Child homeless in Dublin rising at twice rate of adult destitutionChildren catered for by homeless services rockets 62% – to reach 911 bereft of homeSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
‘What’s in it is no news to us,’ say parents of Portlaoise babyMark and Róisín Molloy say it is time for the hospital to start answering hard questionsSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Parents recount seeing dead babies squeezed into metal boxPortlaoise patient accounts speak of intimidation and lack of compassionFri May 08 2015 - 20:17
Ruth Coppinger calls on Labour to support abortion billSocialist Party TD to table bill for referendum on repealing Eighth AmendmentWed May 06 2015 - 18:37
Methadone ‘not working’ for some addicts, says MinisterAodhán Ó Ríordáin believes the National Drugs Strategy has lost ‘energy’ and ‘focus’Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Repossession orders rise by more than 500%Circuit Court grants 586 orders since January, compared to 95 during same period in 2014Tue May 05 2015 - 01:00
75% of social housing to be sourced from private sectorFour Dublin authorities, Limerick, Galway and Waterford councils face targetsMon May 04 2015 - 10:07
State reliant on private sector in housing crisisMinister Alan Kelly’s new strategy will place tenants at the mercy of private landlordsMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Numbers sleeping rough in Dublin down by almost 40%Number of homeless adults in emergency beds in Dublin up by over 300Thu Apr 30 2015 - 13:54
Marriage equality referendum groups register as third partiesAbout 20 organisations have registered with Sipo ahead of the voteThu Apr 30 2015 - 08:04
Children’s charities call for Yes in same-sex marriage voteGroup criticises ‘exploitative, hurtful and dishonest’ use of children by No campaignWed Apr 29 2015 - 17:45
Councillors told to find ‘concrete’ solutions to family homelessnessMinister writes to Dublin local reps after rejection of O’Devaney Gardens proposalFri Apr 24 2015 - 17:37
'I’ve been told I’d have the surgery in a week if I had VHI'Seven years on hospital waiting list, Caroline Devlin criticises 'two-tier' systemThu Apr 23 2015 - 08:04
Dublin city councillors not co-operating on housing - KellyHousing homeless families in hotel-type accommodation not sustainable, says MinisterTue Apr 21 2015 - 21:15
Alan Kelly ‘not’ nervous at voter disaffectation over waterMinister disagrees many water protesters were Labour supporters at last electionTue Apr 21 2015 - 17:44
Homeless services deal with almost 1,000 childrenFigures show 55% increase in number of homeless families in Dublin since last JuneTue Apr 21 2015 - 07:55
Childline received 300 ‘urgent risk of suicide’ calls last yearChildren feel they cannot add to their parents’ worries around the recessionMon Apr 20 2015 - 23:49
Mandate to meet solicitors over Dunnes strike stanceUnion to seek legal advice for staff who allege they have been targeted since stoppageSat Apr 11 2015 - 01:00
Protest mounted in Dublin against Polish far-right eventScuffles reported outside Jury’s hotel but Garda spokeswoman says there were no arrestsFri Apr 10 2015 - 16:24
Couple renting home in K-Club dispute 22% rent increaseCouple tell PRTB tribunal landlord had not notified them in writing of monthly rise to €2,200Thu Apr 09 2015 - 19:22
Alleged intimidation by Dunnes sparks call for legislationMandate calls on Minister to bring forward law paving way for collective bargainingThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
State spend on overseas aid as fraction of GNI lowest since 2001Oxfam: Figures showing Ireland ‘lagging behind’ in commitments to most vulnerableThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes ‘targeting’ workers who went on strike, union allegesMandate says it has reports of management calling in workers who were on picketsWed Apr 08 2015 - 21:14
FoI restrictions on refugee issues ‘rushed’ through OireachtasBrendan Howlin says new legislation aims to prevent administrative delaysSun Apr 05 2015 - 19:10
Mourners pay final respects to Judge Katherine DelahuntFuneral mass hears of warm and loving woman who was fond of a bit of mischiefSat Apr 04 2015 - 17:53
