Census reveals Ireland’s oldest and youngest townsAverage age of population now 37.4 years and numbers aged over 65 is up by 19%Thu Jul 06 2017 - 13:29
Charities welcome new cancer strategyFocus shift from setting up services to people using them welcomed by Irish Cancer SocietyWed Jul 05 2017 - 18:32
New cancer strategy to cost €100m a year over 10 yearsForeign trained graduates ‘desperately needed’ to avoid ‘counter-productive delays’Wed Jul 05 2017 - 17:50
150 guests attend dinner for prime minister of Canada Justin TrudeauIreland and Canada 'strong and lasting friends', guests toldTue Jul 04 2017 - 23:26
Justin Trudeau visits Famine Memorial during Dublin visitCanadian prime minister follows in footsteps of one of his predecessors, Jean Chrétien, who also visited the sculpturesTue Jul 04 2017 - 21:13
Rebel roots: Justin Trudeau’s Irish ancestry from Co Cork revealedCanadian prime minister is a direct descendant of Bernard family from BandonTue Jul 04 2017 - 19:47
Right to work for asylum seekers after 6 months, council urgesMeasure would ‘prevent economic and social exclusion’ and increase tax takeMon Jul 03 2017 - 21:03
Dentist’s perspective on cutbacks: ‘It is quite distressing’Some patients who have medical cards still cannot afford treatment and face extractionsMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
Dental extractions increase as State support for treatment fallsDrop in costly fillings and root canals as State funding cut from €150m to €75mMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
Birth mothers had to adopt own children in 65 cases last yearAdoption Authority of Ireland handled 95 domestic adoptions in 2016Sat Jul 01 2017 - 01:00
Fees charged to crash victim families should be repaid - ParcFailure on waiver directive from Garda HQ ‘an astonishing anomaly’ - Tommy BroughanThu Jun 29 2017 - 01:00
Bereaved family billed for documents despite waiverGardaí ask Noel Clancy for €1,940 for documents related to car crash in Co CorkThu Jun 29 2017 - 01:00
New Tusla child protection policy needs much broader examination, committee toldRapporteur Geoffrey Shannon says new policy has both positives and downsidesWed Jun 28 2017 - 14:35
Therapy units criticise Garda handling of child interviewsGardaí allegedly inconsistent on sharing videos despite efforts to minimise questioningWed Jun 28 2017 - 01:00
Service for victims of domestic abuse sees 30% rise in clientsApplications for domestic violence orders up 6% last year to more than 15,000 casesMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Women from all backgrounds attend domestic violence service in DublinMany of the women’s partners or spouses work in law, politics and the gardaíMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
‘From a strong, independent woman to a quivering wreck’A story of domestic abuseMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Nursing home contracts should be examined carefully, warns OmbudsmanFees for social activities for immobile resident dropped following complaintSun Jun 25 2017 - 18:24
Driver licence legislation not working, data indicatesEssential change to court summonses making requirement easier to enforce not madeSat Jun 24 2017 - 00:01
No safety concern with external cladding on Irish homes - MinisterDenis Naughten says materials used here are of ‘the highest possible standards’Wed Jun 21 2017 - 21:00
Less than a third of promised 4,000 refugees settled hereCharities call for reversal of tight family reunification rules ahead of World Refugee DayTue Jun 20 2017 - 00:01
‘Debate needed’ on polygamous immigrant familiesNot recognising second marriage difficult for children, Islamic centre spokesman saysFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:01
Homeless people with mental health issues often turned away by hospitalsDe-institutionalisation of mental health problems may have exacerbated situationThu Jun 15 2017 - 17:42
Housing payments must be extended outside Dublin, says MurphyDeputy calls on housing minister to ‘hit the ground running’ and solve rent crisisThu Jun 15 2017 - 10:09
Dr Ann Louise Gilligan, wife of Minister for Children, diesKatherine Zappone devastated by death of ‘champion of equality, fairness and justice’Thu Jun 15 2017 - 09:42
