Travellers protest against 'persistent onslaught'About 200 Travellers protested outside the Four Courts in Dublin yesterday over what they described as the "persistent onslaught…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Big rise in use of cocaine - drug groupAn increasing number of drug treatment centres are seeing clients for whom cocaine is the main problem drug, according to the…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Group supports call for laws to protect trafficked womenThe Government is "dragging its heels" and "resisting protecting the human rights" of women who have been trafficked here for…Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
Fermoy pips Dundalk to take cleanest town titleFermoy, Co Cork was yesterday named the most clean and litter-free town in the State, just pipping Dundalk to the title.Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Most Travellers would like to be nomadic, report findsAlmost all Travellers in the State would like to engage in nomadism at least some of the time, but are prevented from doing so…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Poor schoolwork linked to hunger in Dublin studyAlmost 20 per cent of children attending primary schools in one of the most disadvantaged areas of the State are either often…Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Driver sought after death of studentGardaí are stepping up their search for the driver of a car involved in an apparent hit-and-run incident in Dublin following …Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Child begging decreases - ISPCCThe number of children begging on the streets in Dublin has fallen slightly in the past year, according to figures released by…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Fear of isolation,rejection exacerbates impactDiscrimination: The fear of rejection and isolation is often worse than fear of the disease when someone is diagnosed as HIV…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
President compares Aids impact to 'legacy of loss' caused by FaminePresident: The legacy of loss experienced in Ireland as a result of the Famine must keep us "wise" to the equally cataclysmic…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
UN praises Irish campaign to tackle stigma of HIV/AidsA Government campaign to tackle the stigma surrounding Aids and HIV has been described by the UN spokesman on the virus as "one…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Rise in migrants using homeless servicesThe number of people from the newer EU states using services for the homeless has doubled in the past year, according to the …Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
New law would curtail political role of charities, forum toldThe Government would be "crazy" to press ahead with legislation that would severely restrict charities' right to engage in advocacy…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Psychologist's motive queried in bullying caseA clinical psychologist who has taken a constructive dismissal case against one of the foremost disability service providers …Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
'Most difficult' meeting about TravellersThe "most difficult" meeting in Fiona O'Malley's political career was at a residents meeting in south county Dublin, where the…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Three-year strategy set to help people with disabilitiesThe lives of people with disabilities will be "greatly improved" with the implementation of a new three-year strategy from the…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Children trafficked for 'household slavery'The Garda are beginning to come across cases of children being trafficked into the State for household slavery, a conference …Mon Nov 27 2006 - 00:00
Charity condemns State's housing recordThe State's and the building industry's record on providing housing for the most vulnerable in society has worsened in the past…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Concern about epilepsy drug switchThe Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is to be called before an Oireachtas committee to explain its policy of licensing generic drugs…Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Youth group urges national ID cardsNational ID cards for all young people aged 12 to 18 should be introduced, a Dáil committee was told by a group of teenagers …Fri Nov 24 2006 - 00:00
Department to appeal tribunal's dyslexia rulingThe Department of Education is to appeal a decision by the Equality Tribunal that could have far-reaching implications for up…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Sinn Féin will 'support policing'Sinn Féin would support policing arrangements in the North "without any great problems"once it could reach agreement on the issue…Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
TDs regret cancellation of Corrib gas protestMembers of the Oireachtas who support the Shell to Sea campaign yesterday expressed their regret that a protest planned for Friday…Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
Children and technology guideThe negative image of technology and its impact on children must be rehabilitated, the charity Barnardos has said.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Cocaine users urged to seek treatmentWays must be found to get over the stigma that many middle-class people feel about getting drug treatment if the increasing levels…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
85 job losses at Rooskey cannery 'devastating'Siptu has described as "devastating" the loss of 85 jobs at a meat cannery in Rooskey, Co Roscommon.Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Minister to 'vigorously contest' ruling in Supreme CourtThe Department of Justice is to appeal yesterday's High Court ruling that it had breached the rights of hundreds of Irish children…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Child therapist advises Baby Ann couples to set differences asideThe two sets of parents in the Baby Ann case must set aside their differences if they are to act in the best interests of the…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Report calls for 'dramatic overhaul' in sign language interpretation servicesThe estimated 5,000 deaf people in the State are isolated and excluded from fully participating in society because there are …Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
One-parent families 'remain disadvantaged'The "basic human rights" of thousands of one-parent families are being denied here, according to former president Mary Robinson…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Anti-trespass laws need review, says Council of EuropeAnti-trespass legislation, used to prevent Travellers stopping overnight on public land, should be reviewed immediately, while…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Fewer than half say childcare meets needs, survey findsOver 70 per cent of families in Dublin need access to childcare and fewer than half of these say their childcare needs are met…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Women's Aid strains to cope with call numbersThere was a 30 per cent increase in the number of calls to the Women's Aid helpline for victims of domestic abuse last year, …Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Councillor calls for arrest over assault clip on internetA 15-second video showing a violent assault on a teenage girl in Dublin last February must be removed from the internet and an…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Code for child carers expected soonNational guidelines for childminders will be published "shortly", the Minister of State for Children has said.Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Prison for young men 'a disaster'St Patrick's Institution is making young male offenders more dangerous to society than when they are first sentenced there, one…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Charities call on Government to end homelessness by 2010The four main homelessness charities will come together today to call on the Government to end homelessness by 2010.Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Brennan announces support for Mabs as personal debt increasesContinuing increases in the level of personal debt have prompted the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Séamus Brennan, …Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
McDowell criticised on right to silence issueMinister for Justice Michael McDowell is "most disingenuous" in citing the human rights of victims as a reason for reviewing …Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Gay couples marry at British embassyThe provision of civil partnership - or marriage - ceremonies for five gay couples at the British embassy in Dublin since August…Mon Oct 23 2006 - 01:00
Non-EU nationals with study plan 'devastated' by barriersForeign nationals planning to study in Ireland face a maze of confusing and unco-ordinated policies, a study published yesterday…Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Traveller drug abuse report warns on exclusion, racismSocial exclusion and racism against Travellers is exacerbating drug abuse in the community, a major new report on the issue warns…Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Three 17-year-olds killed in collisions on the roadsThree teenagers were killed on the roads in counties Tipperary and Dublin early yesterday morning.Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Pregnancy agency, Cura in funding disputeThe Crisis Pregnancy Agency will today discuss its "frustration and disappointment" that, after 17 months of negotiations with…Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
Nurses and midwives to rally over pay and working hoursNurses and midwives are to step up their campaign for better pay and conditions next month by holding a mass rally in DublinTue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Lobby groups warn of growing food poverty risksAlmost one-fifth (19.4 per cent) of the population is at risk of food poverty and the issue is getting worse, a new lobby group…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
President praises Hungarian fortitudePresident Mary McAleese yesterday paid tribute to those members of the Hungarian community who left their country in "horrendous…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Call for new care strategy for elderlyOlder people's relationship with care will change over the next 10 years as they will be wealthier and have higher expectations…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Campaigners for elderly criticise pensions policyGovernment policy of encouraging as many people as possible to take out private pensions has been sharply criticised by the older…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Call for specialist to tackle MRSAThe appointment of a named individual specifically charged with eradicating MRSA is the only way the "superbug" will be stamped…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
