First annual Africa Day promotes lively alternative image of continentAFRICAN FOODS, drinks, music and crafts were on noisy, uptempo show yesterday at the first annual Africa Day, held in Dublin …Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Countries urged to stand firm over attempts to dilute a banTHE 109 countries taking part in negotiations in Dublin on an anti-cluster bomb treaty have been urged to "stand firm" against…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Cocaine use five times higher in Irish teensFIVE TIMES as many Irish teenagers have used cocaine as their European teenage counterparts, a new study indicates.Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
'I feel defeated,' says resident of flatsTwo people who live in O'Devaney Gardens tell how everyone has now 'lost heart'Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
'The kids went to play, then there was this explosion . . .'RAED MOKALED lost his son, Ahnad, on his fifth birthday, while at a celebration in a park in Nabateh, southern Lebanon, in 1999…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Martin hopes for convention on cluster bombs at Dublin talksTHE MOST significant humanitarian treaty in a decade would be adopted in Dublin by the end of next week, the Minister for Foreign…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
VHI says claims for cancer treatment cost €144mCancer accounted for the VHI's largest health insurance expense on any medical condition last year, with the five most expensive…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Israeli ambassador in talks on Ictu boycottThe Israeli ambassador has met Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary David Begg to express his dismay at a call by…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Cullen highlights role of parentsThe "greatest gift" a parent could give a child was to be a role model with a career, Minister for Social and Family Affairs …Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Ministers announce initiative to attract more jobs to Border areaA major effort to draw jobs into the Border counties has been announced by Minister for Employment Micheál Martin, Minister for…Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Agency stresses public service role in fighting povertyThe provision of quality public services irrespective of people's incomes would be crucial to tackling poverty, the acting director…Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Taking a vow in the church of rock'n'rollFestival fringe: They do weddings too at the Electric PicnicMon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
'We want to live a normal life'Gurmeet Singh (26), from the Punjab in India and his wife, Doroda Chojka-Singh (27), from Wroclaw in Poland, are expecting their…Fri Aug 31 2007 - 01:00
Many complaints made to BrusselsThe European Commission in Brussels has received "a huge number" of complaints from EU citizens living in Ireland whose non-EU…Fri Aug 31 2007 - 01:00
Groups urge bigger job scheme for the disabledGroups working with people with intellectual disabilities have called for the extension of the wage subsidy and supported employment…Wed Aug 29 2007 - 01:00
'Super-dedicated' staff a bonus for employersSusan Murray (33) has been working for Tesco Ireland for 10 yearsWed Aug 29 2007 - 01:00
Disabled people working in hospital paid €5 a dayKitchen workers and ward helpers in a Monaghan hospital are being paid €5 a day and some get nothing at all, The Irish Times …Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Double drugs squad resources, says Sinn FéinThe Garda Special Branch should be disbanded while resources to the Garda Drugs Unit should be doubled, Sinn Féin has said as…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Gilmore says Labour must reassert its core valuesThe Labour Party must "regain confidence in its core values", the party's spokesman on the environment and local government, …Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
'I thought the money was disgraceful'Paul Alford (44) worked in the sheltered workshop at Peamount Hospital making cardboard box-dividers for 22 yearsMon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
Gardaí may get report on NearyA report into how disgraced former obstetrician gynaecologist Michael Neary treated 62 of his patients, commissioned by the Patient…Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
Attempt to steal cash for ATM foiled as gardaí arrive in secondsGardaí in Dublin foiled an attempted raid yesterday as three men tried to steal cash as it was being unloaded from a secure transit…Fri Aug 24 2007 - 01:00
Man charged over road death of Trinity studentA man in his 40s was yesterday charged in connection with the death of a Trinity student in a hit-and-run incident in Dublin …Thu Aug 16 2007 - 01:00
Family calls for inquiry into man's deathThe family of a man who died of MRSA, contracted in hospital, has called for the Health and Safety Authority to investigate the…Wed Aug 15 2007 - 01:00
Glanbia plant will be rebuilt and jobs savedUnion representatives of the 280 Glanbia workers at Edenderry, Co Offaly, claim management has promised none will be laid off…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Over 100 Roma are flown to RomaniaOver one hundred Roma adults and children, who had been encamped at a roundabout near Ballymun, Dublin for almost three months…Thu Jul 26 2007 - 01:00
