‘I would love to work full-time – but I can’t afford to’Ellen Doyle says the cost of childcare is a major barrier to parents returning to workTue Oct 7 2014 - 01:00
Planning law did not deliver on vision of creating socially mixed communitiesOnly a fraction of social and affordable homes were ever deliveredThu Oct 2 2014 - 01:00
New law means builders must provide social housing10 per cent of units in new estates or apartment complexes wil be set aside for social useThu Oct 2 2014 - 01:00
Partnership between ‘The Detail’ and voluntary groups receives £500,000 grant aidData journalism project to shed light on vital public services in Northern IrelandThu Oct 2 2014 - 01:00
Minister backs paid child leave for fathersMove would let fathers play more active role in family life, says FitzgeraldTue Sep 30 2014 - 09:42
Welfare versus work: Does it pay to take up a low-paid job?Studies suggest most are better off at work – but the cost of childcare is a major challengeMon Sep 29 2014 - 01:00
Tánaiste calls on employers to introduce ‘living wage’New commission on low pay will advise Government on pay increasesMon Sep 29 2014 - 01:00
Minimum wage, maximum outrageA heated debate is brewing on whether a living wage would kill jobs or protect workersSun Sep 28 2014 - 08:00
What is a living wage?The minimum wage in Ireland is €8.65, but €11.45 is needed to provide an acceptable standard of living, say campaignersFri Sep 26 2014 - 15:15
The cleaner: 'Rent is soaring. Bills are going up'We spoke to Sean McNamara as part of our Living Wage seriesFri Sep 26 2014 - 01:00
The living wage: should €11.45 an hour be the new minimum?Unemployment is falling and the economy is expanding. But after six years of recession a job is no longer a guarantee of making ends meetFri Sep 26 2014 - 01:00
Father regrets ‘missed opportunities’ to help autistic son learn to talkDue to lack of funds, John McDonald was unable to access vital speech therapy to which his son, Seán, was legally entitledMon Sep 22 2014 - 01:00
Child speech therapy services ‘a lottery’Report says young people missing out as system struggles to cope with demandMon Sep 22 2014 - 01:00
Mounting protests by asylum seekers over delaysGovernment working group meets for first time to review direct provision systemFri Sep 19 2014 - 01:00
State fears alternative to direct provision will attract asylum seekersMinister says system is ‘inhumane’ but says changes will require Government supportThu Sep 18 2014 - 02:00
Direct Provision: ‘There is no privacy...it’s very difficult’Raising children in asylum centres can be a challenge for many parentsThu Sep 18 2014 - 02:00
Children’s services under threat, warns agency chiefAgency requires an extra €45 million next year just to keep services at standstillTue Sep 16 2014 - 02:20
Right to work urged for asylum seekersMinister of State says he can’t stand over direct provision systemTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:00
€30 a week per child for parents returning to workProposals for a ‘return-to-work dividend’ likely to cost about €20 millionMon Sep 15 2014 - 10:44
Inquiry into new penalty point misconduct allegationsGarda whistleblower McCabe says some gardaí continue to behave improperlyMon Sep 15 2014 - 07:32
‘It’d be nice to be able to live like the other kids’Dieudonne, 11, is one of 1,600 children growing up in the direct provision system for asylum seekersFri Sep 12 2014 - 01:00
Asylum seekers in food protest over delaysPortlaoise parish priest compares institution to an open prisonFri Sep 12 2014 - 01:00
Rehab appoints new board following revelations over executive payOrganisation says it cannot disclose pay or pensions of former chiefs for legal reasonsTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:02
Thousands of children at risk await social workersSocial workers say heavy caseloads and staff shortages are storing up problems for futureFri Sep 5 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Children at risk as pressure grows on frontline social work servicesReports over safety and welfare of children have grown by 98% since 2007Fri Sep 5 2014 - 01:00
Asylum seekers refuse food in protest over conditions at direct provision centreResidents say concerns over food, hygiene and living conditions are not being addressedFri Sep 5 2014 - 01:00
Call for Irish teenager in Egyptian jail to be freedIbrahim Halawa (18) has been in preventive detention in Egypt for over a yearThu Sep 4 2014 - 00:50
Children should not grow up in direct provision, says LoganOutgoing Ombudsman calls dedicated, expert and independent oversight of areaTue Sep 2 2014 - 16:14
Thousands of families ineligible for school allowances4,000 claims for clothing and footwear assistance disallowedMon Sep 1 2014 - 01:04
Energy regulator tells firms to enforce ban on top-up chargesMany retailers surcharge pay-as-you-go customersMon Sep 1 2014 - 01:00
Late surge in numbers paying ‘second home tax’Defaulters face fines of up to €7,230 from todayMon Sep 1 2014 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann facing €20 million losses even after pay cutsExploratory talks involving unions and management to be held todaySat Aug 30 2014 - 06:19
Revenue wrote off €260 million in tax last yearAuthorities unable to pursue 17 tax defaulters with tax bills of more than €1 million eachSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:01
Crackdown on white-collar professionals yields millionsDoctors, dentists and pharmacists found to be hiding large sums in undeclared incomeSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Unpaid taxes: Plenty of white-collar cash lurking in the shadow economyMore than €260 million in unpaid tax written off by Revenue last yearSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Government to review conditions for asylum seekersMinister for Justice pledges a new process to streamline applications for refugee statusTue Aug 12 2014 - 06:51
Could direct provision be the subject of a future government apology?Reports from campaign groups have highlighted the damage direct provision is causing residentsTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:48
Lives in Limbo: ‘It affects you as a parent and a man’The direct provision system for asylum seekers has a high human and social cost, and adapting to normal life afterwards is a slow processTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Lives in Limbo – The children: ‘It’s like being stuck in a cage’Children in the ‘direct provision’ system live under threat of deportation. They learn not to worry about the futureMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
How asylum became a businessMany of the companies providing shelter are large firms involved in the property, hospitality or catering businessSun Aug 10 2014 - 08:23
Social services alerted to 1,500 cases of young asylum seekersEvidence of sexualised behaviour, mental health issues and parents unable to cope in State systemSat Aug 9 2014 - 06:42
More than 4,000 living in ‘direct provision’ system‘Irish Times’ series explores the lives of these ostracised people who are barred from work and welfareSat Aug 9 2014 - 01:00
Nurses defend high sick leave rates in public sectorAbsenteeism estimated to be costing the State €430 million per yearThu Aug 7 2014 - 21:01
€430m sick leave bill in public sector ‘unsustainable’Absenteeism rates almost twice those of private sector, with highest rate in GardaThu Aug 7 2014 - 08:29
Dublin industrial estate centre of global privacy debateUS judge rules that Microsoft hand over data stored in Ireland to authoritiesThu Aug 7 2014 - 01:00