Civil Service performance review deemed failure as majority passLess than 1% of staff ‘needing improvement’ while 6 per cent 'outstanding'Mon Dec 09 2013 - 11:43
Ten children in State care based abroad due to lack of places at home16 vulnerable children waiting for special care places due to support shortagesMon Dec 02 2013 - 01:00
‘I was a rape victim. Now I’m a survivor’While Irish prisons struggle with violence and overcrowding, ‘restorative justice’ is a quiet success story of the penal systemSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
CRC admits five senior staff still get top-up paymentsGovernment urged to investigate use of charitable funds to supplement salariesFri Nov 29 2013 - 07:45
Central Remedial Clinic: where the money comes fromClinic gets €19m in State funding to provide services for people with disabilitiesFri Nov 29 2013 - 01:00
Central Remedial Clinic used charity money to top up senior staff salariesCompany linked to disability group had €14 million in funds during cuts to servicesThu Nov 28 2013 - 16:43
HSE to investigate if charity money was used to top up salary at Central Remedial ClinicCharity linked to clinic has €14 million at a time of cuts to services, committee hearsThu Nov 28 2013 - 08:42
‘I’ll never forget the pain. It was excruciating’Matilda Behan is still coping with the effects of an operation carried out 55 years agoWed Nov 27 2013 - 10:53
Redress plan to be considered for survivors of controversial childbirth operationJudge Yvonne Murphy to advise on ‘just solution’ for symphysiotomy sufferersWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Compensation plan considered for symphysiotomy survivorsControversial operation resulted in chronic pain and incontinence for manyTue Nov 26 2013 - 18:43
Holles Street called Mahony fee ‘private allowance’ - HSEMaster of National Maternity Hospital says €45,000 was fees from private patientsTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
HSE service plan cuts may cost thousands of medical cardsHealth spending plans to be validated by three Government departmentsTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Revenue targets 60 wealthy individuals over non-payment of domicile levy€200,000 levy aimed at high net-worth individuals who choose to live abroad for tax reasonsMon Nov 25 2013 - 08:24
Legalities may block efforts to recoup executives’ top-upsHSE legal advice says payments may form part of contractual arrangementMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Hospital board asks councillor to resignDr Rhona Mahony says €45,000 allowance was from private patientsSat Nov 23 2013 - 14:10
Concern as locked units used to ‘manage’ youth behaviourHiqa finds regular confinement for smoking, verbal abuse at Oberstown detention schoolFri Nov 22 2013 - 14:07
Parenting courses help reduce ADHD symptoms among children, study showsFindings show benefits of investing in early intervention, says Minister for ChildrenFri Nov 22 2013 - 01:00
Immigration appears to be key factor for high birth rateDecline in births may be linked to recession due to postponement of childbearingWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:01
Reilly ‘aware’ of pay breaches in several health agenciesMinister responds to revelations about top-up payments to health sector bossesTue Nov 19 2013 - 15:10
New laws to ban commercial surrogacySolicitor warns that move may drive surrogacy ‘underground’Tue Nov 19 2013 - 13:30
Revelations over executive pay will rankle in wake of cuts to supportsConfidential audit states some senior salaries were boosted by fundraising incomeTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Updating family law for the needs of the 21st centuryAnalysis: Reforms will modernise areas such as guardianship, custody and accessMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:05
New laws to allow adoption by same-sex couplesReforms to legislation aimed at recognising diversity of modern familyMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
New asylum regulations ‘will speed up application process’Move affects 3,800 people seeking subsidiary protectionFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Analysis: Report reveals pattern of repeated failuresImplementation – now – is the keyFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Details of deaths of children known to HSE services revealedConcern over lack of co-operation, poor assessments and missed opportunitiesFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
Child death review report: case studiesHow three young people slipped through the cracks of child protection and welfare servicesThu Nov 14 2013 - 23:01
38 young people in contact with social services died in 2011-12Most deaths were from natural causes, followed by suicide, drug overdose, accidentsThu Nov 14 2013 - 14:47
Homeless people being failed by system which 'lacks compassion'Trust co-founder says life for most vulnerable people is harder than it was in the pastWed Nov 13 2013 - 21:32
Regeneration of Longford street a model for social housing‘People used to be afraid to walk these streets... Now we have a thriving community’Wed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Irish charities renew appeal as new storms threaten PhilippinesRescue workers say survivors desperate for food, water and medicineTue Nov 12 2013 - 22:44
Funding concern over ‘youth guarantee’ schemeUnder-25s may have to wait up to nine months before being guaranteed access to jobs or trainingTue Nov 12 2013 - 06:07
Trinity withdraws legal threat over war memorial websiteCollege says it takes ‘very seriously’ the role of former students who played role in conflictsTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Poor communication ‘key issue’ in Roma casesHSE report says social workers ‘not involved’ in decision to remove Athlone childMon Nov 11 2013 - 07:47
Filipinos in Ireland face anxious wait for news of loved ones at homeIrish Government pledges €1 million in aid to assist in recovery effortMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Government gives €1 million to recovery effort following devastating typhoonIrish aid agencies appeal for donationsSun Nov 10 2013 - 18:07
Ombudsman receives HSE report into Roma children controversyGardaí and social workers face inquiry over their role in handling of casesSat Nov 09 2013 - 11:53
Missing ‘teenage girl’ found in Dublin identified as 25-year-old AustralianCourt hears she is ‘very vulnerable’ with possible history of psychiatric illnessThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Residential services for thousands of people with disabilities face independent inspectionsHiqa will have power to investigate breaches in care from next monthThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:01
Cusack’s story is helping to challenge the stigma surrounding mental healthMany men find it hard to ask for help or open up to those around themThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Cork hurler praised for speaking openly about depressionConor Cusack’s journey of recovery ‘strikes real chord’ with other young men in distressWed Oct 30 2013 - 16:44
State fears reform of system will attract asylum seekersConfidential briefing document says direct provision is ‘not ideal’, but saves moneyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
New study reveals ‘systemic weaknesses’ in child care legal proceedingsUntrained judges and failure to listen to children results in system ‘falling short’Mon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Adviser warns against changing child protection lawsDr Geoffrey Shannon cautions against acting in haste after Roma controversyMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Gardaí and social workers face probe over handling of Roma child casesChildren’s Ombudsman to be given additional powers to investigate Garda’s roleSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Facebook post and hysteria led to Roma children's removalState and society face searching questions over our relationship with migrantsSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Why can’t we be like those guys?Why are our health and education systems inferior to those of other European countries? Because theirs are the products of decades-long planningSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Ombudsman expected to launch inquiry into Roma casesTraveller group expresses fears over ‘racial profiling’ and misuse of State powerFri Oct 25 2013 - 06:57
Roma cases pose troubling questions over our confidence in care systemOnly an independent inquiry will be able to provide public with the full answersFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
Concern over ‘witch hunt’ against RomaPavee Point said danger that action could create conditions for increase in racismWed Oct 23 2013 - 09:35
