Wealthy nations urged to triple aidIrish overseas aid agencies are calling on the Government to immediately increase funding for programmes combating Aids, TB and…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Premium rate phone firm fined for spamThe first company in the State to be successfully prosecuted by the Data Protection Commissioner for spam offences has received…Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
School loses teacher if it cuts its class sizeA Dublin school with more than 30 children in one of its junior infants classes said it would lose a teacher if it attempted …Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
Poor local authority funding puts landscape at risk - heritage bodyInadequate Government funding of local authorities is putting the landscape at risk of inappropriate and badly planned development…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte has plan to free Shell gas protestersLabour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has proposed a solution to end the incarceration of the five Mayo men jailed for contempt of…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
State may face €10m bill from taxi licence holdersThe State may face a bill of up to €10 million in claims from taxi licence holders who did not receive money from the Taxi Hardship…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Green leader joins blind group's trek to AndesGreen Party leader Trevor Sargent and his wife, Green Party councillor Heidi Bedell, are among 40 climbers embarking on a trek…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
40 youths taken off island after fightMore than 40 youths were taken from Ireland's Eye, off the coast of Howth, north Dublin, early yesterday after a man was stabbed…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
State of Dublin sewerage systemAll sewerage systems in Dublin city and most systems in the greater Dublin region have reached or exceeded their capacity and…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Portrane earmarked for €140m sewerage schemeA new regional sewage plant in north Co Dublin, with the capacity to serve almost one million people, has been recommended by…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Taxi drivers union petition over surchargeThe National Taxi Drivers Union (NTDU) has said it will continue to petition local authorities for a 50 cent fuel surcharge to…Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
Fans lose out to touts for Eminem refundsOpportunistic ticket touts had "scalped" concert-goers for a second time by claiming refunds for tickets sold to Eminem fans, …Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
Passengers stranded at Larnaca airport for 40 hoursMore than 360 Irish airline passengers were expected back in Dublin from Cyprus last night almost 40 hours after their Helios…Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
Review of taxi fares likely to lead to standard ratesTaxi rates in some areas are set to fall in the coming months following suggestions from the commissioner for taxi regulation…Mon Aug 22 2005 - 01:00
Defence watchdog selectedMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea will announce the appointment of a Defence Forces ombudsman within weeks, it has emergedThu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Son pays tribute to bravery of murdered manOliver Leacy, the widower who died defending his son and two youths against a violent gang, will be rewarded by being reunited…Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Removal service for gang victimHundreds of mourners gathered at the Church of Our Lady's Nativity, Leixlip, Co Kildare, yesterday evening for the removal service…Wed Aug 17 2005 - 01:00
Study of ancient site is up for awardResearch into a previously unrecognised site of ancient Irish kings in Co Galway has been shortlisted for a British and Irish…Wed Aug 17 2005 - 01:00
Funeral tomorrow for Leixlip attack victimThe funeral service of Oliver Lacey, the 51-year-old widower who was beaten to death in the front garden of his Co Kildare home…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Man critical after stabbing in Dublin houseA man in his 30s was in a critical condition in hospital last night after being stabbed several times in a west Dublin house …Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Community CCTV deadline criticised as unrealisticThe Department of Justice has been accused of scuppering its own plans to introduce CCTV (closed-circuit television) systems …Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
