Transparency urged for plastics recycling bags

Amsterdam to invite victims of anti-gay crime to Gay Pride reception

Livestock farmers and animal welfare group fight tighter environmental rules

Wild weather causes problems but some sunshine ahead         

Six-year-old boy who raised millions with nail polish campaign dies

Going Dutch: Bus stop, wet day? Please share my green taxi

Government scraps scheme to centralise national register at cost of €90 million

Middle-class financial struggles do not add up to a crisis, says report

Women's refuges failing to tackle problem of spiralling debt: ombudsman

Violent criminals more likely to get a job than ethnic minorities - report