Michelle McGlynn

1 day ago | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn

Children appearing before the courts are asking to be sent to Oberstown detention campus rather than going into the special care system, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Children's Ombudsman has said the special care system is crying out for help and the children in it are not being appropriately provided for. Niall Muldoon said there are "a lot of flaws within the way that Tusla is doing work, the way that we are providing for the more difficult children that we have".

2 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn

The provision of services will be added to legislation banning imports from Israeli settlements if it stands up to legislative scrutiny, Simon Harris has said. The Tánaiste said he has zero policy difference with the Opposition in relation to the inclusion of services in the Israeli Settlements Prohibition of Importation of Goods Bill 2025. "But we do have a constitution.

2 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has affirmed her confidence in the executive team taking charge of the new national children's hospital. When members of Children's Health Ireland (CHI) appeared before the health committee recently, a number of TDs and senators said they no longer had confidence in the team following a string of controversies including unnecessary hip surgeries at Temple Street and Cappagh hospitals.

3 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn

Housing minister James Browne has said his department is exploring what can be done to help an 88-year-old Bantry resident who is facing homelessness. Jennifer Marley received a notice to quit and registered for social housing some time ago. She is also actively seeking assistance from Cork County Council. But with just weeks until she must vacate her home, no suitable accommodation has been offered.

3 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn

An 88-year-old woman in West Cork is facing the looming prospect of homelessness with just one month to go before she must vacate her rented accommodation. After receiving a notice to quit, Jennifer Marley from Bantry registered for social housing some time ago and is actively seeking assistance from Cork County Council. But with no suitable accommodation being offered and the clock ticking, she fears being forced into emergency homeless accommodation or a nursing home.