Tusla inspectors found problems with the use of physical restraint in seven children’s homes
In two cases, inspectors found that staff were using restraint to try to manage children’s behaviour, and one of those children was restrained 78 times.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors dealt with at their January monthly meeting on Monday evening.
“This photo has many of the elements that I think a great picture must have. The strong lights, the movement, the imperfection of the lens, bring it to life.”
At the moment, people waiting for decisions on their asylum applications lose all kinds of assistance – not just housing – if they find an alternative place to live.
To get council managers to the bargaining table, elected representatives rezoned the site to block their plans. Chief Executive Owen Keegan was not pleased.
The council plans to shield cyclists from cars with bollards at first, and permanent kerbs later.
Under the current system, a requirement to advertise for an Irish or EEA national to fill a role first is unfair to everyone involved, some say. The new bill keeps it.
But there are ways the council, or other departments, could make sure people are able to do more of what they need to on icy days, say city residents.
The Road Safety Authority cites GDPR as its reason, but deputy commissioner for the Data Protection Commission says that directive shouldn’t prevent the publication of this data.
Tired of pleading with the council for an astroturf pitch in their area so they don’t have to rent private facilities to train in winter, Kilmore FC is planning a protest.
The lack of action by the developer “is a clear breach of the development agreement”, says a motion apparently headed to January’s monthly council meeting.
The aim is to sow the seeds of friendship – and artichokes (or whatever else they want to grow).
The Health Research Board is doing some, but only for 2019. That’s before the spikes in more recent years.