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
No Birthright: a study of the unmarried mother and her childMichael Viney’s groundbreaking Irish Times series in 1964 documented the plight of women who gave birth outside of wedlockTue Jun 10 2014 - 17:05
Mother and baby home inquiry must examine our culture of concealmentDespite previous State reports, such homes have not received scrutinyTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
‘To get this far given where I’m from feels like a big deal’Students from disadvantaged areas are still underrepresented at third levelFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:02
Foster families may lose out under plans for new paymentChild and Family Agency says new measures will support young peopleThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Free pre-school year fails to narrow gap between children of different social classesChildren from better-off backgrounds kept advantage over poorer children, study fundsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:03
Only 40 households have benefitted from Government mortgage dealMortgage-to-rent scheme was aimed at assisting up to 3,500 at risk of losing homesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Stronger residency rules for welfare benefitsApplicants will need to establish link with State before making welfare claimMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
National Suicide Research Foundation study on self-harm shows 21% are repeat casesJust 700 people responsible for more than 13,000 hospital self-harm admissionsFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
‘Huge premium’ now on quality journalism - KennyTaoiseach says Press Council can help promote professional standards in digital mediaThu May 29 2014 - 19:27
Childline may curtail service due to funding shortfallISPCC says charity scandals have hit public donationsMon May 26 2014 - 22:02
New law will make builders provide social housingDevelopers will not be able to opt outSat May 24 2014 - 07:36
No homes to go toThe current housing crisis – with its rising house prices, unaffordable rents and increasing homelessness – affects all Irish people. The key problems are closely linked. But can they be solved?Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
‘Everything we have is going on paying the monthly rent’Rising rents and stagnant incomes are making renting increasingly expensive and exacerbating the housing crisisFri May 23 2014 - 13:00
At least 127 are sleeping rough in DublinCampaigner warns of ‘tsunami’ of homelessness over housing shortageMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Communities target wellbeing as local goal‘ChangeX’ is a nationwide initiative to help improve quality of lifeMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
McVerry warns of ‘tsunami of homelessness’Campaigner says that rising rents and housing shortages are ‘beyond a crisis’Sun May 18 2014 - 16:23
€9m fund launched to enhance disability researchProgramme aimed at creating technologies to enhance lives of people with autism and intellectual disabilitiesFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Economists say first-time buyers scheme may drive up prices even furtherHousing experts voice concern at lack of measures to increase supplyThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
One in three children deprived during recession, study saysESRI research shows young adults have been hit hardest by rise in unemploymentWed May 14 2014 - 10:21
At a glance: the Guerin reportThe 336-page report into Garda misconduct allegations digestedSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Safety concerns for disabled residents in Meath care homeHiqa report finds unit run by St Michael's House in breach of care and safety standardsFri May 09 2014 - 23:09
