Concern about ‘inadequate’ pre-school inspectionsTusla chief says gap could make it difficult to identify where children may be at riskWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
The west’s awake: Mayo’s anti-repo menFor former auctioneer Gerry O’Boyle and other Land League West members, the suffering caused by house repossessions is unjustifiable and requires a collective responseSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00
Hard to know how widespread the use of low-hours contracts is in IrelandMinisters have pledged to act if review finds employees are being exploitedFri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00
HSE disability unit told to transfer patientsHiqa audit detailed unexplained bruising and lack of trained staff at St Peter’s care unitWed Apr 01 2015 - 20:31
Áras Attracta at centre of fresh criticism over care standardsHiqa finds major breaches after unannounced inspection at Mayo centre for people with disabilitiesWed Apr 01 2015 - 11:39
Long stays in direct provision lead to dependency, says UNHCRMost asylum seekers have spent four years or more in State-funded accommodation unitsTue Mar 31 2015 - 17:41
Childcare tax relief will not improve care quality, says lobbyDirect subsidies would improve affordability and improve services, high-level body to be toldTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
Minister warned supports for young could face ‘draconian’ cutsChild and Family Agency’s board expressed concerns at critical underfundingMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Saorview seeks €525,000 to broadcast Oireachtas TV channelSurvey indicates almost half of viewers have never watched the channelMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Practice of jailing minors in adult prisons to end from this weekUnder-18s remanded in custody to be placed in Oberstown child detention schoolSun Mar 29 2015 - 16:39
How many people in Ireland are gay?What proportion of us are gay, lesbian or bisexual? according to The ‘Irish Times’ Family Values pollFri Mar 27 2015 - 12:15
26 young people known to social services died last year, says studyReview figures raise concern about long waiting lists for mental health servicesFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:00
Inspector concern at safety of disabled people in HSE facilityHiqa finds unexplained bruising and inadequate medical care at St Peter’s, Co WestmeathThu Mar 26 2015 - 17:14
Vulnerable children risk harm due to lack of staff, says HiqaChildren safer once they have social worker but process in Cork takes too long, report findsTue Mar 24 2015 - 20:32
Brian O’Donnell granted another month in Gorse HillSolicitor appealing High Court ruling requiring his family to vacate Killiney mansionTue Mar 24 2015 - 15:14
Counties with fewer penalty points may not be saferAnalysis: why are drivers more likely to die in counties with fewer penalty points?Tue Mar 24 2015 - 10:12
Family Values: Parents’ choices reflect lack of funding by StateIn the absence of subsidies, Irish childcare costs are among the world’s most expensiveTue Mar 24 2015 - 09:33
Road deaths highest in counties with fewest penalty pointsInvestigation shows highest rate of penalty points for traffic offences in Co ClareTue Mar 24 2015 - 09:32
Family Values: grandparents are main carers for children of working parentsAmid high childcare costs, 60 per cent of Ireland’s parents mind their children at homeTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Family values survey: Grandparenting: ‘It gives them a sense of family and stability’Even though it can be non-stop keeping them occupied, Bridget says she and her husband are well able for itTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
‘Older people grew up with unhealthy attitudes towards sex’Values have been shaped by adult children with many now embracing diversityMon Mar 23 2015 - 10:11
Family Values: 54% would be willing to help a relative dieFathers’ rights, same-sex marriage, right to die: old and young agree on most family issuesMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
My family: ‘My sister took year out of her life to help me have a baby’Marie and Lucy McPhilemy are mother and daughter yet strangers in the eyes of the lawMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
State watchdog criticises mental health facilities with no care plans for residentsCommission ‘disappointed and concerned’ and says it will take action against offendersFri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Landlord gets almost €700,000 in rent supplement schemeSome landlords get money for over 100 homes in scheme costing State €300m a yearTue Mar 17 2015 - 01:00
Counting the human toll of the economic crashWhile suicide rates increase, countries that invest in labour market supports can reduce deathsMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:01
Almost 500 additional suicides linked to recessionUnemployment, depression and substance abuse key risks during downturn, study findsMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Is Ireland doing enough to help with Syrian refugee crisis?Authorities have pledged to resettle 450 Syrians since conflict beganFri Mar 13 2015 - 17:38
Gorse Hill: Day of drama sees O’Donnell make last-ditch bid to appeal vacation order‘You and your wife have to be out of the property by 5 o’clock tomorrow,’ judge saysFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
Brian O’Donnell to find out if he can appeal court orderO’Donnell may be able to appeal High Court order requiring vacation of Gorse Hill homeFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:00
O’Donnells to make last-ditch appeal against vacation orderHearing against High Court decision will be on Friday morning before Court of AppealThu Mar 12 2015 - 20:58
Religious solemnisers will not be obliged to perform same-sex marriageGovernment publishes legislation to be enacted in event of referendum Yes voteTue Mar 10 2015 - 15:01
Call to change law on smacking in wake of council findingsRuling follows complaint by campaigners over ‘reasonable chastisement’ defenceTue Mar 10 2015 - 09:43
Slapping ban would split parents, campaigners and legislatorsLaw on smacking children is clear, but many believe it does not offer sufficient protectionTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
Syrian conflict: Adjusting to Irish life after escaping chaosProf Mohammed Alkaran and his family are among the millions who have fled Syria since fighting began four years agoMon Mar 09 2015 - 09:56
Forced use of ECT to end after review of mental health lawCurrent legislation allows shock treatment on patients unwilling to provide consentThu Mar 05 2015 - 10:27
Kathleen Lynch plans to change shock therapy rulesProposals from expert group aimed at modernising mental health legislationThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar says stance on alcohol sponsorship ban is consistentMinister’s spokesman says no conflict with plans to tackle sponsorship aimed at minorsThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
HSE needs 'more than €100m' to tackle trolley crisisMoney would open more hospital beds, pay for nursing home places and provide for home helpMon Mar 02 2015 - 10:41
Higher PRSI for top earners proposed in Government reportIncrease in contributions needed to keep social insurance fund on sustainable footingMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Families highlight allegations of ongoing abuse in care centresCampaign group says strong laws needed to make managers accountableWed Feb 25 2015 - 21:25
Central Bank lending rules will ‘drive up rent’Rents close to boom peak and Department of Finance fears mortgage rules will not helpTue Feb 24 2015 - 12:01
Locked units at Oberstown used to ‘manage’ youth behaviourHiqa report says one child spent 83 hours in isolation over four-day periodMon Feb 23 2015 - 15:54
How unequal is Ireland?Increasing wealth is being concentrated in the hands of fewer peopleWed Feb 18 2015 - 09:24
Planned reforms finally reflect modern realities of family lifeAnalysis: Children and Family Relationships Bill modernises areas such as custody and accessWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
Ireland at risk of reaching US levels of income inequality, says studyGap widening as over 33% of earnings in hand of top 10% of earners, report findsMon Feb 16 2015 - 11:33
Lynch admits ‘serious battering’ over mental health issueTarget to end practice of admitting teenagers into adult psychiatic units ‘unlikely to be met’Mon Feb 16 2015 - 10:09
Top 1% of earners share 10 per cent of all income in IrelandIncome share of top earners has doubled since 1980s, while bottom 90% has lost share of incomeMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Tackling inequality will require sustained effort and real braveryReversing inequality does not mean hindering economic growth, says new researchMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Analyis: Is charitable, model-citizen Ireland impoverishing poorer countries?Allowing multinationals to funnel profits out of developing countries deprives them of billions of euro in much-needed revenue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rightsSat Feb 14 2015 - 00:30
