Providing for people with mental illness within justice system a priority, minister says

Traveller and non-Irish families being ‘unlawfully’ turned away, says MLRC

NGO coaltion says abusive parents routinely granted unsupervised access to children

Targeted Response Youth programme linked to ‘reduction in anti-social behaviour’

Mental health experts warn, however, that the fallout post-Covid could be worse than anticipated

New outdoor facilities have transformed Blackrock and Dalkey. No such luck for Ballymun

Number of families without homes has fallen by 40 per cent over the past year

Impact of isolation emerging as ‘very serious public health issue’, says Institute of Public Health

Disruption to services causing rise in drug relapses and suicidal ideation, study finds

Children’s alliance says measure is imposed on children, often without parents’ consent

Rehab announces redundancy plans at logistics facility in Limerick

Opportunity after pandemic to lift children out of poverty, says Niall Muldoon

Hiqa finds ‘significant gaps’ in services for children in care in the region

Conor O’Toole faces questioning by housing committee over shared-equity plan concerns

Crime in Dublin’s inner city, a result of decades of neglect, has intensified under lockdown

Families of 48 people killed in nightclub fire 40 years ago have high hopes for new inquests

Department has not released any funding, solicitor for bereaved families says

Revised programme to vaccinate the over-70s to begin next week

Passengers from Dubai use Dublin Airport to take advantage of travel exemptions

Politicians hold talk with community groups after recent rise in violence and intimidation

A Galway man says he has lasting trauma over alleged abuse by Sisters of Mercy nuns

The pandemic has hurt Dublin’s poorest in many ways, but has brought improvements too

Staff receive extra training in effort to stem increasing tendency towards self-harm

Report also refers to ‘unexplained absences’ of resident from Sylvan Services centre

Study finds four out of five would not report antisocial behaviour for fear of retaliation

A mother of two children with autism is ‘resentful’ about trade unions’ positions

Crannóg Nua and Ballydowd facilities cater for children detained by court order

Mother urges Government to help families in ‘total crisis’ due to schools not reopening

‘Prolonged closure of schools’ meant teachers were cut off from vulnerable children, report says

National Women’s Council director says there is ‘no rationale’ for such exclusion

Government has to immediately ensure all survivors have access to their records

Department not providing hard copies of mother and baby homes report ‘at this stage’

Outbreaks of infection in nursing homes increases steadily over past month

Hospital system under severe pressure as patients in Donegal treated in ambulances

Man suffered serious facial injuries after rock broke windscreen in Friday night incident

Council declares Labre Park in Ballyfermot a flood-zone and unsafe for housing

This Christmas likely to be ‘the most challenging’ in 50 years, says Simon Community

Entire budget drawn down for the first time since 2014, but housing need still ‘dire’

Mothers who asked Tusla to protect their families have ended up losing their children

Decision taken to provide €40 Supervalu vouchers instead of hampers this year

Low levels of crime reporting a cause of ongoing concern, RCNI event hears

Tusla at risk of conducting ‘ineffective investigations’, warns Government rapporteur

Girls aged 15-19 have highest numbers presenting at hospital with self-harm injuries

Survey shows 20 per cent of housing association tenants cannot afford to heat homes

Prof Michael O’Flaherty urges better gathering of quality data on Travellers’ lives

‘We don’t want to go back to business as normal,’ says head of charity

Speed of shift to remote working ‘deeply frustrating’ for those seeking change for years

Coalition aims to provide ‘concerted response to the far right’, says trade unionist

Eleanor McEvoy and Brian Kennedy among artists who will perform at railway stations

One person allowed see one resident once a week at Levels 3 and 4 under new rules

Virus highly contagious between birds and can cause death, and so threatens Irish flocks

Damage to children can last beyond parental separation, Tusla webinar hears

Minister for Housing acknowledges number of homeless people is ‘simply too high’

Merchants Quay Ireland report says it is easier for homeless fathers to access addiction services than homeless mothers

‘Distressed’ child was medically fit for discharge, children’s ombudsman says

Gardaí say deaths of men not believed to be linked

Schemes with permission likely to go ahead but area’s new direction is hotly contested

Gym, meeting rooms and roof terrace restricted to non-council residents

Over 80% of referrals ‘get little more response than a phone call to the parents’

Man awarded €8,500 after property he agreed to rent was given to someone else

Final-year masters in fine arts students display stimulating works online at ruared.ie

Independent Senator becomes first from her community to lead Oireachtas group

Report says 2017 law has made a ‘very promising’ start in interrupting sex trade

Charity said expected requests for help to exceed numbers in any year in recent past

Report includes number of suggestions to modernise the State’s social welfare system

‘The children are really suffering. They are saying they don’t want to go to school’

Flagship programme for long term unemployed costs €244m since 2015

Survey finds 85 per cent of tenants do not want to be in pivate rented sector

Investigation into Ballyfermot cluster finds housing, drugs and social media also factors

Father and husband of victims strokes their faces and weeps at funeral

Scheme entitles parents to two weeks’ paid leave in child’s first year – at €245 per week

Merchants Quay Ireland reports surge in demand for services driven by pandemic

Man with serious health problems is ‘desperate’ to see his children before he dies

Tributes paid to experienced athlete and ‘true gentleman’ Ger Fennelly (39)

Some Dublin areas have seen a very early start to firework season due to the pandemic

State strategy to help victims in sexual violence cases described as a ‘sea change’

Woman was one of two homeless people found dead in Dublin over weekend

Sweeping reforms aim to improve victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system

Number travelling for abortions halved in first six months compared with 2019

The pandemic has exacerbated hardship and isolation for many in Dublin flat complexes

Dubliner spent much of his life seeking justice for his brother Robert (17), who died in nightclub blaze

Speakers said Bill was another example of State ‘re-traumatising’ and ‘not listening’ to survivors

Comedian said Travellers ‘drink a lot’ and are ‘very paranoid’ during a 2018 interview

Tuath says it is not evicting Eddie Lyons (81) but has concern for his ‘health and safety’

Due to Covid restrictions, families can be ‘waiting days’ to see homelessness officer

Community Law & Mediation services in greater demand as pandemic takes toll

Families of 1981 fire victims have to now ‘been met with obstacle after obstacle’, solicitor says

Social Justice Ireland expresses ‘regret’ that core social welfare rates remain unchanged

Pandemic payment stays at lower rate but those on it for four months will get Christmas bonus

Essential maintenance staff say airport authority plans will end secure jobs in sector

Pay-cut Aer Lingus employees complain of forms with errors and inconsistent outcomes

Pre-Covid Ian Carmody (24) attended St Vincent’s full-time, now he has just five hours

Future generations will hang their heads in shame, warns committee chairman

‘We have the haves and the have-nots and that’s creating the divide in our community’

How’s your Head pandemic survey from Department of Children and Spunout.ie

Many families already experience high rates of poverty and have lost access to childcare provided by relatives

Flac annual report says workplace bullying calls increase by 36 per cent compared with 2018

Community endeavour delivering 2.4 tonnes weekly, but in growing need of State support

‘Before Covid everything had been masked by schools - breakfast clubs, school meals’

Local residents report areas as being ‘like a war zone’ amid use of fireworks