Analysis: No clean bill of health for medical consultants in Revenue tax probe550 health professionals’ financial affairs under scrutinyFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
Revenue targets rental sector as part of crackdownAudits yield some €55 million for the exchequer since 2013Fri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
How can we make Ireland’s roads safer?Figures show the number of traffic-related deaths has been increasing in recent yearsSat Aug 8 2015 - 10:12
117 disqualified drivers charged under new lawsGardaí say removal of ‘high risk’ drivers will make roads safer for allThu Aug 6 2015 - 19:20
Memorials on Co Wicklow road reminder of high death toll33 dead, dozens injured on one of State’s most dangerous roadsThu Aug 6 2015 - 07:58
Driver fatalities down on Irish roads, but pedestrians and cyclists at more riskMost collisions occur during evening rush-hour, analysis of crash data showsThu Aug 6 2015 - 01:00
Summer most dangerous time to be on road, data showsAcross year pattern emerges where most deaths occur during evening rush-hourThu Aug 6 2015 - 01:00
Death and injury toll among cyclists on the riseMiddle-aged and younger men account for most cycling fatalities in recent yearsWed Aug 5 2015 - 10:01
High death and injury rates among cyclists alarm road safety campaignersMost fatalities involve middle-aged men cycling in built-up areasWed Aug 5 2015 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage boosts view of Ireland as human rights leaderSharp divisions remain over attitudes towards minorities such as asylum seekersThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
Adoption case study: ‘It’s a tragedy I wasn’t given my birth cert’David Kinsella, like many adoptees, was refused access to his birth mother’s identityTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Aftercare reforms will cut back foster family paymentsChild and Family Agency defends plan to revise allowances for over-18s in State careTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Adopted people to gain right to information on birth parentsMinister for Children James Reilly says planned legislation is ‘major breakthrough’Mon Jul 27 2015 - 21:55
State spends €700m on asylum system over past five yearsCampaigners argue that costs illustrate a pressing need to change an unwieldy systemMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
HSE concerned at cost of hiring agency staff to fill front-line health service gapsNeed to hire driven by low pay, geography and specific skill shortages, says memoMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Nursing home problems revealed ‘unacceptable’, says VaradkarMinister for Health says issues are ‘not new’ and have been going on for decadesThu Jul 23 2015 - 22:12
Two out of five workers in Ireland reliant on ‘insecure contracts’Growing economy may not solve problem of precarious work, says labour professorThu Jul 23 2015 - 19:59
Poor toilet and shower facilities at HSE-run nursing homeSacred Heart Hospital is second publicly-run home to face criticism this weekThu Jul 23 2015 - 13:21
Childcare analysis: Challenge of turning rhetoric into realityAmbitious proposals needed to complement sustained investment and political resolveThu Jul 23 2015 - 01:00
Blueprint proposes subsidised childcare for working parentsPaid parental leave should be extended from six months to a full yearWed Jul 22 2015 - 16:55
‘Cultural change’ required in mental health serviceMental Health Commission report finds suicide risk assessment insufficientWed Jul 22 2015 - 08:14
‘No showers for a month’ for some residents of nursing homeHiqa report finds St Patrick’s Community Hospital is in breach of care standardsTue Jul 21 2015 - 15:34
Right to access birth cert for up to 50,000 adoptedCabinet to discuss draft legislation which will apply to all past and future adoptionsMon Jul 20 2015 - 01:00
Nordic-style public services need dramatic tax hike, forum toldA person on average wages in Denmark pays up to 13 times the rate in Ireland, says expertFri Jul 17 2015 - 01:00
It’s official: We’re happy, satisfied and feel life’s worthwhileCSO study shows three out of four rank satisfaction with life as highThu Jul 16 2015 - 21:22
Over a quarter of population does volunteer workCSO report indicates value of people giving their time for free is €2 billion annuallyThu Jul 16 2015 - 19:41
Majority support regularisation of undocumented workers – pollProposal to give thousands of migrants right to live here being considered by GovernmentWed Jul 15 2015 - 00:15
New section of M11 in Wicklow bypasses road death blackspotArklow/Rathnew motorway to reduce journey time by between 10 and 20 minutesMon Jul 13 2015 - 21:11
Garda is sanctioned following rape allegationWoman said she felt compelled to have sex with officer as she feared further prosecutionMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into HSE’s handling of vulnerable teen’s legal action€1 million spent on legal fees in case of girl detained in English psychiatric unitThu Jul 9 2015 - 20:36
Government considers proposal on undocumented migrantsOfficials review programme aimed at regularising the status of up to 20,000 residentsThu Jul 9 2015 - 09:48
State spends €3m a year abroad for care of young peopleWoman (20) detained for 20 months in psychiatric unit in England returns homeThu Jul 9 2015 - 01:00
Case study: The children of undocumented migrant workersAmanthi (18): ‘We’d like to pay taxes properly and want to progress. It’s wasted potential’Thu Jul 9 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Teenager case a wake-up call for decision-makersYoung Irish people are being detained abroad because of a lack of services hereWed Jul 8 2015 - 01:00
Care assistant: ‘I worry my job will disappear at any moment’Elizabeth Cloherty and others in a like situation have no contract and little sense of securityTue Jul 7 2015 - 01:00
Precarious work: Five solutions to employment stand-offHow State can ensure economic flexibility for employers and job security for workersTue Jul 7 2015 - 01:00
Clerys worker: ‘I assumed laws would stop a firm closing like this’Keith Doran got a call from HR manager to say there was no need to come in the next dayTue Jul 7 2015 - 01:00
‘I can’t plan for the future. I don’t have security or finance’Sinead Pembroke is one of a rising number of academics reliant on precarious workMon Jul 6 2015 - 12:24
Precarious work: the sectors at riskShort-term contracts and casual work increasingly common in workplaceMon Jul 6 2015 - 01:00
State agencies to investigate bogus use of contractorsGrowing use of self-employed workers in IT, pharmaceutical, health and engineeringMon Jul 6 2015 - 01:00
€350m to be spent subsidising families in low-paid workCritics say rapid rise in family income supplement tops up low pay by employersSat Jul 4 2015 - 01:00
‘I thought if you worked hard you’d get rewarded with extra hours’Muireann Dalton, retail worker with Dunnes StoresSat Jul 4 2015 - 01:00
‘Precariat’ workers: Is job security a thing of the past?Workers are spending longer at work, are changing jobs more often, and are more likely to be on internships or temporary contracts. Meet the Irish ‘precariat’Sat Jul 4 2015 - 01:00
Tánaiste aims to increase child benefit by €5 in next budget40,000 may no longer have to pay universal social charge under tax changesTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
New asylum seekers may receive right to workProposals come as latest figures show 250 people sought asylum in the State last monthTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Ireland should take its ‘fair share’ of migrants, says TánaisteEU plans to share 40,000 migrants on voluntary basis over next two yearsMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:03
‘Lots of love as always, Lorcán’: Father reads son’s final postcardPostcard sent from Berkeley only arrived on TuesdayThu Jun 25 2015 - 13:41
Government strategy aims to reduce suicide deaths by 10%Plan includes classes on dealing with stress for students but no extra funding for servicesWed Jun 24 2015 - 15:10
Call to grant work rights to new asylum seekersRecommendation that application for asylum be dealt with not later than six monthsWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00
Asylum: A family hopes and prays an end is in sightA fast-track measure within six months is the one thing that would change their worldWed Jun 24 2015 - 01:00