Kitty Holland

Merchants Quay Ireland CEO says facility will save lives, reduce harm and decrease drug-related litter

‘Amber' believes the new medically supervised injecting facility at Merchants Quay will at least allow her and fellow addicts a modicum of privacy and dignity

Government report shows school absenteeism more than doubled at primary level Social Affairs Correspondent

Caoimhe Ni Dhuibhinn, of Swords Co Dublin, was giving evidence at the inquest into the death of Siobhán Casey-Ni Dhuibhinn (26) at Beaumont Hospital on 8th November 2023.

Queue for €50 grocery vouchers began before 4am with over 2,500 distributed by 8.30am

Derek Doyle, a former Defence Forces member who served overseas, described as a true friend who ‘poured his heart into everything he did'

Current indications are that upwards of 940,000 passports will be sought and issued this year

Calls increasing for expansion of breakfast clubs to all Deis primary schools amid rising deprivation

Some 4,658 children are in emergency accommodation as Darragh O'Brien says addressing crisis is ‘an absolute priority'

Many men categorised as ‘single adults without dependants' are fathers who may share custody of children