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Margaret Cash with her children Johnny, Thomas, Michael, Andy, Jim and Miley – images of them sleeping in a Garda station made headlines last August. Photograph: Cyril Byrne

Homeless families no longer staying in Garda stations

Sarah Burns
April 23, 2019, 01:01

Before emergency system changed 200 families last year were sent to Dublin stations

Letters: Vulture funds and housing

Emma DeSouza (left) with her husband Jake (right) at the rally outside Belfast City Hall. Photograph: Amanda Ferguson

Brexit will leave Irish citizens in NI ‘especially vulnerable’ says activist

Amanda Ferguson
April 20, 2019, 15:59

Irish citizenship rights in NI under Belfast Agreement ‘being denied’ – Emma DeSouza

Extra gardaí will be deployed in Carlingford this weekend

Carlingford, Co Louth. A garda spokesman said: “The message to the visiting public is to enjoy their visit to Carlingford but to respect the village and it’s residents.” File photograph: Fáilte Ireland

Brian Hutton
April 20, 2019, 15:30

Easter traditionally sees a large influx of visitors to Co Louth town

Bessborough mother-and-baby home: Woman seeks answers on brother’s burial

Carmel Cantwell, whose brother died shortly after he was born in Bessborough mother-and-baby home in Cork in late 1960. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Olivia Kelleher
April 19, 2019, 00:01

Family of baby who died in 1960 takes action following revelations in new report

Rural schools ‘present challenges’ for transgender students – report

Gendered toilets and PE and the misuse of pronouns are among issues raised by transgender activists. Photograph: iStock

Kitty Holland
April 19, 2019, 00:01

Gendered nature of schools can cause stress for trans pupils, says youth group

Regulator calls for changes to law to compel reporting

‘Huge strides’ have been made in recent years by charities in increasing transparency, Liz Hughes, chief executive of the Charities Institute Ireland, said.

Colin Gleeson
April 18, 2019, 15:28

Almost 66% of non-profit groups shrouded from scrutiny despite getting State support

Government reliance on private rental ‘not the way to go’

A family hub at the Gleann na hEorna apartment complex on Cookstown Way, in Tallaght. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Sarah Burns
April 18, 2019, 14:16

Ombudsman for Children says housing should be fundamental right in Constitution

Family hubs like ‘a jail for children’

The Respond! family hub at the Gleann na hEorna apartment complex on Cookstown Way in Tallaght opened in 2017. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Kitty Holland
April 18, 2019, 05:36

Ombudsman reports children as young as five years of age attempting to flee hubs

Shocking reality of life in family hubs

‘Abandoned’ babies’ bodies used for research, inquiry finds

More than 950 “deserted and abandoned” and “illegitimate” children who died in the Dublin Union workhouse and associated institutions were sent to medical schools at UCD, Trinity and the Royal College of Surgeons between 1920 and 1977. File photograph: iStockPhoto

Sorcha Pollak
April 17, 2019, 19:42

Mother and baby homes report finds bodies sent to medical schools under 1832 Anatomy Act

Paddy Cosgrave ‘no saint’ over US fund tax arrangements

Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave held a press conference outside a coffee shop in Ranelagh on Wednesday. Photograph: Dave Meehan

Jack Power
April 17, 2019, 16:41

Web Summit founder defends instigating anonymous Facebook advertising campaign

Social media narrows collective attention span- study

Our collective attention span is narrowing, and this effect goes beyond social media as it can be seen across diverse domains including books, web searches, and movies. Photograph: iStock

Kevin O'Sullivan
April 17, 2019, 13:35

Crisis stems from a ‘fear of missing out’ on social media and 24-hour breaking news

People staying silent on what happened at Tuam, Zappone says

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone: ‘There is still more information out there.’

Fiach Kelly
April 17, 2019, 10:23

Commission finds no evidence babies from institution had been ‘sold’ to America

Finances of two-thirds of non-profit groups shielded from scrutiny

Benefacts said 15% of non-profits did not comply with the statutory requirement to report on payroll costs in financial statements filed in 2018. File photograph: Getty

Colin Gleeson
April 17, 2019, 01:00

New report shows how finances of almost 20,000 groups hidden despite public funding

Monument to honour residents of mother and baby institutions

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone meets survivors of institutions Terri Harrison and Sydney Herdman. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

Jennifer Bray
April 17, 2019, 01:00

Forum releases recommendations to provide healthcare and other supports to survivors

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Religion & Beliefs

Archbishop warns ‘secular agenda’ against ignoring diverse faiths

CofI’s Michael Jackson says public interest needs to give voice to things beyond number crunching

Diarmuid Martin Q&A: If the Irish church wants to survive it has to change

The most influential Catholic prelate in Ireland has one year left as a bishop - has he any regrets?

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘The church is imprisoned in its past’

Prelate would have been ‘kneecapped’ in past for saying the things said by Pope Francis in Dublin

Surviving mother-and-baby home nuns ‘should be questioned by gardaí’

Woman who gave birth in Bessborough home presents gardaí with report extracts

Church leaders roundly condemn murder of Lyra McKee in Derry

Archbishop of Dublin asks Taoiseach to give ‘clear, courageous’ leadership at this time

Archbishop laments harsh treatment of people in Church-run institutions

Churches take part in ecumenical ‘Way of the Cross’ processions in Limerick and Dublin

Single mothers and their children paid price for ‘innate deference’ to Church

The State did not adequately oversee mother-and-baby homes says commission member

Mother-and-baby homes report is distressing, says archbishop

‘Hard to believe that evidence has simply vanished and that no one can remember’

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