Disability allowance for under-18s should be axed - reportExpert group report says payment is causing welfare dependencyTue Apr 09 2013 - 22:31
Only eight families use deal on mortgagesNumber of mortgage-holders in arrears continues to increase despite schemeMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Creches forced to turn away children with special needsSurvey shows difficulties getting therapy for children with autism and other disabilitiesMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Vast majority of State’s 30,000 childminders not declaring incomeJust 450 childminders out of estimated number availed of tax exemptionMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Celtic comeback: How Enda Kenny is selling IrelandThe Taoiseach has been painting a positive picture of Ireland’s recovery on his trade mission to the US this week, but is it true?Sat Mar 23 2013 - 00:00
Spielberg ‘keenly interested’ in possible work in IrelandDirector tells Taoiseach he is ‘aware of potential’ during Hollywood meetingThu Mar 21 2013 - 17:17
Taoiseach to meet Spielberg in Los AngelesEnda Kenny will brief director on incentives available for filming in IrelandWed Mar 20 2013 - 15:20
Kenny to discuss illegal Irish immigrants with ObamaTaoiseach to present shamrock at White House todayTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:01
Six decades of shamrock in the White HouseHow a piece of diplomatic bridge-building became an annual fixtureTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
‘I think, in his own way, he’s galvanised the community... he’s taught us about the need for compassion’Inner city community buries homeless man who slept rough for more than 20 yearsThu Mar 14 2013 - 12:00
Crescent into Munster Senior finalCastletroy also over come Ard Scoil Ris to reach Junior deciderThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:00
Mediation needed to heal ‘divisions’ between Travellers and settled community in Rathkeale‘Uneasy tolerance’ and ‘practical apartheid’ in town, says reportMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
A life spent helping the less fortunateIRISH LIVES: It’s early morning and a queue is already forming outside the old red-brick basement.Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Surrogacy case gives mothers new legal statusUp to 200 mothers of children born by surrogacy are now entitled to go to court to be named as the legal parents of their children…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Stability will lead to jobs, says GilmoreTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said he shared many people’s frustration at the impact of austerity, but insisted economic stability…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Call for greater choice in disability servicesPeople with disabilities should have greater access to individually chosen supports – such as supported living and therapy – …Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Schooling falls short in psychiatric unit - reportChildren in a psychiatric facility for young people were missing out on vital education due to a shortage of school places, the…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Friends tell Kate Fitzgerald inquest of overdoses and struggle with depressionFriends of former public relations consultant Kate Fitzgerald told an inquest into her death yesterday that she suffered from…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
The missing link to mental health servicesThe opening of the Phoenix Care Centre is a sign that the days of the ‘granite building on the hill’ are coming to an endTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
All State child welfare services face inspectionAll of the State’s child protection services will be subject to independent inspections for the first time to ensure they are…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Revenue wrote off 20% of unpaid tax last year on grounds of inability to payThe Revenue Commissioners wrote off 20 per cent of unpaid tax from tax defaulters last year on the basis that they could not …Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
New inspections for child servicesAll of the State’s child protection services will be subject to unannounced independent inspections within the next three years…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Pool to be closed to disabled children on weekendsFamilies of disabled children who helped fundraise for a specially-adapted swimming pool have been told they can no longer use…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Goodbye GrangegormanThe 199-year-old St Brendan’s psychiatric hospital, in Dublin’s north inner city, is about to say goodbye…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Sorry State: a future taoiseach's apologies for today's IrelandThe Taoiseach has said sorry to Magdalene laundry survivors, but State-sanctioned injustice remainsSat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Foster care allegations 'ignored' by StateSome children in State care remained in foster placements even though serious allegations were raised about their foster carers…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Children in care have no social workersHundreds of vulnerable children who have been placed in State care still do not have an allocated social worker or a care plan…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Groups criticise two-tier systemREACTION: The Society of St Vincent de Paul has warned that a proposed two-tier system of child benefit payments could end up…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Hiqa identifies foster care concernsSome vulnerable children in State care are being cared for by foster parents who were previously found to be unsuitable for the…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Crude two-tier child benefit system in danger of creating a new poverty trapANALYSIS: Another cut to income could tip families on the breadline overThu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Child sex assault unit faces closure over staffingThe country’s only dedicated 24-hour sexual assault treatment service for children and adolescents is in danger of closing after…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Four Met Éireann TV presenters paid €84,000 on top of salariesWith spring on the way the weather forecasts might be improving, but the outlook for future Met Éireann TV presenters is looking…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Throwing light on crumbling institutionsHaving spent her teens in residential care, photographer Kellie Greene wanted to document a disappearing part of our past in …Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Children placed with unapproved carers, report findsSome vulnerable children are being placed with foster carers who are not assessed to meet their needs, social services inspectors…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Institutional care scandals continue to shame societyAt a time when we should be doing everything to avoid past mistakes, we are demolishing human rights infrastructureWed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Diocese opposes X case legislationA Catholic diocese has urged all public representatives to oppose the Government’s proposal to legislate for abortion on the …Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Cartoon co-produced by Irish firm wins EmmyA Dublin-based animation studio was part of a team which won an International Emmy Award at the weekend.Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Financial records show institutions just broke evenMagdalene laundries operated on a break-even basis despite a common perception that they were highly profitable, according to…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
State played major role in sending women to laundriesThe State played a significant role in sending thousands of young women to Magdalene laundries, according to an official report…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Coalition warned on 'regressive' budget cutsThe Government was warned by officials in advance of last December’s budget that some planned cuts were “regressive” and would…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
German model could reduce rate of suicideThe National Suicide Research Foundation says the Government could significantly reduce the number of people taking their own…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Transfer of group to hospital criticisedThe State’s mental health watchdog has criticised health authorities for planning to move a group of intellectually disabled …Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Half of new mental health posts unfilledLess than half of the promised posts aimed at boosting mental health and suicide prevention services last year are in place, …Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
No pay for JobBridge interns a possibilitySome participants in JobBridge, the national internship scheme, could end up working for free under changes to the scheme being…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Shift pay at Met Éireann for normal dayAlmost 70 staff in Met Éireann are being paid special shift-working premiums for working normal office hours, according to unpublished…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Judges no longer immune to glare of public scrutinyAnalysis: Mr Justice Paul Carney’s decision to revoke bail for a convicted sex offender yesterday was not all that unusual – …Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Watchdog warns on mental health careThe State’s watchdog on mental health has warned there is no longer any independent monitoring body examining whether the Government…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Fears for future of children with autismFamilies of children with autism have expressed fear that spending cuts and the lack of appropriate school places are resulting…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
'You don't live, really, you just survive'Luca (11) has autism but has received no therapy for the past six monthsMon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
