How smokers fare in other countriesThis State will have some of the most rigid anti-smoking legislation in Europe when the smoking ban is introduced next January…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
New road signs may be up in weeksDublin City Council is to make a second attempt to erect the controversial orbital road signs around the city.Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Greens take aim at Dail's 'scripted debates'A campaign to stop TDs reading prepared speeches in the Dáil will be stepped up by the Green Party today as the deputies return…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Protests at launch of Disabilities Year likelyA growing number of protesters are expected at the Taoiseach's launch of the European Year of People with Disabilities today, …Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Priest at Holy Cross school receives two death threatsFather Aidan Troy, the priest who supported the rights of pupils at Holy Cross School in Belfast, has received two death threats…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Community worker withdraws from forumA North Belfast community worker due to address the Peace and Reconciliation Forum in Dublin yesterday had to pull out after …Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Treacy under fire over driver's speeding fineThe Minister of State, Mr Noel Treacy, was criticised by Labour yesterday after it emerged that his driver had been convicted…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Schools concerned about camera phonesSchools have been advised to incorporate rules on the use of mobile camera phones into their behaviour policy.Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Work on Luas closes Connolly entrance rampThe ramp entrance at Dublin's Connolly Station will be closed from today for about a year to facilitate Luas works.Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Dublin may see point of the Spire tonightWeather permitting, the Spire monument in O'Connell Street in Dublin could be completed later todayMon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Parent-teacher meetings crucial to pay deal talksThe holding of parent-teacher meetings outside school hours is one of the major sticking points in negotiations on the payment…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Garda is injured after patrol car is rammed by youths in stolen carA garda patrol car was rammed and a garda injured in an incident involving four youths early yesterdayMon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Parents' loans for children ad 'a step too far'An advertisement encouraging parents to remortgage their homes to help their children buy a house has been described as "a step…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Hospital consultants support structure changeHospital consultants have welcomed the plans to disband the health board structure and said they hoped it would take the politics…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Pay the parking meter by mobile phoneScrambling for change for the parking meter may become a thing of the past in Dublin, following the introduction of a service…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Carrickmines site up for discussionThe first meeting between protesters at the Carrickmines Castle site and the local council and National Roads Authority (NRA) …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Deaf society complains of 'intrusive' chaplaincy serviceThe Irish Deaf Society has sought a meeting with Cardinal Connell to outline its unhappiness with the Catholic Chaplaincy for…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Pharmacy talks fail to agree on regulationA middle ground has yet to be found between the Competition Authority and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on the controversial…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Blind woman barred from bringing dog to visit patientsA blind woman has been told she cannot take part in a scheme which involves bringing dogs to visit patients in institutions, …Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Dillon's convoy delivers traffic-free day to capitalTraffic was extremely light in Dublin yesterday, despite or maybe because of the IFA protest.Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Air Corps training aircraft to cost Euro40mA €40 million contract to buy eight new aircraft for the Air Corps is due to be completed next week.Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Late sittings pay off for Taoiseach's daughterThe Taoiseach's daughter says she has secured a $1 million deal with the American publisher Hyperion for a book that isn't even…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
No plans for NCT to test accuracy of speedometersThe National Car Test (NCT) does not examine the accuracy of speedometers, and there are no plans to incorporate this in the …Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
DiCaprio expected tonight at Savoy premiereThe star of Titanic , Leonardo DiCaprio, "will almost definitely" attend the Dublin charity premiere of Gangs of New York this…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
TD calls for old to get special licencesOlder motorists who have let their driving licences lapse should be given special licences which would confine them to rural …Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Drunk drivers down 176 on last yearSome 176 fewer people were arrested in the first five weeks of this year's Christmas anti-drink driving campaign, compared with…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
New rigid rule on speed is to save lives, not make money, says GardaA more rigid enforcement of speed limits is about saving lives and is not a money-making exercise, a Garda spokesman said yesterday…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Concern at rise in Caesarean deliveriesConcern has been expressed at the rising number of Caesarean section deliveries in this State.Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Council to vote on increasing bin charge to EUR330A plan to increase bin charges by 65 per cent to €330 a year in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area is expected to generate heated…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Minister accused of inaction in dental rowDentists have accused the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms Coughlan, of having no interest in resolving a 10-month …Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Activists willing to face arrest to halt roadProtesters at the Carrickmines Castle site have said they are willing to be arrested if it stops the routing of the South Eastern…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
New appeal to solve Glenageary murderA renewed appeal has been made for help to solve the murder of Ms Raonaid Murray, who would have been 21 yesterday.Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Decision later from RTE on O'Malley apologyRTÉ has said it is too early to say if it will apologise to the former Progressive Democrats leader, Mr Des O'Malley, for claims…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Tourism campaign to promote holidays at homeEncouraging Irish people to holiday at home will be one of the main elements in Bord Fáilte's 2003 marketing campaign, to be …Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Samaritans brace for distress callsSamaritans volunteers are bracing themselves for a large number of calls from people in financial difficulty as the cost of Christmas…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Caution in booking a holiday break is advisedAs travel agents reported a bumper business in package holiday sales yesterday, holidaymakers were warned to be cautious if they…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Face-lifts a neat line in Christmas giftsGift vouchers have always been popular Christmas presents, but instead of buying a book, you can now get a tummy tuck.Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Boy's death after fall in shopping centre investigatedThe Health and Safety Authority and gardaí are investigating the death of a young boy after he fell from an escalator in Dunnes…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Electricity, motoring and TV licences set to cost moreConsumers will be faced with increased electricity bills, motor tax, VAT and vehicle registration tax as they wake up to a new…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
67 food safety orders served in 2002Some 67 food safety orders were served on food businesses this year, including 37 orders to close the premises for health reasons…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
EU to bring State to court over directivesThe EU Commission is taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement two crucial transport directives…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Asbestos claims could cost State more than €50mThe State faces compensation claims running to hundreds of millions of euro from employees who claim that they were exposed to…Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
Link with cancers led to EU banAsbestos is the name given to a group of strong fibres which are resistant to heat and chemicalsSat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
Threat of measles epidemic continues, says centreThe threat of a measles epidemic has not yet abated, the National Disease Surveillance Centre has warned.Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Dunne says he forgave his abductorsThe former kidnap victim Mr Ben Dunne said yesterday the likely release of Dessie O'Hare was "a very hard pill to take" but it…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Dessie O'Hare may be on temporary release in JulyDessie O'Hare may be allowed to go on day trips or on temporary release from next July if his transfer to Castlerea Prison is…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
O'Hare's transfer a step towards releaseDessie O'Hare spent his first full day in Castlerea Prison in Roscommon yesterday, following his move from Portlaoise Prison …Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Target of 5% growth in visitors from abroad next yearA growth of 5 per cent in the number of international visitors to Ireland has been targeted for 2003 by Tourism Ireland, the …Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Women put in car boots in Dublin robberyThree women were tied up and put into the boots of two cars during a violent robbery of a house in south Dublin at the weekend…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Taxi families visit Brussels to petition MEPsA group of widows and partners of deceased taxi-drivers travelled to Brussels yesterday to highlight the hardship caused to some…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
