Higgins leads remembrance event for servicemen and women who died in past wars or peacekeeping operations
Annual ceremony culminated in laying of a wreath by President at Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin
Legislation banning conversion therapy unlikely in Government’s lifetime
Roderic O’Gorman says aspects of proposed law have proven ‘extremely complex’, and engagement with Attorney General ongoing
Rickets, anaemia, scabies: homeless children in Ireland suffering malnutrition effects associated with poorer countries
Specialist fears ‘society is numb’ to child homelessness as it reaches record levels
Domestic violence and child abuse concerns ‘discounted’ in custody disputes, report says
Department of Justice report compilers told ‘assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence’
‘This is not a good view for people’: homeless asylum seekers soaked during weekend rain
Men at Grand Canal say they try to keep area clean, but life is difficult without services
Around 50 tents pitched by homeless asylum seekers near Grand Canal in central Dublin
Latest camp emerges as number of international protection applicants awaiting State-provided accommodation stood at 2,170 on Friday
‘An appalling situation’: Number of homeless people rises to record high of 14,159
More than 4,316 children included in latest official emergency accommodation figures from Department of Housing
Rape survivors’ counselling notes no longer admissible as evidence from next year
Helen McEntee said she wants the situation where notes from victims’ counselling sessions can be sought by defence teams in rape or sexual assault cases, ‘changed’
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says record call numbers reflect increased mental distress and suicidal ideation
Annual report for 2023 notes increasing number of callers over years have reported additional violence by perpetrators
‘Discriminatory’ practices among ‘intransigent barriers’ facing many Travellers for housing, reports find
Seven reports examine efforts, or lack of, by certain local authorities to provide accommodation and meet statutory obligation
State remembrance ceremony for Stardust victims takes place in Dublin
Commemorations were led by President Michael D Higgins who will invite survivors and victims’ families to Áras an Uachtaráin in Autumn
‘I thought I was going to die’: Dublin man describes surviving plane crash in remote part of Alaska
Seán Killeen and Joe Beardmore hiked three hours through a wilderness area before they were rescued
Details of Stardust redress scheme announced with barrister appointed to mediate
‘Two-phased’ approach will see payment in respect of victims followed by phase for survivors
Smartphones and ‘rise of individualism’ driving rise in teenage distress
Findings show today’s 13-year olds are more at risk of depressive symptoms
President to lead Stardust memorial ceremony this weekend
Event will include performances by musicians such as Christy Moore, violinist Zoe Conway and uileann piper Kevin Rowsome