Proposed wind farm in Clare halved in sizeTHE DEVELOPERS of a proposed 400ft wind farm in west Clare have halved its size after concerns were expressed by local residents…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Surf wear boss joins opposition to Doolin pierTHE CHIEF executive of one of the world’s largest surf apparel companies, Billabong, has intervened in a row between surfers …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Over-reliance on junior doctors 'must end'PATIENTS WILL suffer and hospital departments will close unless structural reform of the Irish hospital system takes place that…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Moher visitor centre posts reduced lossesLOSSES AT the company that operates the Cliffs of Moher visitor attraction amounted to €83,000 last year, according to new figures…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Healthcare in midwest targeted for €17.6m cutsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is proposing fresh cuts totalling €17Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Management overhaul after worst hospital performanceAN OVERHAUL in the management of the worst performing hospital in the country is to take place.Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
An Taisce labelled secret society by councillorAN TAISCE was last night labelled a secret society as councillors demanded that the Minister for the Environment delist the organisation…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Corrib Oil planning to expand in MunsterPRETAX PROFITS at the Galway-based Corrib Oil forecourt group were flat last year in spite of its revenues rising by 14 per cent…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Insurance body calls for more spending on flood defencesTHE CHIEF executive of the Irish Insurance Federation has warned that current levels of investment in and implementation of flood…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Discount retailer creates over 100 new jobsDISCOUNT RETAILER Euro General Retail has announced the creation of more than 100 new jobs with the opening of 12 new stores.Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Revenues at Thomond Park firm rise 40%REVENUES AT the company that operates the €40 million Thomond Park in Limerick last year increased by 40 per cent as the company…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Former GP is no conman, counsel tells courtFORMER GP Paschal Carmody is not the conman the prosecution is suggesting but a man who has given his life to the treatment of…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Developer's firm in €9.28m lossA LIMERICK property development company owned by one of the country’s best-known developers and hoteliers, Jerry O’Reilly, incurred…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Shell invests extra €60m to complete Corrib gas projectSHELL IRELAND has received a further cash injection of €60 million from its parent company to complete the Corrib gas project…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Revenues halve at Irish arm of Procter & GambleREVENUES AT the main Irish arm of consumer products group Procter & Gamble almost halved last year as the company recorded…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Exclusive golf club back in black after subscription hikeONE OF the Republic’s most exclusive golf clubs has reversed significant losses of recent years – but only after increasing members…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Meteor cites downturn as earnings drop by 19%THE ECONOMIC downturn and intense competition in the mobile phone market contributed to a 19 per cent fall in earnings to €102…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Carmody tells court his brother went into remission after treatmentFORMER GP Paschal Carmody said yesterday that a cancerous tumour and multiple lesions in the body of his brother, Peter, disappeared…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Bruton vows to defend rate of corporate tax 'tooth and nail'MINISTER FOR Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has told business leaders in Shannon that the Government would defend…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Carmody denies offering cancer cureFORMER CLARE GP Paschal Carmody told a jury yesterday he never promised 15-year-old Conor O’Sullivan a cure for his cancer.Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Bill for one psychiatric patient tops €1 millionTHE BILL FOR providing 24-hour security for one male patient at the acute psychiatric unit at Ennis General Hospital has exceeded…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Clare landlord fined €500 for assault during forcible evictionA 10-YEAR-OLD boy was “roughed around” while his family were being forcibly evicted from their home by their landlord and his…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
HSE intends to close Limerick hospitalTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) said yesterday that it is fully committed to the closure of St Joseph’s psychiatric hospital…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
ISPCA to raffle home of dog loverTHE IRISH Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is set to hold a national raffle for a €200,000 home after the…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Pensioner forced to sleep in car may return homeA JUDGE yesterday ordered that a pensioner (73) forced to sleep in his car after being made homeless by his nephew can remain…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Animal windfall as house left to ISPCA goes under hammerTHE REPUBLIC’S vulnerable cats and dogs are to set to receive a windfall of about €200,000 after a Co Clare doctor and dog lover…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Lahinch toilets site gets go-aheadTHE LOO in Lahinch with the €400,000 sea view is set to be demolished after An Bord Pleanála yesterday gave the go-ahead to make…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Man remanded over Clare murderA man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with the murder of Ballyvaughan woman Deirdre McCarthy.Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Reilly urged to tackle hospital's performanceTHE CHAIRMAN of the HSE West Regional Forum, Cllr Pádraig Conneely, yesterday called on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
New hope for critics of Doolin pier planA SECOND CHANCE for opponents of development at Doolin pier has opened up with the announcement that further consideration has…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Profits at Amazon's Irish unit up 29%OPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish unit of online retailing giant Amazon increased by 29 per cent last year as revenues climbed…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Cutbacks threat to servicesTHE DIRECTOR of Clare’s largest voluntary organisation expressed concern yesterday about how it could continue to provide the…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
New jury to be chosen for Paschal Carmody trialA JUDGE is to enlist a new jury in the trial next Tuesday of Paschal Carmody, who denies defrauding family relatives of cancer…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Ex-preacher indecently assaulted boy at campA WELL-KNOWN publisher, environmentalist and former Church of Ireland lay preacher “shamefully abused the trust” of a 13-year…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Dogs 'attacked' farmer in property rowA 62-YEAR-OLD farmer has told a court that neighbours’ dogs bit him in the head and leg while on the ground as his neighbours…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Councillors back Doolin pier planCONTENTIOUS PLANS to construct a €6 million pier at Doolin yesterday received the unanimous approval of Clare’s councillors in…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Clare county manager backs plan for Doolin pierCLARE COUNTY manager Tom Coughlan is to recommend to councillors today that they approve contentious plans for a €6 million pier…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí presented with 'rendition' flight dossiersANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS dressed in orange Guantanamo-style jumpsuits yesterday delivered two wheelbarrows of dossiers to Shannon gardaí…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Solicitor says judge's practice 'degrading'A SOLICITOR yesterday challenged a judge’s practice of requiring defendants to give sworn oral evidence in open court on their…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Mulryan firm lost €58.8m over two-year periodA SEÁN Mulryan-controlled house-building firm recorded combined losses of €58Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Council paid boom prices for land for M7FARMERS ALONG the final phase of the M7 linking Dublin to Limerick have benefited from five-year-old property boom prices with…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Corncrake population rises to 133THE BATTLE to save the corncrake from national extinction received a boost last year with the first increase in corncrake numbers…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Rail route numbers lowPASSENGERS NUMBERS on the long-anticipated first phase of the Western Rail Corridor are falling far short of projections made…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Burren farmers to get €300,000 for growing flowersPAYMENTS TOTALLING almost €300,000 have been approved for Burren farmers for producing rare and wild Burren flowers as part of…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Grealish firm had losses over €150,000A COMPANY owned by re-elected Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish recorded losses of more than €150,000 last year and has…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
DAA chief accuses O'Leary of trying to insult Shannon airport's interestsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), David Dilger, has accused Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary of trying…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Barnardos raises €8.5m fundingONE OF IRELAND’S best known children’s charities, Barnardos, has bucked the trend in the recession by increasing the amount it…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Hiqa critical of HSE-run nursing homeINDEPENDENT INSPECTORS have uncovered several “unacceptable practices” at a Health Service Executive (HSE)-operated nursing home…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Auditors add disclaimer to Instore accountsAUDITORS FOR the main company of the Instore group have provided a disclaimer as to whether the company’s financial statements…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Man sent 'ominous' texts to psychologistA JUDGE has described texts and e-mails sent by a man to a Co Clare-based clinical psychologist as “chilling, disturbing and …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
