Payment beyond cost of pregnancy could lead to exploitation, committee told

Minister signals Government prepared to respond on domestic brutality and abuse

Hard-hitting report reveals nearly 50,000 have lived with dependency and brutality

O’Gorman promises legislation banning ‘cruel’ practice will leave no one behind

Report highlights complaints about foster carers’ fight to get therapeutic supports

Residential respite facility in Loughlinstown shut to families in Dublin southeast area

Charities and volunteers should work with Tusla to ensure minors protected – UNHCR

IHREC warns of serious shortcomings in coronial process during time of trauma and stress

Dublin’s north inner city had highest number of HAP-dependent households, data shows

Poorest gained 39 cent per week as wealthier gained €16.11 per week, think tank says

Celebration of wonderful life on her favourite date of the year – International Workers’ Day

Homeless charities express ‘huge disappointment’ that their workers are excluded

Department of Agriculture says it can no longer fund wages or other day-to-day costs at Ballyowen equine centre

Karen McEvoy died on Christmas Day 2018 a week after giving birth to daughter Ruby

Karen McEvoy (24) died on Christmas day, 2018, one week after giving birth

Unfair treatment in rental sector ‘prevalent’ for those receiving housing assistance

Campaigner calls on Geraldine Byrne Nason in attempt to avoid further disaster amid invasion

Spring count of those sleeping outdoors reveals 91 ‘unique individuals’ bereft of home

Taoiseach represented at services held in Rosocommon and Sligo

It will be the ‘simple things’ that loved ones will miss about 58-year-old, ceremony hears

Developers have blocked 150m sloping pathway used by Owen Stubbs in Foxrock

Conference hears all public services, including schools, should be ‘at least trauma aware’

Situation has worsened since marriage equality referendum passed, says student

Irish clubs missing out due to lack of payments long established in men’s game

Project leader says even if the Kinahans are put out of action altogether ‘there is always another gang waiting to take their plac(...)

A week after a 29-year-old father was shot dead in Finglas there are fears of an escalation that will draw in already traumatised (...)

Shoppers in Dublin city centre tell of rising prices and bigger bills

How much councils could spend on housing constriction ‘needs to be examined’, committee hears

Kathleen Lynch says pandemic has reorientated our thinking on what is important in life

Pensioner Hugh Feely (72) no longer uses the storage heaters at home due to price hikes

O’Gorman tells committee of ‘genuine risk’ that vote on removing refernce could be lost

European Committee of Social Rights says State has yet to fully address findings against it

Anne Rabbitte said Irish planes should be sent to Moldova to help refugees

President notes solemn occasion to ‘give honour and hold in memory those we have lost’

Tánaiste says offers of accommodation will be ‘altruistic’ as numbers set to top 20,000

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calls for the dissemination of information

Dr Alexander Boychak has set up an initiative to help send medical supplies to Ukraine

Fatal foetal abnormalities still leading to women having to seek terminations in UK

Landlord says council told him that the area in question was ‘socially satisfied’

Restriction on social housing acquisitions designed to avoid competing with first-time buyers

Residents ‘very unhappy’ as staff unable to contact managers and take leave, report says

Routes typically focus on commuting to work than meeting care needs, report finds

Violence against women was recurring theme at events marking International Women’s Day

Junior Minister says schools should start preparing to welcome Ukrainian children

‘We don’t want another Calais ... It is important to keep that flow of people moving,’ Anne Rabbitte says

New Oireachtas committee hears recommendations to ‘force’ change quickly

Watchdog reports non-compliances and insufficient resources in number of centres

Council of Europe finds ‘no major improvement’ in situation in three years

Tusla report calls for provision of at least 56 new refuge places ‘to meet lowest threshold’

Coroner pays for burials where families unable to arrange repatriation or cannot be traced

Manager of Dublin nightclub where 48 died in 1981 made application to rule out possible finding

Minister of State Anne Rabbitte ‘not happy’ to have HSE review its management of centres in several counties

Health watchdog’s regional analysis notes progress but ‘improvements still required’

Opposition and advocacy groups deem Government measures insufficient amid inflation surge

‘Most vulnerable will continue to suffer’, lone-parent organisation One Family says

Widow reacts to Government measures to tackle crisis of spiralling cost of living

Eamon Butterly said he will challenge unless possible verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ is ruled out

Calls for greater funding for health services to treat gambling addiction

Charity worker says local authorities do not allocate homes with more than one bed to non-primary carers

Concerns raised about overcrowding, mental health and use of solitary confinement

‘Real danger of deepening poverty’ unless Government measures are adequate

Two single mothers say their situations will worsen when fuel allowance ends in April

Eamon Butterly could not commit to position on document in proceedings until ruling made

Legislation in breach of Supreme Court ruling and should be amended, say rights advocates

Remote working likely to become feminised if employers return to old ways, Ictu warns

Son says call from hospital at 11pm ‘was the first we knew he wasn’t there’

Fears voiced that remote work could become ‘feminised’; employers urged to be cautious

Family placements have ‘questionable legal foundation’, says special rapporteur

Autistic teen sent to Belfast says he felt ‘abandoned’ during his 15 months there

Operation Faoiseamh targets perpetrators of violence in home and their prosecution

Author of book about long-running dispute brands comments ‘offensive’ and ‘vile’

Domestic violence court accompaniment worker suggests how system might improve

Many object to exclusion of babies who were in homes for less than six months

State plays ‘huge role’ in the homelessness as local authorities regularly evicts Travellers

Amid grief, shock and anger, thousands gather in town park for Ashling Murphy vigil

‘It’s so hard to believe it’s in our own town, and that it’s happened to people we know’

Majority of calls about relationship breakdown have been coming from women

Around 20,000 people are to expected to benefit from move to allow regularisation

‘At risk of poverty’ in 2020 meant living on or below €273.17 per week, says report

O’Connor questions how her teenage son was able to leave Tallaght hospital

Women more likely to face discrimination over care responsibilities than men – Ihrec

Uncle says 27-year-old insisted on ‘living life well’ after tragedy and that she ‘definitely achieved this’

‘Selective passport checks’ conducted on buses crossing between NI and State

Mental Health Commission criticises missing fire door and evacuation drills at various sites

Irish Rail cancels several commuter services due to Covid-19 and close contact absences

Persistent damage to, and theft of, devices countrywide ‘could be death sentence for patient’

Older people and children among those in line at Capuchin day centre from before dawn

‘I have attempted to be patient. I have been flexible . . . I am not a social worker’

Dublin’s Convention Centre, Kilkenny Castle, the Rock of Cashel among 70 taking part

Almost 100,000 children on hospital waiting lists is ‘not good enough’, doctors’ group says

St Stephen’s hospital operating culture reminiscent of one from ‘decades ago’ – report

CSO data shows 6.7 per cent of people employed were at risk of poverty in 2020

Summary confirms extent of abuse but full report paints a far more comprehensive picture

Report finds 18 intellectually disabled residents subjected to ‘sustained sexual abuse’

Report on sex abuse at Donegal centre published before it was seen by all families

Families of ‘Brandon’s’ victims to get advance notice of findings on Wednesday

Oireachtas hears child poverty caused by ‘structural barriers’ to education and jobs

‘Brandon’, who is now dead, found to have perpetrated 108 incidents of sexual abuse

Postmortem to be carried out on man fatally injured in collision with car in Killygordon

Supporters gather at Leinster House to mark UN’s Human Rights Day and submit letter