Lung cancer among women in State 66% above EU averageThe incidence of lung cancer among women in the State is 66 per cent above the EU average, while that of skin cancer is up to…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Taxi compensation scheme rejectedThe Government will not be establishing a compensation scheme for taxi licence holders, a spokesman for the Department of the…Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Norris rejects 'Ireland on Sunday' child abuse claimSenator David Norris finds the abuse of children "absolutely abhorrent", he has saidMon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
I think he knew what he was doing, says relativeHe got fewer than six months for each of those that died in Omagh, one afternoon in August four years agoSat Jan 26 2002 - 00:00
O'Leary: I won't quit airports boardMr Dermot O'Leary, the Aer Rianta director who arranged for Mr Liam Lawlor TD and his wife to pass through Dublin Airport away…Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
O'Rourke to query Lawlor VIP treatmentA Government Minister is to make formal inquiries into how special arrangements were made to bring the disgraced TD Mr Liam Lawlor…Fri Jan 11 2002 - 00:00
Taxi fares in Dublin found to be half the price charged in LondonA comparison of taxi fares has found them to be as much as twice as high in London as in DublinThu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Claim that Lawlor assisted through airportThere is "no doubt that intervention at the highest level" was made to ensure Liam Lawlor and his wife were facilitated in their…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Carton claimed to be risk to hedgehogsIt's a prickly subject, but hedgehogs are at risk of death by ice-cream container.Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Freight survivors plan to stay hereThree of the people who survived the tragedy, in which eight stowaways died in a freight container in Wexford last month, have…Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Lotto syndicate paid by bank after ticket goes missingNow you've won it, now you haven't. That was the case, it seemed, yesterday for a 29-member Lotto syndicate.Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Time to shed the Christmas tree at a recycling centreChristmas really comes to an end tomorrow on "Little Christmas"Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
What happened to the penalty points system?The penalty points system, according to which a driver can accumulate points each time he or she commits a motoring offence, …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Safety chief says targets for reducing road deaths can be metThe chief executive of the National Safety Council has said he is "quite confident" that Government targets on reducing road …Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Queues at most stores as sales fever grips public awaiting euro arrivalMs Deirdre Reilly drove from Termonfeckin, Co Louth, for the opening of the Arnotts sale in Dublin yesterday, but couldn't see…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Local authorities prepare for recycling of Christmas trees, other household leftoversLocal authorities around the State are getting ready to receive Christmas leftovers.Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Hopes of 50% recovery for tourism industryThe "best case" scenario for Ireland's tourism industry in the coming year is that it will recover half of this year's loss in…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Icy waters in store for Christmas swimmersTemperatures are unlikely to rise above 4<MD+>0 tomorrow, as thousands of hardy water-sports enthusiasts strip down for…Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Jeweller's shop to lose its finest gemIn his 63 years' work, Noel Gerety (77) has missed just two weeks because of sickness, to have his appendix out in 1944.Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
No one in peace process can rest on laurels - HaasNo one in the Northern peace process could "rest on their laurels" and last week's visit to Cuba by the Sinn FΘin President, …Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Dubliners back in ha'penny placeDublin's Ha'penny Bridge reopens this morning, bright as a new penny.Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Exam upgrade for 218 studentsSome 218 Leaving Cert students who sat the exam earlier this year have had their papers upgraded.Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Morning-after pill 'should be available over counter'The morning-after pill should be available without a prescription, the Irish Family Planning Association has said.Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Appeal for people to give blood urgentlyThe blood service has issued an urgent appeal for donorsThu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Local authorities ignoring the homelessOver a third of local authorities have no plan to tackle homelessness, one year after they were told to get one by the Government…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Smugglers of stowaways 'should be charged with murder'The human smugglers whose actions resulted in the deaths of eight Turkish stowaways should face murder charges, a coroner's court…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Relative of stowaways describes journeySome of the eight asylum seekers who died in a freight container became unconscious a short while after leaving port in Belgium…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Groups criticise plans for abortion ballotBoth anti-abortion and pro-choice groups have criticised the Government's plans to press ahead with a referendum on abortion …Mon Dec 10 2001 - 00:00
Arts Council warns about a lack of fundsThe next 12 months will be a "holding year" in terms of arts expenditure, with a lack of resources meaning more ambitious projects…Mon Dec 10 2001 - 00:00
Prosperous pair hope to live up to home town's nameThomas and Mary Cullen from Prosperous, Co Kildare, arrived at the High Court yesterday to pitch their claim to the same £1Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Father renews his plea for information on missing sonMr Michael Deely last spoke to his youngest son, Trevor (23), a year ago this evening.Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
20-year-old hospital waste found in DublinHospital waste dating back almost 20 years has been found on a 120-acre site in north Co Dublin.Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Sir Paul McCartney hails 'baby brother'Sir Paul McCartney led tributes yesterday to George Harrison whom he described as his "baby brother"Sat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Travellers win £5,100 in two bias casesSome £5,100 (€6,475) has been awarded to nine Travellers in two separate cases of discriminationSat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
George 'was the quiet boy'Tony French received news of his cousin's death early yesterdaySat Dec 01 2001 - 00:00
Bill facing 'suicide or abortion' optionsMembers of a Dβil select committee were asked yesterday whether, if they had a daughter who was pregnant as a result of rape …Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Martin says more hospital beds the priorityThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, refused to say yesterday whether or not he would re-examine the freeze on extending medical…Fri Nov 30 2001 - 00:00
Martin rules out emergency scenariosAn unforeseen situation, where a woman needed medical intervention to save her life but which would result in the loss of her…Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Abortion law threat to doctors, FG warnsThe proposed abortion legislation, which is due to be put to the electorate in a referendum early next year, could criminalise…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
Chicken run because of BSE but many do not know how to cook it properlyAlmost 50 per cent of Irish people are eating "significantly more" chicken in the wake of the BSE crisisTue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Family seeks transfer for man in Panama jailThe family of a Wicklow man, who has been jailed for 20 years in Panama for killing his best friend there in July 1999, is hoping…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
Doctor to offer single doses of MMR vaccineA Dundalk doctor will this morning begin offering parents the option of having their children inoculated with single doses of…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
Applying brand aidSeventeen-year old Joanne Bradley didn't think she'd be able to go back to school after the birth of her daughter last yearFri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Co-ordinators urged for men to tackle suicideAlmost five times more men than women died from suicide in the Republic, according to a new report on suicide.Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Man who got £250,000 in error says money is now hisThe man who got a £250,000 windfall when he emigrated to Spain last month, due to a banking error has said the money is now his…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Chic leaves kids and Santa out in the coldCould it be the Christmas that forgot children? If the plans of major retailers for their festive window displays are anything…Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Alcohol consumption has risen by over 41%Alcohol consumption per capita has increased by over 41 per cent here over the past decade, while it has fallen in most of the…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Review of 'direct provision' to be soughtThe Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) is to seek a judicial review of the Government's "direct provision" policy of payment to…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Number of homeless increases by one-third in a yearThe number of people becoming homeless as a result of being evicted from private rented accommodation has increased by nearly…Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
Vanishing Potter products are costing more and moreAll the love and money a parent can muster may not be enough this Christmas.Fri Nov 16 2001 - 00:00
