Martin earmarks €5.5m to free up bed spacesA €75.5 million package to fund maintenance works will include some provisions for long-term care facilities for elderly patients…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
VHI reports profits of €33.8m, seeks premium riseThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, will today discuss a request for an 8Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Martin says funding not an issue in Ruddle deathLack of funding was not the reason for the shortage of intensive care nurses which prompted the postponement of Róisín Ruddle…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Focus says homelessness rate 'a national scandal'The Government's three-year homelessness strategy has failed because the number of homeless people in the State is higher now…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Aer Lingus cuts 'unprofitable' Cork routeThe daily Aer Lingus service between Dublin and Cork will come to an end this October because the airline says the route is unprofitable…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Package to 'free up' hospital beds due - MartinA package of measures to move long-staying elderly patients from acute hospitals and create extra room for accident and emergency…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Martin allocates €50m in funds to disability servicesThe Minister for Health has moved to alleviate the pressure on services for people with disabilities by reallocating €50 million…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Minister rejects job-loss claim on smoking banClaims by a new alliance of bars, hotels and restaurants that an impending smoking ban would result in 65,000 job losses are "…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
McCreevy says conditions attatched to benchmarkingFull payment of the benchmarking awards for the public sector is not unconditional, the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, warned…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Medical scheme paid 200 GPs €240,000 each in 2002Nearly 200 GPs earned more than €240,000 each last year in the Government-funded medical payments schemeThu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Unions meet ahead of 'no fares' protestPublic transport users are being asked to make only regular journeys tomorrow when CIÉ unions hold a "no fares" protest against…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Candaidates to outline case over election spendingThe arguments of two election candidates challenging the results in two constituencies will be forwarded to all the relevant …Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Weather warning issued as floods expectedMotorists have been warned to expect flooding as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms cross the country this evening and tomorrow…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Belfast man deported from Israel this afternoonThe Belfast man who was detained for five days for questioning by the Israeli authorities is being deported and will leave the…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Reforms of criminal court are urgedThe report of an expert group into the jurisdiction of the criminal courts has recommended that theCourt of Criminal Appeal should…Tue Jul 15 2003 - 01:00
Family seek inquiry into death of daughterThe family of Róisín Ruddle have called for a independent inquiry into the circumstances which saw their daughter die 24 hours…Tue Jul 15 2003 - 01:00
Passengers insured on CIE 'no fares day'Passengers using public transport this Friday when CIÉ unions hold a "no fares day" will be covered by insurance, the company…Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00
EU food commissioner seeks label truthThe Health, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Commissioner, Mr David Byrne, will bring proposals to ensure nutritional information…Mon Jul 14 2003 - 01:00
Quickly, leave now, your weekend depends on itValium, sunscreen and wellies are likely to be required by some, or even all, of the 140,000 thinking of attending the Witness…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
FoI charging may effect accountability - O'ReillyCharging for Freedom of Information requests and appeals may have "a long term negative effect for [Government] accountability…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Minister expected to receive Crumlin reportThe Minister for Health is expected to receive a report this evening into the death of two-year-old Róisín Ruddle who died last…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Docklands authority reports income of €27.7mThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) had income of €27Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
IBTS delays blood ban on former UK residentsThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has being forced to delay plans to bar former British residents from giving blood.Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Garages raided in laundered diesel clamp downCounty Meath had the highest number of garages selling laundered diesel to unsuspecting motorists, according to a recent Customs…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Science fall-off threatens State projects - expert groupAn expert group has warned that the fall in the numbers of science and engineering graduates threatens the provision of existing…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Irish should use EU role to assist Ethiopia - reportIreland should use its upcoming Presidency of the EU to increase resources being directed to Ethiopia and other sub-Saharan nations…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Criminal Court sits outside Dublin for first timeThe Central Criminal Court sat outside of Dublin for the first time this morning with two murder trials listed before Mr Justice…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Confusion mounts on transfer of asylum seekers from NIThere is confusion this evening as to why nine asylum seekers returned to the Republic from Northern Ireland without being met…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Smith states committed to investment in DefenceThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, today said he remains committed to significant investment in infrastructure and equipment…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Inquiry as child dies after surgery postponedThe Minister for Health has asked the Eastern Regional Health Authority to prepare a report into the death of a child today whose…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
New legislation required for costs, says AhernNew legislation will be passed in October to allow the new chairperson of the Flood tribunal adjudicate on the issue of costs…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Another two new BSE cases brings total to 105The number of BSE cases so far this year reached 105 this week with the discovery of another two infected animals.Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Report calls for local crime-prevention officersA new report from the National Crime Council (NCC) hasrecommended putting a crime-prevention officer in each of the 34 city and…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Justice Flood resigns from planning tribunalThe Government has confirmed this afternoon that the chairman of the Flood tribunal, Mr Justice Feargus Flood, has retired with…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Commuters beware, sporting fixtures promise gridlockMore than 40,000 people travelling to the Eminem concert at the Punchestown Racecourse this evening appear to have benefited …Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Rate of VHI rises may be slowedPrivate health insurance policyholders could face changes in the cost of their premiums, following the introduction of the new…Mon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
Dublin Coroner formally reopens 1974 bomb inquestsThe inquests into the fatal 1974 loyalist bombings in Dublin and Monaghan were formally reopened by the Dublin Coroner's Court…Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
Body to investigate media complaints recommendedThe establishment of a statutory Press Council to investigate complaints against media organisations has been recommended in …Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
Brennan report author criticises consultants' contractsMedical consultants' contracts contains "shocking" weaknesses that allow them to pocket €152,000 a year for work on public patients…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
IMO recommends end to public health doctors strikeThe Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has recommended for an immediate end to the 10-week long public health doctors' strike after…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Consistency of care the 'clear dividend'A reform of the health service will provide a greater consistency of care for patients rather than significant economies in the…Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Defence Forces report €41m underspend in 2002The cancellation of a helicopter contract contributed to an overall underspend by the Defence Forces of €41 million last year…Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
School seeks talks with Dempsey over prefabsUp to 70 teachers and parents delivered a letter of protest today at the condition of a Limerick primary school to the Fianna…Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
LRC issues recommendations in doctors' disputeThe Labour Relations Commission (LRC) has issued recommendations today aimed at resolving the nine-week old public health doctors…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Almost 300 tax defaulters paid €28.6 million in settlementsA Waterford furnishings firm made a €2.64 million tax settlement with the Revenue CommissionersFri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
OPW closes prefabs after school ceiling collapseThe Office of Public Works (OPW) has told all pupils taught in prefabs at a Limerick primary school to stay at home until a detailed…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Ring begins challenge to dual mandate rulingMayo Fine Gael TD Mr Michael Ring today served proceedings on the Attorney General to start his legal challenge to the Bill ending…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Department lifts Taiwan's Olympic SARS banAthletes from Taiwan will compete in the Special Olympics World Games to be held in Ireland later this month.Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Discrimination pushes people to poverty - reportDiscrimination and social exclusion play as important a role as lack of income in pushing people into poverty, a new report showed…Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Transnational crime makes $1trn a year - McDowellInternational organised crime generates $1 trillion in profits per annum and national law enforcement agencies must co-operate…Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