78% rise in race cases for Equality TribunalThe number of cases of racial discrimination in the workplace referred to the Equality Tribunal increased by 78 per cent last…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
'Every day a struggle' in RomaniaMolodovar George, from a rural area near the city of Oradea in northwestern Romania, says he "borrowed money and sold all possessions…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
Cigarette litter is 56% of total, says department surveyCigarette related litter accounted for 56 per cent of litter in Ireland last year, it has emerged.Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
Developers oppose council apartments planDublin City Council plans to force developers to increase apartment sizes and make them more "family-friendly" have been met …Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Official seeks meeting with Minister on social housingThe assistant city manager of Dublin City Council with responsibility for housing has written to Minister for the Environment…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Gilmartin denies he was corruptMahon tribunal: Mr Gilmartin, however, countered that he "would rather live under a bush than be corrupt".Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
600 families living in one-bedroom unitsMore than 600 families with children are living in one-bedroom accommodation owned by Dublin City Council, figures obtained by…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Documents confirm my account, says GilmartinProperty developer Tom Gilmartin yesterday said documents read out by counsel for rival property developer, Owen O'Callaghan, …Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Pioneering Trinity course produces first graduatesThe first students of a pioneering university course for people with intellectual disabilities complete their studies tomorrow…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Suicide verdict reached in Wheelock inquestA split jury has returned a verdict of death by suicide in the case of Terence Wheelock (20), Seán O'Casey Avenue, Dublin, who…Sat Jul 14 2007 - 01:00
Photos of Wheelock injuries considered at inquestPhotographs of injuries to a man who died after being in Garda custody were considered in detail at a resumed inquest yesterday…Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Traveller reception for 150 guests is cancelled on eve of weddingA young Traveller couple getting married this afternoon had their reception cancelled yesterday by the manager of the venue.Tue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Anti-abortion rally chides AhernAmnesty International, the European Union, the United Nations, the HSE and the media were among those under attack at an anti…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Father of Irish star has no magic to bilocateDonal Lynch, father of the young Irish star of the new Harry Potter movie, Evanna Lynch, said his heart was breaking at the Irish…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
9% rise in price of new homes last yearThe average price of a new home increased by 9 per cent last year to €314,087 while second-hand homes increased in price by 6…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
New bus lane on Dublin's quays comes into effectA new Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) that will reduce long stretches of the north quays in Dublin to single-lane traffic comes into…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Junior regatta is cancelled despite improved weatherSailing was cancelled on the second day of the junior regatta in Dún Laoghaire yesterday, despite the fact that the weather warning…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Plea to Lenihan on autistic boyThe family of a six-year-old autistic boy who faces deportation to Nigeria in 13 days' time has written to the Minister for Justice…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Traveller hopes for TCD Seanad seatIt is "little wonder" suicide rates are so high among the Traveller community, says Rosaleen McDonagh (39), who is hoping to …Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Concern over human rights issueIf the Government fails to "bring the human rights of the victims of trafficking centre stage" it will be compounding human rights…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Issue of who speaks for employees at heart of long-running pay disputeCase study - Ashford Castle Hotel: One of the most high-profile "union recognition" disputes in recent years took place at the…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Brazilian workers sought union help over pay issueA meat factory worker from Brazil says he was being paid the minimum wage for skilled boning work until the trade union Siptu…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Firms prefer to stay quiet on staff relationsNon-unionised workplaces: While a majority of Irish workers (more than 60 per cent) are not in trade unions, companies with …Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
'We can't ask parents for money they don't have'The boys at St Francis national school for boys, just off Patrick Street in Dublin, "love coming to school".Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
