Migrant crisis requires inequality to be tackled, EU expert saysStefano Manservisi highlights ‘mismatch’ between precarious work and welfare statesTue Jun 18 2019 - 21:01
Child homelessness in midlands more than triples in two yearsNumber of homeless families in midlands reached 45 towards end of AprilMon Jun 17 2019 - 03:00
Dublin evictions: ‘These new owners, they don’t see us as people’Tenants in Dublin 6 and 8 are resisting eviction attempts under two linked firmsFri Jun 14 2019 - 03:00
Landlords unwilling to accept housing assistance payment, say homeless familiesFocus Ireland study finds families in private rented accommodation ‘bear brunt of crisis’Thu Jun 13 2019 - 15:02
Polio survivors angry over being ‘abandoned’ by RehabCharity cut off support in 2015, although 60% of survivors may develop post-polio syndromeWed Jun 12 2019 - 01:00
Kilkenny County Council votes to exclude public, press from policy meetingsNational Union of Journalists calls for national approach to ensure transparencySat Jun 08 2019 - 14:43
Agencies ‘will learn’ from error over woman’s burial, says MinisterCharlie Flanagan says he deeply regrets friends of Sylva Tukula were not notifiedFri Jun 07 2019 - 20:01
Carbon tax could benefit poor and cut emissions, ESRI saysRedistribution of tax revenue to poorer homes ‘would reduce income inequality’Thu Jun 06 2019 - 10:28
Councils should be sanctioned if Traveller budgets not spent, report saysCouncil of Europe body criticises Garda and local authorities for inaction on hate speechTue Jun 04 2019 - 00:01
Galway Travellers ‘delighted’ that dumping and vandalism exposedDrone footage highlights damage to houses and rubbish problem in Ballybane estateMon Jun 03 2019 - 00:59
Galway Travellers continue to live in mouldy, rat-infested facilities, report findsLack of urgency to redress substandard conditions ‘unacceptable’, Traveller group saysTue May 28 2019 - 03:04
Frustration grows over lack of school places for children with autism‘I am frightened for my son,’ says one mother ahead of a protest in Dublin on SaturdayFri May 24 2019 - 02:00
‘Battered and exhausted’: Treatment after baby died unacceptable, say coupleNicola Cox: ‘It does feel like the mother’s voice gets very little weight attached to it’Tue May 21 2019 - 01:00
From Liberian shanty town to Westmeath senior footballWhen Boidu Sayeh arrived in Moate at age eight, playing Gaelic football came naturallyMon May 20 2019 - 00:01
Sports clubs accused of being too Irish-born and unwelcoming to poorer peopleIrish-born adults more than twice as likely to be member of sports club as adults born outside StateMon May 20 2019 - 00:01
Azzam Raguragui remembered for his kindness and devotion to familyHundreds attend memorial service for Leaving Cert student (18) stabbed in DublinSun May 19 2019 - 22:08
Funeral of teenager stabbed in south Dublin takes placeAzzam Raguragui (18) was stabbed at Finsbury Park in Dundrum last FridaySat May 18 2019 - 08:44
What’s your policy on children? A party-by-party guideIn advance of next week’s local and European elections, we look at parties’ child poverty initiativesSat May 18 2019 - 06:00
People wrongly think everything is ‘okay’ now for young LGBT peopleDespite recent progress, discrimination is still widespread, says campaignerFri May 17 2019 - 00:41
Legislation to stop harassment and stalking to go before DáilBill proposes provision to seek no-contact orders from the courtsTue May 14 2019 - 03:00
Government accused of ‘abandoning renters’ as costs rise againMinister for Housing wants apartments built in other cities ‘to take the pressure off Dublin’Mon May 13 2019 - 18:55
Children on ‘reduced timetables’ being denied educationOireachtas committee to hear from Traveller and special needs groups of ‘growing crisis’Mon May 13 2019 - 00:47
Neighbourhood youth projects turn 40North inner-city Dublin projects ‘beacons of hope’ for families in disadvantaged areaMon May 13 2019 - 00:16
‘Radical’ steps taken against housing crisis, says Eoghan MurphyMinister outlines progress in last three years at opening of 31 Focus Ireland units in DublinFri May 10 2019 - 18:42
National strategy needed to eradicate child poverty, politicians toldChildren’s Rights Alliance event hears that 107,000 children are living in deep povertyThu May 09 2019 - 19:37
