Nursing home problems revealed ‘unacceptable’, says VaradkarMinister for Health says issues are ‘not new’ and have been going on for decadesThu Jul 23 2015 - 22:12
Two out of five workers in Ireland reliant on ‘insecure contracts’Growing economy may not solve problem of precarious work, says labour professorThu Jul 23 2015 - 19:59
Poor toilet and shower facilities at HSE-run nursing homeSacred Heart Hospital is second publicly-run home to face criticism this weekThu Jul 23 2015 - 13:21
Childcare analysis: Challenge of turning rhetoric into realityAmbitious proposals needed to complement sustained investment and political resolveThu Jul 23 2015 - 01:00
Blueprint proposes subsidised childcare for working parentsPaid parental leave should be extended from six months to a full yearWed Jul 22 2015 - 16:55
‘Cultural change’ required in mental health serviceMental Health Commission report finds suicide risk assessment insufficientWed Jul 22 2015 - 08:14
‘No showers for a month’ for some residents of nursing homeHiqa report finds St Patrick’s Community Hospital is in breach of care standardsTue Jul 21 2015 - 15:34
Right to access birth cert for up to 50,000 adoptedCabinet to discuss draft legislation which will apply to all past and future adoptionsMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Nordic-style public services need dramatic tax hike, forum toldA person on average wages in Denmark pays up to 13 times the rate in Ireland, says expertFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
It’s official: We’re happy, satisfied and feel life’s worthwhileCSO study shows three out of four rank satisfaction with life as highThu Jul 16 2015 - 21:22
Over a quarter of population does volunteer workCSO report indicates value of people giving their time for free is €2 billion annuallyThu Jul 16 2015 - 19:41
Majority support regularisation of undocumented workers – pollProposal to give thousands of migrants right to live here being considered by GovernmentWed Jul 15 2015 - 00:15
New section of M11 in Wicklow bypasses road death blackspotArklow/Rathnew motorway to reduce journey time by between 10 and 20 minutesMon Jul 13 2015 - 21:11
Garda is sanctioned following rape allegationWoman said she felt compelled to have sex with officer as she feared further prosecutionMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into HSE’s handling of vulnerable teen’s legal action€1 million spent on legal fees in case of girl detained in English psychiatric unitThu Jul 09 2015 - 20:36
Government considers proposal on undocumented migrantsOfficials review programme aimed at regularising the status of up to 20,000 residentsThu Jul 09 2015 - 09:48
State spends €3m a year abroad for care of young peopleWoman (20) detained for 20 months in psychiatric unit in England returns homeThu Jul 09 2015 - 01:00
Case study: The children of undocumented migrant workersAmanthi (18): ‘We’d like to pay taxes properly and want to progress. It’s wasted potential’Thu Jul 09 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Teenager case a wake-up call for decision-makersYoung Irish people are being detained abroad because of a lack of services hereWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Care assistant: ‘I worry my job will disappear at any moment’Elizabeth Cloherty and others in a like situation have no contract and little sense of securityTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Precarious work: Five solutions to employment stand-offHow State can ensure economic flexibility for employers and job security for workersTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
Clerys worker: ‘I assumed laws would stop a firm closing like this’Keith Doran got a call from HR manager to say there was no need to come in the next dayTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00
‘I can’t plan for the future. I don’t have security or finance’Sinead Pembroke is one of a rising number of academics reliant on precarious workMon Jul 06 2015 - 12:24
Precarious work: the sectors at riskShort-term contracts and casual work increasingly common in workplaceMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
State agencies to investigate bogus use of contractorsGrowing use of self-employed workers in IT, pharmaceutical, health and engineeringMon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00
€350m to be spent subsidising families in low-paid workCritics say rapid rise in family income supplement tops up low pay by employersSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
‘I thought if you worked hard you’d get rewarded with extra hours’Muireann Dalton, retail worker with Dunnes StoresSat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
‘Precariat’ workers: Is job security a thing of the past?Workers are spending longer at work, are changing jobs more often, and are more likely to be on internships or temporary contracts. Meet the Irish ‘precariat’Sat Jul 04 2015 - 01:00
New asylum seekers may receive right to workProposals come as latest figures show 250 people sought asylum in the State last monthTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Tánaiste aims to increase child benefit by €5 in next budget40,000 may no longer have to pay universal social charge under tax changesTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Ireland should take its ‘fair share’ of migrants, says TánaisteEU plans to share 40,000 migrants on voluntary basis over next two yearsMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:03
‘Lots of love as always, Lorcán’: Father reads son’s final postcardPostcard sent from Berkeley only arrived on TuesdayThu Jun 25 2015 - 13:41
Government strategy aims to reduce suicide deaths by 10%Plan includes classes on dealing with stress for students but no extra funding for servicesWed Jun 24 2015 - 15:10
Call to grant work rights to new asylum seekersRecommendation that application for asylum be dealt with not later than six monthsWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Asylum: A family hopes and prays an end is in sightA fast-track measure within six months is the one thing that would change their worldWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Hiqa to review Tusla over concern for at-risk childrenHealth watchdog finds inconsistencies in safety and quality of services for childrenMon Jun 22 2015 - 21:08
Doodle Den is tackling inequality after school in LimerickImpact Journalism Day: Addressing education and inequality one afternoon at a timeSat Jun 20 2015 - 00:22
Up to 11,000 lone parents to ‘lose out’ under welfare reformGovernment insists reforms will end poverty traps and improve access to employmentThu Jun 18 2015 - 17:18
Pressure mounts on Joan Burton over lone parent reformGovernment insists reforms will end poverty trap and improve access to educationWed Jun 17 2015 - 01:00
Lone parent to lose up to €140 a week under welfare changesCoalition says welfare changes will tackle poverty, but some will end up losing outTue Jun 16 2015 - 21:42
HSE expresses alarm over EU healthcare ruleHealth body fears cost implications of reimbursement scheme for treatment abroadMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Mind the gap: godfather of inequality’s message to Irish policy-makersSir Anthony Atkinson says what must be done to narrow gap between rich and poorMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
New suicide prevention strategy to focus on schoolsRepublic ranks fourth highest in EU for young people taking their own livesMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
sons+fathers review: boys will be men56 high-profile high achievers, from Bill Clinton to Bono, contribute to this deluxe coffee-table anthology; it makes for both inspiring and terrifying readingSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:08
HIQA concern at use of chemical restraints at Cregg HouseDisabled children left in bed until 1pm due to understaffing, report into HSE centre findsThu Jun 11 2015 - 13:45
Young people present report to UN on pressures they faceDiscrimination key theme of ‘Picture Your Rights’ survey of 2,000 children in IrelandThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Ombudsman calls for remit to be extended to direct provision‘It’s entirely inappropriate. It reflects badly on us. It needs to be brought to an end’Wed Jun 10 2015 - 13:16
Rape crisis helplines received 18,000 calls in 2014Majority of the 53 rape survivors went on to give birth and parent their child, says networkTue Jun 09 2015 - 13:56
State could face €500m bill for nursing home upgradesEleven facilities will not meet Hiqa standards unless they are rebuilt or renovatedMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Official data may overstate numbers living in povertyDept of Social Protection and ESRI point out discrepancy in EU surveyThu Jun 04 2015 - 07:46
