The Irish Times

Should we just go ahead and give the AstraZeneca vaccine to older people?

Q&A: It all boils down to weighing up risk, and WHO and Nphet view that differently

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00

Over 70s are still not being consulted on Covid-19, groups say

Advocacy organisations respond to new restrictions announced by Taoiseach

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 22:25

Coronavirus kills 11 residents over two weeks in Dublin care home for the elderly

Hospital in Dublin’s Phoenix Park said deaths had been recorded since April 2nd

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 15:05

Medics concerned some over-70s ‘don’t understand concept’ of cocooning

Older people seen out in shops, believing they are exception to stay at home message

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 01:00

Cocooning from coronavirus: Lack of detail causes concern for some elderly

Advocacy groups angry at lack of information on how extreme isolation might work

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 01:00

Seclusion and restraint in schools: Children with disabilities at risk

Many school staff not trained to deal with challenging behaviour, say campaigners

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 00:57

Dún Laoghaire vendor can sell newspapers ‘for rest of life’

Judge rules man may operate at entrance to shopping centre, after owners take case

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 20:39

Dún Laoghaire news vendor had role in finding Malcolm Macarthur

Decision on Friday as to whether stand can remain at entrance to shopping centre

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 16:24

McGrath hears of families’ unhappiness with HSE disability services

Minister to establish taskforce on roll-out of personalised budgets for disabled people

Tue May 31 2016 - 01:00

Call for inquiry into use of outdated institutions

Inclusion Ireland critical of Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 18:21

Respite services in ‘disarray’, say carer groups

Organisations call on Minister for Health to establish strategy to ensure consistencyof access

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 18:09

Plan to move disabled out of institutions will take decades

Scheme to relocate up to 4,000 isolated and vulnerable people was due to take six years

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00

Call to end putting special needs children in ‘seclusion rooms’

Children as young as six placed in isolation for hours at a time, say campaigners

Fri Aug 28 2015 - 01:00

How poor are the standards in Ireland’s disability homes?

Inspections by Hiqa reveal ‘model of care outdated in many other states since the 1980s’

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00

Call for body to oversee disability homes and address ‘neglect’

Providers fail to meet requisite standard in 46% of cases inspected by Hiqa to date

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00

Disability centres must change ‘radically’, says Hiqa

One in seven disability homes failed to comply with standards, ‘Irish Times’ analysis finds

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 01:00

Lynch: Oversight needed on use of psychotropic drugs

Groups voice concern medication overused to control behaviour of vulnerable patients

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00

Chemical restraint of intellectually disabled common in residential centres, study finds

Potent pills: how drugs are being used to control behaviour of disabled

Tue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00

Disability centres challenged over use of antipsychotic drugs

Campaigners raise concerns over scale of ‘chemical cosh’ in residential centres

Tue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00

A day to change perceptions on disabilities in workplace

Job Shadow Day may break down barriers for those with disabilities who want to join the workforce

Fri Apr 17 2015 - 01:15

Inclusion Ireland criticises Hiqa over care-homes inspections

Report says health watchdog is not listening to concerns of intellectually disabled

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00

Alleged abuse in special needs homes must be investigated

Call for complaints procedure after abuse filmed at Áras Attracta home in Mayo

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00

Plan to move 3,000 disabled hit by funding shortages

Unpublished HSE report shows outdated group homes continuing to admit new residents

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00

Life sentence deal for guilty plea suggested

Parole Board chief says power to release prisoners should not lie with minister

Mon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00

Child speech therapy services ‘a lottery’

Report says young people missing out as system struggles to cope with demand

Mon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00

Dehydration and malnutrition ‘factors’ in death at HSE home

HSE centre for intellectually disabled was subject of highly critical inspectors’ report

Mon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00

Hiqa reports on services for people with disabilities published

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 01:01

Twelve staff at Stewarts disability care facility suspended pending inquiry

Stewarts says it is working with Hiqa to address issues raised over Palmerstown centre

Wed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00

People with disabilities wait up to 13 years for residential place

Demand for services at ‘breaking point’, say campaigners

Fri Oct 11 2013 - 07:56

School-leavers with intellectual disabilities face ‘crisis’ due to funding cuts

Hundreds of young people will not get services to meet their assessed needs

Sat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00

Law labelling disabled as ‘lunatics’ to be replaced

New legislation on assisted decision-making will affect thousands of people with disabilities

Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00

Legislation labelling disabled as ‘lunatics’ to be replaced

Rights of thousands of people with intellectual disabilities to be expanded

Mon May 06 2013 - 01:00