Aquatic centre storm repairs not yet begunRepairs to the roof of the National Aquatic Centre have yet to begin, more than two months after the storm that caused more than…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Nigerian citizens object to passport chargesMore than 80 Nigerian citizens protested outside their country's embassy in Dublin yesterday against charges of €400 to obtain…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Cold weather due to return after brief respiteThe freezing temperatures and snow showers which affected the country over the last two days will give way to warmer weather …Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Rights group opposes more Garda powersOireachtas committee: The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has recommended against granting wide-ranging powers to gardaí…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
City ruling on refuse dismisseedA direction from Dublin city councillors that all refuse will be collected, regardless of whether householders have paid waste…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Ireland found to be not 'exotic' enoughBritish tourists see Ireland as a "less than exotic" holiday destination and find few compelling reasons to return, the latest…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Dublin councillors vote for reversal of waste policyDublin city management has been asked by councillors to reverse its policy on not collecting refuse from householders who do …Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Verdicts of unlawful death on bomb victimsThe jury at the inquest into the 1972 and 1973 Dublin bombings has returned a verdict of "unlawful killing" in the deaths of …Sat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Former garda not surprised suspect went freeA former Garda commissioner, has told the inquests into the 1972 and 1973 Dublin bombings that it was "not necessarily" surprising…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Inquest into car bomb hears of car rentalA Belfast businessman told the Dublin City Coroner's Court yesterday how a man rented a car from him that was later used in the…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Illegal colourant used in McDonald's salad dressingA salad dressing used by fast food chain McDonald's was contaminated with the illegal carcinogenic food colourant, Sudan Red …Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Snow showers sweep in from SiberiaShowers of sleet, hail and snow coming from north-west Europe and Siberia will affect most of the east coast of the country throughout…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
FSAI to update list of illegal dye foodstuffsThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is to publish a new list of foods contaminated with an illegal carcinogenic colourant…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Cancer-causing dye found in food products, authority warnsAn illegal carcinogenic food colourant, banned since 2003, has been discovered in some 40 food products, the Food Safety Authority…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Consultants blamed for delay in cutting doctors' hoursThe failure of hospital consultants to co-operate with the Department of Health is delaying the introduction of reduced working…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day Dublin parade to reverse directionMore than 75 years of St Patrick's Day Parade participants marching proudly through Dublin with the warm Irish sun on their backs…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Auditions for 'Big Brother' reality TV show attract 1,000 hopefulsHundreds of Ireland's best, brightest and self-proclaimed fame seekers queued outside the RDS in Dublin yesterday for the chance…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Poolbeg waste facility voted downDublin City Councillors have again voted to ban the development of an incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin, in defiance of the national…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Five-day Chinese festival begins in DublinMore than 127,000 visitors are this week expected to pass beneath the red and gold paper lanterns of the National Museum at Collin…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Charges lead to fewer bin collections in DublinAlmost half of households in Dublin city have stopped putting their rubbish bins out for collection on a weekly basis since the…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
McDowell doubts need for inquiry on murdersThe Minister for Justice has said he would "keep an open mind" on holding a public inquiry into the 1997 Grangegorman murders…Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
Mother and child victims of fire are criticalA mother and her two-year-old son were last night fighting for their lives in Dublin hospitals following a fire at a flat complex…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Parents seek to stop sale of school sportsgroundA group of parents at a north Dublin school is calling on Dublin City Council to stop the sale of the school's sportsground for…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Give city council role in policing, says studyA new report on crime and law enforcement in Dublin recommends an increased role for the city council in policing matters, and…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Archaeologist declines hearing invitationA second of the State's foremost archaeology experts has declined an invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Committee into…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Protesters say Navan-Dublin rail link only solution to traffic jamsTransport committee: A Navan-Dublin rail link is the only viable solution to traffic congestion between Meath and Dublin, protesters…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Religious allowed to sell landsDublin city councillors last night reversed a decision that prevented religious orders selling their lands to property developers…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Nazi comments may be 'ill-chosen', says brotherA brother of the President, Ms McAleese, has said her comparison of the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany with the way Catholics…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
State may sue UK over bombs inquiry - McDowellThe Minister for Justice has not ruled out taking legal proceedings against the British authorities in the European Courts for…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Donegal couple murdered by UDA 'not intended victims', say relativesRelatives of Mr Oliver Boyce and Ms Bríd Porter, understood to have been murdered by members of the UDA in 1973, have told the…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Alzheimer patient's bed sores extended into bone, inquest toldThe daughter of an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer who died from septicaemia has told the Dublin Coroner's Court how she found her…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
National Aquatic Centre lays off 50 staffThe National Aquatic Centre in Dublin has made 50 of its 60 staff temporarily redundant following the closure of its swimming…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Voluntary workers save State €485m in wagesVoluntary workers save the State as much as €485 million a year in wage bills, an Oireachtas committee report has found.Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
U2 TOUR: Band to play Croke ParkU2 are to play their first Irish gig in four years in Croke Park this summer as part of their Vertigo 2005 world tour, which …Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Garda arrest 45 in crackdown on supply of drugs to MountjoySome 45 people were arrested over the weekend as part of a major Garda operation to stop the supply of illegal drugs to prisoners…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Sub-zero temperatures expected throughout the weekSub-zero temperatures will affect almost all of the county over the coming days, with air temperatures plummeting to minus five…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Ikea begins talks with Fingal local authority plannersFurniture retail giant Ikea has begun a series of meetings with Fingal County Council planning officials in preparation for siting…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Department studies Sellafield reportThe Department of the Environment is studying a British report which claims there are "chronically inadequate" resources to deal…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Airbus not stopping in DublinIRELAND: The Airbus A380 will not be able to land at Dublin Airport, but will be able to fly into ShannonTue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Agency boss causes anger over fat Irish model remarkBody image: Suggestions that Irish models are too fat could trigger eating disorders in vulnerable teenagers, the Eating Disorders…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Builder was unaware of Lawlor ownershipMahon Tribunal: A Dublin builder, Mr Joe Tiernan, has told the tribunal he was not aware the lands he purchased at Coolamber…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Agent told to say only his client could secure planningAn estate agent acting for prominent builder Mr Joe Tiernan has said he was instructed to tell the owners of farmlands in Lucan…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Council renews efforts to move Abbey Theatre to Carlton siteMembers of Dublin City Council have renewed efforts to have the Abbey Theatre moved to the old Carlton Cinema site in O'Connell…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Some rubbish bags left uncollectedBags of household rubbish have been left uncollected on a number of Dublin streets in the first week of the city council's new…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
'Times' lease agreed in principleDublin City councillors responsible for the south-east of the city have agreed in principle to grant The Irish Times the lease…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Flood warning issued for Shannon estuaryWeather conditions similar to those which caused severe flooding in Cork and Waterford last October could hit the Shannon estuary…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Refuse collectors told not to take Christmas trees with weekly binsChristmas trees left outside houses will not be removed as part of the weekly household refuse collection, local authorities …Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Appeal for return of baby boysThe mother of two baby boys, who gardaí believe have been illegally taken from the State, has made an emotional appeal for their…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Aquatic centre's pools closed after storm wrecks roofThe swimming pools at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin could be closed for up to three months, with revenue losses of more…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Missing boys removed illegally from State to Lebanon - GardaTwo baby boys missing from their home in Swords, Co Dublin, for almost a month have been removed illegally from the State, gardaí…Thu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
