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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Suicide and road deaths much higher among menMEN IN Ireland are four times more likely to die by suicide than women – and they account for three times as many road deaths…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Higher suicide rates for menMen in Ireland are four times for more likely to die from suicide than women, and account from three times as many road fatalities…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
LGBT migrants fear disclosing sexualityLGBT asylum seekers fleeing persecution risk being turned back by denying their sexualityTue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Activists stage protest at departmentOccupy Dame Street activists today blocked two entrances to the Department of Finance in Dublin in protest at the repayment of…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
NTMA successfully swaps €3.5 billion of bond debtThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has successfully swapped more than €3Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Blind and deaf doctor who was 'hero for all'At the age of 42, James Hanlon went blind and eventually deafTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Carnival to ring in Chinese New YearA carnival, an open air opera and a film festival are among the events scheduled to ring in the Chinese New Year in Dublin this…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Modern practices push farmland birds to brink of extinctionThe Atlas project is the most comprehensive survey on bird life in more than two decadesFri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Minister pledges new grade of hospital doctor by end of yearMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has pledged to establish a new grade of hospital doctor by the end of the year to fill the vacuum…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
New grade of hospital doctor pledgedMinister for Health James Reilly has pledged to establish a new grade of hospital doctor by the end of the year to fill the vacuum…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Most houses to be metered by 2014Up to 90 per cent of houses will be metered for water charges by 2014, according to Minister for Environment Phil Hogan.Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
De Rossa to step down as MEPLong-standing Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa has announced he is to step down as a member of the European Parliament from next…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Lingerie chain workers to continue sit-inWORKERS STAGING a sit-in at the La Senza lingerie chain in Dublin’s Liffey Valley centre have vowed to continue their protest…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Tánaiste says State owes 'debt of gratitude'SENIOR FIGURES from the world of politics and journalism as well as abuse survivors and clerics have paid tribute to the late…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Tributes paid to 'tenacious' journalistArchbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has paid tribute to the late journalist and broadcaster Mary Raftery (54) who died in St…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Tourism fall blamed on global turmoilAN UNEXPECTED fall-off in tourist numbers in the final months of last year is being blamed on renewed turmoil in the global economy…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Priests asked to pay into abuse fundThe Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dr Dermot Clifford, has written to priests and curates in his diocese asking them to contribute…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Drop in overseas visitors recordedThe number of overseas trips to Ireland fell by 4Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Recession, austerity and emigration of 1920s resonate in today's RepublicWhile 1922 was a dramatic year politically, it also ushered in a period of great economic uncertainty and austerity, similar …Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Hospital restrictions aim to curb vomiting bugA FRESH outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has resulted in the closure of 28 beds at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
