Kitty Holland

UL report found 91% of Travellers felt disrespected by gardaí, with 59% believing they were subjects of racial profiling when stopped

University of Limerick report notes Travellers ‘overpoliced as suspects and under-policed as victims’

Patrick McCann believes he was stopped because he was identifiably a Traveller ‘in quite a posh area’

Distrust stems from widespread discrimination, including profiling by gardaí and regular raids on their homes

‘Care cannot be done in measurable time because it is about meeting need,’ UCD professor says

Those who won’t be informed include cases where the victims are now deceased

Fifteen family members of 1981 inferno victims have died since inquests reopened in 2019

Scale of alleged abuse illustrates how second year of pandemic made problem worse

Former minister for education Mary Hanafin elected Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Report also recommends enhanced welfare packages targeting children and their families

Crack cocaine accounts for 17% of all cases where cocaine is a main problem — up from 9% in 2015

Party highlights ESRI report showing targeted increases to key welfare payments will reduce poverty rate

At least 40 intellectually-disabled residents subjected to ongoing sexual assaults over 11-year period, review of files finds

Work of caring for children, elderly, disabled and the sick essential to smooth functioning of society

Dealers stay anonymous through Snapchat, say young people who use drug that is ‘accessible everywhere’