Halligan: 'You don’t go to the home of a politician inflicting pain on their family'

THE SON OF a former Labour Party councillor who died in a house fire which his inquest heard was probably caused by a tumble dryer, said warnings about potential fire risks should be placed on all manufactured dryer machines.

The recommendation, relating to potential combustion risks from

A number of homeless children living in family hubs say they have attempted to run away.

Others have compared it to a prison and describe feelings of shame and embarrassment, according to a major new report from the Children's Ombudsman

Young people aged from 5 to 17 in Cork ,

Executives from some of Ireland’s leading family-owned firms shared their insights at KPMG’s recent family business event in Crawford Gallery, Cork.

“Your business has a unique element that no other business has — the aspect of the family,” said KPMG’s Michael Lynch.

It was nearly 20 years since we had driven to France for a campsite holiday. In the interim we had been spoiled by short-haul flights to airports handily close to campsites in France, Spain and Croatia. Boarding a plane in the morning and being at your destination that afternoon is always

The Ombudsman for Children has called for a full-scale independent evaluation of family hubs.

Around 900 children are currently living in 26 family hubs, most of them in Dublin. These are purpose-built or adapted premises used to provide emergency accommodation for homeless