Kitty Holland
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Dublin local authorities bought only 13 of 400 homes under tenant purchase scheme
Government hopes 1,500 homes will be bought under ‘tenant-in-situ’ scheme this year → Read More
Homeless executive denies families sent to Garda stations due to lack of emergency options
Dublin Region Homeless Executive, which runs family evening placement, said it has not run out of emergency accommodation → Read More
Up to three gender equality referendums possible to address ‘discriminatory’ language
‘Tight timeline’ for vote, Varadkar says, with wording to be published within months and ballot in November → Read More
Social housing built in era of Dublin slums to get new lease of life
Peter McVerry Trust to renovate flats on Townsend Street which have been empty since 2011 → Read More
Pessimism about future driving anti-immigrant sentiment, ESRI report finds
Migrant integration study finds attitudes toward migrants are more favourable in Republic than in Northern Ireland → Read More
Tusla allowed abusive father to decide who protected children and their mother, report finds
National Review Panel report says ‘tragic deaths of the children’ could not have been predicted by services → Read More
Do locals in Dublin’s north inner city see signs of hope for the next Barry Keoghans?
Drugs and State neglect hold back youths from inner city home turf → Read More
Homelessness in Ireland hits record peak of more than 11,700
Call for extension to eviction ban as numbers in emergency accommodation in Dublin up 31% since January 2022 → Read More
Relentless racism, discrimination is ‘primary cause’ of suicide in Traveller community
Suicide rate among Travellers is six times higher than the general population. → Read More
Residential care charities threatened with 20% funding cut unless service level agreements are signed
Charities have held off signing amid ongoing efforts to persuade Tusla to review funding arrangements → Read More
One in 10 nine-years olds live in cold, damp or overcrowded housing
Almost 20% of young children live in ’disorderly’ neighbourhoods, ESRI report finds → Read More
Reports for family law courts on ‘best interests’ of children are inconsistent, unregulated
Briefing note for Minister for Justice says ‘future use and application’ of reports must be reviewed → Read More
‘Traumatising’ and ‘harmful’ conversion therapy to be banned under new laws
Report by TCD details practices including administering electro-shock treatment to a 12-year-old victim → Read More
Youth mental health services could be scaled back in some areas to reduce risks to children
Oireachtas subcommittee told of need to ‘take a hard look’ at Camhs care model given issues identified in recent Mental Health Commission report → Read More
Charlie Bird says kindness of strangers has helped him overcome fear of death
The former RTÉ News chief correspondent was diagnosed with motor neuron disease two years ago → Read More
Gardaí investigate alleged assault at migrant camp in Ashtown
Homeless men moved from Dublin 15 site after camp raided → Read More
‘This is serious. They mean business’: Migrants living in fear as ‘violent atmosphere’ brewing in Dublin
Gardaí investigating after attack involving dogs and baseball bat on migrant camp, while groups report increasing ‘vocalisation’ of racism → Read More
Men with dogs, sticks and baseball bat attack Dublin migrant camp
Threats circulated on social media in recent days concerning camp where up to eight men have lived in tents since August → Read More
Number of homeless people in State reaches record high of 11,632
December figures show there were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children in emergency accommodation → Read More
Child mental health services ‘may worsen’ up to 2030 due to staff shortages, experts say
‘Root and branch reform’ needed to make Camhs an attractive workplace for child psychiatry graduates → Read More