An inspection of Tusla foster care services for separated children seeking international protection found that some safeguarding issues were not being adequately managed by the Child and Family Agency. The Health Information and Quality Authority found that a child was placed with a foster carer prior to garda vetting, while …

The Department of Transport has confirmed to Prime Time that crash data related to 80% of the road network in the Republic of Ireland was not included in a centralised analysis it undertook to inform road safety interventions. Local roads make up 81% of the nationwide road network and are …

The majority of victims in cases of sexual assault, attempted murder, and harassment knew their offender, according to the latest CSO statistics on crime victims and offenders. The figures, released today, show the relationship between victim and offender. Seven out of ten victims of sexual assault knew their abuser, while …

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said he was warned not to embarrass Irish dancing when he performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The dancer caused a stir with his interval act when he took to the stage with a non-traditional routine, which broke strict rules about what was …

The UK expects to deport nearly 6,000 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister has said, after the British government published new details on the controversial scheme. The figures come days after the plan aimed at deterring migrant arrivals on small boats from northern Europe became law following months …

A man with a sword has been arrested after an attack on members of the public and police officers in the Hainault area of London. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “Police and other emergency services are in Hainault, east London, at a serious incident in which a man …

There are almost 200 deaths in Ireland every year due to cancers associated with new human papilloma virus (HPV), a new report has shown. According to findings from the National Cancer Registry (NCRI), there are 641 cases of new HPV-associated cancers diagnosed and 196 cancer deaths in Ireland a year. …

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will seek Government approval to quickly draft legislation that will again designate the UK as a safe country to return people seeking asylum. The Department of Justice has been working on the change since the High Court ruled the designation of the UK as a …

A new package to be announced later by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State for Land Use Pippa Hackett will provide nearly €80 million for those who have had their forests impacted by ash dieback. Mary McCormack decided to forest some of her land in 1996. Given …

The death toll in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa rose to five with another fatality in hospital, officials have said. Russia struck the Black Sea city yesterday, also injuring almost two dozen. “Unfortunately, the number of victims in yesterday’s Russian missile attack on Odesa increased …