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
Plight of mothers with intellectual disabilities raised’In one case a District Court issued a care order for a child whose mother had a mental age of eightThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Lynch: Oversight needed on use of psychotropic drugsGroups voice concern medication overused to control behaviour of vulnerable patientsWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Disability centres challenged over use of antipsychotic drugsCampaigners raise concerns over scale of ‘chemical cosh’ in residential centresTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Chemical restraint of intellectually disabled common in residential centres, study findsPotent pills: how drugs are being used to control behaviour of disabledTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Old and overmedicated: the drug problem in our nursing homesMany of the psychotropic medicines being used are not licensed for use on older peopleMon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Elderly care home patients given ‘chemical cosh’ drugsSide-effects of antipsychotic drugs in Ireland may be linked to dozens of deaths, strokesMon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Question: In wake of ruling will it be illegal to slap a child?Answer: The Coalition is fearful of wading into an issue where public opinion is dividedSat May 30 2015 - 01:00
Children’s groups call for ban on slapping following rulingCouncil of Europe: Lack of clear corporal punishment ban violates rights of youthThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Government to consider slapping ban after European rulingChildren’s groups say Ireland is out of kilter with Europe by permitting corporal punishmentWed May 27 2015 - 13:33
Analysis: Direct provision ‘toxic environment’ for childrenThe State has failed repeatedly to improve conditions for asylum seekersTue May 26 2015 - 01:00
‘Grave concerns’ over welfare of asylum-seeker childrenHiqa reports suicidal child waited three years for response from authoritiesMon May 25 2015 - 13:02
Sr Stan to vote in favour of same sex marriageWell-known social activist at odds with Catholic hierarchy on referendum stanceMon May 11 2015 - 14:26
Ireland should take its ‘fair share’ of economic migrants, conference toldTrinity professor Brian Lucey says immigrants are net contributors to societyFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Government to announce €80m fund to help regenerate urban centresCampaigners say radical measures needed to stop towns and cities ‘dying on their feet’Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Attitudes on immigration harden since crash, poll suggestsDespite negative views, concern over impact on schools and hospitals has eased slightlyThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Only 88 benefited from mortgage-to-rent schemeMortgage-to-rent scheme was aimed at assisting up to 3,500 at risk of losing homesTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:00
Man (53) dies and elderly woman critical following fire in StoneybatterEmergency services provide life suppport at sceneMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Former Anglo chief says bank not ‘too close’ to Denis O’BrienSelection of O'Brien bid for Siteserv aimed at ‘securing highest possible return’Mon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Demand and staff vacancies trigger HSE warning‘Risk register’ reveals scale of challenges facing health service as waiting lists lengthenThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
Social welfare fraud squad lies in wait for ‘white van man’Beefed up team carrying out road-checks, in addition to tackling airports and takeawaysMon Apr 13 2015 - 12:54
Welfare bill reduced by €83m after tip-offs and claims reviewDepartment received 21,000 allegations of fraud last year, however few led to savingsMon Apr 13 2015 - 01:00
Over 1,500 asylum seekers may get residency under reformsAsylum-seeking students in system for five years to be granted equal third-level accessThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Asylum-seekers to get access to third level akin to Irish studentsYoung students in system for more than five years to be eligible for student grantsWed Apr 08 2015 - 19:16
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