Twenty patients sharing one bath and shower in mental health unitUnits in Cork hospital non-compliant on all conditions of registration for third year in a rowThu May 09 2019 - 16:44
Hot school meals programme can change lives – principal‘Some picked out the vegetables, saying they had only ever seen them in pictures’Thu May 09 2019 - 01:00
More than 30 low-income households to be evicted from Dublin homesLandlord seeking to refurbish Emmet Manor in Inchicore to relet at higher rentsWed May 08 2019 - 00:37
Northern Ireland is an ‘inhospitable place’ for journalistsVulnerability of journalists and journalism highlighted at World Press Freedom eventFri May 03 2019 - 15:24
Broken doors, cracked glass and rubbish criticised at psychiatric unitMental Health Commission finds 26 areas of ‘high risk non-compliance’ in inspected centresThu May 02 2019 - 15:18
Child referrals for sexual behaviour have ‘sky-rocketed’ – expertChild welfare consultant Kieran McGrath warns issue ‘cannot be ignored’Thu May 02 2019 - 00:01
Number of homeless children reaches new high of 3,800Children accounted for all but four of the 41 additional people who became homeless since FebruaryTue Apr 30 2019 - 20:41
Construction sector safety boosted by women, Glasnevin event hearsWorkers’ Memorial Day notes ideas, energy and drive of women in building industrySun Apr 28 2019 - 19:05
Mourners say farewell to ‘bright, bubbly’ girl (11) killed out cyclingBrigid Ward was hit by a car near Ballinasloe, Co Galway on Easter SundayThu Apr 25 2019 - 15:44
Uncertainty over abortion referrals in North ‘unacceptable’ – Commons committeeBritish government ‘must respond’ to breaches of Northern Irish women’s rightsThu Apr 25 2019 - 00:01
Services for families of disabled children ‘like Third World’Carer says she has to fundraise to pay for physiotherapy of son with rare genetic conditionWed Apr 24 2019 - 16:16
11 people in a two-bed house: Life on the margins, north and southNo Child 2020: How two of the most deprived parts of Ireland compareSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
Rural schools ‘present challenges’ for transgender students – reportGendered nature of schools can cause stress for trans pupils, says youth groupFri Apr 19 2019 - 00:01
Family hubs like ‘a jail for children’Ombudsman reports children as young as five years of age attempting to flee hubsThu Apr 18 2019 - 05:36
Children’s heartbreaking testimonies reveal reality of life in family hubsNew accounts are almost identical to those heard from children in direct provisionThu Apr 18 2019 - 01:00
Mother whose son took his own life calls for answers: ‘The door was closed on him’Ian Browne (25) was sent home from Drogheda hospital twice before his deathWed Apr 17 2019 - 01:00
Number of cocaine addicts seeking treatment nearly doubles since 2011Problem cocaine use grows with improving economy, Health Research Board findsWed Apr 17 2019 - 00:00
Young people leaving State care face ‘real risk’ of homelessnessFocus Ireland says many vulnerable young care leavers are in insecure accommodationTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:57
Expert warns major challenges are not being faced around housingCall for significant investment in Ireland’s stock of publicly-owned housingMon Apr 15 2019 - 20:26
‘Alarming levels’ of child poverty linked to low payThousands of working households are struggling to stay out of poverty, report findsMon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Zappone: Poorest families will not lose out over new childcare support schemeSingle parents’ support group expresses scepticism over Minister’s promiseSun Apr 14 2019 - 19:32
Some poorer single parents may be forced to give up work due to childcare reformsChanges to subsidised childcare programmes will see some parents lose up to €80 a weekFri Apr 12 2019 - 01:00
Three million phone calls made to Samaritans since 2014Majority of calls to charity relate to mental health, isolation and family issuesMon Apr 01 2019 - 06:00
One in 10 households pay over 60% of income on rentSocial Justice Ireland says economic benefits ‘distributed in grossly unequal fashion’Mon Apr 01 2019 - 00:30
Fan reportedly removed from rugby match for alleged sectarian abuseLeinster Rugby urges people not to focus on ‘isolated’ incident in statementSun Mar 31 2019 - 20:52
