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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Advocacy activities of main groups in debate are funded by donors at home and overseasFUNDING: Two anti-abortion groups have confirmed they receive funds from abroad but insist the amounts are small, while a new…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Some back-to-work schemes run risk of creating greater dependency on welfareA Government review of whether welfare payments are effective at getting people back into work has found some schemes run the…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
No cut in special children's allowance to public servantsA special children’s allowance paid to 1,200 members of the public service has been protected from cuts despite reductions in…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke confirm son (16) took own lifeAndrew Clarke, the teenage son of l’Ecrivain restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke, took his own life, his parents have confirmed…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Clarkes confirm son took own lifeAndrew Clarke, the teenage son of l’Ecrivain restaurateurs Derry and Sallyanne Clarke, took his own life, his parents have confirmed…Sun Jan 13 2013 - 00:00
Ministers use allowance to top up on PR servicesBACKGROUND: We know about some of the perks and allowancesSat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Up to 100 'illegal adoptions' uncoveredState authorities have uncovered about 100 cases of children who were born to unmarried women and may have been illegally transferred…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
State taking landlords to court over registrationThe State body that regulates private rented accommodation is to take 22 landlords to court in the coming months over their failure…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Taxpayers face €400m tribunals legal fees billThe cost of legal fees for witnesses to the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals is likely to leave the taxpayer with an overall bill…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Tribunals continue to cost State millionsFifteen years after they were established and hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence later, the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Proposed child agency breaks pay rulesThe agency which will take over responsibility for child and family affairs has breached advertised salary guidelines for one…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Affluence Index: What is it?The index of affluence and deprivation, officially known as the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, uses a series of indicators from …Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Rich land, poor landNew maps based on census data depict Ireland’s affluent and deprived districtsSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Commuter belt regions worst hit by downturn, survey findsThe outer stretches of Dublin’s commuter belt have experienced the greatest drop in affluence of anywhere in the State since …Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Slow progress in mental health service as tide goes out on Victorian-era hospitalsMany patients say an understaffed community mental health service has left them isolated and disempoweredSat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Funds for suicide prevention divertedMillions of euro ring-fenced by the Government to hire hundreds of staff to boost suicide prevention and mental health services…Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Landlords oppose ban on bedsits planned for early 2013It will be illegal for landlords to rent out bedsit-type accommodation under new regulations due to come into force at the end…Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Landlord paid €620,000 in rent subsidiesOne landlord received €620,000 from the State in the form of rent supplement payments last year.Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
New State body aims to put needs of children firstINTERVIEW: Frances Fitzgerald plans to reform the fragmented child protection system by increasing accountability, providing…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Fitzgerald favours subsidised childcare over benefitMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has reopened the debate about the future of child benefit payments by expressing support…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
