City traffic restrictions for Croker concertsMAJOR TRAFFIC restrictions will be in place in Dublin city centre this weekend as almost 150,000 music fans make their way to…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus ultimatum to SR Technics on contractsAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE company SR Technics said it needs to reach agreement with workers on cost-cutting measures by the end of…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Screening body seeks meeting over smear testsTHE NATIONAL Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) is seeking an urgent meeting with Enda Kenny, following a call by Fine Gael for …Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Calls for church to recognise same-sex unionsTHE SACRAMENT of marriage should not apply to same-sex couples but they should be allowed to have civil partnerships that are…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Judge's leniency leads to calls for rape sentencing guidelinesTHERE WERE fresh calls for sentencing guidelines to be introduced for judges in rape cases after a Waterford businessman was …Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Scheme for prisoners praisedA PILOT restorative justice scheme for prisoners who have committed serious crimes, was recommended in an interim report from…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
HSE alcohol awareness drive targets young peopleYOUNG PEOPLE who begin to drink alcohol in their mid-teens are four times more likely to become alcoholics as adults, Dr Joe …Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Restrictions on cars in city centre may be permanentRESTRICTIONS ON private cars in Dublin city centre, to be introduced for rail works, may become permanent, John Henry, chairman…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Disruption due during Metro worksThere will be a decrease in capacity for cars in Dublin city centre during works on Metro North and the Luas interconnector, …Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
More people employed in health this year - HarneyMORE PEOPLE were working in the health service this year than last year, Minister for Health Mary Harney said yesterday.Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Centuries-old Chinese vase damaged at Chester BeattyA CENTURIES-OLD Chinese vase from the Chester Beatty Library at Dublin Castle was recently damaged in an accident, it has emerged…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Golden era of hard work and free pintsST JAMES'S GATE: For Dubliners who have spent their lives in the shadow of St James's Gate, yesterday's announcementevoked memories…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
US firm awarded cervical smear test contractSMEAR TESTS for the forthcoming national cervical screening programme will be analysed by a US-based medical company.Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Irish relief effort to airlift stock of supplies from Italian depotBURMA: EMERGENCY AID provided by the Government will be airlifted to Burma and members of the Irish Rapid Response Corps may…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Aftercare supportfor youths urgedA STATUTORY right to aftercare to prevent young people leaving care services becoming homeless, was called for by charity group…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Demolition of historic cottages to begin todayTHE DEMOLITION of a 19th century terrace of cottages in south Dublin will begin this morning to make way for the Monkstown ring…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Tipperary honours the late Benazir BhuttoFORMER PAKISTANI prime minister Benazir Bhutto was posthumously awarded the 2007 Tipperary International Peace Award in Co Tipperary…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
FG calls suspension of respite care scandalousFINE GAEL has described as “scandalous” the apparent suspension of respite care services at Leopardstown Park Hospital, in south…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
HSE threatens pharmacists with legal action over dispensingTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has threatened to take legal action against pharmacists if they fail to dispense medicine …Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Protest at UCD beauty competitionA UNIVERSITY beauty competition which bans female students who are mothers, wives or under 1Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
'Trinity News' nets student media awardTRINITY STUDENT paper Trinity News scooped the top three prizes at the national student media awards last night.Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Both sides pleased with outcomeREACTION: BOTH SIDES in the dispute between RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny and his neighbour Gerard Charlton emerged from the court…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Kennys to buy disputed land after court dealThe legal action between RTÉ broadcaster Pat Kenny and his neighbour over ownership of lands near their homes in Dalkey has …Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Picture menu a winner of new health literacy awardA MULTILINGUAL picture menu for hospital food and a support group to help women with gynaecological cancer to get information…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Call for regulation of cosmetic doctorsA NEW organisation for cosmetic medical practitioners is calling for proper regulation of doctors in this field.Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
BCI funds for radio and TV programme makers halvedFUNDING FOR makers of radio and television programmes awarded by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) will be half what…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Poet Robert Greacen dies aged 87POET ROBERT Greacen died on Sunday at the age of 87. He is survived by his daughter Arethusa GreacenTue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Art history repeats itself as Clare takes top prizeCO CLARE has taken the top prize in Ireland's premier young people's art competition for the second year in a row.Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Music therapy used in rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injuryAN INCREASE in the number of music therapists training in Ireland may mean the provision of unorthodox treatment for people with…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Co-ordinators needed for first response plan, says IHFTHE LACK of co-ordinators to support communities using the Health Service Executive's (HSE) newly launched cardiac first responder…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Print museum expands programmeDESPITE THE growth of the internet and an increasingly paperless world, the National Print Museum in Dublin has seen a significant…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Tougher bathing water rules in force this weekNEW EU bathing water regulations come into force this week which will mean a doubling of the highest water quality standards …Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Call for equal rights for civil partnersA GROUP working for gay and lesbian rights in the Church of Ireland yesterday called for the Government to bring in legislation…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
FF senator to oppose abortion resolutionAN IRISH member of the Council of Europe intends to put forward an amendment against a resolution in favour of legalising abortion…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Irish engineer captured by pirates is freedIRISH ENGINEER Fred Parle has been freed after being held captive for more than six weeks on a boat which was captured by pirates…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Residents upset as M50 works eat into green spaceA GROUP of residents in Sandyford, Co Dublin, have expressed dismay at the transformation of a green recreational area in their…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Council of Europe body's call to legalise abortion criticisedA CALL to legalise abortion in Ireland by a Council of Europe committee was strongly criticised by pro-life campaigners in Ireland…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Ó Searcaigh confident he will be vindicatedPoet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, who has been at the centre of controversy over a film portraying his relationships with young men in…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Call to assist Irish prisoners abroadTHE BISHOP of Derry and chairman of the Bishops' Council for Emigrants, Séamus Hegarty, has urged the Government to honour a …Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Cohen announces first Irish date in two decadesLEGENDARY CANADIAN singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen is set to play Ireland for the first time in two decades in a summer concert…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Concerns raised over integration of migrantsCONCERNS OVER the future integration of foreign migrants in the north Dublin suburb of Ballymun have been raised in a report …Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Dublin council warns of high-tide floodingFEARS OF flooding will result in the closure of Dublin city's boardwalk and some roads in Sandymount for a time this weekend.Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Few women at senior council level - studyA NEW report has found that women are seriously under-represented at senior management positions in Dublin City Council as well…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Feis ceoil gets under way in Ballsbridge for 112th year in a row, while organisers seek new sponsorOVER THE next two weeks, 4,000 young people will nervously take to the stage to sing and play and afterwards will be waiting …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Navan bus crash case set to get earlier hearingTHE CASE relating to the Navan bus crash in 2005 is now expected to be heard later this year and will be up for mention at the…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Minister hesitant on new Bray fire inquiryTONY KILLEEN, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, said yesterday it would be "very difficult" to set up an…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Half of new cases of HIV last year came from heterosexual contactHIV INFECTIONS increased by 21 per cent last year, and more than half of these infections were acquired through heterosexual …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Security alert at Connolly StationGARDAÍ ARE investigating the placing of a suspicious package at Dublin's Connolly Station yesterday which led to a controlled…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Conference to highlight student absenteeismTHE PROCESS of tackling the estimated 84,000 cases where children miss over one month of school per year began yesterday when…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Childline records increase in callsAN INCREASE in phone calls from children and young people concerned about mental health was recorded by Childline last year.Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
