We are barely at the races when it comes to tackling dementia, says Catherine Shanahan

A population of 30,000 living with dementia in the community has access to just 66 respite beds in nursing homes specifically designed to cater for the illness, a study has found.

A new Trinity College study has found that just 11% of nursing homes have dedicated dementia care units.

Parents are to be asked about the difficulties they have talking to younger children about relationships and sex.

A report into whether or not recommendations made in major child abuse report have been implemented has claimed there is an element of “recommendation fatigue” at work.

A mother and her teenage son gave a rare insight into the trauma of self-harm yesterday.

A conference on self-injury taking place in Trinity College in Dublin today will look at recommendations for new approaches to treatment.

PRE-NUPTIAL agreements should become the norm to avoid heated courtroom battles over access rights and custody to children, according to researchers from Trinity College Dublin.

Guidelines should be drawn up to ensure separated fathers pay enough maintenance to support their children, it was claimed today.

A study of separation agreements made in Irish courts has shown that new forms of shared care are emerging among separated couples.

THOUSANDS of people treated for self-inflicted injuries in hospital every year are not getting the support they need.

THE Government’s immigration policy is still failing adults and children residing here, and upcoming legislation might only complicate matters further, a conference heard yesterday.