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Back-garden living incentives could expose older homeowners to abuse, charities warn
People renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protections
Girl ‘blocked’ from getting ‘adequate’ mental health services in community died by suicide
Tusla and Camhs did not communicate adequately with each other about the serious risk the teen was at, review finds
‘Blameless young women’: 134 Magdalene survivors granted higher compensation
Length of time in the laundries was a critical factor in the amount a woman would be compensated
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
‘Serious allegation’ of child abuse at Co Meath centre not adequately reported, Hiqa finds
Alleged incident happened at home for children with intellectual disabilities, operated by Three Steps Ltd, in 2025
Children being groomed into criminality from the age of six in deprived areas, report finds
Irish Penal Reform Trust study notes single mothers being drawn into sex industry to make ends meet
No special care bed for child threatening to kill themselves ‘every single day’
Seven vulnerable youths waiting on beds in situation judge described as ‘outrageous’
A ‘broken’ system: Many children taken into care face more harm, ombudsman’s office says
Report outlines cases including youths being sexually groomed and assaulted, and going missing for days
‘My body was worn out’: Migrant worker in Ireland got two weeks’ holidays over two years
Cases of ‘severe exploitation’ are ‘routine’ under general employment permit system, Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland says
HSE ‘will have blood on their hands’ if highly vulnerable child not alive and safe on Monday
Youth needs to be ‘seen swiftly’ by a psychiatric team and ‘admitted’ to hospital ‘for his own safety’
Judge criticises vulnerable boy’s relatives for ‘harbouring’ him while missing from care
Court told it is an outrage that family would undermine court orders in a way that could jeopardise boy’s health, welfare and life
Tusla believes young person in its care is an adult
Young person arrived in Ireland as an unaccompanied asylum seeker
Tusla ‘extraordinarily exposed’ to future compensation claims, judge says
Just 15 of State’s 26 special-care beds are operational due to challenges recruiting and retaining staff
‘Like an overcrowded prison’: Travellers will ‘resist’ forcible removal from Dublin site
Dublin City Council served notice on residents of Avila Park housing scheme in Finglas last month
Highly vulnerable child in State care being failed in ‘unacceptable’ way, judge says
Judge describes State’s continued use of unregulated emergency placements for children in care as a ‘national scandal’
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