Plans to operate soft Border ‘well under way’, says DonohoeBertie Ahern not concerned about impact in North of DUP supporting Tory governmentWed Jun 14 2017 - 15:47
Rugby players may be disciplined by clubs for domestic violencePilot programme in Australia may be rolled out worldwide, World Rugby chief saysWed Jun 07 2017 - 21:09
Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse to cost €90 millionChairman Mr Justice Sean Ryan tells describes ‘long, difficult and costly’ inquiryWed Jun 07 2017 - 12:21
Multiple interviewing in child abuse cases can ‘re-traumatise’ victimsConference hears of Icelandic model where one interview is used for multiple purposesTue Jun 06 2017 - 21:07
Child protection legal system was ‘culture shock’ to Tusla headTusla had been ‘bedevilled a little bit’ by a lack of consistency of approachTue Jun 06 2017 - 20:59
Immigrants in US ‘being picked up off the streets’ and locked upTrump administration ‘taking a different tack’, Dublin conference hearsMon Jun 05 2017 - 19:42
Court chief criticises judgments noting children as ‘soulless initials’Baroness Brenda Hale urges judges to write judgments where ‘child leaps from the page’Mon Jun 05 2017 - 15:17
Child sexual abuse online more violent and victims getting youngerWorld Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights opens in DublinSun Jun 04 2017 - 19:36
Hundreds of medical card applications and renewals delayedStaff shortages at medical card unit causing targets of 15 working days to be missedSun Jun 04 2017 - 17:13
Boy (15) who met royals among winners at Traveller Pride awardsSeven awards honour Travellers’ contributions to community and to IrelandThu Jun 01 2017 - 16:01
Young people do not kill themselves just because of cyberbullying, says expertProtecting victims should be balanced with free speech rightsThu Jun 01 2017 - 11:45
More than 1,000 children seek Childline’s help each dayISPCC chief says volume of calls highlights shortcomings of social work serviceWed May 31 2017 - 16:48
Seven men who allegedly abused child will not face prosecutionGarda interview of child alleging sexual abuse was ‘abusive’ and ‘relentless’Wed May 31 2017 - 01:00
Child allegedly sexually abused was taken from filthy home‘She ate a lot, really fast as if starved’ court hears neighbour say of girl rescued by GardaWed May 31 2017 - 01:00
Vulnerable children are being failed by the StateAnalysis: The ‘silo mentality’ of Tusla and Garda identified by audit must changeTue May 30 2017 - 01:00
Child protection audit finds no evidence of racial profiling by gardaíGardaí discussion of race ‘lacked sensitivity’ and suggested absence of understandingMon May 29 2017 - 23:42
Significant anomalies in information provided to audit from Garda pulse systemMore than 5,400 cases of children removed from families by gardaí over eight yearsMon May 29 2017 - 20:08
Out-of-hours child-protection ‘systemically inadequate’, report saysAudit finds private foster company is de-facto provider of out-of-hours servicesMon May 29 2017 - 19:50
Child-protection audit ‘a wake-up call’ for society, report author saysRepeated removal of children from same circumstances indicates systemic failureMon May 29 2017 - 19:00
Violence, dirt and drink: How the system failed four childrenGeoffrey Shannon’s child-protection audit detailed dozens of cases, including these fourMon May 29 2017 - 12:00
Serious child protection failings detected in study of GardaTusla claims services ‘significantly improved’ since audit carried out into children in careMon May 29 2017 - 09:18
Gerry Adams takes action against BBC over ‘Spotlight’ programmeSinn Féin leader seeks injunction forcing the broadcaster to remove show from its websiteMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
Tusla calls for early years’ strategy for children, not just childcareFirst three years “fundamental” window for children, who need eye contact and cuddlesThu May 25 2017 - 21:37
Zappone ‘deeply upset’ homeless families sent to Garda stations‘Distressed’ Minister for Children says incident a ‘real strong message to Government’Thu May 25 2017 - 14:20
Brexit: People should put fingers in ears until after British election, committee toldEU exit incompatible with Belfast agreement, Sinn Féin MEP for Northern Ireland saysWed May 24 2017 - 18:36
