A sharp increase in people with multiple addictions (62% vs 48% last year), including cocaine and alcohol, was reported by Rutland Treatment Centre; as 16% of users seek help for cocaine addiction, the creation of a dedicated resource is a 'key objective'

It will be a criminal offence to destroy or allow to be damaged the records of 250.000 survivors of historical institutional abuse, under legislation that was fast-tracked this week by Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman

The Ministry of Education was ordered to pay €5.000 to a blind student who was denied access to a summer school programme during the Covid-19 pandemic because the support was insufficient

Controversial plan to introduce a hate speech law will be dropped as Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the 'hate speech' element of the bill 'does not have a consensus' and will be dealt with at a later date