Cuts unfairly hurt marginalised, says UN committeePanel concerned at increase in numbers at-risk of or living in consistent povertyMon Jun 22 2015 - 21:44
Ireland urged to heed UN’s ‘strong message’ on austerityEmily Logan says response to crisis disproportionately focused on spending cutsMon Jun 22 2015 - 21:22
Trevor Hogan says Ireland should support GreeceFormer rugby player calls on the Government to do more at Dublin rallyMon Jun 22 2015 - 16:52
Tánaiste says workers’ rights must be prioritised over profit-makingJoan Burton describes treatment of Clerys employees as act of ‘predator capitalism’Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
New asylum applications up 40% in first quarter of 2015625 people apply from January to March compared to 455 last October-DecemberThu Jun 18 2015 - 18:13
Asylum seeker payments should be more than doubled – reportWorking group review of allowance paid to adults currently at €19.10 and €9.60 per childThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
400 prefabricated houses to be built for Dublin’s homelessMove comes six months after similar plan was cancelled due to political oppositionWed Jun 17 2015 - 11:55
Nash calls on Clerys’ new owners to meet staff after closureStaff protest outside landmark Dublin retailer after loss of 460 jobsSat Jun 13 2015 - 18:54
Right2Water sets out broad policy platform on social issues‘Policy Principles for a Progressive Irish Government’ discussed by 300 activistsSat Jun 13 2015 - 18:46
Statement on Ibrahim Halawa deemed ‘counterproductive’Human rights commission decided against addressing case after Government emailSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
UN says Ireland must have vote on abortionCommittee in Geneva tells Government delegation a referendum is essentialWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:00
Abortion regime ‘violates human rights’, says AmnestyReport says death of Savita Halappanavar a consequence of Ireland’s ‘restrictive abortion law’Tue Jun 09 2015 - 12:36
UN committee examines State’s social rights recordGovernment delegation told it has obligations under international covenantTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00
Implications of austerity ‘disregarded’, UN committee toldLogan says choices made in Ireland led to higher poverty and high youth unemploymentMon Jun 08 2015 - 12:40
Gay couples feel ‘a little safer’ holding hands since referendum‘Changed atmosphere’ for public displays of affection as a result of marriage equality voteMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Vulnerable most affected by economic choices, watchdog saysIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission makes claims in UN submissionFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Law student among winners at Traveller Pride AwardsAodhán Ó Ríordáin says he is ‘determined’ 2015 will be the year of Traveller equalityFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage arrears case study: Death of wife sparked crisisLife assurance company refuses to pay out, citing non-disclosure of ‘material facts’Fri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage arrears case study: ‘I felt powerless’Brian and Sandra Doyle and their children have been living in a hotel since OctoberThu Jun 04 2015 - 11:45
Rise in mortgage arrears households seeking charity supportIncrease indicates crisis of homelessness for ex-homeowners, says Focus Ireland managerThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Banks must offer mortgage scheme, say borrowers groupsHousing agency data shows just 96 mortgage-to-rent cases completed out of 2,865Mon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
‘I’ve nothing to offer the court now next week – I’m at the end’Father-of-three Allan Thomas was assured by his bank, EBS, that the mortgage-to-rent scheme would help him save his home in Co Meath. It hasn’t worked out that wayMon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Ireland has 200,000 fewer 20-somethings than six years agoCentral Statistics Office figures show almost every other age demographic increasedSat May 30 2015 - 16:21
Silence about Traveller family who were ‘publicly humiliated’Kathleen Sherlock says priest refused family entrance to church over dress-codeSat May 30 2015 - 08:30
Working class areas embracing change faster, campaigners claimIn Jobstown, where the Tánaiste faced the wrath of anti-water charges protestors , the Yes margin was reportedly 87%Sun May 24 2015 - 21:38
Child poverty at ‘unacceptable’ levels, states ombudsman reportChildren’s ombudsman indicates that in region of 138,000 children living in povertyFri May 22 2015 - 09:18
Case study: Rose and her children placed in emergency accommodationYoungest son Keith traumatised by circumstance: ‘I don’t like when people bully me’Fri May 22 2015 - 09:17
Spend of €2.34m on hotels for families so far this yearExpenditure of €750,000 a month on housing families in emergency hotel lodgingsFri May 22 2015 - 01:00
Black people suffer most racism, much of it below radar‘Everyday’ abuse may not warrant criminal investigation but causes damage, conference toldTue May 19 2015 - 18:44
Anti-water charges campaign may lead to ‘new political reality’Right2Water protests similar to Bolivia’s ‘Water War’, says leading international expertSun May 17 2015 - 13:24
Yes canvassers claim social class a factor in marriage voteWorking class areas mainly Yes with middle class areas more mixed, say canvassersSat May 16 2015 - 13:34
Reliance on austerity counter-productive, says Emily LoganBurden of hardship has fallen on those least able to bear it, says human rights chiefThu May 14 2015 - 17:34
Coalition advised that State should buy troubled buy-to-letsNESC argues that properties in mortgage arrears should be used for social housingWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Double amputee faces two-year wait for alterations to homeDublin City Council: Delays due to ‘volume of extensions’ – suggests sleeping in living roomMon May 11 2015 - 08:10
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
