Child protection cases taking several years to be dealt withLack of co-operation between gardaí and social workers and inadequate supports for many district courts are contributing factorsTue Jun 05 2018 - 19:34
Lone parents speak out: 'Mothers have had such an ordeal'Single parents hopeful shift in opinion evidenced by Yes vote will bring positive changeTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
Adoption controversy: ‘My son was stolen and illegally adopted’‘I screamed and roared at his disappearance, and a nun slapped me right across the face’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 03:00
Tusla says it cannot investigate all of its adoption recordsAgency says it does not have the ‘remit’ for such an audit amid birth registration scandalThu May 31 2018 - 23:46
Number of people in homeless accommodation down slightlyDepartment of Housing figure down 1% from March to April, but up 20% on April 2017Wed May 30 2018 - 19:55
Number of Irish teenagers giving birth falls slightly, CSO findsOf 1,041 teens who gave birth in Ireland last year, 923 were first-time mothersWed May 30 2018 - 19:04
How the death of Savita Halappanavar revolutionised IrelandThe 2012 tragedy unified Irish women and feminist groups behind change on abortionMon May 28 2018 - 02:26
‘We’re the majority of decent people, not killers, not murderers’Anne Conway (69), who had abortion in UK in 1970, ‘vindicated’ by referendum resultSun May 27 2018 - 16:46
Flowers, notes and messages placed at mural of Savita in DublinMural has become a focal point of remembrance of Ms HalappanavarSun May 27 2018 - 07:31
Savita Halappanavar’s parents ‘really, really happy’ after abortion voteFather asks for legislation to be named ‘Savita’s law’ after thanking Irish peopleSat May 26 2018 - 12:30
Suicide on the rise among mothers in poorer Dublin areas37 deaths by suspected suicide in Dublin South-Central in 2017; 50% were womenMon May 21 2018 - 01:05
Fatal foetal diagnosis: ‘I had a choice about his life, a choice to know him’Cliona Johnson’s son John Paul lived for 17 minutes after being born with anencephalyMon May 21 2018 - 01:00
Savita’s father calls for repeal as campaigns target undecided‘I hope the people of Ireland will remember the fate of our daughter on the day of the referendum’Sun May 20 2018 - 10:02
Ó Broin says Eoghan Murphy ‘not competent or not fit’ to hold officeSinn Féin housing spokesman tells Minister definition of homelessness ‘crystal clear’Thu May 17 2018 - 20:31
Trafficked fishermen taken into State carePermit scheme called into question amid reports of €2.40 an hour wages and 20-hour working daysThu May 17 2018 - 19:49
‘There must be more of us out there. We must know each other’Through the 1970s some 15,259 women gave Irish addresses at British abortion clinicsThu May 17 2018 - 01:00
Limerick council removed families from homeless tally at request of MinisterCouncil the fourth local authority to confirm it recategorised some people on listWed May 16 2018 - 20:33
Terminations group felt ‘ignored, jeered’ during RTÉ abortion debateBroadcaster insists programme was balanced but says viewer complaints receivedTue May 15 2018 - 18:34
Abortion vote: Socio-economic engagement divide in north Dublin‘I know people get pregnant by rape, but there’s a lot of counselling out there for that’Tue May 15 2018 - 01:00
Councils refuse to remove families from homeless tallyKildare, Meath and Wicklow authorities urged to recategorise some people on listMon May 14 2018 - 01:00
Brave journalism ‘has never been so important’Newsbrands 2018 awards will include a new category for ‘campaign of the year’Sun May 13 2018 - 20:02
Baby ‘Jack’ died while co-sleeping with his mother who allegedly used drugsCase is among six reports into deaths of children in care or known to TuslaThu May 10 2018 - 16:51
Minister to be questioned over ‘reclassification’ of homeless figuresEoghan Murphy set for appearance before Oireachtas group after testy Dáil exchangesWed May 09 2018 - 18:44
Residents ‘blocked in behind a prison wall’ by new Dublin hotelConcerns over Kevin Street Maldron hotel were ‘ignored and ridiculed’, say localsMon May 07 2018 - 01:01
