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State apology: Taoiseach’s full statement on Mother and Baby Homes
- Social Affairs
- January 13, 2021, 14:05
The full statement of Taoiseach Micheál Martin on the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: It is the duty of a repub(...)

State relying on unpaid care work by women for far too long
- Opinion
- January 6, 2021, 04:04
“Before this it was a struggle but I was managing. Now, I am honestly at breaking point.” This comment from one of the many women on the National Wome(...)

Climate activist charged with trespassing at TCD to spend Christmas in jail
- Environment
- December 23, 2020, 19:08
A Dublin-based postgraduate student turned climate protester, Ronan Browne, will spend Christmas in jail after refusing to comply with bail conditions(...)

Dublin by Design: Meticulously illustrated look at city architecture
- Art & Design
- December 12, 2020, 05:00
Imagining a better Dublin in the future by looking at its history In Dublin by Design, a new book exploring the origins and future of Ireland’s (...)

Revisit gender pay gap legislation ‘as a priority’, Citizens’ Assembly told
- Business
- November 14, 2020, 18:08
Legislation mandating employers to publish the gender pay gap at their organisations must be reintroduced following its lapse with the dissolution of (...)

Is there a way out of the legal quagmire over mother and baby homes records?
- Irish News
- October 30, 2020, 01:00
After days of shipping body blows on the rights of victims to their mother and baby homes records, the Government has managed, at least temporarily, t(...)

Climate Bill criticised for lack of accountability and sanctions
- Environment
- October 21, 2020, 21:19
The Government’s Climate Bill to boost the national effort to reduce carbon emissions has come under sustained criticism due to vague language, lack o(...)

No gender parity in Dáil ‘until 2063’ at current rate of progress
- Irish News
- October 18, 2020, 17:01
It will take until 2063 at the current rate of progress to achieve parity between male and female representation in the Dáil, the Citizens’ Assembly h(...)

Women ‘far from achieving gender equality’, says Citizens’ Assembly
- Irish News
- October 17, 2020, 01:00
The #MeToo and Waking the Feminists movements demonstrate how far women are from achieving gender equality, Dr Catherine Day has said. Dr Day, chairw(...)

Independence of climate council needs to be strengthened, committee told
- Environment
- October 15, 2020, 20:01
The independence and expertise of the Climate Change Advisory Council needs to be strengthened to ensure the State lives up to its legal obligations o(...)