State may compensate families of Roma children taken into careOmbudsman finds ethnic profiling played key role in removal of childWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry reveals needs for cultural change towards migrantsAuthorities have work to do in rebuilding trust with vulnerable communitiesWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Racial profiling played role in removal of children from Roma familiesOmbudsman finds physical traits were not a basis to believe children were abductedTue Jul 01 2014 - 18:29
Abbey should focus more on Irish writing, review findsNational theatre struggling with falling audiences and fundingTue Jul 01 2014 - 10:11
Transport firms issue threat over free travel schemeOperators say €77m programme, which benefits 780,000, is not covering their costsMon Jun 30 2014 - 09:07
Home for disabled children had no care plans for residentsHiqa report is among first into care standards for minors with disabilitiesFri Jun 27 2014 - 10:13
Teams of professionals needed to assist people treated in the communitySociety will pay heavy price if we don’t invest in community-based mental health servicesThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Mental health services in danger of ‘moving backwards’State watchdog warns staff shortages mean progress in some areas has ground to a haltThu Jun 26 2014 - 00:29
Hundreds of promised jobs in mental health services not filledCampaigners express alarm over gaps in support for vulnerable mental patientsWed Jun 25 2014 - 09:25
Isolated and institutionalised: the reality of life for many mentally ill patients in community careAuthorities unable to say how many reside in HSE-run community residencesTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Vulnerable psychiatric patients living in ‘mini institutions'Authorities unable to say how many residents live in HSE-run hostelsTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Savings incentive proposed to help cool property marketHousing Agency to explore ways to dampen demand for homes until supply increasesTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:05
Call to extend mother and baby homes inquiry to mental homesAbout 33,000 patients died in psychiatric hospitals between late 1920s and early 1960sMon Jun 16 2014 - 09:15
Ireland’s mental hospitals: the last gap in our history of 'coercive confinement'?As the inquiry into mother and baby homes begins, campaigners say it’s time to shine a light on psychiatric careMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Da’s capital: How Irish wealth is shared outWe’ve often considered ourselves closer to Boston than to Berlin, but new research about how income and wealth are distributed in Ireland suggests a pattern that is closer to Europe than to the USSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Schools which do not protect against bullying may face litigationState’s rapporteur on child protection calls for new offence of cyber-bullying to protect young peopleFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:02
My first father’s day: a word from the not-so-wiseIn my few months as a dad, I have stumbled upon some nuggets of wisdom about fatherhoodFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry faces daunting task unravelling the truth behind mother and baby homesAs many as 35,000 unmarried mothers spent time in homes run by religious ordersWed Jun 11 2014 - 08:40
New bodies needed to secure finance for social housingState advisory body says Irish housing system offers little protection against vagaries of marketWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Senator launches ‘Right to love’ Bill for people with intellectual disabilitiesZappone says ‘chilling effect’ of existing laws means many are afraid to form relationshipsWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
No Birthright: a study of the unmarried mother and her childMichael Viney’s groundbreaking Irish Times series in 1964 documented the plight of women who gave birth outside of wedlockTue Jun 10 2014 - 17:05
Mother and baby home inquiry must examine our culture of concealmentDespite previous State reports, such homes have not received scrutinyTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
‘To get this far given where I’m from feels like a big deal’Students from disadvantaged areas are still underrepresented at third levelFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:02
Foster families may lose out under plans for new paymentChild and Family Agency says new measures will support young peopleThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Free pre-school year fails to narrow gap between children of different social classesChildren from better-off backgrounds kept advantage over poorer children, study fundsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:03
Only 40 households have benefitted from Government mortgage dealMortgage-to-rent scheme was aimed at assisting up to 3,500 at risk of losing homesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Stronger residency rules for welfare benefitsApplicants will need to establish link with State before making welfare claimMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
National Suicide Research Foundation study on self-harm shows 21% are repeat casesJust 700 people responsible for more than 13,000 hospital self-harm admissionsFri May 30 2014 - 01:00
‘Huge premium’ now on quality journalism - KennyTaoiseach says Press Council can help promote professional standards in digital mediaThu May 29 2014 - 19:27
Childline may curtail service due to funding shortfallISPCC says charity scandals have hit public donationsMon May 26 2014 - 22:02
New law will make builders provide social housingDevelopers will not be able to opt outSat May 24 2014 - 07:36
No homes to go toThe current housing crisis – with its rising house prices, unaffordable rents and increasing homelessness – affects all Irish people. The key problems are closely linked. But can they be solved?Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
‘Everything we have is going on paying the monthly rent’Rising rents and stagnant incomes are making renting increasingly expensive and exacerbating the housing crisisFri May 23 2014 - 13:00
At least 127 are sleeping rough in DublinCampaigner warns of ‘tsunami’ of homelessness over housing shortageMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Communities target wellbeing as local goal‘ChangeX’ is a nationwide initiative to help improve quality of lifeMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
McVerry warns of ‘tsunami of homelessness’Campaigner says that rising rents and housing shortages are ‘beyond a crisis’Sun May 18 2014 - 16:23
€9m fund launched to enhance disability researchProgramme aimed at creating technologies to enhance lives of people with autism and intellectual disabilitiesFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Economists say first-time buyers scheme may drive up prices even furtherHousing experts voice concern at lack of measures to increase supplyThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
One in three children deprived during recession, study saysESRI research shows young adults have been hit hardest by rise in unemploymentWed May 14 2014 - 10:21
At a glance: the Guerin reportThe 336-page report into Garda misconduct allegations digestedSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Safety concerns for disabled residents in Meath care homeHiqa report finds unit run by St Michael's House in breach of care and safety standardsFri May 09 2014 - 23:09
Frances Fitzgerald profile: From social worker to Minister for JusticeFine Gael TD steered through significant changes as Minister for ChildrenFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Political parties make little effort to attract immigrant candidatesResearch finds migrant voters ‘invisible’ in politicsThu May 08 2014 - 01:00
Rising rents make it ‘impossible’ to find affordable homesCall for thousands of new homes to be built to help meet housing demandWed May 07 2014 - 20:51
Public sector ‘bastions of secrecy’ criticisedInformation Commissioner urges Government to scrap fees for FoI requestsWed May 07 2014 - 15:27
Pole position: migrant candidates hope to make an impact in local electionsPolish candidates reach out to wider community in grassroots campaignsTue May 06 2014 - 01:02
Multinationals escape tax due to ‘exceptional’ rules, study claimsTrinity College professor’s paper says firms not challenged over residency claimsTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
More than 90% drop in social housingJust 546 local authority homes built or acquired last year, new figures showTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
