Minister insists children's rights referendum to go ahead next yearA NEW WORDING for a referendum next year to strengthen children’s rights in the Constitution is being finalised by Government…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Fathers' rights group highlights Christmas suicide risk for separatedFATHERS’ RIGHTS campaigners yesterday threw Christmas wreaths into the River Liffey as part of a campaign to highlight what they…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Parents of Kate Fitzgerald criticise 'Irish Times'THE PARENTS of Kate Fitzgerald have criticised The Irish Times for its handling of an article their daughter wrote before she…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Lack of staff in mental healthcare posing 'risk'THE GOVERNMENT has clashed with the Health Service Executive over a freeze on staff recruitment which professionals say is undermining…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
€150m tax scheme investigatedThe Revenue Commissioners is investigating how at least 20 major companies managed to avoid paying tax on more than €150 million…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Revenue investigating €150m tax avoidance schemeTHE REVENUE Commissioners is investigating how at least 20 major companies managed to avoid paying tax on more than €150 million…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Fitzgeralds criticise Irish TimesThe parents of Kate Fitzgerald have criticised The Irish Times for its handling of an article their daughter wrote before she…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Hunt for bargains tops list of internet trendsFORGET THE euro zone crisis, the election, sneaky budget cuts or other potentially life-changing developments: the citizens of…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Speed of change in family life a test for politiciansANALYSIS: WHAT ON earth would Éamon de Valera make of it all? When he supervised the drafting of the Constitution in 1937, it…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Revenue officials move against €21bn Irish black economyTHE REVENUE Commissioners estimate the shadow economy in Ireland is worth as much as €21 billion and are targeting enforcement…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Rehab listed as a top not-for-profit organisation with income of €190mTHE REHAB Group has emerged as one of the largest non-profit organisations in Ireland with an income of almost €190 million last…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Irish Aid finalising audit into how Goal spent €14mTHE GOVERNMENT’S overseas aid division Irish Aid is finalising an audit into how aid agency Goal has spent €14 million in State…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Children's special care unit 'in a state of crisis'SOCIAL SERVICES inspectors have found that a special care unit for vulnerable children is “in a state of crisis” and is struggling…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Tax exile gets Nama salaryTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency is paying a €200,000 salary to a property developer who is not tax-resident in Ireland…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Funeral for hit-and-run victimHundreds of mourners gathered at the Church of Christ The King in Cabra this morning for the funeral mass of 14-year-old Conor…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Children wait for mental health checksALMOST 300 vulnerable children and adolescents are waiting a year or more to be assessed by mental health teams despite official…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
'I was told I was David Cameron's problem'CASE STUDY : MARK SHERIDAN (39), from Co Monaghan, is a well-spoken university graduateFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Homeless advised to return to where they formerly livedHOMELESS PEOPLE in Dublin city centre are increasingly being advised to return to the local authority areas where they last resided…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
164 abuse claims against 85 priests since 1975OVERALL SUMMARY: INDEPENDENT REVIEWS into the past handling of sex abuse in six Catholic dioceses criticise senior clergy for…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
'Progress' in child mental healthcareAlmost 300 vulnerable children and adolescents are waiting a year or more to be assessed by mental health teams despite official…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Non-profit bodies received income of €5.75bn in 2009NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS and charities in Ireland received about €5Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Surrogacy guidelines to be issued next monthMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is to publish official guidelines next month to assist parents who plan to have children via…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
When surrogacy goes right: one Irish couple’s experience in the USNot all surrogacy cases end up bogged down in legal problems. Just ask James and his wife KateTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Nama to put 750 homes on market in new yearTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency is planning to press ahead with controversial plans to put 750 homes on the market early…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Fertility clinics may offer embryo genetic screeningSEVERAL FERTILITY clinics here are planning to offer genetic screening of embryos next year which would give parents the chance…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Ferries and flights could be monitored in effort to combat social welfare fraudSOCIAL WELFARE officials are exploring ways of obtaining the names of passengers on flights and ferries arriving into Ireland…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Warning over lack of laws on assisted human reproductionTHE GOVERNMENT’s special rapporteur on child protection has expressed “profound concern” that the State’s failure to legislate…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Sleeping rough in capital rises 45%THE NUMBER of homeless people sleeping rough in Dublin has jumped by 45 per cent in just over six months, according to unpublished…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Surrogacy children caught in legal limboAT LEAST 15 children born through surrogacy to Irish couples abroad are caught in a legal limbo which has left them either stateless…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Tax exile levy applied to only 10 individualsJUST 10 tax exiles have paid an average of €147,000 each under a new levy aimed at wealthy Irish citizens who are domiciled here…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
'Star' editor takes over as director after resignationGER COLLERAN, the editor of the I rish Daily Star , has been appointed managing director of Independent Star LtdWed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien rejects Dunphy claim of editorial interferenceDENIS O’BRIEN has rejected allegations by Eamon Dunphy that he has been interfering with editorial content or pursuing agendas…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Temporary release programme sanctioned for killer MacarthurA PROGRAMME of temporary release for has been approved for convicted murderer Malcolm Macarthur.Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Some multinationals paying as little as 4% tax on profitsMANY MULTINATIONAL firms based in Ireland are able to pay a fraction of the official 12Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Digital revolution threatens to create two-tier society, conference warnedTHERE WAS a danger the digital revolution was creating a “twin track” society where those without access to technology felt increasingly…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Foster parents' group criticises cutbacks in care servicesCUTS TO care services are forcing foster parents to step into the role of social workers by organising extra support and access…Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Fifteen children in State care placed in facilities abroadFIFTEEN CHILDREN in State care have been placed in facilities outside the jurisdiction because there is nowhere suitable for …Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
A third of older gay people fear rejectionMORE THAN one-third of older gay people fear they will be rejected by friends and family if they disclose their sexual orientation…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Difficulties for older gays highlightedMore than one third of older gay people feel their friends will reject them if they disclose their sexual orientation, new research…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Homeless services to be cut by 10%HEALTH AUTHORITIES are cutting funding for homeless services in parts of the capital by up to 10 per cent over the coming winter…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Social work posts likely to be filled by year endSIXTY SOCIAL workers who were due to be hired this year to strengthen child protection services are likely to be in place by …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Earle hopes to solve problem left by CrosaireIT IS a puzzle fit to challenge even the most talented of cruciverbalists: how do you begin to fill the shoes of Derek Crozier…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
New social workers not in posts despite vowNONE OF the 60 social workers the Health Service Executive has pledged to appoint this year to strengthen child protection services…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Findings on child deaths in care reveal inert services in urgent need of reformANALYSIS: IF MANY of the disturbing findings in the reports into the deaths of children in care over the past 18 months sound…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
HSE to improve child protectionHealth authorities have pledged to improve child protection services after new figures showed that up to 35 young people who …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
The delegates: few attend from emerging marketsMOST DELEGATES at last weekend’s economic forum were from countries where there is a traditionally strong Irish diaspora rather…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Clinton to host New York summit as part of drive to attract investmentFORMER US president Bill Clinton has announced plans to host a special summit in New York to attract increased investment into…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Solution for mortgage debt on agenda, says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny said the Government was examining ways to give homeowners struggling to cope with mortgage repayments and…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Nama may be forced to deliver on social housingTHE GOVERNMENT is considering plans to amend legislation that would oblige the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to deliver…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Clinton to host Ireland summitFormer US president Bill Clinton has announced plans to host a special summit meeting in New York to attract increased investment…Sun Oct 09 2011 - 01:00
