Last year 2024
Mother fears 'having to sleep in car' with three children if evicted from Direct Provision centre
- The woman has three young children including a newborn
- She has been living in Ballyhaunis for six years and is "devastated" to have to move
- Rising rental costs and a lack of housing supply mean many people are now facing homelessness
Number of sexual assaults reported at mental health centres jumps from 12 in 2022 to 42 last year
- The average episode of physical restraint in 2023 lasted for 4.4 minutes
- Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Mental Health, Mark Ward, today expressed "grave concerns" over certain findings
Children deemed 'too autistic' for mental health service and 'too anxious' for disability team
Some children are not seen by CAMHS until they self-harm or attempt suicide, parents have warned.
Elections: Should you vote the whole way down the ballot paper?
And what exactly is PR-STV? Allow us to explain.
- Lawyer Tamir Blank said patients who cannot receive the treatment or aftercare needed could end up in "a very dire condition"
- Some people would have to return to refugee camps where the sanitation is poor and they may "not have access to even basic medical care"
- Over three-quarters of people support sanctions, according to the latest opinion poll by The Journal and Ireland Thinks
- Eight in 10 younger voters (aged 18 to 34) are in favour of the move, as are at least seven in 10 people across all other age groups
Some migrant candidates afraid to canvass or use posters amid fears their children will be targeted
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has raised concerns about candidates being threatened, as well as voter intimidation, ahead of Friday’s elections.
How the 'Lost Children of Greece' are fighting for citizenship and access to their records
- Many people have fought for decades to have their Greek citizenship restored and to get access to their personal records
- The adoption market in Greece was "lucrative" and involved priests, lawyers and doctors
Independents remain most popular, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil overtake Sinn Féin in latest poll
- Fine Gael is now the most popular political party among those polled, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are close behind
- Around 23% of people intend to vote for independent candidates in the European elections next Friday
Potent drugs such as nitazenes could appear at Irish festivals this summer, HSE expert warns
Nitazine, a powerful synthetic opioid, caused dozens of overdoses in Dublin and Cork late last year.
Georgian journalist targeted by masked men told she faces 'revenge' unless she stops working
Tamar Kintsurashvili spoke to The Journal about how the ‘foreign agent’ law in Georgia, though not yet implemented, is already having an effect.
Poor investment in psychosis services 'destroying lives', but Ireland can change this
On World Schizophrenia Day, the HSE’s clinic lead in this area says “year-to-year” rather than longer term funding is one of their biggest challenges.
'Whether they're from Donegal or Senegal, it makes no difference': A night at the Lighthouse café
- The centre provides a range of supports to homeless people and asylum seekers
- "We need to remember it’s people who are actually inside the tents. These are human beings."
'Stop talking about Jesus and dance': People at the portal want to connect, ideally with dogs
Transatlantic rock, paper, scissors didn’t quite pan out, sadly.