Inquiry into way public funds used to pay third-level chaplainsMinister orders review into employment of clerics, some of whom earn €50,000 a yearThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
Family who moved from Dublin to Clare has no regretsMother and children made transition to rural life after facing ongoing housing problemsMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Housing: Kelly says emergency legislation could be introducedPeter McVerry says Minister for Environment can’t solve problem on his ownSun Oct 04 2015 - 13:19
Emily’s story: An illegal abortion in IrelandAn increasing number of women are opting to terminate pregnancies in Ireland itselfSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Tallaght women’s refuge expected to close by ChristmasCuan Álainn facility has not received funding required from Tusla in order to stay openThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
First 150 modular housing units for homeless to be fast-trackedHousing could be in place in four months under Alan Kelly’s new procurement processWed Sept 30 2015 - 08:13
Review of homeless and housing services orderedMinister for the Community Alan Kelly orders action out of concern at overlap, duplicationMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Homeless crisis: Nine live in two-bedroom Ballyfermot houseAngela Coughlan felt she had no choice but to take in her daughter and six grandchildrenMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Funding not the problem in homelessness fight, says expertFocus on emergency shelter ‘expensive and ineffective’, Dublin conference hearsFri Sept 25 2015 - 19:31
Homeless families face ‘considerable hardship’Report highlights unsafe conditions and health risks in emergency accommodationFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:20
Case study: ‘All I want is a place where I could make a future’Nadine Garland (18) and her son Hunter have been living in a Dublin B&B for two monthsFri Sept 25 2015 - 01:01
Scale of rent rises by landlords a ‘moral issue’, says KellyMinister concerned at extent of increases and subsequent impact on rolling homeless crisisWed Sept 23 2015 - 08:07
Housing association led by Travellers targets new homesCena to deliver four-bay halting site in Galway city and four units in Co Offaly by 2017Wed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
Rents increase by 7% in year to the end of JuneAverage Dublin monthly rent for house was €1,387 and for apartment was €1,260Wed Sept 23 2015 - 00:00
Age Action highlights ‘huge strain’ of cuts on older peopleCharity’s pre-budget submission calls for increases in pension and living-alone allowanceSun Sept 20 2015 - 22:20
Some 1,500 children in emergency accommodationAlmost 5,000 people in temporary shelter across State, Department of Environment saysSun Sept 20 2015 - 16:33
Up to 2000 people attend protest over Jobstown chargesAttempts to ‘intimidate’ or ‘silence’ anti-water charges movement will not work, crowd toldSat Sept 19 2015 - 19:12
Budget ‘kites’ not agreed at Cabinet, Varadkar saysSome measures reported in media have not been discussed, Minister for Health saysSat Sept 19 2015 - 12:39
‘Ms Y’ to sue 11 respondents over abortion refusalAsylum seeker’s solicitor invited to comment on a draft review of HSE’s July 2014 decisionSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:00
Policy decisions forcing people into homelessness - Focus Ireland1,275 children in 607 families in emergency accommodation in Dublin last monthFri Sept 18 2015 - 21:12
Dublin Food Bank aims to meet growing demandCrosscare to provide 750 tonnes of food to communities by end of yearThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:04
Hundreds of Irish women travel to Netherlands for abortionsFigures show almost 1,500 women visited Dutch clinics between 2006 and 2013Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
24 refugees arrive at former hotel in KildareHotel to serve as ‘orientation centre’ to accommodate 520 refugees by end of next yearTue Sept 15 2015 - 19:10
Modular houses offered as solution to homeless crisisDublin councils review ‘cellular’ homes which can be assembled on-site within a dayTue Sept 15 2015 - 10:01
Raising low pay must be key to Budget 2016 - women’s councilFull review of changes to One Parent Family Payment also critical, insists NWCIMon Sept 14 2015 - 16:39
Kitty Holland: Efforts to house refugees may help homeless Irish families tooThe predictable chorus that we ‘must look after our own first’ is depressingSat Sept 12 2015 - 05:00
Direct provision plan for new arrivals inhumane, say NGOsRefugee council ‘deeply concerned’ about the 4,000 people already in the centres, some of who have been there for a decadeThu Sept 10 2015 - 19:59
Dublin homeless services biased against non-Irish - reportDublin City Council’s central placement service ‘refused’ services to non-nationalsWed Sept 09 2015 - 01:00
Migrants’ housing rights highlighted in unpublished reportDublin Region Homeless Executive turning away migrants for ‘questionable reasons’Wed Sept 09 2015 - 01:00
Sex work law should decriminalise prostitution, says expertSwedish detective inspector says legislation should have gender-equality perspectiveTue Sept 08 2015 - 16:35
Protest hears calls for Government action on refugee crisisHundreds gather in Dublin to express solidarity with people seeking refuge in EuropeSun Sept 06 2015 - 23:11
Hazel Hotel in Kildare to be first refuge for 500 SyriansRefugees to get orientation programme before transfer to other parts of countrySat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
UN criticises EU over response to migration crisisBloc urged to accept up to 200,000 extra refugees as states divided on how to actSat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Irish website gets more than 1,000 pledges to house refugeesUplift calls for people to ‘pledge a bed’ to help the thousands fleeing conflict and povertyFri Sept 04 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach says ‘not realistic’ to set figure for refugeesKenny says he instucted Minister Fitzgerald to attend crisis meeting with ‘flexible mind’Thu Sept 03 2015 - 20:37
Reduced social housing quota set to encourage buildingRequirement to set aside 20% for social houses halved in bid to drive homebuildingThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Funds secure for Dublin homeless service, pledges MinisterCommitment to fund refurbishment of empty council houses and flatsThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
More than 3,000 adults accessing homeless servicesDublin Region Homeless Executive report shows situation is getting worseThu Aug 27 2015 - 01:00
Educate Together says plans for new schools face disruptionOrganisation claims Government has still not revealed where schools will be locatedWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:01
Asylum seekers may receive funding for collegeHigher Education Authority says it will ‘look sympathetically’ on paying third-level costsWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
‘I would have loved to stay in one place for my education’Immanuel Chirwa (18) is one of 22 asylum seekers who sat this year’s Leaving CertWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
Educate Together principals seek change to admissions policySchool bosses say that enrolment practice at new institution has ‘no basis in Irish law’Wed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
Government and Educate Together clash over enrolmentTensions over Department directive that schools prioritise children from local areasTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
Case Study: Search for a school place started before Avery (2) was bornAthiest parents would prefer an Educate Together school but fear catchment rulingTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
Greater co-operation required on homelessness, says MinisterKelly calls on departments of Social Protection, Children and Health to focus on issueMon Aug 24 2015 - 15:51
Banks may face duty of care over evictions in buy-to-letsConcern mounts over role of repossessions in contributing to advancing homeless crisisMon Aug 24 2015 - 11:30
M&S to pay €40,000 to ex-employee for discriminationEquality Tribunal says retailer’s Irish arm took ‘callous approach’ with sales adviserSat Aug 22 2015 - 17:46
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . homelessnessThe number of families becoming homeless, especially in Dublin, has been going up since last summerSat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
Rural regions have their own housing issues, chair warnsHousing boss says local authorities will help Dublin homeless but face existing pressuresFri Aug 21 2015 - 01:00
Dublin homeless may be housed in rural areasGovernment will consider scheme to relocate families to vacant homes across the countryThu Aug 20 2015 - 08:15