Are middle-class ‘birthzillas’ harassing hospital staff?Dr Aoife Mullally says increasing number of women have unrealistic expectations about ‘perfect births’Fri May 04 2018 - 17:51
HSE communications chief learned of smear-test audit from RTÉPaul Connors says that CervicalCheck’s reputation will be difficult to rebuildThu May 03 2018 - 22:17
Smear services report big upsurge in women seeking testsWell Woman Centre, Irish Family Planning Association and GPs ‘inundated with calls’Wed May 02 2018 - 19:49
100 Irish athletes to travel to Paris for 10th Gay GamesGames open to all and are a ‘hymn to love’ and social diversityWed May 02 2018 - 19:17
State owns enough zoned land to build 114,000 homesMore than half the social housing waiting list could be cleared, new figures showWed May 02 2018 - 19:05
‘Her life is very limited’: Call for improvement to disabled toiletsCampaigner urge wider use of ‘changing places’ for those with mobility problemsTue May 01 2018 - 21:24
‘Inconsistencies’ in Malone’s story – Save the 8th groupClaire Malone feared her pregnancy could kill herFri Apr 27 2018 - 18:43
Heart patient unable to get abortion as life ‘not at immediate risk’Woman with one lung and congenital cardiac condition unable to obtain terminationFri Apr 27 2018 - 11:01
Total of 780 local authority houses built last yearGovernment strategy fails to deliver on social housing promise so farWed Apr 25 2018 - 01:00
Phillips family ‘surprised’ by questioning at Golden inquestSeán Phillips calls for his family’s full participation in Mackin’s postponed inquestWed Apr 25 2018 - 01:00
HSE apologises over rape of three girls while in foster careCall for investigation as teenager son of foster parents is jailed for sexual assaultsTue Apr 24 2018 - 19:53
‘Repeal the 8th’ mural removed in Dublin under protestCharities Regulator deems Maser mural on Project Arts Centre a ‘political activity’Mon Apr 23 2018 - 20:29
Carrickmines fire: Family takes legal action over fatal blazeGrandparent of two children who were orphaned by the fire is suing county councilMon Apr 23 2018 - 01:00
Thousands to gather in Dublin for Foróige Citizenship AwardsThe event rewards young people who act to address the needs of their communitiesSat Apr 21 2018 - 01:00
Project Arts Centre told to remove ‘Repeal the 8th’ mural from wallProject says Charities Regulator took view that mural is political activity that breaches ActFri Apr 20 2018 - 18:31
Sharp fall in rough sleeper numbers welcomed by agenciesCharities attribute 40% decrease in people sleeping on streets to emergency bed supplyFri Apr 20 2018 - 10:51
How precarious work can affect your mental and physical healthMany worry about the cost of visiting a GP and paying for antibiotics – new reportThu Apr 19 2018 - 21:44
Two Dublin centres supporting services for migrants face closureManager of Tallaght centre says ‘poor now have to compete with the poor for scraps’Thu Apr 19 2018 - 00:00
Baby’s body found in the boot of a car in Co OffalyGardaí are investigating following the discovery of child’s remains in a vehicleTue Apr 17 2018 - 16:41
Ghanaian men in possible trafficking case are in State careFour men each paid €1,187 to an agent to get them placed in fishing jobs in the UKMon Apr 16 2018 - 01:00
Relatives of Stardust victims want new inquiryRelatives of the 48 young people who died in 1981 fire say AG notified of plan to apply for fresh inquestFri Apr 13 2018 - 18:37
Taoiseach wants cystic fibrosis treatment to be ‘best in world’Ireland has the highest per capita rate of CF in the world due to particular gene poolThu Apr 12 2018 - 01:26
Savita Halappanavar’s father urges Yes vote in abortion referendumAndanappa Yalagi happy for pro-choice campaigners to use daughter’s imageWed Apr 11 2018 - 00:21
People whose homes destroyed in Ballymun fire facing destitutionTenants put up in local hotels are told ‘accommodation supports’ end on April 4thSat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00
Women asserting rape need better supportSexual violence is exceptional in effect yet it is endemic in IrelandFri Mar 30 2018 - 00:00
Homelessness figures ‘unbelievably frustrating’, says TaoiseachOpposition says Murphy’s position is ‘untenable’, claims Government making crisis worseThu Mar 29 2018 - 14:21