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
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
Employers to deduct property tax from wages this monthRevenue sent more than 100,000 “mandatory notifications” to employersWed 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
Emily Logan has her work cut out to lead independent and strong agencyWhat can the new head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission hope to achieve?Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:01
Emily Logan steps down as ombudsman to head rights and equality bodyIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission to be formally established in autumnFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Whistleblowers suspended after raising concerns about nursing homeSenator says two staff members highlighted staff misconduct and allegations of elder abuseThu Jul 17 2014 - 13:28
Could another Danny Talbot case happen again?Despite well-meaning policy changes, frontline services are under real strainThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01
State agency apologises for lapses in support for vulnerable teenChild and Family Agency publishes reports into deaths of four childrenWed Jul 16 2014 - 14:32
Teen death report reveals ‘unacceptable’ gaps in supportSocial services failed to intervene properly despite evidence Danny Talbot was abusedWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
‘Danny fell through the cracks of the system. He’s dead.’A new report reveals missed opportunities by social services to support vulnerable teenager who died while in State aftercareWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
Hundreds of council flats vacant because they are ‘too small’Council says there is a ‘crisis level’ of demand for emergency beds across the capitalTue Jul 15 2014 - 09:10
Just three OPW properties 'suitable' for homelessOPW examines Fitzgibbon St Garda station and St Bricin’s Military Hospital as potential sitesTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
State fights back-pay claims for child benefit from EU migrant workersAlmost 8,000 non-resident children get child benefit at cost of €12 millionTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Ticketmaster delays refunds for Garth Brooks concertsStill hope for Croke Park gigs to go ahead at the end of the month, says TánaisteSun Jul 13 2014 - 17:55
Campaigners call for ‘living wage’ of €11.45 an hourCampaign groups say cost of housing, transport and other essentials means many on low wages are strugglingFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:01
State may compensate families of Roma children taken into careOmbudsman finds ethnic profiling played key role in removal of childWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry reveals needs for cultural change towards migrantsAuthorities have work to do in rebuilding trust with vulnerable communitiesWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Racial profiling played role in removal of children from Roma familiesOmbudsman finds physical traits were not a basis to believe children were abductedTue Jul 01 2014 - 18:29
Abbey should focus more on Irish writing, review findsNational theatre struggling with falling audiences and fundingTue Jul 01 2014 - 10:11
Transport firms issue threat over free travel schemeOperators say €77m programme, which benefits 780,000, is not covering their costsMon Jun 30 2014 - 09:07
Home for disabled children had no care plans for residentsHiqa report is among first into care standards for minors with disabilitiesFri Jun 27 2014 - 10:13
Teams of professionals needed to assist people treated in the communitySociety will pay heavy price if we don’t invest in community-based mental health servicesThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Mental health services in danger of ‘moving backwards’State watchdog warns staff shortages mean progress in some areas has ground to a haltThu Jun 26 2014 - 00:29
Hundreds of promised jobs in mental health services not filledCampaigners express alarm over gaps in support for vulnerable mental patientsWed Jun 25 2014 - 09:25
Isolated and institutionalised: the reality of life for many mentally ill patients in community careAuthorities unable to say how many reside in HSE-run community residencesTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Vulnerable psychiatric patients living in ‘mini institutions'Authorities unable to say how many residents live in HSE-run hostelsTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Savings incentive proposed to help cool property marketHousing Agency to explore ways to dampen demand for homes until supply increasesTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:05
Call to extend mother and baby homes inquiry to mental homesAbout 33,000 patients died in psychiatric hospitals between late 1920s and early 1960sMon Jun 16 2014 - 09:15
Ireland’s mental hospitals: the last gap in our history of 'coercive confinement'?As the inquiry into mother and baby homes begins, campaigners say it’s time to shine a light on psychiatric careMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Da’s capital: How Irish wealth is shared outWe’ve often considered ourselves closer to Boston than to Berlin, but new research about how income and wealth are distributed in Ireland suggests a pattern that is closer to Europe than to the USSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Schools which do not protect against bullying may face litigationState’s rapporteur on child protection calls for new offence of cyber-bullying to protect young peopleFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:02
My first father’s day: a word from the not-so-wiseIn my few months as a dad, I have stumbled upon some nuggets of wisdom about fatherhoodFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry faces daunting task unravelling the truth behind mother and baby homesAs many as 35,000 unmarried mothers spent time in homes run by religious ordersWed Jun 11 2014 - 08:40
New bodies needed to secure finance for social housingState advisory body says Irish housing system offers little protection against vagaries of marketWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Senator launches ‘Right to love’ Bill for people with intellectual disabilitiesZappone says ‘chilling effect’ of existing laws means many are afraid to form relationshipsWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
