Maeve Binchy to get award as writer shortlist announcedTHE DOYENNE of Irish romantic fiction, Maeve Binchy, is to be honoured at this year’s Irish Book Awards with a lifetime achievement…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Most adults do not want to 'relive' their youthWHILE ADULTS may romanticise their youth, a survey of Irish attitudes to youth suggests most adults have no desire to relive …Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Binchy to get lifetime achievement awardThe doyenne of Irish romantic fiction, Maeve Binchy, is to be honoured at this year's Irish Book Awards with a lifetime achievement…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
New agency to replace FásTánaiste and Minister for Education Mary Coughlan has said she intends to replace Fás with a new State training agency early …Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Bankers 'did more damage than IRA'Bankers and corrupt public officials have done more damage to the economy than the IRA and should be “treated like subversives…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Alzheimer's 'breakthrough' madeResearchers in the Netherlands believe they have made a significant breakthrough in developing a medicine to treat Alzheimer’…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Freakish pumpkins smuggled for Cavan festivalHALLOWEEN: FREAKISHLY OVER-SIZED pumpkins have been smuggled into Virginia, Co Cavan all this week ahead of the town’s annual…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
'The House' wins film awardA MOVING yet unsentimental documentary about family, loss and moving on has won the prestigious Radharc Trust Award for best …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Jazz up weekend with a trip to CorkSomeone once said the better jazz gets the less people appreciate itFri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Family film wins Radharc awardA moving yet unsentimental documentary about family, loss and moving on has won the prestigious Radharc Trust Award for best …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Archdiocese to keep register of those who wish to leave churchTHE ARCHDIOCESE of Dublin intends to maintain a register to note “the expressed desire” of those who wish to defect from the …Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Cork poet O'Sullivan wins Rooney prizeCORK POET Leanne O’Sullivan has won this year’s Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in recognition of her achievement and “outstanding…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Funding ban on research using human stem cellsTWO OF the State’s leading science funding agencies have stated unambiguously for the first time that they will not fund research…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
CountMeOut.ie suspends serviceA website which helps disaffected Catholics renounce their membership of the church has temporarily suspended its services.Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Elderly poverty rate 'underestimated'Poverty among elderly people in Ireland may be underestimated by the measures used to assess deprivation, according to a report…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
'Simpsons' sweatshop scene sparks rowThe opening sequence of The Simpsons, arguably the most famous TV intro of all time, has been given a controversial one-time …Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
C of I Archbishop of Dublin to retire from postTHE HEAD of the Church of Ireland in Dublin, the Most Rev Dr John RW Neill, who played a seminal role in the introduction of …Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Surgeons call Army to dispose of acidAN ARMY bomb disposal unit yesterday carried out a controlled explosion on an unstable chemical at a laboratory in the Royal …Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Barefaced cheek on Google Street ViewGoogle’s newly launched Irish Street View facility was intended to allow internet users a closer look at everyday Ireland.Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
UCD team discovers genetic link to blood clotsResearch reveals genetic markers which identify why some people are prone to heart attacksTue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Tourists and natives alike revel in late-night festivitiesDUBLIN: CULTURE IS a dish best served at night judging by the relaxed, carefree mood on the streets of the capital last night…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Big rise in LRC's job rights caseloadTHE RECESSION has seen a surge in the number of employment rights cases being referred to the Labour Relations Commission’s conciliation…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Dancehall dynamos honoured on stampsIT WAS an era when the clergy ruled the day and the showbands ruled the night, said former frontman of The Freshmen, Derek Dean…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Surge in employment rights casesThe recession has seen a surge in the number of employment rights cases being referred to the Labour Relations Commission (LRC…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Upton denies rift over candidatesLabour Party TD for Dublin South Central Mary Upton has denied the party’s decision to field three candidates at the next general…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Irish person's genetic code sequenced for the first timeSCIENTISTS HAVE sequenced the complete genetic code of an Irish person for the first time. The 3Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Decoding of DNA may unlock the hidden medical histories of Irish livesThe work by a team at UCD’s Conway Institute will cast light on how susceptible we are to certain diseasesTue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Atmosphere of relief as students celebrate resultsDUBLIN: THE DRAMA of results day tends to affect students in different waysThu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
HSE defends work ratio calculationTHE HEALTH Service Executive has defended the system it uses to calculate the ratio of public to private patients treated by …Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Fifteen-day pledge on over-70s medical card processingMEDICAL CARD applications for those aged over 70 years will from now on be processed within 15 days, down from the current waiting…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Alert issued over faulty cookersMore than 3,000 faulty gas cookers which have been linked to fatal carbon monoxide poisoning incidents remain untraced, a consumer…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Medical cards processed in '15 days'Medical card applications for those aged over 70 years will from now on be processed within 15 days, down from the current waiting…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Ryanair updates safety rules after child's fallRYANAIR HAS introduced new safety procedures after a child fell on to the tarmac from the top of a passenger staircase while …Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Health authorities on alert for drug-resistant bacteriaTHE EMERGENCE of a new class of drug-resistant bacteria, recently identified in Britain and India, is being closely monitored…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Child's fall prompts Ryanair reviewRyanair has introduced new safety procedures after a child fell onto the tarmac from the top of a passenger staircase while boarding…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Irish authorities monitor new bugThe emergence of a new class of drug-resistant bacteria, recently identified in Britain and India, is being closely monitored…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Liposuction tops plastic surgery popularity pollLIPOSUCTION HAS overtaken breast augmentation as the most popular form of plastic surgery in the world, new research reveals.Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Hurling clash dominates weekend eventsClashing ash and spinning leather is the name of the game this weekend as the All-Ireland hurling championship enters endgame…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
17th century naval document given to libraryAN EXTREMELY rare 17th century shipping document signed by King James II and English diarist Samuel Pepys was yesterday presented…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Rare ship's pass presented to libraryA rare 17th century shipping document signed by King James II and English diarist Samuel Pepys has been presented to the National…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
New lending now exceeds repaymentsBUSINESSES ARE finding it easier to borrow money, according to figures from the Central Bank which show new lending to businesses…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Economy shrank more than had been forecastTHE ECONOMY shrank last year by more than previously estimated, according to revised figures from the Central Statistics Office…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Income tax receipts below targetIncome tax receipts remained below target, according to the latest Exchequer data relased today.Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Irish economy 'shrank at faster pace'The economy shrank last year by more than previously estimated, according to revised figures from the Central Statistics Office…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
More sea eagles released in KerryA further nine white-tailed sea eagle chicks brought to Ireland from Norway have been released into Killarney National Park.Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Zoo visitors stay indoors as curious gibbons go walkaboutTHERE WAS something of a role reversal at Dublin Zoo yesterday when some 200 visitors found themselves locked into the venue’…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Profits at United Drug in line with last yearHEALTH SERVICES provider United Drug says its profits for the nine months to the end of June were in line with last year, as …Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
House prices now 35% below their 2006 peakHOUSE PRICES have fallen a further 6Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
United Drug profits 'in line' with 2009Health services provider United Drug said today its profits for the nine months to the end of the June were in line with last…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Property prices fall to 2002 levelsHouse prices in Dublin continue to fall at a steeper rate than those in the rest of the country, the latest data shows.Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
