Marchers draw attention to plight of fathers denied access to their childrenABOUT 40 "Santas" marched through Dublin city centre yesterday to highlight the situation of separated fathers who will not …Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE blamed for confining boy to hospitalA DUBLIN hospital says it is unable to discharge a 14-month-old boy, who has been confined there since birth, because the HSE…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
'Chaotic' city services heavily criticised by Lord Mayor of DublinHOMELESSNESS SERVICES in the capital “are as chaotic as some of the people they are there to serve”, the Lord Mayor of Dublin…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Calling time on the nightclub?It was meant to reduce alcohol abuse, but nightclub owners say the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 is threatening the future of …Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
€8.5m hostel to provide long-term accomodation for 'challenging' clientsA NEW €8.5 million housing scheme, which will provide long-term accommodation to some of the most “challenging” homeless people…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
People not in touch with families asked to make contact this ChristmasMISSING PEOPLE or people who have lost touch with their families are being asked to get in touch with loved ones this Christmas…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Travellers three times as likely to die by suicide as settled population - studyTRAVELLERS ARE three times as likely to die by suicide as members of the general population, the first study of its kind has …Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Cabin crew vote to accept agreementCABIN CREW at Aer Lingus have voted to accept the draft agreement reached between their union and the airline at the Labour Relations…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Rise in verbal abuse of retail workersALMOST THREE quarters of retail workers have suffered verbal abuse from customers, with almost a third having received threats…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
All hands on deck to clear shelvesSUPERMARKETS: A WALL of empty fridges where the pork products once lay greeted customers at the Merrion Road branch of Tesco…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Henry Street traders in dispute with councilAN UNSEASONABLE row has broken out between the Christmas stallholders on Dublin’s Henry Street and the city council over the …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Pratt to be chair of new tourism groupBUSINESSMAN MAURICE Pratt is to chair the new 10-member Tourism Renewal Group announced by Minister for Tourism Martin Cullen…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
One-third of older people help look after grandchildren on daily basisONE-THIRD of older people across Europe help with the care of grandchildren on a daily basis, a major survey by the European …Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Employee drug use may be seen as disabilityWORKERS WHO use drugs could be seen as having a disability and employers must be careful to "do all that is reasonable to accommodate…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Irishwoman tells of hotel staff's actions to protect guestsAN OFFALY woman has described being in one of the luxury hotels attacked by terrorists in Mumbai.Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Teenagers express fear and powerlessness in face of climate changeTEENAGERS SPOKE yesterday about being "frightened" about climate change and said they felt almost "powerless" to stop it.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Three young people killed in one day on the roadsTHREE YOUNG people have been killed in separate road crashes.Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Electricians may strike over pay challengeELECTRICIANS ACROSS the State may go on strike in response to a High Court challenge by some employers to regional pay agreements…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Groups working with children welcome ombudsman's plansGROUPS WORKING with vulnerable children have welcomed plans by the Ombudsman for Children to investigate the implementation of…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Political party for older people hopes to contest local pollsA NEW political party championing the interests of older people plans to field candidates in the local elections next June, its…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Students to discuss fees with MinisterSTUDENT UNION leaders are to meet Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe to outline their opposition to the reintroduction of third…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
City centre to host special day for senior citizensFREE MAKEOVERS, discounts in many city centre shops and even a chance to see the new James Bond film at a reduced price await…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Most crisis centre clients were abused as childrenMORE THAN half the victims of rape and sexual abuse who received face-to-face counselling at Rape Crisis Centres across the State…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Girl (10) gets award for saving brotherA 10-year old girl who saved her baby brother from a swimming pool and a young Co Cork man who saved four friends from the Atlantic…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Fears expressed over historic Moore St siteThe decision by Dublin City Council to sell its last properties on Moore Street as part of plans to redevelop the Carlton Cinema…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Digital centre to train 700 unemployedA NEW digital education and recreation centre, which aims to train 600-700 unemployed or underemployed people and to have "at…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Siptu and Aer Lingus in NIB talksTALKS AT the National Implementation Body (NIB) on the dispute at Aer Lingus concluded yesterday evening with Siptu insisting…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Irish students re-enact Flanders trench warfareA GROUP of Irish boys were last night returning home from a most unusual transition year project - a re-enactment of trench warfare…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Talk on Israeli 'administrative detention'A PROMINENT Palestinian human rights defender will speak about the 750 people currently held under "administrative detention" …Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Wheelchair group set for €500,000 cutTHE IRISH Wheelchair Association says it believes its budget may be cut by €500,000 next year.Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Rethink needed over role of public service, says DCU presidentTHE STATE should stop establishing public service bodies with the names “authority” or “board” in their titles, the president…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Christian Brother who won ageism case plans to returnTHE AUSTRALIA-based Christian Brother who has just settled an age-restriction case with an Irish car-rental company is planning…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Call for safe interaction with cyclists to be mandatory part of driving coursesTHE TEACHING of safe interaction with cyclists should be a mandatory element in all driving instruction courses, according to…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Breathing new life into Ballymun's community spiritA €3 billion regeneration plan was unveiled for Limerick this week. What has been the Ballymun experience?Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlightedFRUSTRATION AT "delay after delay" in the opening of two new sexual assault treatment units in the west and midlands was expressed…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Early snow on high ground as cold snap set to intensifyTEMPERATURES ARE forecast to fall further over the coming days with the east suffering the biggest chill from later today and…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Medical card system criticisedTHE MEDICAL card system was badly managed while the administrative costs associated with planned changes to eligibility for the…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700A CONSTRUCTION worker who was sexually harassed has been awarded a total of €49,700 by the Equality TribunalTue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Boys used Yorkshire landscape as their museRhyming couplet: two Irish brothers win Ted Hughes poetry awards in BritainTue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Day of action planned on community childcare cutsA "DAY of action" is to be held by childcare workers, providers and parents to protest against cuts in funding to community childcare…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Heroin and sleeping pill taken before death of prisonerA PRISONER who died in his cell as a result of a toxic combination of heroin and sleeping tablets had been due for release four…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Mental health discrimination is 'live issue'DISCRIMINATION AGAINST people with mental health problems was still “a very, very live issue”, a conference hosted by the Mental…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Budget fears at childcare service for ex-addictsTHE DIRECTOR of a pioneering childcare service that works with the children of current and recovering drug users has voiced her…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Failure on psychological treatment highlightedTWO CONSTITUENTS of Cork TD Kathleen Lynch, with mental health problems, who had presented for treatment at their local AE, were…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
First chapter of new Banville novel available free on websiteTHE FIRST chapter of John Banville's new novel, The Sinking City , has been made available to read for free online.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Hundreds pay tribute to former Irish coachNOEL O'REILLY'S FUNERAL: THE WORLD needed more people like Noel O'Reilly, the chief celebrant at his funeral Mass in Dublin …Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Garda to have power to fine drunksANYONE FOUND by the Garda to be drunk in public can now be fined €100 on the spot under new powers just signed into effect.Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Gym invitation for children criticisedAN INVITATION from a Dublin gym to girls as young as 12 to visit for “figure analysis” has been described by the National Parents…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Merchants Quay drugs project fears cutsTHE LARGEST voluntary drug-treatment centre in the State fears it will suffer further budget cutbacks despite large increases…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
