Government to review effectiveness of AsbosTHE GOVERNMENT is reviewing the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) amid claims by Opposition parties and youth…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Siptu says Central Mental Hospital has 'closed its doors' due to staff shortagesSTAFF AT the Central Mental Hospital has warned that the hospital has “closed its doors” to new admissions and is now unable …Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Agencies to secure leases for homelessHOMELESS ORGANISATIONS are planning to lease out around 1,000 tenancies for homeless people in the Dublin area as part of a new…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Banks will deal 'flexibly' with mortgage arrearsBANKS AND financial institutions will deal “fairly and flexibly” with an estimated 14,000 people who have mortgages more than…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Inspections on care regime 'vital for child protection'INDEPENDENT INSPECTIONS for thousands of children and adults in institutional care are needed to prevent the abuse and neglect…Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
AA 'not in breach of law' on minorsGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have moved to ease fears that the Alcoholics Anonymous organisation is in breach of child protection law…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Combat Poverty issues final report before integrationTHE COMBAT Poverty Agency is due to formally close within weeks and will be officially integrated into the Department of Social…Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Phone firms 'too slow' to combat bullyingMOBILE PHONE companies were criticised at an Oireachtas committee today for being too slow to introduce technology which could…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Severe literacy problems persist despite 25 years of programmesALMOST ONE-THIRD of children in disadvantaged areas have severe literacy problems, a problem that has persisted despite 25 years…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Joyce and Bloomsday capture 'soul of a people'THE THREE Women dressed in Victorian garb at Davy Byrne’s pub were getting into the Bloomsday spirit – empty plates with the …Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Central Mental Hospital may stop taking admissionsSTAFF AT the Central Mental Hospital say it will cease accepting admissions within a matter of days unless it is allowed to fill…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Planned cuts in community employment scheme reversedPLANNED PUBLIC spending cuts which were due to affect up to 22,500 participants on community employment schemes have been reversed…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Psychiatric care breaks law, claims AmnestyTHE RIGHTS of people with mental health problems are being violated on a daily basis due to failures of psychiatric services, …Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Government failing to provide details on child deaths in care, Dáil group toldTHE GOVERNMENT is obsessed by a culture of secrecy and has failed to provide details of numerous reports into children who have…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
More funds urged for suicide preventionTEN TIMES more money is spent on road safety measures than on suicide prevention despite the fact that more people kill themselves…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Tears and fury as institutional abuse survivors march on DáilIT WAS billed as a silent march to commemorate the victims of institutional abuseThu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponedTHOUSANDS OF people are expected to take part in a march of solidarity for victims of institutional abuse in Dublin todayWed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Poor results for addicts from €140m drugs schemeAN EXAMINATION into the €140 million spent by State agencies on drug treatment services has found a very small proportion of …Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Mountjoy inmates being forced to sleep in showersPRISONERS IN Mountjoy are now being accommodated in shower units due to severe overcrowding, it has emerged.Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
State's aftercare 'responsibility' for youngCARE SYSTEM: THE STATE has a moral obligation to provide support to hundreds of young people who leave the care system each …Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Inner city poverty 'masked by influx of rich residents'AN INFLUX of affluent residents into new apartment complexes in Dublin’s inner city over the past 15 years has masked the depth…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Lack of inspections leaves thousands in care vulnerable to abuse - groupsDISABILITY GROUPS: DISABILITY GROUPS have warned that hundreds of children and thousands of adults in residential care are vulnerable…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
ISPCC notes regret over committing childrenINDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS: THE IRISH Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has expressed its “sincere regret” for…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Mother and girls died by unlawful killing - inquestTHE INQUEST into the deaths of a family of four who died in Monageer two years ago returned a verdict of unlawful killing in …Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Monageer verdict returnedAn inquest into the deaths of a family of four who died in Monageer two years ago returned a verdict of unlawful killing in relation…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Poorest of the poor put away on word of 'the cruelty man'ORIGINS OF SYSTEM: THEY WERE the poorest of the poor, children who were sent away to industrial schools for no other reason …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Many lessons to be learned from report, say groupsCHILD WELFARE GROUPS: CHILD WELFARE groups yesterday said it was vital that authorities learn lessons from the inquiry report…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Law allowed use of cane, strap, birchCORPORAL PUNISHMENT: INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS were legally entitled to physically punish pupils in accordance with laws which authorised…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Social workers worried about new Adoption BillSOCIAL WORKERS have expressed concern at what they say are serious gaps in planned new adoption laws which may hinder their work…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Increase in numbers claiming disability allowanceMINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has expressed concern at a sharp increase in the number of people claiming…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Over 50,000 young jobseekers to be advised of education, training optionsMORE THAN 50,000 unemployed young people aged between 18 and 25 will receive a letter from the Department of Social and Family…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Parents claim special school 'targeted' over public stancePARENTS OF more than 30 autistic children at a special school say they are being deliberately excluded from talks involving the…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Institutions for mental patients still 'Victorian'PEOPLE WITH serious mental health problems are still being admitted to Victorian institutions which are unfit for purpose, the…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workersSOCIAL WORKERS have warned that vulnerable children are at “huge risk” due to major gaps in child protection and family support…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Thousands of children at risk of abuse have no social workerA TOTAL of more than 6,500 cases of children at risk of abuse or neglect have not been allocated a social worker, according to…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Hanafin wants action on mortgage penaltiesCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AND FAMILY AFFAIRS: THE GOVERNMENT should consider asking banks who avail of the State’s recapitalisation…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Report identifies heavy case loads of Wexford social workersSOCIAL WORKERS in Co Wexford who work with children and families at risk have some of the heaviest case loads in the State, new…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Failures on out-of-hours services highlighted in reportTHE GOVERNMENT has been criticised for failing to introduce a national out-of-hours social work service to help respond to emergency…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into family tragedy to urge better agency co-operationAN INQUIRY into the deaths of a family of four in Monageer, Co Wexford, in 2007, is expected to call for better co-operation …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
State has no funds for disabled standardsTHE GOVERNMENT has said it does not have the funds to fully implement long promised care standards for an estimated 28,000 disabled…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Social workers unsure of child's rightsSOCIAL WORKERS have expressed concern at the lack of clear guidelines over the detention of significant numbers of young people…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Ireland 9th of 29 states on child wellbeingIRELAND IS one of the better countries in Europe in which to be a child, according to a new study of young people’s wellbeing…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Abortion activists 'create fears'THE PRO-LIFE Campaign has accused pro-choice campaigners of creating unnecessary fears about women’s health in a case to be heard…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Many adults feel unable to stop teens drinking - surveyMOST ADULTS disapprove of underage drinking but feel there is nothing they can do to stop it, a new survey has foundTue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Irish women challenge ban on abortion in European courtTHE GOVERNMENT is to launch a robust defence of the State’s ban on abortion before the European Court of Human Rights in the …Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Validity of decision to bypass domestic courts is central legal point of argumentANALYSIS: The applicants say Irish law is inadequate but the State argues domestic remedies are untriedTue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
House for homeless almost at capacityA NEW emergency accommodation service for homeless people in Athlone has been operating at close to full capacity since it opened…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Lack of progress on mental health plan criticisedAN INDEPENDENT group set up to monitor the Government’s 10-year plan to transform the mental health service has strongly criticised…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Investigation into care of asylum childrenTHE OMBUDSMAN for Children has launched an investigation into the standards of care available to the estimated 180 separated …Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Places suffice for pre-school service, says AndrewsMINISTER FOR Children Barry Andrews has insisted there will be sufficient numbers of childcare places available to provide a …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
