Calling outHard Times: Recession-related anxiety is causing an upsurge in calls to support organisationsTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Stardust families say they feel vindicated at vigil for victimsON THE 28th anniversary of the Stardust tragedy, in which 48 young people were killed in a nightclub inferno in Dublin in 1981…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Asylum seekers say hostel 'unbearable'ABOUT 40 asylum seekers, including some 20 children, were last night accommodated in a Dublin hostel after travelling from Co…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Principal's 'shock' over loss of learning support classSISTER RITA Wynne, principal of a national school in one of the most disadvantaged areas in the State, was “just in shock” when…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Dublin Bus drivers to protest over plan for cutbacks todayDUBLIN BUS drivers and their families will protest outside the Department of Transport today.Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Teachers protest outside Anglo Irish BankTEACHERS WERE “furious” and “fed up” and may embark on work stoppages, a group of protesting primary and secondary school teachers…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Pat Kenny agrees to 10% pay cutBROADCASTER PAT Kenny last night agreed to take a 10 per cent cut in his salary of €850,000 per yearTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
A fifth of gay people tried suicide - studyALMOST 20 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have attempted suicide and almost all saw this as related…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Almost one-third of calls to SVdeP from first-timersTHE PROPORTION of people calling the Society of St Vincent de Paul for help for the first time increased from about 20 per cent…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Young people urged to have voices heard in new 'Vote at 16' campaignYOUNG PEOPLE aged 16 and 17 are being urged to contact local politicians as well as Minister for the Environment John Gormley…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Accidental death verdict on man who died after horse fallDISAGREEMENTS EMERGED yesterday at an inquest between a senior nurse and a number of doctors about the promptness of treatment…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Rise in calls on financial distress to care groupsA NUMBER of support organisations have reported a rise in calls from people in financial distress.Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Impact of childcare policies 'limited'THE GOVERNMENT’S record on delivering its own policy commitments to children has “been barely acceptable” and it has had “limited…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Man shot in pub 'stable'A MAN in his 20s is recovering in hospital after being shot in a pub in Dublin at the weekend.Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Cold-weather homeless shelter to open in DublinA COLD-WEATHER shelter for people sleeping rough is to open in Dublin by the end of the week, Minister for the Environment John…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
Woman took lethal doses of medicationTHE DEATH of an elderly woman who took lethal levels of a prescribed anti-depressant will be reported to the Irish Medicines …Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
Applications for asylum continue to fall as departures of illegals rise 23%THE NUMBER of people seeking asylum here continued to fall last year with the highest proportion of applicants now coming from…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
More than 600 drink- driving arrestsMORE THAN 600 motorists were arrested for drink driving over the Christmas and new year period, provisional figures from An Garda…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Life of stabbed woman 'pitted with unhappiness'REBECCA HOBAN'S life had been "pitted with unhappiness", but she would be remembered for her great generosity and the way she…Sat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Removal service for murder victimTHE DEATH of Rebecca Hoban, who was murdered in Dublin last week, had brought her community together in "in grief and shock", …Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Pensioner plans Christmas Day protest at DáilA CO KILDARE pensioner plans to spend Christmas Day standing outside Leinster House, protesting at "the unemployment situation…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Funeral told of life 'pitted with unhappiness'Rebecca Hoban's life had been "pitted with unhappiness" but she would be remembered for her great generosity and the way she …Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Marchers draw attention to plight of fathers denied access to their childrenABOUT 40 "Santas" marched through Dublin city centre yesterday to highlight the situation of separated fathers who will not …Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Road and rail crashes leave 13 injuredTHIRTEEN PEOPLE were injured in a number of road and Luas collisions over the weekend.Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE blamed for confining boy to hospitalA DUBLIN hospital says it is unable to discharge a 14-month-old boy, who has been confined there since birth, because the HSE…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Calling time on the nightclub?It was meant to reduce alcohol abuse, but nightclub owners say the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 is threatening the future of …Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
€8.5m hostel to provide long-term accomodation for 'challenging' clientsA NEW €8.5 million housing scheme, which will provide long-term accommodation to some of the most “challenging” homeless people…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
'Chaotic' city services heavily criticised by Lord Mayor of DublinHOMELESSNESS SERVICES in the capital “are as chaotic as some of the people they are there to serve”, the Lord Mayor of Dublin…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
People not in touch with families asked to make contact this ChristmasMISSING PEOPLE or people who have lost touch with their families are being asked to get in touch with loved ones this Christmas…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Travellers three times as likely to die by suicide as settled population - studyTRAVELLERS ARE three times as likely to die by suicide as members of the general population, the first study of its kind has …Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Rise in verbal abuse of retail workersALMOST THREE quarters of retail workers have suffered verbal abuse from customers, with almost a third having received threats…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Cabin crew vote to accept agreementCABIN CREW at Aer Lingus have voted to accept the draft agreement reached between their union and the airline at the Labour Relations…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
All hands on deck to clear shelvesSUPERMARKETS: A WALL of empty fridges where the pork products once lay greeted customers at the Merrion Road branch of Tesco…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Henry Street traders in dispute with councilAN UNSEASONABLE row has broken out between the Christmas stallholders on Dublin’s Henry Street and the city council over the …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Pratt to be chair of new tourism groupBUSINESSMAN MAURICE Pratt is to chair the new 10-member Tourism Renewal Group announced by Minister for Tourism Martin Cullen…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
One-third of older people help look after grandchildren on daily basisONE-THIRD of older people across Europe help with the care of grandchildren on a daily basis, a major survey by the European …Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Irishwoman tells of hotel staff's actions to protect guestsAN OFFALY woman has described being in one of the luxury hotels attacked by terrorists in Mumbai.Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Employee drug use may be seen as disabilityWORKERS WHO use drugs could be seen as having a disability and employers must be careful to "do all that is reasonable to accommodate…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Teenagers express fear and powerlessness in face of climate changeTEENAGERS SPOKE yesterday about being "frightened" about climate change and said they felt almost "powerless" to stop it.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Electricians may strike over pay challengeELECTRICIANS ACROSS the State may go on strike in response to a High Court challenge by some employers to regional pay agreements…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Three young people killed in one day on the roadsTHREE YOUNG people have been killed in separate road crashes.Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Political party for older people hopes to contest local pollsA NEW political party championing the interests of older people plans to field candidates in the local elections next June, its…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Students to discuss fees with MinisterSTUDENT UNION leaders are to meet Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe to outline their opposition to the reintroduction of third…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Groups working with children welcome ombudsman's plansGROUPS WORKING with vulnerable children have welcomed plans by the Ombudsman for Children to investigate the implementation of…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
City centre to host special day for senior citizensFREE MAKEOVERS, discounts in many city centre shops and even a chance to see the new James Bond film at a reduced price await…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Most crisis centre clients were abused as childrenMORE THAN half the victims of rape and sexual abuse who received face-to-face counselling at Rape Crisis Centres across the State…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Girl (10) gets award for saving brotherA 10-year old girl who saved her baby brother from a swimming pool and a young Co Cork man who saved four friends from the Atlantic…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Fears expressed over historic Moore St siteThe decision by Dublin City Council to sell its last properties on Moore Street as part of plans to redevelop the Carlton Cinema…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Siptu and Aer Lingus in NIB talksTALKS AT the National Implementation Body (NIB) on the dispute at Aer Lingus concluded yesterday evening with Siptu insisting…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
