Experts to help identify man's bodyONE OF Europe’s top forensic experts is being asked to help in efforts to identify the remains of a man which were recovered …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Rusal Aughinish returns to profit after revenues doubleTHE LARGEST alumina refinery in Europe on the Shannon estuary, Rusal Aughinish, last year returned to profit after revenues almost…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Phone book firm Truvo records €10m lossAN €8.5 million writedown in Truvo Ireland’s eircom phone book business contributed to the company recording a pre-tax loss of…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Approved wind farm lacks grid connectionTHE PROMOTER behind a new €200 million wind farm in west Clare has said the project will not proceed unless there is an overhaul…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Austrian librarian restrained by three men on flight from USTHREE MALE passengers had to restrain a librarian during an air rage incident on board a transatlantic flight at the weekend, …Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Man to face trial for murderA SENIOR garda told a court yesterday that a man charged with the murder of law student Eoin Ryan is to be tried for the alleged…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Centre for teenage boys cost €1.5m last yearA CENTRE IN Limerick that treats teenage boys showing problematic sexual behaviour cost more than €1Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Librarian faces court over 'air rage'A 32-YEAR-OLD librarian is to reappear in court today charged in connection with three alleged “air-rage” offences that forced…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Cash in Westlife company piles upCASH HELD by the main entertainment company owned by chart-topping boy band, Westlife increased fivefold last year to €450,069…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
British firm run by Bailey brothers loses £52mA BRITISH property development joint venture partnership controlled by builders Tom and Michael Bailey recorded losses of £52…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
€250m transport plan for midwestA NEW economic blueprint for the midwest is to outline the need for €250 million to be spent on new transport initiatives in …Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Concern over 'haphazard' rezoningsPLANNERS IN Clare have raised concerns over a flurry of rezonings voted through by councillors to the greater Ennis development…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Mater on course for deficit of up to €12mONE OF THE country’s largest hospitals, the Mater in Dublin, is putting in place cost-containment measures aimed at avoiding …Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
DHL Express (Ireland) posts €428,000 operating profitAN IRISH arm of global distribution giant DHL returned to profit last year, its latest accounts show.Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Planning appeal lodged by firm proposing €10m wind farmTHE DEVELOPERS of a proposed €10 million wind farm in west Clare have appealed Clare County Council’s decision to refuse planning…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Shannon Development posts pretax losses of €16.5m as sales collapsePRETAX LOSSES at semi-State agency Shannon Development last year totalled €16Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
'Concern' over cuts at Limerick hospitalTHE IRISH Nurses and Midwives Organisation has expressed “great concern” over planned cuts at the midwest’s largest hospital…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Further talks in Pfizer disputeUS PHARMACEUTICAL giant Pfizer and the Unite union have clashed over changes the company believes are essential to ensure the…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Leisure centre seeks to reverse fortunes with surfing facilityA LOSS-MAKING leisure centre on Clare’s north coast is planning to establish a new surf centre in a bid to turn around the facility…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Patients still face long waitsNEW HSE figures show that patients attending emergency departments in seven hospitals across the country can be waiting more …Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Clare court loses venue with hotel closureEAST CLARE has been left without a court venue after a Killaloe hotel used for court sittings went into receivership.Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
€4.4m profit for builders BAMONE OF the State’s largest construction groups, BAM Contractors Ltd returned to profit last year in spite of writing down its…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Guesthouse owners must pay ex-worker €4,300THE LABOUR Court has recommended that the operators of a Co Clare BB pay a former worker more than €4,300 after the woman took…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Birds ruling will not put Shannon projects at risk, says MinisterTHE SHANNON estuary will not be “frozen for development” if it becomes designated a special protection area for birds, Minister…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Irish Church of Scientology revenues drop by 60%REVENUES HAVE plummeted at the Irish branch of the controversial Church of Scientology, which remains deep in the red.Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Limerick developer's loans gone to NamaA SERIES of companies owned by Limerick developer Robert Butler have had loans transferred to the National Assets Management …Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Boost for Killaloe's bypass, bridge plansPLANS FOR a €41 million bridge and bypass of Killaloe have received a major boost.Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Protected buildings causing traffic jamsDAILY TRAFFIC snarl-ups are doing untold damage to Ennistymon, to north Clare and are a disincentive for people to visit the …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Up to 40% of final-year interns set to emigrateA SENIOR HSE official has admitted that about 40 per cent of the 102 final-year intern doctors in the HSE West area will emigrate…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher pickets lifted after move to resolve disputeINDUSTRIAL ACTION by workers at one of the Republic’s most popular tourist attractions, the Cliffs of Moher, was suspended yesterday…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Guilbaud reports increase in profitRESTAURANT PATRICK Guilbaud, one of Dublin’s most celebrated restaurants, continues to trade profitably through the recession…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
ESB gets licences for wave energy testsTHE ESB has been awarded foreshore exploration licences to carry out marine tests for a planned €40 million wave-energy project…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Boy assaulted mother in internet rowA COURT has heard how a 15- year-old Ennis boy falsely imprisoned his mother and sister, assaulting his mother in a row over …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Lighthouse a beacon for touristsTHE DOORS of Loop Head lighthouse overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in west Clare were opened to the public yesterday for the first…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Mayor disappointed as Clare parish left without priestTHE MAYOR of Clare yesterday expressed disappointment at his parish being rendered “priestless” in a move by Bishop of Killaloe…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
13 new Seanad members to share fund of €435,000THIRTEEN OF the recently elected members of the new Seanad are to share a windfall of almost €435,000.Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Cameras to be placed at Traveller sitesCLARE COUNTY Council has given the go-ahead for surveillance cameras to be installed at two Traveller accommodation sites in …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
'Unacceptable practices' found at nursing homeINDEPENDENT health watchdog inspectors have uncovered “unacceptable practices” at a nursing home run by the Health Service Executive…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Michael Cusack Centre secures funding lifelineTHE MICHAEL Cusack Centre in Carron, Co Clare, has secured a lifeline with the approval of a three-year marketing fund.Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
€173m losses for firms controlled by Galway developerCOMPANIES CONTROLLED by Galway developer John Lally incurred losses totalling €173 million in 2009, new figures show.Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
'Iconic' signpost's restoration urgedTHE BALLYVAUGHAN Community Development Group has urged Clare County Council members to restore the “iconic” Ballyvaughan signpost…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Hitting the right note: Music school in full swingINSIDE THE “House of Lords” yesterday, luminaries in the world of traditional Irish music at the Willie Clancy Summer School …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed over probation failureA CON man who once turned himself in to gardaí after phoning Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme was yesterday jailed for 21 months…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher staff to strike after pay talks break downSIPTU MEMBERS at the Cliffs of Moher are to strike from next Thursday following the collapse of pay talks with management at …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed in Co ClareA con man who turned himself in to gardaí shortly after phoning the Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme has been jailed for 21…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Shannon aircraft leasing firm posts profit of €627mA SHANNON-based aircraft leasing finance company recorded pre-tax profits of $900.6 million (€627 million) last year.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
'Hundreds' of warrants outstanding for con manA NEAR two-year long countrywide trawl by gardaí for con man Frankie Shanley ended with his arrest by the side of a road in March…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Retiring consultants' lump sums top €400,000THREE CONSULTANT psychiatrists employed by the HSE last year received tax-free retirement lump sums in excess of €400,000.Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Public donations to guide dog charity fall by €1mDONATIONS FROM the public to one of the country’s best-known charities, Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind (IGDFTB), dropped by €…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Aughinish refinery group back in black after two years of lossesTHE LARGEST aluminium refinery in Europe, Rusal Aughinish on the Shannon estuary, returned to profit last year after sustaining…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
