'You cross the big hurdles only to trip over small ones'TAOISEACH RESIGNATIONS: Bertie Ahern is not the first taoiseach to leave office earlier than he might have wished, as can be…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Mixed response to plans for civil unionsGAY EQUALITY groups have given a mixed welcome to new civil partnership legislation that will extend many of the benefits and…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
HSE closes Alzheimer's respite bedsFAMILIES OF more than 20 older people with Alzheimer's disease and other high-dependency conditions face having to care for their…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Child benefit increases to come into effect this weekINCREASES IN child benefit for more than one million children come into effect from this week.Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Judge says parents have crucial role in fighting youth crimePARENTS WHOSE sons or daughters frequently end up in trouble with the law need to take a much greater role in their children'…Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Public shower facilities plan for capitalDUBLIN CITY Council is considering plans to establish public toilet and shower facilities on State-owned land across the city…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Senior women civil servants less likely to marry, survey findsMEN IN senior management positions in the Civil Service are about six times more likely to have children compared with women …Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon opponents are isolationists, says LenihanOPPONENTS OF the Lisbon Treaty can only offer a march backwards to isolationism and economic decline, Minister for Justice Brian…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Child offenders are focus of new strategySTATE AGENCIES need to work more closely to build confidence in the youth justice system and help divert more young people away…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Strong criticism of detention plan for asylum seekersGOVERNMENT PLANS to establish a detention centre for asylum seekers in the new Thornton Hall prison complex have drawn sharp …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Many say rape victims at fault - pollSIGNIFICANT NUMBERS of people think rape victims are responsible for being attacked by the way they dress, by how much they have…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
New care standards to require major public nursing home upgradeHEALTH AUTHORITIES will face major challenges in upgrading public nursing homes to meet new care standards after it emerged that…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Children waiting months for psychiatric assessmentTHOUSANDS OF children with mental health problems are waiting months or years for vital psychiatric assessments as a result of…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Patient dies after outbreak ofinfluenza in Portrane hospitalAN INFLUENZA outbreak in St Ita's Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin, has resulted in the death of an elderly patient and left another…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Extra funds may be needed to pay rising welfare benefit costsSOME GOVERNMENT officials believe significant amounts of extra public funds may be needed this year to pay the rising cost of…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Children from poor areas 30 times likelier to face courtCHILDREN FROM the poorest parts of Dublin are almost 30 times more likely to end up in the criminal justice system compared with…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Housing poorer among rent-supplement tenantsTHE VAST majority of private rented accommodation in Dublin used by tenants in receipt of the rent supplement fails to meet legal…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Irish people pessimistic on age care - surveyIRISH PEOPLE are among the least optimistic about their chances of receiving an appropriate level of care in old age, according…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Lack of social workers puts 650 foster children 'at risk'SOME 650 children in State care have no dedicated social worker as a result of staff shortages in child protection teams.Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Independent inspections to focus on patients' needsANALYSIS: FOR YEARS, the gaping flaws in our system of inspection for nursing homes has been plain to seeWed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Nursing home owners warn of increased costsNURSING HOME operators have warned that new standards of care to be introduced to residential care settings for older people …Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Another 16 schools short of expert autism staffA TOTAL of 17 special schools in the Dublin region are waiting to find out from the Health Service Executive (HSE) whether they…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Groups welcome decision on child detention facilityIRISH YOUTH JUSTICE SERVICE CONFERENCE: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS campaigners have welcomed a Government announcement to build a new…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Call for closer co-operation to tackle social problemsGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, State agencies and health services need to work much more closely together to help tackle social problems…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Concerns raised over misdiagnosesDOHERTY REPORT: SENIOR MEMBERS of the Health Service Executive (HSE) management expressed concern over whether to place the …Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Proposed child detention centre at Lusk could hold all young offendersA MAJOR new child detention facility is being planned that will accommodate almost all of the State's young offenders and remove…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
New rules to apply higher standards to nursing homesMANY PUBLIC care facilities will need to be upgraded or redeveloped in order to comply with new regulations for nursing homes…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Nursing homes put under close scrutinyTHE GRIM roll-call of nursing homes subject to allegations of mistreatment has been growing in recent yearsTue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
More playtime for children urgedCHILDREN'S PLAY is under threat in a society that focuses too much on test results and keeping children occupied with overly …Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
People from poorer backgrounds less likely to attend arts events, research showsPEOPLE FROM less well-off backgrounds are many times less likely to go to the cinema, music concerts or art exhibitions, new …Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Civil servant awarded €60,000 in age discrimination caseA senior civil servant in the Revenue Commissioners, who was passed over for promotion, has been awarded €60,000 after the Equality…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Tax child benefit for parents on high incomes, report suggestsA PLANNED new welfare payment for poorer families could be financed by taxing child benefit for higher income parents, a report…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Poet's Nepal statement criticisedThe Rape Crisis Network yesterday accused poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh of trying to deliberately confuse allegations about sexual …Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE plan for minorities welcomedGroups representing ethnic minorities have welcomed the five-year plan by health authorities to improve access to health services…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
New plan to improve health of minoritiesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) will today announce plans to begin collecting information on patients' ethnicity as part of…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Tighter controls on child benefit for EU nationalsEU nationals who receive child benefit payments for children who live abroad are now required to certify every three months that…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Pro-Life group wants referendum on abortionThe Pro-Life Campaign has stepped up its calls for a new referendum on abortion following the results of an opinion poll which…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Raise tax to improve services - cardinalCardinal Seán Brady said yesterday that the case needed to be made for tax increases in order to provide better social and health…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends workThe film-maker behind a controversial documentary on poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh rejected allegations that her work offered a distorted…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Children wait over a year to see psychiatristMore than 1,000 children are waiting for psychiatric assessments for more than a year, despite evidence that delays in treatment…Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
Shatter criticises delay on child protection voteThe Government's decision not to hold an early referendum on child protection this summer will place children at risk from sexual…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Proposal's effect on children queriedThe Ombudsman for Children will tell members of the Oireachtas today that she has serious concerns over plans to introduce an…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Free Dáil vote on autism motion urged by father who lost court caseA father who lost a court case last month over special education for his five-year-old son has called for a free Dáil vote tonight…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
O'Rourke to ask Ahern to hold separate pollsThe chair of the Oireachtas committee responsible for agreeing a wording on the referendum on children's rights is to ask the…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Overseas aid groups record surge of interestGroups involved in sending volunteers to the developing world have recorded a surge of interest among younger and older people…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Children's groups oppose two referendums on one dayChildren's rights organisations have expressed strong opposition to plans being discussed by the Government to hold a referendum…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Minister 'misguided' on autism, says expertThe co-author of a Government taskforce report on autism has accused the Minister for Education of following a "grossly misguided…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Commission of inquiry into child abuse: the backgroundIn March 2006 the Government established a commission of inquiry to investigate the handling of allegations of child abuse against…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Up to 150 parents reconsider action after legal rulingUp to 150 parents with legal actions lodged against the State over the right to education for their special needs children are…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Student wins discrimination caseA young asylum-seeking student who was excluded from a college graduation ceremony was racially discriminated against by the …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
