Holidaymakers warned on illegal drugsA Europe-wide anti-drugs organisation has warned holiday- makers against purchasing illegal drugs, following the death of an …Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
¿5m for regional task forces to combat drugs problemThe State's 10 regional drugs task forces are to receive €5 million in funding by the end of this year.Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
Garda may not act on Interpol warrantGardaí would not confirm last night whether they intended to seek the arrest of the so-called "Colombia Three" on foot of an …Mon Aug 08 2005 - 01:00
Work next month to end Ringsend odourWorks to eliminate the odour problem from the Ringsend sewage-treatment plant are to begin next month, Dublin City Council has…Mon Aug 08 2005 - 01:00
10-year wait for disabled access to some public buildings criticisedPeople with disabilities could have to wait up to 10 years for proper access to some public buildings under provisions of the…Sat Aug 06 2005 - 01:00
Limerick mother collects winnings of €115mA 45-year-old Limerick mother of six left the National Lottery offices in Dublin more than €115 million richer yesterday, after…Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
Union queries data for deaths at workThe number of workplace related deaths could be up to 10 times higher than reported by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), …Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
EuroMillions winner has yet to claim prizeThe Limerick woman who won more than €115 million in last Friday's EuroMillions lottery draw has yet to claim her prize, the …Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Locals set to sue over Ringsend sewage odourEnvironmental campaigners in the Ringsend area are to take legal action against Dublin City Council over its failure to control…Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Last patients moving from Leas Cross before closure of homeThe last patients are to be moved from the Leas Cross nursing home in north Dublin this weekend before the closure of the controversial…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Dundrum glass roof springs a minor leakThe roof of the State's biggest shopping centre, the Dundrum Town Centre, has sprung a leak, less than five months since it opened…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Cullen says cameras will make buses in Dublin saferNew digital cameras being fitted to Dublin buses will increase the security of passengers and drivers, Minister for Transport…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
CULLEN: airline memo "ill- judged"The leaked Aer Lingus memo that discussed ways of cutting staff from the airline was "ill-judged" and should never have happened…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Ireland ranked third in report on European drinking levelsAdults in the Republic drink almost twice as much alcohol as their Northern Ireland counterparts, new research on attitudes to…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Bus to fit digital cameras on busesDublin Bus is to fit digital CCTV cameras to its fleet of more than 1,000 buses at a cost of €2Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Weather linked to six deaths on roadsA change in weather conditions over the weekend may have contributed to the high number of fatal road accidents on Saturday, …Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
City manager says traders can stay after markets upgradeTraditional traders will be allowed to stay within Dublin's Victorian fruit and vegetable market after Dublin City Council's …Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
O'Connell Street locked in legal wranglesCompletion of the O'Connell Street regeneration project has been delayed to "an extraordinary degree" by the ongoing legal proceedings…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Ex-garda accused of setting up man to make claimsRetired Sligo Garda John Nicholson has been accused of setting up Bernard Conlon to make "false and malicious" claims in relation…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Hundreds of parking spaces on Dublin quays to be removedHundreds of on-street parking spaces on Dublin quays are to be removed under Dublin City Council's plans for the regeneration…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Only 50 cancel holidays, say Irish tour operatorsIrish tourists are choosing not to cancel their holidays to Turkish resorts, tour operators have said, despite the death of an…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Illegal dump found at base of SugarloafWicklow County Council is appealing to householders and businesses not to pay people to dispose of their waste unless they have…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Partner sacked without being given a hearingA company director agreed to sack a business partner of racing driver Eddie Irvine without having heard his case against dismissal…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Counsel calls witness 'a thug'An unfair dismissal case taken by a former business partner of racing driver Eddie Irvine descended into name-calling yesterday…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Condom clash over State Aids cashTaxpayers' money should not be used to fund overseas HIV/Aids programmes which do not advocate the use of condoms, Senator David…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Contractor's appointment alarms objectors to Dublin incineratorAn environmental group opposed to the building of the proposed Ringsend incinerator is "alarmed" that a contractor has been appointed…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Ringsend incinerator will not open until 2010Thousands of tonnes of waste are set to be exported from Dublin to other counties because of delays in establishing the proposed…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Fine Gael woman elected mayor of DublinFine Gael councillor Catherine Byrne was last night elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by just one vote, defeating Independent candidate…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Gardai warn against forged ticketsGardaí have warned concert goers against buying U2 tickets from unofficial sources because of the large number of forgeries in…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Vote pacts to give Dublin and Cork women mayorsDublin and Cork are set to have women Fine Gael lord mayors following elections by their city councils tonight.Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
U2: from the beginningU2 have their origins in a five-piece band originally known as Feedback, formed after 14-year-old Larry Mullen jnr posted a note…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Tributes as Finucane bows outPresident Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among hundreds of listeners who paid tribute to RTÉ broadcaster Marian…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
New inquiry into death at GrangegormanThe Mental Health Commission has launched a fresh inquiry into the death of a patient at St Brendan's hospital, Grangegorman, …Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Inquiries into death of worker at Tara MinesThe Health and Safety Authority and the Garda have begun separate inquiries into the death of a worker at Tara Mines near Navan…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Group objects to factory burning meat, bonemealResidents in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, are protesting at a local cement factory in an attempt to stop it burning meat and bonemeal…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Mayors elected in earliest city council ballot of yearLocal authorities in Galway and Kilkenny have become the first city councils to elect new mayors for the coming year.Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Reopened Meath road claims life of motorcyclistThe Co Meath road where five schoolgirls were killed in a bus accident last month has claimed another life, just one week after…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
EU acts on rights for air travellersThe European Commission is taking legal action against the Government over its failure to introduce new rights for air passengers…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Jockey who died after fall had been in 'total control'An apprentice jockey who died after sustaining head injuries in a fall during the Galway races in November 2003 had been in "…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Father tells inquest his son had not been a drug dealerThe father of a 26-year-old man, shot dead in a portacabin outside his home in 2002, has told the Dublin City Coroner's Court…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
High Court judge visits Fatima MansionsA High Court judge who said he was "haunted" by the conditions of the "cruelly named Fatima Mansions", yesterday visited the …Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Unfairly clamped get refundsJust under half the claims of unfair clamping dismissed by Dublin's clampers are upheld by Dublin City Council's new parking …Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Dublin motorists on the runThe south side of Dublin city will be a no-go area for motorists for most of next Monday as 40,000 women runners take to the …Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
ESB rejects claims of childhood leukaemia risk from power linesThe ESB has dismissed new claims that exposure to electricity power lines can increase the risk of cancer, particularly childhood…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Road deaths demand more Garda action - IMOIncreased Garda enforcement of driving laws on drink and drugs is needed to curb road fatalities during the bank holiday weekend…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Council had no safety plan for works at crash siteMeath County Council has admitted it had not prepared a health and safety plan for the roadworks at the site of the bus crash…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Councils may get legal powers to control drink salesThe sale of alcohol on St Patrick's Day could be severely curtailed following new support from the Minister for Justice for extra…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Bewley's back in business againBewley's Grafton Street Cafe will resume serving its famous breakfasts this morning for the first time since its closure last…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers complain about service during Rome delayAer Lingus passengers stranded in an Italian airport from more than 24 hours at the weekend have expressed anger at claims by…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Air travellers distressed by 'really mean' serviceExhausted and overwrought passengers on Aer Lingus flight EI 1407 from Rome emerged into the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport …Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
