Most tenants rent ‘as they cannot get mortgage or social housing’Almost half of renters feel insecure in their tenancy, according to Threshold surveyMon Jun 11 2018 - 00:00
Inquiries under way into alleged assaults at nursing homeRape and assault claims in northeast care facility trigger three seperate investigationsSat Jun 09 2018 - 02:00
Housing crisis: ‘The system has totally failed me’A Dublin woman and her daughter face homelessness for second time in two yearsFri Jun 08 2018 - 01:01
Almost one-third of newly homeless families are non-nationalsReport highlights services’ reliance on private-rented sector and HHAP to house peopleThu Jun 07 2018 - 19:12
Asylum seekers now waiting longer to move through initial stage of processWaiting times have increased to an average of 18 to 20 months compared with about 11 weeks in 2015Wed Jun 06 2018 - 00:01
Child protection cases taking several years to be dealt withLack of co-operation between gardaí and social workers and inadequate supports for many district courts are contributing factorsTue Jun 05 2018 - 19:34
Lone parents speak out: 'Mothers have had such an ordeal'Single parents hopeful shift in opinion evidenced by Yes vote will bring positive changeTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
Adoption controversy: ‘My son was stolen and illegally adopted’‘I screamed and roared at his disappearance, and a nun slapped me right across the face’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 03:00
Tusla says it cannot investigate all of its adoption recordsAgency says it does not have the ‘remit’ for such an audit amid birth registration scandalThu May 31 2018 - 23:46
Number of people in homeless accommodation down slightlyDepartment of Housing figure down 1% from March to April, but up 20% on April 2017Wed May 30 2018 - 19:55
Number of Irish teenagers giving birth falls slightly, CSO findsOf 1,041 teens who gave birth in Ireland last year, 923 were first-time mothersWed May 30 2018 - 19:04
How the death of Savita Halappanavar revolutionised IrelandThe 2012 tragedy unified Irish women and feminist groups behind change on abortionMon May 28 2018 - 02:26
‘We’re the majority of decent people, not killers, not murderers’Anne Conway (69), who had abortion in UK in 1970, ‘vindicated’ by referendum resultSun May 27 2018 - 16:46
Flowers, notes and messages placed at mural of Savita in DublinMural has become a focal point of remembrance of Ms HalappanavarSun May 27 2018 - 07:31
Savita Halappanavar’s parents ‘really, really happy’ after abortion voteFather asks for legislation to be named ‘Savita’s law’ after thanking Irish peopleSat May 26 2018 - 12:30
Suicide on the rise among mothers in poorer Dublin areas37 deaths by suspected suicide in Dublin South-Central in 2017; 50% were womenMon May 21 2018 - 01:05
Fatal foetal diagnosis: ‘I had a choice about his life, a choice to know him’Cliona Johnson’s son John Paul lived for 17 minutes after being born with anencephalyMon May 21 2018 - 01:00
Savita’s father calls for repeal as campaigns target undecided‘I hope the people of Ireland will remember the fate of our daughter on the day of the referendum’Sun May 20 2018 - 10:02
Ó Broin says Eoghan Murphy ‘not competent or not fit’ to hold officeSinn Féin housing spokesman tells Minister definition of homelessness ‘crystal clear’Thu May 17 2018 - 20:31
Trafficked fishermen taken into State carePermit scheme called into question amid reports of €2.40 an hour wages and 20-hour working daysThu May 17 2018 - 19:49
‘There must be more of us out there. We must know each other’Through the 1970s some 15,259 women gave Irish addresses at British abortion clinicsThu May 17 2018 - 01:00
Limerick council removed families from homeless tally at request of MinisterCouncil the fourth local authority to confirm it recategorised some people on listWed May 16 2018 - 20:33
Terminations group felt ‘ignored, jeered’ during RTÉ abortion debateBroadcaster insists programme was balanced but says viewer complaints receivedTue May 15 2018 - 18:34
Abortion vote: Socio-economic engagement divide in north Dublin‘I know people get pregnant by rape, but there’s a lot of counselling out there for that’Tue May 15 2018 - 01:00
