Boy refused school place for almost two yearsChildren’s Ombudsman says it is responsibility of Department of Education to ensure schools in a catchment area can cater for all pupilsTue Dec 10 2013 - 22:11
Condolence book signed for ‘greatest African leader of his time’Book of condolences for Nelson Mandela opened at the South African ambassador’s residenceMon Dec 09 2013 - 17:49
Former Dunnes Stores strikers begin ‘emotional’ journey back to South AfricaWorkers went to South Africa in 1985 when on strike but were denied entryMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Call for Dunnes strikers to attend Mandela funeral‘We were determined we were not going back to work if we had to handle South African goods’Sat Dec 07 2013 - 07:31
Retailers support call to bring back ‘Christmas bonus’ paymentNGOs and TDs say it would boost economy and alleviate poverty at ChristmasThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:01
Atlantic Philanthropies’ $1.1bn is ‘drop in ocean’ next to what State can investVulnerable are being pushed away from central decision-making, says foundation memberThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:00
Family awaits decision from AG on inquest into Sligo deathDhara Kivlehan died of multi-organ failure a week after the birth of her first childWed Dec 04 2013 - 07:21
Women’s prison has ‘lost its way’, says inspectorMassive overcrowding at the root of all problems in management of Dóchas CentreWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Study finds almost 80% of transgender people have considered suicide44 per cent have engaged in some form of self-harm.Mon Dec 02 2013 - 01:01
Lifting the lid on a decade of domestic slavery in Ireland‘Maria’ recently emerged from a 10-year ordeal, the longest case yet discovered in Ireland. Her experience suggests we have poor supports for dealing with such casesSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
Minister commits to protocol for timely ‘tracheostomy' dischargesAdvocacy group meets Dr James Reilly over crisisWed Nov 27 2013 - 22:38
Call for local authorities to transfer empty properties to housing associationsFocus Ireland conference hears 3,500 dwellings vacant but too expensive for councils to make habitableWed Nov 27 2013 - 18:05
HSE homecare package ‘falling apart’, say parents of tracheostomy twinsKildare couple fear they will have to bring baby boys back to hospitalWed Nov 27 2013 - 05:29
Tracheostomy Group to meet MinisterGroups seeks implementation of 2008 protocol on babies’ discharge from hospitalWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:00
Traveller protest at ‘total failure’ of accommodation strategyTraveller accommodation committee says more than 1,200 families effectively homeless, more than in 1999Tue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Hate letters to mosques referred to gardaíCorrespondence warns of ‘attacks’ on Muslims throughout IrelandMon Nov 25 2013 - 15:55
Rough sleeping trebles in Dublin in one yearDraft action plan on homelessness points to severe challenges delivering national policyMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Familes living without water or electricity in oldest purpose-built Traveller siteNew units have been promised since 1999 for Dublin siteMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Traveller accommodation crisisEvery local authority has to plan its Traveller housing for the next five years. But the programmes’ recent history suggests that few of the proposals will be implementedSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Self-harm over public holidays linked to alcohol, research findsIndustry campaigns on safe drinking deliberately ineffective, says child psychiatristThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00
Call on Minister to force local authorities to protect tenants’ living conditionsMoney paid as a deposit to be held by a third party under new schemeWed Nov 20 2013 - 16:38
Illegal deposit retention by landlords the biggest cause of concern among tenantsRefusal of landlords to return deposits when tenants leave is illegal in most cases, says ThresholdWed Nov 20 2013 - 10:13
Mental health ‘gathering’ to build self esteem in young peopleProposed event emerges as top recommendation from 2013 Dáil na nÓgFri Nov 15 2013 - 18:03
Party plans for return of Halawa siblings after release in EgyptFate of brother to be known on SaturdayFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:17
Homecare for ‘tracheostomy baby’ after case highlightedBabies still ‘trapped’ in hospital due to lack of home-nursing supports from HSEFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:01
National homecare strategy for children needed ‘urgently’Jack and Jill Foundation tells of 10 more babies ‘trapped’ in hospitalsThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Petition filed to UN on travelling for abortionFirst of three petitions to UN from Irish womenThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Babies ‘trapped’ in hospital over lack of homecareSeven ‘tracheostomy babies’ in Crumlin hospital fit for discharge but cannot leaveWed Nov 13 2013 - 06:41
Two mothers speak of ‘being left to rot’ as their children wait months to go home from hospitalTwo infants are left waiting for homecare before they can leave hospitalWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:02
Three Irish women forced to travel to UK to terminate pregnancies take case to UNWomen allege forced travel in cases of fatal foetal abnormality is ‘cruel and degrading’Mon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Young discuss fightback against attacks on ‘lost generation’Unemployment, cuts and emigration among the issues at first ‘Youth Assembly’Sun Nov 10 2013 - 21:18
Irish women forced to travel for abortions to take cases to UNIreland’s ban on abortions for fatal foetal abnormalities amounts to ’cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment’Sat Nov 09 2013 - 18:55
The man who told the world he’s transgenderAlbha Foley chose YouTube to come out on. The teenager meets the President next weekSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Rise in sex workers seeking support servicesWomen from more than 30 countries working in Irish sex trade, says RuhamaThu Nov 07 2013 - 14:07
Carers ‘deserve better’ than budget cuts, says award winnerCarer of the Year winner (70) says people should be out protesting on the streets at treatment by GovernmentTue Nov 05 2013 - 22:39
Retailers say early payment of property tax ‘devastating’ for Christmas shoppingChambers Ireland calls for rethink of rule that credit/debit card payments must be completed by end of this monthMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Ban on blasphemy to be discussed this weekendConstitutional Convention will also discuss submissions seeking referendum to repeal 1983 ’pro-life’ amendment.Sat Nov 02 2013 - 01:01
Doctors who admit mistakes know bestAn adversarial approach to complaints prolongs pain for families and increases the taxpayer’s bill, say advocatesTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Candlelit Dublin vigil marks Savita anniversaryPoems and music at hour-long event held mainly in silenceTue Oct 29 2013 - 00:01
Homeless man sues Dublin City Council over compulsory purchase of his houseMan alleges council failed to take disability into account when refusing compensationMon Oct 28 2013 - 01:00
Air-travel tax abolition makes no long-term sense, says An TaisceTax necessary to address climate change, says conservation bodySun Oct 27 2013 - 22:30
Anniversary vigils as Praveen receives Reilly invitationCandlelit vigils to mark anniversary of Savita Halappananvar’s deathSun Oct 27 2013 - 22:16
Roma people now ‘scared’ of having their children taken from themRemoval of two children from their families this week ‘an attack on all Roma people’, say community leadersSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Events to mark anniversary of Savita Halappanavar deathCandlelit vigils to be apolitical and not to include speechesFri Oct 25 2013 - 19:11
Dáil protest over cuts to maternity benefitWomen say €32 per week reduction in payment is an attack on mothers and familiesFri Oct 25 2013 - 17:55
Older people ‘must fight’ for reversal of budget cutsProtest hears pensioners ‘must resist attempts to drive wedge between older and younger people’Tue Oct 22 2013 - 17:53
Violence against parents by children a growing problemConference hears issue is the most under-researched form of domstic violenceSat Oct 19 2013 - 20:04
Savita Halappanavar: the early yearsIt’s almost a year since the young dentist died at University Hospital Galway, after a miscarriage. Through interviews with family and friends, both in India and in Ireland, this extract from a new book builds a picture of the girl with the diamond smileSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Ireland still ‘a lucrative place for pimps’Global campaigners call on Shatter to lead in the international fight against sex traffickingFri Oct 18 2013 - 06:32