Dunnes Stores under mounting pressure to resolve disputeTrade Unions: Strike biggest private sector industrial relations dispute in two decadesFri Apr 03 2015 - 07:56
Flagship Dunnes Stores outlet in Cornelscourt almost desertedMany shoppers persuaded by strikers to take their custom elsewhereThu Apr 02 2015 - 22:58
Dunnes dispute: ‘When my hours are down, we’re just scraping by’Two Dunnes Stores workers say why they will be on the pickets outside shops todayThu Apr 02 2015 - 12:20
Jury out on Alan Kelly’s ambitious social housing targetsAnalysis: Whether councils can achieve aim debatable but return of provision welcomeThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
State criticised for not changing 150-year-old Lunacy ActIreland could be only one in EU not ratifying UN convention on rights of people with disabilitiesWed Apr 01 2015 - 01:00
No action against obstetrician who led Savita Halappanavar careMedical Council decides no further steps should be taken against Dr Katherine AstburyTue Mar 31 2015 - 17:27
Warning on distress over looming change to lone parent paymentChanges to One Parent Family Payment intended to activate recipients into labour marketTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
One-parent payment: ‘I’m being stripped of my dignity’Ashling Lowe (35) fears she will have to give up her job to get assistance under new rulesTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
Focus Ireland challenges decision not to raise rent supplementHousing charity seeking legal advice as to whether Department of Social Protection is acting outside its remitSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Rent supplement will not be increased by DepartmentDecision comes despite repeated calls for increases to meet market rentsFri Mar 27 2015 - 19:42
Dunnes Stores attempt to intimidate staff ahead of strike, says unionTrade union urges members to ignore ‘lies and misinformation’ as they plan Holy Thursday strikeFri Mar 27 2015 - 09:54
Housing group says tenants will not lose homes if they do not pay water chargesClúid says it will resist any move to compel them to collect chargesWed Mar 25 2015 - 20:45
Diageo steps down from Stop Out-of-Control drinking boardHead of campaign Fergus Finlay says director of drinks giant was not ‘forced’ to leaveWed Mar 25 2015 - 17:02
Residents urge Government to engage with complaint on housing conditionsPeople from 20 local authority estates have made “collective complaint” to EuropeWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Religious schools’ preference for baptised children criticisedHumanist body to place adverts calling for end to discriminationTue Mar 24 2015 - 20:59
State faces Strasbourg action over ‘poor-quality’ housingResidents of 20 council estates in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cite human rights breachTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Living with damp, cold, mould and bad smells in Bluebell, Dublin‘We are just being ignored,’ says Carol Quinn who is one of those taking case to StrasbourgTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Government ‘in denial’ over reality of racism in IrelandDublin rally told legislation that seeks to dressing racism is ‘completely inadequate’Sat Mar 21 2015 - 17:47
Water charge protest: Tens of thousands attend Dublin rallyLarge crowds gather on O’Connell Street to call for abolition of chargesSat Mar 21 2015 - 12:10
'Black Africans' face most racist abuse in Ireland, says reportStudy finds social media increasingly used to abuse minorities and ‘mobilise’ racismFri Mar 20 2015 - 07:24
Young innovators tackle social issuesAbout 700 teenagers from secondary schools across Leinster take part in Dublin leg of Young Social Innovators roadshowThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Welfare letters on fund transfers seen as bid to undermine post officesDepartment of Social Protection writes to recipients inviting transfers to bank accountsMon Mar 16 2015 - 18:55
Bar sign linking buying a drink with sex ‘unacceptable’Experts on sexual crime say sign promotes ‘falsehood that consent can be purchased’Mon Mar 16 2015 - 17:58
‘In prostitution a woman ceases to be seen as a human being in the eyes of others’Survivor of prostitution describes being repeatedly raped, of being urinated onFri Mar 13 2015 - 19:55