Councils refuse to remove families from homeless tallyKildare, Meath and Wicklow authorities urged to recategorise some people on listMon May 14 2018 - 01:00
Brave journalism ‘has never been so important’Newsbrands 2018 awards will include a new category for ‘campaign of the year’Sun May 13 2018 - 20:02
Baby ‘Jack’ died while co-sleeping with his mother who allegedly used drugsCase is among six reports into deaths of children in care or known to TuslaThu May 10 2018 - 16:51
Minister to be questioned over ‘reclassification’ of homeless figuresEoghan Murphy set for appearance before Oireachtas group after testy Dáil exchangesWed May 09 2018 - 18:44
Residents ‘blocked in behind a prison wall’ by new Dublin hotelConcerns over Kevin Street Maldron hotel were ‘ignored and ridiculed’, say localsMon May 07 2018 - 01:01
Are middle-class ‘birthzillas’ harassing hospital staff?Dr Aoife Mullally says increasing number of women have unrealistic expectations about ‘perfect births’Fri May 04 2018 - 17:51
HSE communications chief learned of smear-test audit from RTÉPaul Connors says that CervicalCheck’s reputation will be difficult to rebuildThu May 03 2018 - 22:17
Smear services report big upsurge in women seeking testsWell Woman Centre, Irish Family Planning Association and GPs ‘inundated with calls’Wed May 02 2018 - 19:49
100 Irish athletes to travel to Paris for 10th Gay GamesGames open to all and are a ‘hymn to love’ and social diversityWed May 02 2018 - 19:17
State owns enough zoned land to build 114,000 homesMore than half the social housing waiting list could be cleared, new figures showWed May 02 2018 - 19:05
‘Her life is very limited’: Call for improvement to disabled toiletsCampaigner urge wider use of ‘changing places’ for those with mobility problemsTue May 01 2018 - 21:24
‘Inconsistencies’ in Malone’s story – Save the 8th groupClaire Malone feared her pregnancy could kill herFri Apr 27 2018 - 18:43
Heart patient unable to get abortion as life ‘not at immediate risk’Woman with one lung and congenital cardiac condition unable to obtain terminationFri Apr 27 2018 - 11:01
Total of 780 local authority houses built last yearGovernment strategy fails to deliver on social housing promise so farWed Apr 25 2018 - 01:00
Phillips family ‘surprised’ by questioning at Golden inquestSeán Phillips calls for his family’s full participation in Mackin’s postponed inquestWed Apr 25 2018 - 01:00
HSE apologises over rape of three girls while in foster careCall for investigation as teenager son of foster parents is jailed for sexual assaultsTue Apr 24 2018 - 19:53
‘Repeal the 8th’ mural removed in Dublin under protestCharities Regulator deems Maser mural on Project Arts Centre a ‘political activity’Mon Apr 23 2018 - 20:29
Carrickmines fire: Family takes legal action over fatal blazeGrandparent of two children who were orphaned by the fire is suing county councilMon Apr 23 2018 - 01:00
Thousands to gather in Dublin for Foróige Citizenship AwardsThe event rewards young people who act to address the needs of their communitiesSat Apr 21 2018 - 01:00
Project Arts Centre told to remove ‘Repeal the 8th’ mural from wallProject says Charities Regulator took view that mural is political activity that breaches ActFri Apr 20 2018 - 18:31
Sharp fall in rough sleeper numbers welcomed by agenciesCharities attribute 40% decrease in people sleeping on streets to emergency bed supplyFri Apr 20 2018 - 10:51
How precarious work can affect your mental and physical healthMany worry about the cost of visiting a GP and paying for antibiotics – new reportThu Apr 19 2018 - 21:44
Two Dublin centres supporting services for migrants face closureManager of Tallaght centre says ‘poor now have to compete with the poor for scraps’Thu Apr 19 2018 - 00:00
Baby’s body found in the boot of a car in Co OffalyGardaí are investigating following the discovery of child’s remains in a vehicleTue Apr 17 2018 - 16:41
Ghanaian men in possible trafficking case are in State careFour men each paid €1,187 to an agent to get them placed in fishing jobs in the UKMon Apr 16 2018 - 01:00
Relatives of Stardust victims want new inquiryRelatives of the 48 young people who died in 1981 fire say AG notified of plan to apply for fresh inquestFri Apr 13 2018 - 18:37