Youth focus on rights, suicideGAY RIGHTS, suicide and the effect of the recession on teenagers were just some of the issues highlighted at a Young Social Innovators…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Assisted-suicide event to go aheadCONTROVERSIAL Australian assisted-suicide advocate Philip Nitschke will hold a meeting and workshop in Dublin today after receiving…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Tourist spend falling due to recession, says Fáilte IrelandRESEARCH: A SHARP decline in tourism spending due to the recession is revealed in new figures published by Fáilte Ireland today…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Tourists over 66 get free travel in IrelandOLDER TOURISTS will enjoy free rail travel around the State following the introduction of a new scheme yesterday.Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Passport Office shut by floodingDISRUPTION: THE PASSPORT Office on Dublin’s Molesworth Street was closed to the public yesterday after extensive floods caused…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Call for greater gender balance among envoysCOMMITTEE: THE LACK of women approved by the Cabinet for ambassadorial posts was challenged by the National Women’s Council …Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Controversy was 'a disaster waiting to happen', says groupPATIENTS' SUPPORT: THE CONTROVERSY over the handling of X-rays at Tallaght hospital was “a disaster waiting to happen”, according…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Protestants 'excluded from Irishness', book findsPROTESTANTS ARE still excluded from “Irishness” because of the link between Irish identity and Catholicism and Gaelic cultural…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
North Pole expedition abandonedTHE IRISH North Pole Team 2010 began their disappointing journey home yesterday after being forced to abandon their expedition…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Fay report not published to protect HSE - FGFINE GAEL spokesman on children Alan Shatter has claimed the HSE did not publish the report into Tracey Fay’s death because it…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Dáil na nÓg shows way by reaching consensus on range of youth issuesTEENAGERS HAVE called on the Government to lengthen the Leaving Cert cycle to three years and to reduce the Junior Cert cycle…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Teens call for school timetable changeTeenagers have called on the Government to lengthen the Leaving Cert cycle to three years and reduce the Junior Cert cycle to…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
A 'win-win situation' as Travellers design their own homesAT FIRST glance, Castlebrook looks like any other small housing estateThu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Ireland on list of friendliest nationsFáilte Ireland has welcomed the Lonely Planet 's placing of Ireland in the world's top ten friendliest countries.Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
No downturn for the bulliesThe economic crisis is being taken advantage of by bullies in the home and workplaceTue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Food writers guild honours excellence in home-produced local 'artisan' fareORGANIC MILK and beef, free range chicken and sheep’s cheese scooped the top prizes in the annual food awards presented by the…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Irish hotels cheapest in western EuropeIRELAND’S HOTEL room prices were the lowest in western Europe last year following a 21 per cent fall in prices, according to …Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Assisted suicide meetingCONTROVERSIAL Australian assisted suicide advocate Philip Nitschke is planning to hold his first public meeting and workshop …Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Food firms taste award victoryFive indigenous food companies have been recognised in this year's food awards presented by the Irish Food Writers' Guild in …Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Delivery of sex education shows research shortfall, study findsA NEW STUDY has highlighted the lack of research into the effectiveness of using outside facilitators to deliver sex education…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Call for new approach to transfusion refusalsTHERE MUST be greater coherence in the approach of hospitals to the management of patients who refuse blood transfusions, a conference…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Lack of guidelines on birth highlightedTHE LACK of national guidelines for obstetrics and gynaecology is being highlighted at a two-day conference at the Coombe hospital…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Club says teen disco 'safe'OLD WESLEY Rugby Club has stressed that it runs its teenage discos in a “safe and secure manner”, following references in a court…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Recession benefiting cultural attractionsTHE RECESSION has brought an unexpected boom to Ireland’s free cultural attractions with an overall increase in visitor numbers…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Fáilte Ireland plans €4m ad campaign for home holidaysFÁILTE IRELAND has announced plans for its biggest ever advertising campaign in a bid to encourage more people to holiday at …Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Minister urged to hand over draught horse stud bookTHE JOINT Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has written to the Minister for Agriculture asking him to hand over the draught…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
€1m-plus fund for 'game-changing' ideas to revive country, says PresidentPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has launched a search to find two “game-changing” ideas that will help secure prosperity and jobs for…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Your Country, Your Call what it is and how it worksThe companies and individuals funding the Your Country, Your Call competition were not disclosed yesterday but are to be published…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Universities unite to boost investmentNUI Galway and the University of Limerick have announced a strategic alliance which they say will boost enterprise and foreign…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Disappointment and dismay at meetings 'charade'SUPPORT GROUPS: GROUPS REPRESENTING survivors of abuse have expressed dismay and disappointment at the outcome of the meeting…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
President unveils project contestPresident Mary McAleese has launched a competition to find two projects to help secure prosperity and jobs for Ireland.Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Vatican summit a 'waste of time' - MaddenVICTIM REACTION: DUBLIN ABUSE victim Andrew Madden said the bishops’ meeting with Pope Benedict was “a complete waste of time…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
'Disappointment' at Vatican outcomeAbuse survivors' groups have expressed disappointment at the outcome of the meeting between the Irish bishops and Pope Benedict…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Thalidomide group 'kicked to touch' by CowenIRISH THALIDOMIDE survivors have said they are “desperately disappointed” at the failure of Taoiseach Brian Cowen to meet them…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
West jewellers to close this weekendONE OF Dublin’s oldest jewellers, West of Grafton Street, will close its doors for the last time this weekend, its manager said…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
London Eye, Empire State Building and Opera House give green light to Irish tourism pushTOURIST ATTRACTIONS such as the Sydney Opera House, the London Eye and the Empire State Building will turn green to mark St Patrick…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Women beat men on life expectancy, education - CSOWOMEN LIVE longer than men and have better educational qualifications but are more likely to be hospitalised with depression.Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Most children say parents do not control their internet useMOST CHILDREN believe their parents do nothing to encourage them to be safe online, yet most parents are confident their children…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Landmarks to 'go green' for St Patrick's DayTourism Ireland has secured permission to “green” buildings such as the Sydney Opera House, the London Eye and the Empire State…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Consumer body's PR contract defendedTHE DEPARTMENT of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has defended the handling of a public relations contract for the National …Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
73% of children fear internet strangers - surveyA NEW survey highlights the fear and confusion felt by many children who use the internet but also found a willingness by children…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
'Code of silence' over teacher aggressionA “CODE of silence” exists among teachers when it comes to discussing teacher aggression and poor practice in schools, a new …Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Irate priests critical of Archbishop MartinA MEETING of priests has heard demands that Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin be confronted over his handling of the fallout…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Call to ban female genital mutilation in IrelandIT IS the equivalent of social and economic suicide if a girl does not undergo female genital mutilation in a community where…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Priests critical of Martin stanceA meeting of priests has heard demands that Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin be confronted over his handling of the fallout…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Defence Forces says workplace has alteredTHE DEFENCE Forces has said the organisation had undergone “significant transformation” of its workplace culture since the period…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Call for ban on genital mutilationA campaign for the introduction of a law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) was stepped up this morning as International…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Magdalene group says meeting with Department of Education helpfulTHE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group said it had a positive and constructive meeting with Department of Education officials yesterday…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Magdalene group meets with officialsThe Justice for Magdalenes group said it held a very constructive meeting with officials from the Department of Education this…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
58 unsold affordable homes in Laois leased as social housingALMOST 60 unsold affordable homes in Co Laois are now being leased to people on housing waiting lists, under the new social housing…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
