TD calls on Dempsey to resign over pipeline talksIndependent Mayo TD Dr Jerry Cowley has called on Minister for the Marine Noel Dempsey to resign over alleged interference in…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Pensioners to get extra income option under new BillMinister for Social Affairs, Mr Séamus Brennan, at the launch today of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Tyres set alight at Carlow councillor's homeA gas cylinder and a number of tyres were set alight outside the Borris, Co Carlow, home of Green Party councillor Mary White…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Council to consider further HGV submissionsDublin City Council will consider further public submissions on its proposed heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) strategy made after …Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Group seeks new nursing home legislationThe chief executive of the Irish Nursing Homes Organisation (INHO) has called on the Government to replace existing legislation…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Visitor numbers to Ireland increase by 6%The number of visitors to Ireland in 2005 was up more than 6% on the same period in 2004, figures show today.Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Man held over Dublin murder, four others freedGardaí have arrested a man in his early 30s in connection with the killing of a father of two in Dublin last November.Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Government 'satisfied' over childcare supplement costThe Government has said it is confident there will be no significant financial exposure caused by migrant workers who claim the…Mon Jan 30 2006 - 00:00
Minister receives Bord na gCon reportThe Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue has received a report into the sacking of Bord na gCon chief executive, Aidan Tynan, following…Mon Jan 30 2006 - 00:00
Growing fears for health of stranded Thames whaleRescuers battle to save the 15ft northern bottle-nosed whaleSat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Taoiseach announces trade office for BombayTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has announced plans for Enterprise Ireland to open an office in India in a bid to improve trade with the…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Sinn Fein election worker admits to being a British spyA former Sinn Féin election worker has issued a statement admitting to being a British spy for over 20 years.Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
RTÉ to appoint temporary chairman next weekThe RTÉ Authority is expected to appoint a temporary chairman when it meets next week.Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
PSNI raids flats in schoolboy murder inquiryThomas Devlin, the murdered schoolboy, with his dog Rosie.Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Kenny adds voice to call for Finucane inquiryThe leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, has added his voice to calls for an independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast …Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Irish nationals advised to take bird flu precautionsThe Department of Foreign Affairs has warned that Irish nationals travelling to areas experiencing outbreaks of bird flu should…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Heritage body proposes payments for farmersThe Heritage Council has announced proposals aimed at encouraging farmers to conserve Ireland's archaeological history and provide…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon suffers 'significant stroke'Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's authority has been transferred to his vice-premier after the Israeli leader suffered a "…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
Adams calls on Britain to accept spy ring responsibilitySinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has called on the British government to accept responsibility for a spying scandal which brought…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Deportation of failed asylum seekers expectedGardaí are expected to proceed with a mass deportation to Nigeria of failed asylum seekers this evening.Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Government pledges €18 million to Aids researchThe Government has announced funding of €18 million for Aids research over the next three years in a bid to increase prevention…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Irish-American newspaper launches in IrelandOne of the US's most prominent Irish-American newspapers is going on sale in Ireland today for the first time.Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Major reform of local NI government unveiledThe Northern Secretary of State has unveiled plans for the reorganisation of public bodies that will radically change the way…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Parts of indemnity deal 'unsatisfactory' - HarneyTánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has said aspects of the State's 2002 indemnity deal with the Catholic Church for…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
European Court backs Turkish headscarf banThe European Court of Human Rights has rejected an appeal by a Turkish woman against a ban on the wearing of Islamic headscarves…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Oireachtas committee for EU fishing fines talksMembers of the joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources are travelling to Brussels today to…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
US used chemical weapons in Iraq - reportAn Italian TV channel has reported that US troops used chemical weapons during their assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah in…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Dept of Marine investigates pickers' rescueA Department of the Marine investigation into the rescue of 13 eastern European periwinkle-pickers from an island off Skerries…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Labour candidate targets 'shameless waste'Labour Party Senator Derek McDowell has launched a pre-election advertising campaign in his Dublin constituency aimed at highlighting…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Thousands on move for bank holiday weekendLarge numbers of people are expected to travel into, out of and around the country this bank holiday weekend.Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
FF denies Quinn claim over May Day holidayFianna Fáil has denied a Labour Party claim that it passed a motion at the party's ardfheis this weekend to move back the May…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
UN calls for 'Berlin airbridge' in KashmirPakistani earthquake victim Fida Hussain feeds his injured daughter. Hussain lost his wife Mehr Jan in the earthquake.Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Drumm says HSE is responsible over Walsh deathThe head of the Health Service Executive said today the death of a 75-year-old man in Monaghan General Hospital was not the responsibility…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Combat Poverty calls for waste-charge waiversThe Combat Poverty Agency has called for a fair and consistent system of waste charging in Ireland.Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Lenihan vows to make gender equality a priorityThe Minister for State for Development, Conor Lenihan, pledged today to make the issue of gender equality in the developing world…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Ibec unveils remedy for manufacturing 'crisis'The Irish Business And Employers Confederation (Ibec) has called on the Government to oversee a 10 point plan it claims will …Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Freesheet battle begins on streets of DublinDublin had its latest taste of a new daily newspaper as the new Metro freesheet was handed out on the capital's streets for …Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Irish language role in Garda 'will continue'The Irish language will continue to have an important place in the Garda despite a drive to recruit more non-nationals to the…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
New guide published for returning emigrantsA guide aimed at assisting the thousands of emigrants who return to live in Ireland each year was published in Dublin today.Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
MSN Search ar fáil anois trí GhaeilgeIrish speakers will now be able to work more easily in their chosen language following the unveiling today of an Irish edition…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Adams tells of 'unparalleled opportunity' for republicansSinn Féin president Gerry Adams told a party conference in the republican heartland of south Armagh this evening that republicans…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Hopes raised of resolution to ESB disputeRepresentatives of the three ESB unions have recommended a return to work by members of the ATGWU following a meeting at the …Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Loyalist violence 'shook confidence in North' - HainThe British Secretary of State for the North Mr Peter Hain warned today that recent loyalist violence had wasted public money…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
CIF warns over Government cost-cutting planProposed Government efforts to reduce overspending on public contracts may result in higher costs, job losses and more delays…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Army bomb unit make safe bombs on Kerry beachMembers of the army bomb disposal unit have made safe two unexploded bombs on a beach in Co Kerry.Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Housing figures mark end of 10-year growthFigures on house completions released this morning by the Department of the Environment have ended a decade of annual increases…Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
B of I economist predicts 5% growth, steady inflationThe Irish economy will grow by 5 per cent this year and inflation will remain at 2Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
IRA bomber Seán Kelly released from prisonWith speculation mounting over an expected IRA statement on the group's future, the Northern Ireland Office tonight sanctioned…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
PSNI arrest 13 in searches over GAA man's murderPolice in the North have arrested 13 individuals during searches across three counties in connection with an investigation in…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Luas collision halts city centre trafficTraffic was disrupted for a short time in Dublin city centre this evening after a car collided with an out-bound Luas train on…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
