Motion on marriage equality across race, religion and sexuality is passedDublin City councillors voted last night to support marriage equality “regardless of race, religion or sexuality”.Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Dublin's Blackrock baths to be demolished over safety threatTHE FAMOUS Blackrock baths in Co Dublin are to be demolished after being deemed “dangerous structures” by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Call for full disclosure of bailout documentsTHE GOVERNMENT should publish the full record of contact between the Department of Finance and the European Central Bank in the…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Blackrock baths to be demolishedThe famous Blackrock baths in Co Dublin are to be demolished after being deemed “dangerous structures” by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Government to give 'full consideration' to High Court judgmentREACTION: THE GOVERNMENT has said it will give “full consideration” to a High Court judgment that found employment legislation…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Restaurant owner feels vindicated as ruling overturnedA RESTAURANT owner who yesterday won a High Court challenge against the Labour Court has said he felt vindicated by the decision…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Cutbacks in health service regrettable, says GilmoreTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has said he welcomes the Health Service Executive’s commitment to look at those affected by health cutbacks…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Maureen Toal's 'warmth and talent' recalledFIGURES FROM the world of television, film and theatre gathered in Dublin yesterday to say a last goodbye to veteran actor Maureen…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Low IQ risk revealed for young users of cannabisTEENAGE YEARS are the worst time in a person’s life to smoke cannabis, a prominent Irish child and adolescent psychiatrist has…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Funeral of Maureen Toal takes placeThe funeral of veteran actress Maureen Toal took place this morning in Dublin.Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
The reds are coming back to KillineyFIFTEEN RED squirrels are to be released in Killiney in south Dublin next week as part of a conservation project.Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Gallery change to private house soughtRESIDENTS IN Co Dublin who complained that a private art gallery on Vico in Dalkey housed too few works of art “missed the point…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
College grants system goes onlineOVER 60,000 applications for third-level grants have been received online through a new centralised application system, the Department…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Buyers of sex 'more likely to be middle class and married'PEOPLE WHO pay for sex in Ireland tend to be middle class, married and men of means, and making it illegal to buy sex will deter…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
'Greatest'actor Maureen Toal diesTRIBUTES WERE paid yesterday to “one of Ireland’s most loved actresses”, Maureen Toal, who passed away peacefully in her sleep…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Woman takes redundancy case against nursing home companyA WOMAN who was dismissed from a private nursing home in Dublin after allegedly blowing the whistle on a work colleague has taken…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Event aims to explore ways of bringing harmony homeA conference on home life in Ireland to be held next month in Dublin aims to raise awareness of the importance of home.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Aughrim resident digs trench in road to divert flood watersA RESIDENT of Aughrim, Co Wicklow, has said he is prepared to go to jail after digging a trench in a road to divert flood waters…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
'The biggest loss is your hope, your faith and your trust in the justice system'“I would march into hell quicker than go back to court,” says Marion Nolan, of Walkinstown, Dublin, after her experience of the…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Support for victims in court urgedGOING TO court as a victim of crime is a daunting prospectWed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
'I would march into hell quicker than go back to court. The biggest loss is your trust in the justice system'“I WOULD march into hell quicker than go back to court,” says Marion Nolan, of Walkinstown, Dublin, after her experience of the…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Possession orders down a third in first six months of 2012SOME 265 orders for possession were granted by the courts in the first six months of the year, new figures show.Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
'Major gap' in domestic violence supportTHERE IS “a major gap” in the provision of emergency refuge accommodation for victims of domestic violence in the Dún Laoghaire…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Foreign doctors investigated more frequentlyDOCTORS WORKING in Ireland who graduated outside the State were almost five times more likely to face a fitness-to-practise inquiry…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Former 'Irish Times' editor to take up UL journalism roleFORMER EDITOR of The Irish Times Geraldine Kennedy has been appointed adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Limerick…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal rules against blood serviceA woman employed by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) on a specified-purpose contract was entitled to redundancy when…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to father in law of TaoiseachTHE LATE Seán O’Ceallaigh, former senior civil servant and father-in-law of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, was “the most humble of men…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Kennedy appointed professor at ULFormer editor of The Irish Times Geraldine Kennedy has been appointed as adjunct professor of journalism at the University of…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Our high-flying sporting heroes land in DublinFAMILY, FRIENDS, ground staff and a mass of media turned out yesterday afternoon to greet the most successful Irish Olympic team…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Drogheda hospital 'completely failed' patient who diedA HEALTH Service Executive report into the death of a 31-year-old woman after treatment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Drogheda hospital plagued by litany of safety failuresANALYSIS: The McEneaney report was not the first review of worrying practices at Our Lady of LourdesSat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Drogheda hospital 'failed' patientA Health Service Executive report into the death of a 31-year-old woman after treatment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
1,700 requests a day for back-to-school grantAPPLICATIONS FOR the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance are being received by the Department of Social Protection…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Holiday prices rise as sun-seekers give up on Irish summerTRAVEL AGENTS across the State say they are inundated with requests for last-minute breaks in the sun as people finally give …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
'Careers as beauticians were considered excellent because you got free make-up'IN THE early 1960s, before Maeve Binchy began writing, she was a teacher at various secondary schools in DublinWed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Funeral for Cathy Durkin reminded of 'a gentle soul'CANCER TREATMENT campaigner Cathy Durkin (42) was “a true inspiration to so many people”, mourners at her funeral in Holy Trinity…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Woman who took case 'vindicated' but does not expect to get money backTHE WOMAN behind the battle to get property developer Thomas McFeely declared bankrupt in Ireland said last night she did not…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Hundreds attend Durkin funeralHundreds of mourners attended the funeral of cancer treatment campaigner Cathy Durkin in Dublin this morning.Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
ESM treaty to be ratifiedThe Government is to begin the process of ratifying the European Stability Mechanism Treaty tomorrow following a Supreme Court…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Possession order granted against deserted wife with four childrenA DESERTED woman with four children from Co Meath was among eight people who had possession orders granted against them at the…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
HSE chief to have lower salary than predecessorTHE NEW head of the Health Service Executive, Tony O’Brien, of the Department of Health Special Delivery Unit (SDU), will be …Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
New head has family planning backgroundORIGINALLY FROM Connemara, Co Galway, the incoming head of the Health Service Executive, Tony O’Brien (49), has a background …Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
High failure rate in taxi driver testFEWER THAN a quarter of those who sat a public service vehicle exam to begin working in the taxi industry have managed to pass…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien named as new HSE chiefA new head for the Health Service Executive was announced this morning by the Minister for Health James ReillyFri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Legal services in childcare cases cost HSE €18m in 2011EXPENDITURE BY the Health Service Executive on legal services related to childcare cases was more than €18 million last year, …Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
E.coli-link infections up 200% so far in 2012THE NUMBER of cases of a potentially fatal EFri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Local government savings hit €200mAlmost €200 million has been saved through efficiencies in local government since 2010, a report published yesterday has found…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Educate Together to run second level schoolMULTIDENOMINATIONAL patron Educate Together will have responsibility for a secondary school for the first time.Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Huge rise in calls to abuse helplineA helpline for parents, carers and professionals working with children received a more than 40 per cent increase in concerns …Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
New school patrons announcedThe patrons for 14 new secondary school were announced by Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn this morning, including one in …Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
