‘Beast in black inflicted sexual and physical abuse on little boys on a daily basis’
Readers reveal their experiences following publication of scoping inquiry report on allegations of sexual abuse in schools
Transgender woman says she was unable to receive ‘basic healthcare’ at Dublin hospital after gender surgery
St James’s Hospital advised Paige Behan to go instead to Holles Street
‘It means a lot to me’: Traveller who brought primary healthcare to her community to be honoured
Missie Collins and 15 other Traveller women visited 85 families to survey them on their health and uptake of health services
‘Deepening’ homelessness crisis can be ended with right policies, says Focus Ireland head
More must be done to protect children with 4,401 children in emergency accommodation, charity chief said at report launch
Local authorities asked to audit all available land zoned and suitable for housing
Amid ‘grim record’ for homelessness, Minister for Housing seeks locations for residential developments
Homeless figures reach record high with 14,429 people in emergency accommodation
Over 4,000 children in some 2,000 families were homeless last month
Most people in Ireland support welcoming immigrants, survey suggests
Survey was conducted in July on behalf of the Migrants Rights Centre of Ireland
Funds raised to provide Letterfrack survivor with mobility scooter which HSE unable to provide
Michael Dunne was confined to his house for more than two years while on HSE’s waiting list
Child with autism refused place by 19 schools
Government accused of failing to uphold right to education for children with additional needs
Surge in applications to adoption authority for birth information and to trace relatives
Authority says it processed more than 3,500 applications for birth information last year
HSE warns of rolling surges in respiratory infections, measles and Covid this winter
HSE prepares to ramp up vaccination programmes, including new initiative targeting newborn babies
Community calls on council to turn ‘unused’ inner city green space into ‘vibrant hub’
Outreach worker says locals would love Sheriff Street Park to have benches, picnic tables, and play facilities for disabled children and young people
‘A strong woman, took no sh*t’: Members of public sign book of condolences for Nell McCafferty
Online version of book to remain open until September 1st as journalist and civil rights activist remembered as a ‘beacon’ and ‘fearless’
Nell McCafferty’s funeral to take place in Derry on Friday
A book of condolences for the founding member of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement has been opened
Woman with anorexia will probably die without nasal-gastric feeding, court hears
Woman addressed the court from her hospital bed as HSE applied for orders to continue necessary treatment to protect her right to life