Seven days on Grafton StreetTwo years ago, Dublin’s Grafton Street was ranked among the world’s five most expensive shopping streetsSat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Psychiatrist says rules for ECT 'need to change'A CONSULTANT psychiatrist employed by the HSE has warned that psychiatrists have “too much power” and that rules on the use of…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Green energy hub for Shannon regionTHE SHANNON region is aiming to become a major green energy hub as part of a partnership between universities, technology firms…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Massive systems failure in one of the State's leading acute hospitals exposedANALYSIS: The handling of X-rays at Tallaght hospital points to a major systems failureThu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Plan to combat domestic violence outlinedMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted that a national strategy to improve the State’s response to domestic violence …Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Changes in law require support on the groundStrengthening children’s rights into the Constitution will help child protection – but it’s just part of the answerTue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Diocese may need to sell assets to meet claimsTHE DIOCESE of Ferns says it may be forced to sell properties if it cannot raise enough donations from parishioners to fund compensation…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Land sale to raise €50 millionHealth authorities plan to use funds to close Victorian-era hospitals and develop a modern psychiatric serviceTue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Almost 1,000 reactions to flu jabAlmost 1,000 reported cases included vomiting or diarrhoea, fever, swollen glands and injection-site swellingTue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Press complaint by wife of union leader upheldTHE PRESS Council has upheld a complaint by the wife of trade union leader David Begg over a newspaper article in the Sunday …Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
155 children placed in adult psychiatric hospitalsTHERE WERE 155 admissions of children and adolescents to adult psychiatric hospitals last year despite criticism of the practice…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Outdated psychiatric hospitals to closeThe Government has pledged today to close a total of 14 Victorian-era psychiatric hospitals and transfer a total of 1,200 patients…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
1,200 patients in 'outdated' institutions to be movedTHE GOVERNMENT will today announce plans to move 1,200 patients out of outdated psychiatric institutions within the next three…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Complaint by Geraghty is upheldTHE PRESS Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by former union leader Des Geraghty against the Sunday Independent over an article…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Time to conquer our fearMental illness needs to be dealt with in the community, not in Victorian-era hospitals, says PAT DEVITTTue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Report advises rehousing 4,200About 4,200 people with intellectual disabilities are living in outdated institutions or group homes which need to be closed …Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
'I was branded a troublemaker. I felt my integrity was in tatters'WHISTLE-BLOWER: BRIDIE COX worked as a nurse in the disability and mental health sector in the UK for 30 years, but when she…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
A shock to the system of careA major debate is unfolding over the use of forced ECTon psychiatric patientsTue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
'He did dirty things to me'CASE STUDY: BRENDAN: BRENDAN doesn’t say much. When he does, his speech is slurred and difficult to understandTue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Over 50% of patients happy with mental health servicesMANY PEOPLE who use mental health services say they are happy with the quality of treatment they receive, despite the negative…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Over 50% of patients happy with mental health servicesMANY PEOPLE who use mental health services say they are happy with the quality of treatment they receive, despite the negative…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Searching for answers in wake of collapsed partnershipINSIDE THE TRADE UNIONS: ANALYSIS: With trade unions at a crossroads, this two-part series looks at the movement’s futureMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Searching for answers in wake of collapsed partnershipINSIDE THE TRADE UNIONS: ANALYSIS: With trade unions at a crossroads, this two-part series looks at the movement’s futureMon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Only half of over-70s surrender medical card to HSEALMOST HALF of the people aged over 70 who are no longer automatically eligible for a medical card have failed to hand them back…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Only half of over-70s surrender medical card to HSEALMOST HALF of the people aged over 70 who are no longer automatically eligible for a medical card have failed to hand them back…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Over 1,000 in court for welfare fraudMORE THAN 1,000 people are being pursued through the courts by the Department of Social and Family Affairs as part of a crackdown…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Over 1,000 in court for welfare fraudMORE THAN 1,000 people are being pursued through the courts by the Department of Social and Family Affairs as part of a crackdown…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Number of households getting mortgage aid up by over 250%THE NUMBER of households receiving emergency welfare support to help them meet mortgage repayments has increased by more than…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Number of households getting mortgage aid up by over 250%THE NUMBER of households receiving emergency welfare support to help them meet mortgage repayments has increased by more than…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Number of households getting mortgage aid up by over 250%THE NUMBER of households receiving emergency welfare support to help them meet mortgage repayments has increased by more than…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Progress in mental health services still painfully slowThe failure to close outdated mental health institutions is just a symptom of the neglect of the health sector’s poor relation…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Crackdown on welfare fraud to yield over €500mGOVERNMENT MEASURES aimed at cracking down on social welfare fraud are set to yield about €100 million less than expected.Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Disability authority insists funding will be cutTHE NATIONAL Disability Authority has insisted its funding will be cut next year, despite official records which indicate it …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Family of murdered priest seek Irish burialTHE FAMILY of an Irish priest murdered during a violent robbery in Kenya last week have requested that his body be returned to…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Women 'lose health, money and dignity' because of lawTHE CHALLENGE: THREE WOMEN were subjected to indignity, stigmatisation and ill-health as a result of being forced to travel …Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Irish abortion laws defendedThe Government has issued a robust defence of Ireland’s restrictions on abortion at the European Court of Human Rights today…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Almost 500 people have adverse reaction to swine flu vaccineALMOST 500 people have developed suspected adverse reactions from the swine flu vaccine, new figures show.Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Three men jailed for trafficking into IrelandTHREE MEN have been sentenced in Romania for up to seven years for trafficking 28 people – including one child – into Co Wexford…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
End jailing of boys at St Patrick's, say campaignersPENAL REFORM campaigners have called for an end to the practice of locking up teenagers in prison for up to 23 hours a day for…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Concern over abuse of data if homeless services outsourcedA HOMELESS support group has expressed concern that the out-sourcing of services for homeless people in the Dublin area could…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
European court to be told Irish abortion ban violates rightsTHE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights will press the Government on whether its ban on abortion violates women’s human rights at …Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Failure to admit liability in civil cases 'added to victims' hurt'CARDINAL DESMOND CONNELL: CARDINAL DESMOND Connell has been criticised for being slow to act in recognising the seriousness …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
'It's the end of a very long fight and a very hard road'VICTIM'S REACTION: TWENTY-FIVE years after she first reported being sexually abused as a 12-year-old girl, Marie Collins finally…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
'Every day is like it happened yesterday'WHISTLEBLOWER: A FORMER seminarian, Ken Duggan had a deep sense of trust in the churchFri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Poll shows hardening of attitude towards immigrantsTHE VAST majority (72 per cent) of people want to see a reduction in the number of non-Irish immigrants living here, according…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Drug firms won't fund vaccine planMAJOR DRUG companies have said they will not contribute to a State-run compensation scheme for people who suffer adverse reactions…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Attitude to mental health 'must change'THE STATE’S mental health watchdog has warned that there needs to be a “change of attitude” among health authorities if services…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Spending on basics slashed as recession takes tollTHE RECESSION is heavily affecting people’s lifestyles, with more than a third cutting back on essentials like electricity and…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Call to relax ban on political ads for TV and radioTHE BAN on political advertising on television and radio should be relaxed to allow political parties, trade unions and other…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Catherine Nevin: case not closedLawyers for Catherine Nevin – who was imprisoned nine years ago for the murder of her husband, Tom, following a trial that enthralled…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
