Some families stuck in ‘tumble-dryer’ of poverty, says MinisterCatherine Byrne claims some people cannot be helped, however much the State gives themMon Aug 01 2016 - 01:00
Review granted on HSE decision to end autistic man’s placementHSE and Tusla will facilitate the man’s return from the UK for assessment with a view to drawing up an after care planSat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Young homeless the fastest growing group among destituteFigures indicate almost 700 young adults in emergency lodging last monthThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Case study: ‘I just want the quiet qualities of life – a job and a safe place’Lewis Davis has stayed in numerous hostels, some of which he describes as ‘horrific’Thu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Rape survivor advises sexual assault victims not to washWoman’s husband was not prosecuted because vital evidence of attack was lostThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
HSE offers to house young autistic man in family’s gardenYoung man is in care in the UK but is due to be discharged at weekend as funding for placement is endingThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre line sees surge in first-time callersCentre’s annual survey notes a ‘resurgence’ in the reporting of childhood sex abuseWed Jul 27 2016 - 07:49
Marital rape remains extremely difficult to prosecuteAnalysis: Just two people have been convicted of the crime since it was made illegal in 1990Tue Jul 26 2016 - 01:01
‘I thought I would always be homeless. It was tough going’A Housing First user outlines homelessness project’s radical but effective approachSat Jul 23 2016 - 11:34
Homeless man tells Leo Varadkar about life on €7 a day‘Homelessness one of the loneliest places,’ man tells Minister at pre-budget forumSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Numbers of children in consistent poverty almost doubles during recessionTasc report indicates that women and children bore the brunt of recessionary yearsWed Jul 20 2016 - 21:53
Autistic youth faces uncertain future in absence of care pactTeenager placed by order of High Court in secure United Kingdom unit in early 2013Wed Jul 20 2016 - 21:17
Refugee council report reveals worry of exit from direct provisionAccess to education, financial and emotional difficulties experienced by asylum seekersWed Jul 20 2016 - 17:01
Housing plan: First-time buyer couple set for €10,000 packageScheme to boost construction of more starter homes will be outlined in budgetWed Jul 20 2016 - 13:14
Test will be ‘when we see roofs over people’s heads’Focus Ireland among numerous agencies broadly welcoming the planTue Jul 19 2016 - 22:07
Government to create 47,000 social homesOverall housing output will be doubled to 25,000 per year by 2020Tue Jul 19 2016 - 21:56
Housing plan: Main points of Government’s strategyWays to address homelessness, improve rental market and build social housing to be prioritisedTue Jul 19 2016 - 18:42
State land may be utilised in bid to tackle housing crisisHousing draft plan to propose €200m for councils to clear debt on suitable locationsTue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00
Council estates to be phased out under housing planStrategy to tackle homes crisis includes allocation of further €2bn for social housingTue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00
Owners of vacant homes to be targeted in housing planProperty owners may be given money to makes homes available for social housingMon Jul 18 2016 - 01:00
Doctor accused of misconduct after allegedly leaving postDr Ogechi Chuku claims she could not find colleague to inform she felt unwellSat Jul 16 2016 - 18:35
Charities should consider merging, says TánaisteFrances Fitzgerald says there are ‘many charities focused on the same issue’Sat Jul 16 2016 - 08:02
Housing Action Plan to expand ‘affordable rental’ accommodationGovernment wants to move sector towards large-scale investors such as pension fundsThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Concerns over housing plan pandering to private interestsTone of Housing Action Plan draft is replete with hesitancy on State intervening in sectorThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Housing crisis: State to deliver 45,000 social homesState fund to buy distressed properties from banks, plan for ‘mixed tenure’ housing on public landThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Financial strain, overcrowded housing, deprivation - the young have it tougher, says ESRIResearch finds over-65s have fewer quality-of-life problems than younger adultsWed Jul 13 2016 - 00:10
Chemical restraints used in autism centres by staff unsure of dosagesHSE takes over Westmeath and Kildare facilities after Hiqa inspection reveals risksTue Jul 12 2016 - 14:45
Drugs used to quieten patients in autism homesHiqa takes control of three Irish Society for Autism homes after failures to improveTue Jul 12 2016 - 01:00
HSE takes over three autism centres after safety concernsCentres run by Irish Society for Autism all had Hiqa inspections over past 18 monthsMon Jul 11 2016 - 17:31
Fire risks and overcrowding widespread at Traveller sitesInspection reports ordered after Carrickmines fire show hazards across countryMon Jul 04 2016 - 01:00
Labour Cllr Brendan Carr elected Lord Mayor of DublinRepublic of Ireland players will be invited to civic reception at the Mansion HouseMon Jun 27 2016 - 21:08
High fire risk in 80% of Traveller homes, report findsIssues include unsafe sockets, emergency access, overcrowding and lack of alarmsMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:10
Conditions at Cork Travellers halting site breach safety rulesNone of the households visited by ‘The Irish Times’ had smoke alarms or fire blanketsMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:10
Abortion Bill: Woman tells of English abortion ordeal‘I never felt so relieved to see home and be away from that horrible place’Fri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
Housing land to be sought from religious ordersMinister for Housing to meet orders in bid to solicit help in tackling housing shortageThu Jun 23 2016 - 07:08
Case study: Sophia Housing comes to aid of vulnerable couple‘Since we moved in here I have put on 3½ stone and I have colour back in my cheeks’Thu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Oberstown contains ‘significant’ fire safety risks, Hiqa findsStaff shortages among the failings at youth detention facility, inspectors reportWed Jun 22 2016 - 17:21
Analysis: Inadequate target for housing as party ties remainThe €1.8bn annual cost of building 10,000 units has implications for State’s fiscal rulesSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Housing committee target: 50,000 homes in five yearsCross-party group also recommends stronger rental rules and first-time buyer supportSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
The number of homeless children reached 2,177 in MayNumber of minors in emergency accommodation rose by 79% in a yearSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
At least 50,000 more social housing units needed - reportCommittee makes 23 priority recommendations to tackle housing, homelessnes crisisFri Jun 17 2016 - 12:57
Housing report sets benchmark for Coveney, says Focus IrelandHousing and homelessness group to advise 50,000 social housing units over 5 yearsFri Jun 17 2016 - 11:22
Top professionals twice as likely to marry as unskilled workersSurvey reveals ‘marriage chances’ by class which diminish right down economic scaleFri Jun 17 2016 - 00:01
Local authorities to be told to add 50,000 housing unitsHousing and homelessness committee to advise 10,000 social housing units a yearThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:16
Atheist Ireland criticises legislation on marriageGroup says the law is ‘dysfunctional’ and is bringing civil marriage into disreputeThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:10
Concern mounts that hundreds of marriages may be invalidDepartment may require marriages to be solemnised by civil registrarThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Child benefit could be paid to fathers under proposed reformsLeo Varadkar to consider amending monthly payment due to changing family structuresWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Reliance on private sector to build homes ‘must end’Society of St Vincent de Paul says 70:30 split between private and public housing should be reversedTue Jun 14 2016 - 14:56
Philip Cairns case: Garda to interview ex-Radio Dublin staffWoman stated recently she witnessed Eamon Cooke kill missing boy at station premisesMon Jun 13 2016 - 18:52
Concerned citizen in Philip Cairns case hopes for resolutionBallyfermot activist reveals she has been in contact with woman abused by Eamon CookeMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
