Drivers urged to be careful due to snowfallsMet Éireann today issued a warning to drivers following heavy local falls of snow in parts of the midlands, north and east.Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Concern team going to Iran earthquake siteIrish aid agency Concern is to send a team of emergency-response experts to Iran tomorrow to help with the rescue work in the…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Blood transfusion errors less than 1%, report showsJust under 0.01 per cent of all blood transfusions carried out in this country last year resulted in adverse events or reactions…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Gardai question man after Dublin armed raidGardai are continuing to question a man tonight after an armed robbery in a packed Dublin shopping centre was foiled this morning…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Journalists serve strike notice at 'Irish Examiner'Journalists at the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo newspapers have formally served strike notice on management of the newspapers…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Government blamed for housing crisis - surveyAlmost two-thirds of the public believe that the Government's lack of action is at fault for homelessness and the housing crisis…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Harney voices support for stem cell regulationsThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has hinted she will vote in favour of regulations and controls to fund stem-cell research when the European…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Martin 'disappointed' by row over health reportThe Minster for Health, Mr Martin, has said he is "disappointed" by the manner in which the Minister for Defence has opposed …Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Martin denies medical increases 'stealth taxes'The expected rise of 10 per cent in the charge for visiting accident and emergency wards and the fee per night for hospital stays…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Minister warns An Post over Christmas delaysThe Minister for Communications, Mr Dermot Ahern, today warned An Post not to repeat the delivery delays of last Christmas.Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
Gardai deny rift with PSNI over Omagh witnessGardaí have denied there is a rift between themselves and the PSNI following reports in three Sunday newspapers that suggested…Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
Government pushing people into poverty, says SVPThe Society of the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) today said the Government's budgetary policy was forcing thousands of people to struggle…Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
Treacy to say he saw Keane shot dead, court hearsThe murder of Mr Kieran Keane in Limerick in January was a crime of "common design and joint enterprise" the trial of five accused…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
Jury sworn in at Kieran Keane murder trialThe jury in the trial of five men accused of the murder of Kieran Keane in Limerick last January was sworn in at the Central …Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Redress Board to go to UK for abuse victim's testimonyThe Residential Institutions Redress Board has agreed to send a four-person team to Coventry to hear the testimony of a former…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Greens call for reduction in number of TDsThe Green Party has proposed reducing the number of TDs from 166 to 130 and increasing the number of weeks the Dáil sits to 45…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Galway bogslide could spell fisheries disasterThe continuing bogslide in Derrybrien, Co Galway could result in over 100,000 fish being killed, it was claimed today.Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Labour calls for extension to drug refund deadlineLabour has called on the Minister for Health, Mr Martin, to extend the deadline by which people must apply for refunds for the…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Unions make pledges on migrant workers' rightsSIPTU and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) today launched a joint statement on the rights of immigrant workers in Ireland…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Court rules inquiries into Christian Brothers can continueThe High Court has ruled that the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse can continue to investigate allegations against Christian…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Tralee memorial mass for industrial school victimA memorial mass to remember the death of Joseph Pyke, a teenage boy who died at St Joseph's industrial school, in Co Kerry, will…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Anti-bin tax campaigners intensify protestAnti-bin tax protesters intensified their protest by blocking all seven waste-collection depots in the four Local Authority areas…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Aer Rianta unions delay action pending talksTrade Unions at Aer Rianta have decided to delay industrial action over the Government's proposed plans to break-up Aer Rianta…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
Fifth of Leaving Cert appeals receive upgradesLetters to over 10,000 Leaving Certificate students who appealed their marks are being sent out today and a fifth of appellants…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
Ireland 'prostituted' by the Government - Boyd BarrettThe Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahern, "has prostituted the country to the war-mongering colonialism of the US," by allowing it to use…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Loyalists blamed for desecrating Belfast gravesLoyalists have been blamed for desecrating headstones in Belfast's largest cemetery last night.Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Cowen congratulates Korei on assuming officeThe Government congratulated Mr Ahmed Korei on assuming the office of Palestinian Prime Minister and wished him every success…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Niall Quinn to receive honourary MBEThe retired Irish footballer Niall Quinn is to be awarded an honorary MBE in recognition of his contributions to UK charities…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
McDowell publishes International Criminal Court BillThe State will provide accelerated mechanisms for the arrest and surrender of people wanted in connection with serious international…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Boy (4) killed in Kerry road accident is namedThe four-year-old boy who died after being struck by a car in Co Kerry yesterday has been named as Rio Singh Ranjaha Potiwan …Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Dublin swoons to Julio as Galway goes artySe va , se va , se va (she goes, she goes, she goes), and, if you have any sense, you will too, as the numero uno Spanish crooner…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Department investigates Donegal fish killThe Department of the Marine is at sea over the cause of death of thousands of fish at Inver Bay in Co Donegal.Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Bloomsday sees James Joyce Bridge openBloomsday, more usually renowned for Joyceans strolling the streets of Dublin reciting passages from Ulysses , today marked the…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Joyceans mark 99th anniversary of BloomsdayJames Joyce aficionados have been blessed with fine weather on the 99th anniversary of Bloomsday, the 24 hours when Leopold Bloom…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Coalition progress report an 'affront' - RabbitteLabour Party leader Mr Pat Rabbitte has described the Government's recent Progress Report as "an affront to the people now suffering…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Stigma linked to student depression - reportThree-quarters of students believe there is a social stigma attached to depression, according to a new study released by the …Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Union leaders call for moratorium on new taxi licencesDublin taxi-drivers gathered outside the Dáil this afternoon to protest at the impact of deregulation on the industry.Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Strikes lead to cancellation of French, Italian flightsFlights to and from France and Italy have been severely disrupted by two separate strikes.Tue Jun 03 2003 - 01:00
Road campaign urges drivers to 'arrive alive'"Heed your speed and arrive alive!" is the message from the National Safety Council's June bank holiday road safety campaign.Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
Martin warns nurses against strike actionThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has warned unions against taking industrial action in the State's hospitals saying there …Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
13% of refugee applications granted statusMore than 13 per cent of refugee application cases were granted status last year, according to the annual report of the Office…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Interactive drugs awareness website launchedIreland's first interactive drugs website has been launched today.Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Price of petrol at lowest level since start of yearThe price of petrol is at its lowest level so far this year, according to a survey conducted by the AA.Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Public order offences up by 161% - surveyPublic order offences have increased by 161 per cent in the past five years, according to report published by the National Crime…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Adams insists postponing election is 'serious mistake'The Sinn Féin president Mr Gerry Adams insisted today there was no reason why the Northern Ireland elections could not be held…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Paisley says Belfast Agreement must be 'destroyed'The Belfast Agreement has the potential to destroy Northern Ireland and must be destroyed, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader…Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
Condition of Dublin attack victim improvesThe condition of the cyclist attacked on Dublin's Grafton Street earlier this month is said to be much improved today.Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
China 'anxious' athletes compete in Special OlympicsThe Chinese ambassador to Ireland has said he is anxious that athletes from China compete in the upcoming Special Olympic games…Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
Psychiatric care ignored, says nurses' groupThe psychiatrically ill and those who attempt to care for them are facing a "bleak future", the chairman of the Psychiatric Nurses…Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate attack on minister's sonGardaí have confirmed they are investigating an attack on Hugh McDowell, son of the Minister for Justice, Mr Michael McDowell…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
