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Bessborough nun claims she doesn't remember any child deaths - there were 31...

The commission said the affidavit from the congregation that ran the mother and baby home was “speculative, inaccurate and misleading”.

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Domestic and sexual violence groups to get €1.5 million more in funding

The total amount of funding for 2019 has increased to €23.8 million.

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Religious order that ran Tuam says it has no 'legal liability' to provide...

Bon Secours Sisters say a €2.5 million donation towards excavation and memorial will be their only contribution to the state.

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An extra €50 million is needed to ensure a place for all children on the...

Minister Katherine Zappone said it comes on the back of ‘decades of neglect’ in the area.

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Zappone announces funding for 3,600 new childcare places

Funding will be made available to childcare centres, crèches and other childcare facilities.

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'We're falling very far short': Citizens' Assembly on gender equality to...

The assembly will begin its work in October this year.

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'The kid who's helping others, is not the kid who's terrorising their neighbour'

Should it be compulsory for young people to volunteer for a year? There are pros and cons.

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Tusla releases advice for parents as Zappone 'appalled' at treatment of...

Children were filmed being roughly handled in the footage recorded by RTÉ Investigates, and concerns were raised about fire safety and other issues.

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Department of Children doesn't know identity of 37 childcare facilities at...

The figure was revealed at an Oireachtas committee hearing yesterday morning.

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Childminders to face inspections, training and Garda vetting under new action...

The new plan hopes to see thousands of childminders registered with Tusla.

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It should be possible to collect Tuam survivor DNA samples before...

Dr Geoffrey Shannon’s Report on the Collection of Tuam Survivors’ DNA has been published today.

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Public Services Card no longer needed to apply for a passport

The Taoiseach says the Data Commissioner has declined to meet with Minister Doherty.

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The most expensive childcare is in Dublin, the cheapest is in Carlow

The average cost of full-time childcare in Ireland is €184 per week.

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Adopted people will not get automatic access to birth records over parent's...

Minister Zappone said she was “personally deeply disappointed” that a consensus could not be reached on the issue.

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Internal Tusla documents reveal staff complained of poor engagement from...

Early drafts of a letter that caused a row between the agency and Scouting Ireland contained stronger criticism of the organisation than the final version.

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'We were segregated in 'the reject ward'': Survivor describes experience of...

An unpublished report has found that mixed-race children were routinely withheld for adoption and some children’s skin colour was listed as a “defect”.

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Parents will not have to pay for childcare they are not receiving during...

The government is to pay a proportion of childcare staff costs during the closure period.

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Childcare providers have until Tuesday to sign up to wage subsidy scheme

Wages of thousands of employees working in the childcare sector will be topped up to a maximum of €586 a week.

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Wine, exercise and online quiz nights: Taoiseach and ministers say how...

Leo is missing the gym.

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Healthcare workers to pay €90 for childcare each week under latest government...

Trade union Fórsa has requested more information on what the plan entails.

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