The cleaner: 'Rent is soaring. Bills are going up'We spoke to Sean McNamara as part of our Living Wage seriesFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
The living wage: should €11.45 an hour be the new minimum?Unemployment is falling and the economy is expanding. But after six years of recession a job is no longer a guarantee of making ends meetFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Child speech therapy services ‘a lottery’Report says young people missing out as system struggles to cope with demandMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Father regrets ‘missed opportunities’ to help autistic son learn to talkDue to lack of funds, John McDonald was unable to access vital speech therapy to which his son, Seán, was legally entitledMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Mounting protests by asylum seekers over delaysGovernment working group meets for first time to review direct provision systemFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Direct Provision: ‘There is no privacy...it’s very difficult’Raising children in asylum centres can be a challenge for many parentsThu Sept 18 2014 - 02:00
State fears alternative to direct provision will attract asylum seekersMinister says system is ‘inhumane’ but says changes will require Government supportThu Sept 18 2014 - 02:00
Children’s services under threat, warns agency chiefAgency requires an extra €45 million next year just to keep services at standstillTue Sept 16 2014 - 02:20
Right to work urged for asylum seekersMinister of State says he can’t stand over direct provision systemTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
€30 a week per child for parents returning to workProposals for a ‘return-to-work dividend’ likely to cost about €20 millionMon Sept 15 2014 - 10:44
Inquiry into new penalty point misconduct allegationsGarda whistleblower McCabe says some gardaí continue to behave improperlyMon Sept 15 2014 - 07:32
‘It’d be nice to be able to live like the other kids’Dieudonne, 11, is one of 1,600 children growing up in the direct provision system for asylum seekersFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Asylum seekers in food protest over delaysPortlaoise parish priest compares institution to an open prisonFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Rehab appoints new board following revelations over executive payOrganisation says it cannot disclose pay or pensions of former chiefs for legal reasonsTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:02
Thousands of children at risk await social workersSocial workers say heavy caseloads and staff shortages are storing up problems for futureFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Children at risk as pressure grows on frontline social work servicesReports over safety and welfare of children have grown by 98% since 2007Fri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Asylum seekers refuse food in protest over conditions at direct provision centreResidents say concerns over food, hygiene and living conditions are not being addressedFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Call for Irish teenager in Egyptian jail to be freedIbrahim Halawa (18) has been in preventive detention in Egypt for over a yearThu Sept 04 2014 - 00:50
Children should not grow up in direct provision, says LoganOutgoing Ombudsman calls dedicated, expert and independent oversight of areaTue Sept 02 2014 - 16:14
Thousands of families ineligible for school allowances4,000 claims for clothing and footwear assistance disallowedMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:04
Energy regulator tells firms to enforce ban on top-up chargesMany retailers surcharge pay-as-you-go customersMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Late surge in numbers paying ‘second home tax’Defaulters face fines of up to €7,230 from todayMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann facing €20 million losses even after pay cutsExploratory talks involving unions and management to be held todaySat Aug 30 2014 - 06:19
Revenue wrote off €260 million in tax last yearAuthorities unable to pursue 17 tax defaulters with tax bills of more than €1 million eachSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:01
Crackdown on white-collar professionals yields millionsDoctors, dentists and pharmacists found to be hiding large sums in undeclared incomeSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Unpaid taxes: Plenty of white-collar cash lurking in the shadow economyMore than €260 million in unpaid tax written off by Revenue last yearSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Government to review conditions for asylum seekersMinister for Justice pledges a new process to streamline applications for refugee statusTue Aug 12 2014 - 06:51
Could direct provision be the subject of a future government apology?Reports from campaign groups have highlighted the damage direct provision is causing residentsTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:48
Lives in Limbo: ‘It affects you as a parent and a man’The direct provision system for asylum seekers has a high human and social cost, and adapting to normal life afterwards is a slow processTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Lives in Limbo – The children: ‘It’s like being stuck in a cage’Children in the ‘direct provision’ system live under threat of deportation. They learn not to worry about the futureMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
How asylum became a businessMany of the companies providing shelter are large firms involved in the property, hospitality or catering businessSun Aug 10 2014 - 08:23
Lives in LimboLife inside Ireland's direct provision system for asylum seekersSat Aug 09 2014 - 12:00
Social services alerted to 1,500 cases of young asylum seekersEvidence of sexualised behaviour, mental health issues and parents unable to cope in State systemSat Aug 09 2014 - 06:42
More than 4,000 living in ‘direct provision’ system‘Irish Times’ series explores the lives of these ostracised people who are barred from work and welfareSat Aug 09 2014 - 01:00
Nurses defend high sick leave rates in public sectorAbsenteeism estimated to be costing the State €430 million per yearThu Aug 07 2014 - 21:01
€430m sick leave bill in public sector ‘unsustainable’Absenteeism rates almost twice those of private sector, with highest rate in GardaThu Aug 07 2014 - 08:29
Dublin industrial estate centre of global privacy debateUS judge rules that Microsoft hand over data stored in Ireland to authoritiesThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00
Employers to deduct property tax from wages this monthRevenue sent more than 100,000 “mandatory notifications” to employersWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:01
Controversial reforms to youth support to be postponedCampaigners feared changes would pull crucial foster support from young people at riskWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:01
Working poor need more than Marie AntoinetteThere seems to be a genuine disconnect in Government between the impact of austerity measures and the reality on the groundTue Aug 05 2014 - 12:00
Immigrant parents less likely to return to work after giving birth, report findsCost of childcare likely to be major barrier for migrants who do not have family supportThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:03
Disabled man to be compensated by St Michael’s House after alleged sexual assaultCourt hears man was attacked by another disabled client after being left unsupervisedWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:01
Middle-income earners carried main tax burden in recessionIrish income inequality narrowed during crisis, says ESRIMon Jul 28 2014 - 08:08
Care reforms 'will place vulnerable young people at risk’Child and Family Agency insists plans will ensure consistent aftercare supportMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:01
Dehydration and malnutrition ‘factors’ in death at HSE homeHSE centre for intellectually disabled was subject of highly critical inspectors’ reportMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00
Focus Ireland says one family a day becomes homelessCharity says blame for ‘lack of urgent action’ lies at the door of GovernmentThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Irish Ministers told to stay neutral on Scottish independenceInternal documents say UK exit from EU would be ‘very bad’ for Northern IrelandTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
