Liz Dunphy
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'Spit attacks' continue as concerns expressed over use of controversial anti-spit hoods by gardaí
The hoods were used five times on children under 18 since April 12, the latest Policing Authority report shows. → Read More
Skibbereen clean up continues as Minister insists flood defences are working
The Minister for the Office of Public Works assured locals that work was underway to prevent future floods in the area → Read More
Demand is increasing for rape crisis centre's services
Over 14,000 calls were received by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's (DRCC) helpline last year, with the numbers seeking counselling also increasing → Read More
Some ICU nurses struggling to get holiday leave amid claims one nurse is quitting over the issue
Exhausted nurses are being refused holiday leave due to understaffing, with intensive care nurses who battled through the Covid-19 outbreak particularly impacted. → Read More
Mothers gather outside Dáil in call for extension of maternity leave
Mothers, many holding their young babies, met outside the Dil in the rain to demand emergency legislation that would extend maternity leave by three months. → Read More
Tony Holohan steps down from CMO duties to care for ill wife
The public face of the coronavirus crisis has stepped down from his role to be with family as his wife enters palliative care for cancer. → Read More
Cork dad runs the length of Ireland to raise funds for Cappagh orthopaedic hospital
Barry Sheehan's son Michael was diagnosed with osteofibrous dysplasia in his left tibia in 2017, when a trip to hospital for a football injury, aged 8, revealed tumours around a fractured leg bone. → Read More
Kerry school dreaming up artistic ways to celebrate return of students
Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey, Bryan Cooper, gallops along the wall of a Kerry school, ready to welcome students back after the summer holidays. → Read More
LGBTQ+ people hiding sexuality in emergency accommodation
LGBTQ+ people are hiding their sexuality out of fear in emergency homeless accommodation, a key worker with the Simon Community says. → Read More
LTGTQ+ people hiding sexuality in emergency accommodation
LGBTQ+ people are hiding their sexuality out of fear in emergency homeless accommodation, a key worker with the Simon Community says. → Read More
Compliance with health guidelines plummets, CSO finds
Just three-in-five respondents (59.9%) now rate their personal compliance with current government guidelines as high, down from more than 80% in April. Almost half of respondents reported being very or extremely concerned about other people's compliance with restrictions too. → Read More
New motorsport centre in Cork 'could save lives'
Building a motorsport centre in Cork to divert youths from dangerous driving on public roads could save lives, a TD has said. → Read More
'It would bring a tear to a stone': Incest case raises difficult questions for Ireland
The chairperson of Tusla said that a harrowing incest case that saw a man repeatedly rape and neglect his seven daughters and his sister would ‘bring a tear to a stone’ and underlines the importance of retaining a Children's Minister in the next government. → Read More
'Disgusting': Teen whose images were used online calls for clearer complaints procedure
A teenager who found images of herself used on a sordid Twitter account said that a clearer complaints procedure would have made dealing with the abuse easier. → Read More
'Disgusting': Teen whose images were abused online calls for clearer complaints procedure
A teenager who found images of herself used on a sordid Twitter account said that a clearer complaints procedure would have made dealing with the abuse easier. → Read More
James Joyce app allows you to access Dublin in the early 1900s
A new app will let James Joyce fans walk through his work and his past, visiting the places in Dublin that he wrote about and where he spent time. → Read More
Images of Irish teen girls being used online without knowledge or consent
Images of hundreds of Irish teenage girls are being used on sordid Twitter accounts without their knowledge or consent. → Read More
Webinar hears Irish legal system 'not fit for purpose' in dealing with violence against women
Irish courts are 'not fit for purpose' when dealing with violence against women, experts on gender-based violence have said. → Read More
Traveller men speak out against domestic abuse during lockdown
Men from the Traveller community are speaking out against domestic abuse in solidarity with women, trapped and silenced in abusive homes across the country during lockdown. → Read More
Mums call on Government to ban sales of cars to minors
Mothers are calling on the Government to make it illegal to sell a car to a minor to stop teens dying on the roads. → Read More