‘It’s so deeply unfair’: Lankum singer Radie Peat on the lack of supports for her autistic daughter
‘You ask yourself, will she ever say mama’ - singer and Lankum musician told she must wait until July 2028 for services
‘You ask yourself, will she ever say mama’ - singer and Lankum musician told she must wait until July 2028 for services
At least 1,000 Ukrainian refugees face relocation in a push to reduce State accommodation contracts
Young people, some in danger of sexual exploitation, are not being taken into care despite High Court orders
Cape Wrath Hotel Unlimited was highest recipient of State payments with funding of €52.7 million
Department’s letter to group of 54 refugees – owners of 19 pets – does not provide details of new accommodation but says pets not allowed
Three departments, including Education, reported pay gaps trending in the wrong direction
Helping Irish Hosts calls for accommodation recognition payment scheme to be extended so Irish households can host refugees in direct provision
Majority of 16,000-strong population are working and identify as Irish citizens, report finds
Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly pay
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Government report shows school absenteeism more than doubled at primary level
Families will be moved to alternative accommodation across country, department says
Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge
Early years educators and parents encouraged to boost children’s confidence in national language
Record number of asylum seekers without accommodation comes as Government’s cold weather initiative ends
Report by Irish Refugee Council says Government has ‘reneged on its obligations under Irish and European Union law’ in not providing their basic needs
Tetiana Kiselova was evicted from her accommodation after failing to pay the €10 daily fee
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Department of Children has received applications for fee increases from more than 800 childcare providers
Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten
Giraffe Childcare operates 24 creches around Dublin, Kildare and Meath
Scheme would cater for 6,000 children across a range of different services intended to be representative of the current sector
Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out
Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights
Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first
Possible options for 1970s property include eight-storey office building, 133-room hotel or 154-unit student accommodation block
Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area
Number of 4,000 at the start of last year has now risen to more than 16,000
National Women’s Council and 25 other organisations want pilot programme established
Plan to use former nursing home site for international protection applicants stalls following concerns
Yusuf was among 73 people taken on board the Médecins Sans Frontières Geo Barents ship off Libya
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
Internal briefing warns of ‘severe demands’ put on Tusla service for child asylum seekers
Nearly 190 accommodation contracts for Ukrainian housing have ended since the start of the summer
National Women’s Council calls on Government to establish a pilot scheme in the budget with a view to taking direct control of provision over the longer term
Some parents have been told their fees will now increase by almost a third at the start of next month
Negotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality says
Department of Children briefings question whether special care system is ‘fit for purpose’
Long waiting lists and rising creche fees are just some of the challenges facing parents with young children
Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year
‘Only a matter of time before there is a serious or deadly accident along this stretch of the N81,’ warns local resident
Building not planned for use as asylum seeker accommodation and conversion to residential under investigation by council
State grant for childcare industry provided to improve affordability and support sustainability in sector
Willie Guerin donated house for two years in 2021 and is now struggling to get it back, while a family of eight is facing homelessness
About 60 women were initially given just 48 hours’ notice to move from accommodation
New measures are detailed in a draft memo to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
Will Coolock continue to say no to anti-immigration parties in the next elections?
Minister of State for Integration Joe O’Brien says inspections needed to ‘rectify the situation’
State has been winding up contracts with a range of accommodation providers on foot of a decline in the number of Ukrainians seeking protection here
Department of Children to allow service providers to raise prices if charging below average rates
Former asylum seekers who now have status to remain in Ireland told they must leave State accommodation by July 5th
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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