Owners of mobile homes may escape taxTHE PROPOSED €200 tax on mobile homes is open to amendment, a spokesman for the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, indicated…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Thomas Cook talks with unions postponedTALKS SCHEDULED to begin today in Dublin between the travel company Thomas Cook and its Irish staff have been postponed as management…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
AC/DC fans clog roads before gigDELAYS OF up to two hours were experienced by concert goers travelling to last night’s AC/DC concert at Punchestown Racecourse…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Chewing gum is single biggest litter itemCHEWING GUM accounted for almost a third of all litter last year and passing pedestrians were the most frequent cause of litter…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into 2001 Donegal road deathTHE EU’s Committee on Petitions has confirmed it is to ask the European Commission to begin an investigation into the death of…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Amnesty queries Cuffe's view over Shannon renditions claimCOLM O’GORMAN, executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland, has described as “barely credible” Green Party TD Ciarán…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Organisers to hold 'review' of Oasis concertORGANISERS OF the Oasis concert at Slane last weekend say they will conduct a “detailed review” of any overcrowding problems …Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Support may stop children going into care - expertA “NOTICEABLE population” of children would not be in care if there were adequate family support services in the community, a…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Legislation urged to criminalise men who use prostitutesLEGISLATION WHICH would criminalise men who used prostitutes should be introduced urgently, a conference in Dublin on human trafficking…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Priest denies calling Daingean children 'ruffians' in sermonPARISHIONERS IN the midlands have been “very upset” by a priest’s sermon at Mass yesterday morning, where it was felt he defended…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
No reward sought for return of ticketTHE SHOP assistant who tracked down the owner of a winning lottery ticket has said he wants nothing from the winner.Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Toolin refunds to be claimed off regulatorTHE COMMISSION for Aviation Regulation has advised customers who had holidays booked with Toolin Travel not to contact the now…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Anger over handling of sex abuse complaintsA PUBLIC inquiry into the handling of complaints against the former Drogheda surgeon Michael Shine must be established immediately…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
G8 falling behind on aid promisesTWO G8 members, Italy and France, are “performing so badly” in their commitments to fight extreme poverty in Africa that they…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Cowen takes up case of woman's fatal crash in 2001THE TAOISEACH is examining “as a matter of urgency” progress in the investigation into the death of a Donegal woman in a road…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Oireachtas hears of rise in reports of welfare fraudTHERE HAS been a seven-fold increase in the number of reports from members of the public about suspected social welfare fraud…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Boy jumped from third floor to save familyGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING an apparent fire attack on a house in Tallaght, west Dublin believe the bravery of a 14-year-old boy may…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Call for Christmas bonus to be restoredCALLS FOR the restoration of the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients were made at a conference on unemployment yesterdayFri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Call to reverse 'disturbing' cuts in school book grantsIT IS “disturbing and disappointing” that the Department of Education has cut the school book grant to schools and libraries …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Senior civil servant named as new Equality Authority chiefAN EXPERIENCED civil servant has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Equality Authority.Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Call for action to improve mental health servicesLEGISLATION SHOULD be passed to force improvements in mental health services here, an international expert on health rights has…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Off-licences push for end to early closingOFF-LICENCES around the State will be asked by their representative organisation to gather customers’ signatures for a national…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Call for law to ensure aid target is metDEVELOPMENT AID: LEGISLATION MUST be passed to ensure 0Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Who would you elect as mayor of Dublin?IT’S OFFICIAL. Dublin will have a directly-elected lord mayor in 2011Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Four gardaí on assault chargesFOUR GARDAÍ have been sent forward for trial before a judge and jury on charges of falsely imprisoning and assaulting a teenager…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Poor quality pre-schools may 'damage' childrenUNIVERSAL PRE-SCHOOL education, due to be introduced next year, could damage young children if it is not sufficiently resourced…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
HSE to draw up hospital guidelines on gay, lesbian relationshipsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to draw up guidelines for hospitals on recognising gay and lesbian relationships and the…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Heroin addicts waiting up to two years for treatmentLENGTHENING WAITING times for methadone treatment are acting as a disincentive for heroin addicts to seek treatment, the chief…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Hope for first red kite chicks in 200 yearsTHE FIRST red kite chicks to be hatched here in over 200 years will be born this week in Wicklow, it is hoped.Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Air fares soar for rugby cup final weekendLEINSTER RUGBY fans hoping to travel to Edinburgh to see their team take on Leicester in the Heineken Cup final later this month…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Funeral of woman who died in stabbing incidentA MOTHER of four who died in a stabbing incident at her home in East Wall, Dublin, earlier this month has been described as “…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Arts Council chief defends move to hire extras for freeTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the Arts Council has defended her theatre company’s move to seek people to appear in its new production for…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Imprisonment over debt likely to increase, warns ManningPEOPLE BEING imprisoned for inability to pay their debts is likely to increase in the worsening economic climate, the chairman…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Ahern praises political skills of 'my best friend'THE FORMER taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil Bertie Ahern said yesterday he would never have been elected a TD if it had not…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Hundreds at information fair for volunteer work abroadPEOPLE OF all ages and from all walks of life are considering volunteering overseas if the turnout at a volunteering information…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Government cuts will 'destroy society'THE GOVERNMENT “must stop trying to cut its way out of this crisis”, Fr Seán Healy of the Conference of Religious of Ireland …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
'Ambiguous loss' of missing highlightedTHERE WAS a “dreadful ambiguous loss” when a loved one went missing, a gathering of families of missing people and those who …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Campaigners shortlisted for Irish awardTHREE MEN and one woman, all of whom are “under constant threat of assassination”, have been shortlisted as candidates for the…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Men paying for sex must be challenged - reportPROSTITUTION: THE MEN who purchase sex are the critical link that must be challenged if trafficking and prostitution are to …Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in IrelandTRAFFICKING REPORT : MORE THAN 100 women and girls were identified as having been trafficked into Ireland for the sex industry…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Orbital, Madness and Flaming Lips among headliners at Electric PicnicELECTRONIC ACT Orbital and ska legends Madness have been confirmed as among the headliners for this summer’s Electric Picnic …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Nutty boys set for Electric PicnicAfter much rumour and more speculation, electronic act Orbital and ska legends Madness have been confirmed as among the headliners…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Tenants face eviction threatA GROWING number of tenants are threatened with eviction because their landlords have failed to keep mortgage repayments, housing…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Disaffected taxi drivers threaten to go 'French-style'Taxi drivers are up in arms about an independent report that argues against the need for a moratorium on taxi licencesSat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
230,000 electric cars by 2020, says RyanMORE THAN 200,000 Irish motorists will be driving electric cars in just over a decade, according to the Minister for Communications…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Slower U2 ticket sales for third Dublin gigTICKETS FOR U2’s third and final concert in Dublin this summer failed to sell out yesterday, in marked contrast to the rapid …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Newsagents' group opposes tobacco retailing legislationA FORTHCOMING ban on the display of tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco advertising in all shops is “too onerous” and should…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Charges against Wrights of Howth are dismissedCHARGES AGAINST a seafood company that it misleadingly labelled as “wild” packets of salmon for sale have been dismissed by the…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
'Wild' salmon sold at Wrights was farmed, court toldMORE THAN 20 packets of smoked salmon labelled as “wild” and offered for sale at a branch of Wrights of Howth at Dublin airport…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Nurses, taxi drivers and laid-off staff explore optionsNURSES, TAXI drivers, SR Technics employees, former Dell workers, electricians and engineers were among those investigating emigration…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
