Girl (16) ‘exchanging sex for money’ among three children for whom no secure beds available
Court hears it is ‘likely’ two beds will be available next Tuesday
Immigration law change: ‘Grave concerns’ over Ireland’s rush to adopt EU plan - watchdog
Overhaul could end up mired in legal challenges and dysfunction, IHREC warns
Gardaí investigate alleged slashing of asylum seekers’ tents in Herbert Park
Those working with unaccommodated asylum seekers warn of ‘tangible increase in risk’
Olympian Abigail Lyle’s abuse at the hands of Jonathan Creswell: ‘He hit my head off the window, off the dashboard’
Olympic rider was in a relationship with Creswell for almost a year. He went on to murder showjumper, Katie Simpson
Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decade
Social welfare payments are spiralling - from €19.9 billion in 2015 to €27 billion a decade later
Teen in follow-on care choosing life on street with man she ‘identifies as romantic partner’, High Court hears
Girl’s situation ‘not positive’ and she sometimes ‘minds her aunt’s children’, judge is told
Heartbreak as Palestinian GAA players are refused visas to visit Ireland
West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visit
Oberstown staff member ‘punched in face in unprovoked attack’ by young person, union says
Insufficient staffing a major issue at children’s detention centre, says Forsa, as alleged assault comes a month after nine staff were injured
‘He gave his whole life to the poor’: Capuchin centre visitors among those paying respects to Br Kevin Crowley
He founded day centre that has fed and cared for the capital’s needy for more than 50 years
Boy found ‘passed out in St Stephen’s Green’ after absconding from care remains ‘missing’, High Court hears
Separately, a teenage girl with active wish to get pregnant is absent from her aftercare placement, judge is told
Concern over law causing separated parents to lose widow’s pension
People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger uses her own story to highlight legislative issue
Rising number of neurodivergent children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fears
Number receiving domiciliary care allowance up by as much as 46% in some areas over five years
People with right to remain in Ireland stuck in direct provision centres due to lack of housing, Hiqa finds
Inspections covered IPAS centres in Cork, Kerry, Louth, Galway and Waterford
Homelessness: Number of people in emergency accommodation rises to new high of 15,747
Almost 5,000 children included in total, which has risen by 11 per cent since May 2024, Department of Housing figures show