Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Refuges turn away one-third of women fleeing domestic violenceMore than a third of women fleeing domestic violence last year were turned away from refuges, according to a report being launched…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Welfare payments fall short of family budgetsA low-cost yet dignified, standard of living is out of reach for thousands of people who are dependent on social welfare, a pioneering…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
50,000 children found liv ing in bad housingThe number of children living in housing that is overcrowded, damp, in disrepair and in poor neighbourhoods has more than doubled…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Junior minister needed to combat food poverty, say charitiesA Junior Minister for Food is necessary to eliminate food poverty, a number of charities working with the poor have said.Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Fran 'tries to keep smiling' on €153 for family of sevenFran Ryan (42) has five children, aged between four and 20, and a two-year-old grandson - all living with herSat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Call for increase in child allowanceGovernment strategies to end child poverty are missing the most vulnerable, the End Child Poverty Coalition will say today.Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Deportation threat: Nigerian woman given more timeA Nigerian campaigner on women's health issues, who is facing deportation and whose supporters felt might have been deported …Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Brennan says he will fight for the vulnerableThe new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, has said the mark of his ministry will be his fight to improve the…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
ISSUES FACING BRENNAN: lone parent says the social welfare system gave her a 'kick'Until this year Deborah Gregg (33) was unable to give any of her four children a birthday party. She couldn't afford it.Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Calls for Nigerian woman not to be deportedWomen's and immigrants rights campaigners have called for a stay on the deportation of a Nigerian health worker.Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Brennan is to meet with 30 lobby groupsThe new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, will face the demands of 30 lobby groups at a four-hour pre-budget…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
One worker's story: 12-hour shifts and one day's noticeMadelline (24) left her home in Durban in South Africa five years ago to work as a butcher in the north-east of Ireland.Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Meat factories in north-east may face illegal employment chargesCharges are expected to be brought against meat factories in the north-east following a four-month investigation by the Garda…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Data on children of deported parents unavailable - McDowellThe Minister for Justice has admitted he and his Department do not how many Irish children have left the State with their deported…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Mother demands diploma teacher for deaf daughterNine year-old Anna Moran has been severely deaf since birthWed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Mother's plea for disabled daughterFive year-old Megan Cahill has severe cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegiaTue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in obstruction of gardai court caseGardaí who searched a Dublin amusement arcade once owned by Mr Jim Kennedy were trying to establish if he had a place of abode…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
Brennan urged to reverse rent supplement cutSocial welfare: The new Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, may have been disappointed with his new job, but…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
Bill on citizenship rights to be enacted by ChristmasThe Citizenship Bill, which sets out the citizenship rights of children born here to non-nationals, will be enacted before Christmas…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Rent supplement cuts result in extreme hardship - reportLarge numbers of vulnerable people are experiencing "extreme hardship" as a result of cuts to the rent supplement, the first …Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Ballymun - where supplement does not applyBallymun has become the only part of the State where rent supplement will not be granted.Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Farrell to retire after 40 years in broadcastingThe veteran journalist and broadcaster Brian Farrell, is to retire from television.Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Call to make genital mutilation explicitly illegalA steady demand for female genital mutilation (fgm) is being reported from among immigrant communities.Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
New role of Ombudsman for the Defence ForcesThe process of appointing a Defence Forces Ombudsman will begin before the end of the year, the Minister for Defence has said…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Woman to meet her legal team this morningThe woman who claims she will be stoned to death if deported to her native Nigeria and who faces imminent deportation, meets …Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
Woman in nursing home strangled by bed restraintStaff in all nursing homes should be trained in the use of restraint devices, a jury at Dublin City Coroner's has saidSat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Mother upset by care plans for disabled sonThe mother of a man with severe dyskinetic cerebral palsy has been told by her local health board that it may consider making…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Number of permits issued to non-EU workers halvedThe number of work permits issued to people from outside the EU has halved since last year, figures obtained from the Department…Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Nigerian wants son to stay in IrelandThe Nigerian woman deported last week without her Irish child does not want her son sent to her in Nigeria.Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Protest at deportation of foreign parentsOpposition parties must come together to press the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to regularise the status of families of…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Nigerian tells of shock and distress at leaving sisterJide Onikoyi (20) is worried about his sister. And about his educationFri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Gardai search for Irish-born baby of Nigerian deporteeThe Garda National Immigration Bureau is looking for an Irish-born baby whose mother was deported to Nigeria yesterday, its chief…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Big rise in drug users seeking treatmentThe number of drug users seeking help from the largest voluntary drug treatment centre in the State continued to climb last year…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Need for more gardai in red light area citedGardaí investigating the death of Ms Lynette McKeown (19), from Tallaght, Dublin, meet at Naas Garda Station this afternoon to…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Dublin Civic Trust opposes plan to delist 500 buildingsDublin city councillors have until Friday to make submissions on a new development plan for the city which would take 500 Georgian…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Seminars to detail rental sector changesThe tenants' rights charity Threshold is to hold a series of information seminars for landlords on the "major changes being introduced…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
