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
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
Man attacked by fellow passengers on train from Dublin to BelfastA man in his 50s has told of how he was physically attacked on the Dublin to Belfast train on Saturday night after two passengers…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
The year of the childWe strengthened children’s rights, finally chose a site for their new hospital and faced up to our recent failure to care for…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Guidelines to be issued on suicide preventionAll secondary schools in the State are to be issued with guidelines on suicide prevention next month as part of an initiative…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Answers are rarely easy or straightforwardBackground Shannon Gallagher is the latest tragic case of young people taking their own livesFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Mother grieves over suicide of second child (15)Support groups have stressed the importance of young people in distress seeking support following the death of the teenage sister…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
200 VEC jobs to go as PLC courses face dropAt least 200 teaching posts will be lost and a number of post-Leaving Certificate courses are likely to be dropped as a result…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Serious concern over mentally ill child admitted to adult unit in CorkMental health inspectors have expressed serious concern over the welfare of a vulnerable mentally ill child who was was admitted…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Fair budget? The numbers don't tell the full storyQ Is budget 2013 equitable? The Government has made several bold claims concerning progressive and equitable changes brought…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
NCAD and UCD in talks over possible mergerThe National College of Art and Design (NCAD) has entered into talks with University College Dublin over the possibility of a…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Lack of sleep, no holidays and now less money: how the cuts affect full-time carersThe carer’s payment cut is immoral, says a mother who cares for her disabled childFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
'They call it the fair city - it feels like that now'BACKGROUND : Ghandi Mallak has in effect been stateless for the past decadeFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Child benefit to be cut by €10Cuts to child benefit, respite grants for carers and jobless payments will affect hundreds of thousands of families next year…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Most Irish adults exercise at least once a weekMost Irish adults exercise at least once a week, but acknowledge they should do much more to keep fit, according to the Ipsos…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Most people say they can speak some IrishA large majority of adults say they are able to speak Irish but do not want it to be revived as the main spoken language, according…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí treat girl's death as 'personal tragedy'Gardaí investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life in Maynooth, Co Kildare, over the weekend are treating…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Daily Star' editor resigns over topless photosThe editor of the Irish Daily Star newspaper, Michael O’Kane, has resigned in the wake of the controversial publication of topless…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Mullen critical of inquiry principalHSE INVESTIGATION: Senator Rónán Mullen has questioned the suitability of the professor selected to head a HSE inquiry into …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
'Appalling' lack of care at mental hospitalMental health inspectors have expressed extreme concern for the welfare of residents at a facility who have been deprived of …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Bishop rescinded hospital affiliationUS CONTROVERSY: A US Catholic bishop has reaffirmed his decision to strip Arizona’s largest hospital of its Catholic affiliation…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Florida leaves US waiting for its election results - againThere are no hanging chads or butterfly ballots this time aroundFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Republicans left to ponder party's appealUS Republican leaders were facing up to agonising questions yesterday about how to widen the party’s demographic appeal, while…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Supporters fall silent but the band plays onIn a near-empty convention centre, a few knots of Republican campaign workers lingered to watch Barack Obama’s victory speech…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Marijuana and same-sex marriage votes show US mellowingSeveral popular votes on social issues have significantly altered the course of US policy by approving same-sex marriage and …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Republicans in danger of being on the wrong side of historyIn many ways, Mitt Romney wasn’t all that different from Barack Obama.Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
'He was a bad governor. We lost jobs here'“You’re going to win, Mitt!” shouted one member of the crowdWed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Where it went wrong for RomneyAnalysis: Following an ugly and seemingly interminable presidential campaign, Mitt Romney's hopes of becoming the 45th president…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Nine swing states will decide final resultsAfter enduring 17 months of campaigning and $3 billion worth of advertising, millions of Americans will have an opportunity to…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Turnout crucial to US election resultAfter billions of dollars spent, more than a million advertisements aired and hundreds of campaign rallies staged, Americans …Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Romney in final election pushLast night's victory rally was billed as Mitt Romney’s final campaign stop: a return to the battleground state of New Hampshire…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Mixed feelings about Romney in Boston?You?re going to win Mitt!? shouted one member of the crowdTue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Romney's candidacy helping to bring Mormonism into the mainstreamIt is the final Sunday service before election day and Mormon bishop Michael Thomas is clearing up a few things with the congregation…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Is the sun setting on the American dream?LAST MONTH Kansas City unveiled plans to create a new attractionSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
New York mayor's backing a boost for presidentPRESIDENT BARACK Obama’s re-election campaign received an unexpected boost last night following the endorsement of New York City…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Rise of the superpacs changes the nature of the electionTHE GRIM piano soundtrack is gone. So too are the ominous voice-overs and sombre lighting effectsFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Leafy glades that nurtured RomneyBLOOMFIELD HILLS doesn’t look like much of the rest of DetroitWed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Joys of job scheme that actually workedWHEN THE news came, it was hardly a shock. The General Motors plant had been on the verge of collapse for monthsSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Springsteen's hungry heart is waiting on a sunny day for Obama once againBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, poet of the blue-collar worker and voice of the crumbling American dream, had planned to stay out of this …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Much-fancied Ryan trying to seduce very soul of USPaul Ryan has a reputation as a free-thinker, and his star looks set to riseFri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
First lady still thrilling them softlyNO ONE does a hug quite like Michelle Obama. She reaches her slender arms deep into the crowd to give an unbridled embraceThu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Grudging acceptance of Obama improvementEven here - at the local Mitt Romney campaign headquarters in the city of Independence, Ohio - there was a grudging acknowledge…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
No protests on US trip: just ovations for man 'leading the Celtic comeback'IS IT any wonder Enda Kenny’s spending so much time in America? The Fine Gael leader visited Philadelphia and Cleveland over …Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Irish presidency of EU to forge closer trade links with US, vows TaoiseachTHE IRISH presidency of the European Union will be used to build closer trade links between Europe and the United States, the…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
'Stick it to him, Joe!' shouted one supporterObama supporters who gathered at Mahall’s bar and bowling alley near Cleveland wanted an aggressive defence of the president’…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Kenny visits US in bid to attract investment and tourism to IrelandTHE TAOISEACH is due to begin a two-day visit to the United States today as part of a Government bid to attract foreign investment…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Social issues prove key to bringing out the youth voteSYNDEY SHIVERS (19) could think of more enjoyable ways to spend a midweek eveningThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Battle lines drawn in the heartland of the civil warTHE AFFLUENT and spacious suburbs that circle Virginia’s state capital of Richmond have been so solidly Republican in the past…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
