Aisling Moloney

Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or threaten to leak sensitive stolen data until a sum of money is paid

Gardaí warn of increased ransomware attacks on SMEs

The National Cyber Security Centre and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau are warning small and medium business owners of an increased threat of ransomware attacks.

Business • 12 Aug 22

Facilities within the Aviva were offered as short-term emergency accommodation (Pic courtesy Business Post)

Ukrainians fleeing war sleeping on camp beds at Aviva

Approximately 100 Ukrainians fleeing war have been accommodated in the Aviva Stadium since Friday 22 July, the Department of Children has confirmed.

Ireland • 29 Jul 22

There is no public service system of child contact centres to provide a space for children of separated parents to meet with one or both parents

Lack of child contact centres puts 'families at risk'

In Ireland, there is no public service system of child contact centres to provide a space for children of separated parents to meet with one or both parents, even where the court orders it, writes Aisling Moloney.

Ireland • 17 Jun 22

The Women's Aid drop-in centre at Dolphin House in Dublin

Family court system 'not fit for purpose' - solicitor

Women's Aid has reported a "significant increase" in demand last year for its face-to-face services, including drop-in court information and court accompaniment.

Ireland • 16 Jun 22

Support workers at Wexford Women's Refuge say women are afraid to leave their homes due to accommodation issues

Women fleeing domestic abuse struggle to find homes

Women fleeing domestic abuse are struggling to find accommodation, due to high rents and a shortage of rental properties.

Ireland • 15 Jun 22

Modelligo Community Group formed when the parish wanted to help house Ukrainian refugees

Local group transforms old house into home for refugees

A community group in a small town in west Waterford is transforming a former parochial house into a home for Ukrainian refugees.

Ireland • 03 May 22

Mary Bridget Collins said access to post and digital services is an issue - as Travellers live in many different types of accommodation

Calls to remove barriers to healthcare for Travellers

Academics in UCC have published a unique study into the barriers for Irish Traveller women attending breast cancer screening.

Health • 29 Mar 22

Yaroslava Antipina, Chief Strategy Officer at an IT company, in Ukraine, reunited with her mother in Slavuta, west of Kyiv

'Every minute might be the last' - family flees Kyiv

Yaroslava Antipina, Chief Strategy Officer at an IT company, has been updating her followers on Twitter as she fled Kyiv with her 19-year-old son to join her mother in Slavuta, west of the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine • 04 Mar 22