Irish girl youngest at North PoleAN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Irish girl has entered the record books as the youngest person ever to set foot on the North Pole.Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Goodbody advising An Post on proposal for lottery bidAN POST is working with Goodbody Stockbrokers on assembling a financial consortium to bid for the next National Lottery licence…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Dry spell to last weekend but rain on wayTHE RECENT topsy-turvy weather looks set to continue with Met Éireann predicting more unsettled conditions over the weekend.Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Irish spread-betting firm ordered to suspend tradingLeading Irish spread-betting firm MarketSpreads has been instructed by the Central Bank to suspend trading immediately.Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Lottery bid numbers don't yet add upANALYSIS: BRENDAN HOWLIN has for some time been trumpeting the need to think outside the box when it comes to funding flagship…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
New 20-year lottery licence to be sold for upfront sumThe new National Lottery licence is to be awarded for a 20-year period in an attempt to secure the State a large upfront payment…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Exchequer deficit declines in MarchIreland’s exchequer deficit for March was €2Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Six die from respiratory bug at Co Donegal nursing homeThe Health Service Executive has tonight begun an investigation into the deaths of the six elderly patients at a Co Donegal nursing…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
'Big Fella' casts long shadow on list of foesWHEN IT comes to having thwarted Britain’s military ambitions, Michael Collins stills ranks among the most formidable.Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Travellers group believes numbers under-representedTHE NUMBER of people enumerated as Travellers has increased by 32 per cent since 2006Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Two-thirds yet to register as charge deadline approachesTaoiseach Enda Kenny tonight used his opening address at the Fine Gael ardfheis tonight to urge people to register for the household…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Collins ranked among Britain's top foesWhen comes to thwarting Britain’s military ambitions, Michael Collins stills ranks among the most formidable.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Divorce, remarriage rates rise significantlyThe number of divorced people in Ireland has increased by over 150 per cent in just 10 years reflecting both a higher incidence…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Irish Traveller numbers increase by 32%The number of people enumerated as Irish Travellers has increased by 32 per cent, according to the 2011 census which also showed…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Martin insists Bertie Ahern's legacy 'cannot absolve' himBertie Ahern’s achievements, such as the Belfast Agreement, cannot absolve him from the findings of the Mahon tribunal, Micheál…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Overview: What is the Mahon tribunal?Publication of the long-awaited final report of the Mahon tribunal brings to an end the longest running and most expensive public…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Support groups urge community vigilance after pensioner's deathTHE DISCOVERY of the body of a 61-year-old man, which lay undetected in a house in Wexford for almost three months, highlights…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Traces of bug found in Dublin reservoirA MINUTE quantity of the water-borne pathogen cryptosporidium was detected in Dublin’s water supply last monthFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Your country needs your wartime memorabiliaEVER WONDERED about the provenance of an old family photograph or a stack of letters gathering dust in the attic? If so, the …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Rat poison linked to decline in birds of preyTHE INDISCRIMINATE use of poisons to kill rats or mice has been linked to an alarming decline in some of Ireland’s most iconic…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
AIB seeks 2,500 redundanciesAllied Irish Banks confirmed today it will seek 2,500 redundancies, 500 more than initially signalled, in a bid to cut annual…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
UTV acquires Simply Zesty online agencySocial media: UTV Media has acquired Dublin- based social media agency Simply Zesty for an initial price of £1Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Irish services sector grows but activity in euro zone declinesIRELAND’S SERVICES sector returned to growth last month but a euro area-wide slump in business activity revived fears the EU …Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Prediction of second bailout 'fanciful'A PREDICTION by rating agency Moody’s that Ireland will require a second bailout has been dismissed as “fanciful” by Minister…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Ireland 'may need' second bailoutIreland is likely to need a second bailout when its current aid program ends, rating agency Moody’s warned today.Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax revenues up by over €1bnTax revenues for the first two months of the year are running more than €1Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Irish women earn 17% less than menWomen are still earning substantially less than men in Ireland despite efforts to promote equality in the workplace.Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Rise in visitor numbers to IrelandIreland’s ailing tourism sector received a boost today with the latest travel figures showing an increase in visitor numbers…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Largest lottery operator in world eyes State licenceA SUBSIDIARY of the world’s largest lottery operator has emerged as a prospective bidder for the State’s lottery licence.Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Donegal hotel goes for a €650,000 songA 55-bedroom hotel overlooking Donegal Bay, which was once on the market for €4Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Protest in Dublin over rural austerityUp to 1,000 people attended a rally in Dublin today to highlight the impact of austerity measures on rural communities.Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Firm may charge waiver customersDublin waste firm Greyhound is threatening to charge more than 17,000 waiver customers in south Dublin a full bin collection …Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Call to implement partridge schemeThree of the country’s leading wildlife conservations groups have called on the Government to implement an agri-environment scheme…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Dublin 'among riskiest' online citiesDublin has been ranked in the top ten of European cities with the highest number of cybercrime risk factors.Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Lottery operator could get €50mThe Government is considering offering the next operator of the National Lottery an extended licence of between 20 and 30 years…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Next lottery operator could get annual fee of €50mTHE GOVERNMENT is considering offering the next operator of the National Lottery an extended licence of between 20 and 30 years…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Anatomy of a medical class: minister opens TCD's €131m instituteTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin’s school of medicine, the country’s oldest medical school, was yesterday formally moved to the university…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Dublin Zoo sees birth of rare bongoThe baby boom at Dublin Zoo shows no signs of letting up with the announcement today of yet another new arrival.Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
BBC biopic about British pianist to be filmed in Dublin and WicklowTHE BBC is to film a feature-length TV drama in Ireland about the life of controversial British pianist Joyce Hatto.Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Trinity's medical school rehousedTrinity College's School of Medicine, the country's oldest medical school, was today formally moved to the university's new Biomedical…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
BBC pianist drama to be shot in IrelandThe BBC is to film a feature-length TV drama about the life controversial British pianist Joyce Hatto in Dublin and Wicklow.Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Men 'more likely' to be swayed by material thingsMEN, AND not women, are more likely to have their heads turned by classic status symbols like flashy cars and big houses when…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Men 'more likely to be gold diggers'Men not women it seems are far more likely to have their heads turned by classic status symbols like flashy cars and big houses…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Donlon critical of embassy closureThe former secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Donlon, has criticised the Government’s decision to close…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
It's a battlefield in fight to save last surviving partridge colonyTHERE IS a war being fought on a remote patch of bogland in Co Offaly.Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ conductor Noel Kelehan diesRENOWNED JAZZ pianist and former conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Noel Kelehan has died at the age of 76.Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Reduced septic tank inspection feeRural householders are to be offered a reduced septic tank inspection fee of €5 if they register within the first three months…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Galway Airport staff stage sit-inStaff at Galway Airport are staging a sit-in protest until they receive assurances they will be paid their statutory redundancy…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Fastnet line loses fight for survivalThe Cork to Swansea ferry service, the only direct passenger and freight link from the south of Ireland to Wales, is to be discontinued…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
