Jack Power

Jack Power

Jack Power is a reporter with The Irish Times.

Most people harassed or stalked do not report it to gardaí, UCC report finds

Most victims know their stalker with a majority describing their experience with gardaí as negative

Tusla should come before Oireachtas Children’s Committee to discuss St John Ambulance - Funchion

Sinn Féin TD and committee chair said there needs to be independent oversight of changes at first aid organisation

St John Ambulance ‘incorporated homophobic myths’ into early training

Child-protection training in early 2000s focused on ‘keeping the gays out’ of first-aid organisation

‘I lost everything, nobody believed me’: The full story of abuse allegations at St John Ambulance

Major report found ‘deep organisational awareness’ of risks to children in past

Damning report could pose question of survival for St John Ambulance

Handling of compensation for survivors will say more than apologies or promises of reforms

Former Tusla chief had ‘no concerns’ about St John Ambulance

Findings of Shannon report into abuse starkly contrast with previous assurances from Tusla

Calls for St John Ambulance board to step down over child abuse scandal

First aid organisation issues unreserved apology to those sexually abused as children

Current failings: Culture in St John Ambulance poses ‘ongoing threat’ to child protection

Report from Dr Geoffrey Shannon raises alarm over recent child protection cases

St John Ambulance failed to investigate child abuse to protect reputation, report finds

Dr Geoffrey Shannon finds there was ‘significant degree’ of awareness of threats to children in first aid organisation

Weather updates: Wet conditions to persist with risk of localised flooding in south

Status yellow warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford to come into effect on Wednesday

Weaknesses in powers of ambulance regulator pose ‘serious risk to public’

Regulator raised concerns over inability to remove medics with serious criminal convictions from its register

Low uptake of tenant-in-situ scheme as house purchases set to miss 1,500 target

Scheme encourages local authorities to buy homes to keep State-supported tenants from being evicted into homelessness

Tusla warned charity over ‘shortcomings’

Child and family agency senior management now satisfied all recommendations had either been implemented or were in progress

Disability services provider received cash advance from HSE last year as it faced €5m budget shortfall

Stewarts Care was in ‘stark’ financial position and needed funds to pay wages

Landlords would have continued to ‘run out of the market if eviction ban had not ended’

Tax breaks and overhaul of rental dispute resolution process also needed ‘to stop the rot’, estate agent says