Emergency 112 fails to ring a bellIrish citizens had among the lowest awareness in Europe about the pan-European emergency number, a new survey has found.Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Sacked AIB whistleblower to be reinstated after tribunal rulingAIB HAS been directed to reinstate a former employee and whistleblower who was dismissed after accessing the bank accounts of…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
FG aims to tackle 'scourge of emigration'SOME 45,000 work experience and education places were proposed by Fine Gael yesterday in order to curb emigration.Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Eircom to increase pricesEircom is to introduce changes which will see many bills increase by 3Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Irish city dwellers have higher skin cancer risk, study showsRESIDENTS IN Dublin and Cork and some coastal counties are most at risk of developing skin cancer, new research has found.Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Emigrants to have symbolic online ballot for electionIRISH EMIGRANTS will have the chance to cast a symbolic vote through a new website being launched today.Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Bank advisory group namedDETAILS OF who will be on a group which has been set up to advise the Irish Central Bank on protecting financial services’ consumers…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
De Burgh dumps the red for white insteadRARE WINES from Chris de Burgh’s cellar are expected to net some £200,000 (€235,000) at an auction next month.Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Egyptian protesters gather at Dublin embassy to support families at homeCHANTS IN Arabic of “we want to change regime” echoed through Dublin’s embassy belt yesterday as the Egyptian community gathered…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Neary victims excluded from redress will be compensated, say partiesVICTIMS OF obstetrician Michael Neary who were excluded from a redress scheme will be compensated within a year if Fine Gael …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
FF sees 'good chance' with CorriganDUBLIN SOUTH: THE FIANNA Fáil Dublin South campaign might be “difficult” but there was a “good chance” of winning a seat, Fianna…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Canada extends visas for IrishCanada has increased its working holiday visa allocation to Ireland by 1,000 and is to allow Irish people to apply for a second…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
'Concern' at lower maths and literacy rankingsTHE SECRETARY general of the Department of Education Brigid McManus said Ireland’s drop in OECD maths and literacy rankings was…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
O'Driscoll criticises media over invasion of privacyIRISH RUGBY captain Brian O’Driscoll has raised concerns about invasion of privacy by members of the media, a Hot Press magazine…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
National Gallery curator gets top Chester Beatty Library postTHE HEAD curator at the National Gallery has been appointed as the new director of the Chester Beatty Library.Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Michaela Harte found dead in MauritiusPOLICE IN Mauritius hope that a postmortem today will reveal the cause of the death yesterday of Michaela Harte, daughter of …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Superquinn staff discuss closure of Naas storeSHOCKED AND angry at the unexpected announcement, about 110 staff at Superquinn in Naas, Co Kildare, met yesterday to discuss…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Big fall in Christmas drink-drive offencesTHE NUMBER of motorists caught drink-driving over the Christmas period declined by almost a third.Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Objectors warned of 'abhorrent consequences' of contraception BillCONTRACEPTION BILL: IRELAND WOULD “cease to be one of the last outposts of moral society” on the removal of the contraceptives…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Paid maternity leave 'a luxury which society cannot afford'HEALTH: PAYING MATERNITY leave to a working woman whose husband was able to support her was unnecessary, according to a senior…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Irish abroad offer warnings as mass emigration recommencesEMIGRATION: WITH A resurgence in emigration around 1980, one Irish emigrant wrote to taoiseach Charles Haughey about what she…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Rule means 25% of taxis will need to be replacedA REGULATION that all taxis must be less than nine years old on their licence renewal date comes into force on Saturday, with…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
At-risk groups urged to get flu vaccineAN APPEAL for at-risk groups to get the flu vaccine if they have not already done so has been issued by the Health Service Executive…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Committee unaware of €2m account, says AttleyRETIRED SIPTU general secretary Billy Attley yesterday said the steering committee of the Skill training scheme had no authority…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Nama chief accused of 'misleading' Dáil committeeTHE HEAD of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) “should be disciplined” for “misleading” the Public Accounts Committee…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Left alliance calls for general strike over EU-IMF bailoutIRISH STRIKES on the scale of Greece were possible but would not happen overnight, a protest against the EU-IMF deal was told…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Bishops warn against culture of despair and blameTHE IRISH Catholic bishops yesterday urged people not to react to the economic situation with defeatism and a preoccupation with…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Michelle secures €100,000 'Apprentice' dream jobA sales consultant from Peterborough in England is the latest winner of the TV3 reality series The ApprenticeTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
'X Factor' Mary signs record dealELIMINATED X Factor semi-finalist Mary Byrne has penned an album deal with Sony records, her mentor Louis Walsh said yesterday…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Guidelines; pets and pestsCALL-OUTS TO deal with rodent infestations have tripled in the last week due to the cold weather, a pest-control company has …Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Last month was coldest November for 25 yearsRECORD LOW: LAST MONTH was the coldest November for 25 years in most parts of the State, Met Éireann has said.Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Do teachers have religious freedom?A teacher discriminated against because she is not a Catholic won maximum damages at the Equality Tribunal recentlyTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Sub-zero weather with snow forecastTEMPERATURES AS low as -5 degrees are expected tonight, marking the start of a cold snap of at least a week.Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Thatcher influenced GilmoreFORMER BRITISH prime minister Margaret Thatcher and public servant TK Whitaker were among those who influenced Eamon Gilmore, …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Poet praises Marlowe's work on frontlineTHE CLASH between the secular and non-secular was the real frontline on which journalist Lara Marlowe worked, the Ireland Professor…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
McAleese attends war dead servicePRESIDENT MARY McAleese yesterday attended an ecumenical service at St Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin for Remembrance Sunday to commemorate…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Hundreds still without power after stormStorm-force winds and heavy rain caused blocked roads, power cuts and flooding in parts of the country last night.Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
High winds and heavy rains cause disruption across countrySTORM-FORCE WINDS and heavy rain caused blocked roads, power cuts and flooding in parts of the country last night.Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Anti-war activist calls for Bush prosecutionTHE LEFT needs to connect austerity measures by governments with the “cost of empire”, prominent American anti-war activist and…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Local authority engineer denies he misused positionA LOCAL authority engineer has denied an allegation that he used his official position to improve access to property he owned…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
'Speed and urgency' needed to fix economyA CONCEPT of speed and urgency to fix our problems is one of the key things needed in the State, the head of Microsoft Ireland…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Invest €6bn of fund in jobs - BeggUP TO €6 billion of the National Pension Reserve Fund could and should be used to tackle the jobs crisis and infrastructure deficits…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
State failing people on cancer preventionAFFLUENCE HAS a huge impact on cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, a debate on cancer in Ireland heard last night…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Use pension fund to create jobsUp to €6 billion of the national pension reserve fund can and should be used to tackle the jobs crisis and infrastructure deficits…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Alcohol more dangerous than cocaine or heroinA new study found alcohol was the most dangerous of 20 legal and illegal drugs when the two criteria of harm to the user and …Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Kings of Leon top bill at Slane anniversary gigAMERICAN ROCK band Kings of Leon were yesterday confirmed to headline the 30th anniversary concert at Slane Castle next summer…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Kings of Leon confirmed for SlaneAmerican rock band The Kings of Leon have been confirmed as the headline act for the Slane Castle concert next summer.Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Heart surgery tool wins top design awardTHE DESIGNER of a medical device for use on heart patients won the grand prix in the Irish design awards last night.Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
