Schools to get booklet on sexual orientationAn advice booklet for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teenagers will be available in secondary schools across the…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Talks offer on closure of cafes rejectedThe owners of Bewley's cafés have rejected an offer from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Michael Conaghan, to discuss a survival…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Prosperity leading to rise in youth suicideIreland's prosperity is increasing the risk of youth suicide, particularly among adolescent males, a National Children's Office…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Just one-third of fines for public drinking offences are paidLess than one-third of fines issued for public-drinking offences in Dublin city are paid, the latest figures from Dublin City…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Belarus travel ban on children criticisedThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Ahern, has asked EU foreign ministers to intervene with the Belarus authorities to prevent…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
O'Connell Street treesThe last 10 mature trees on O'Connell Street, Dublin, are almost certain to face destruction following a dramatic U-turn in public…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Harney blamed for 'sick society'The economic policies promoted by the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, were causing premature deaths, increased ill-health, violence and …Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Young men do best at driving testYoung men, the group most likely to be involved in fatal road crashes, are among those most likely to pass the driving test, …Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Taoiseach links aid funds to agencies' capacityThe Taoiseach has suggested that development agencies outline their capacity to handle additional overseas aid before increased…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
TDs want Jesuit hall to be used for studentsA group of conservationists, led by TDs Mr Joe Costello and Mr Ciarán Cuffe, are calling on the Government to stop a historic…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Clamping firm facing challenge for Dublin contractThe clamping company, Control Plus, is facing competition for Dublin City Council's clamping contract which is coming up for …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
O'Connor decides not to accept awardIrish Person of the Year award: Cian O'Connor has decided not accept this year's Irish Person of the Year award following the…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Garda 'novice' at centre of siegeThe garda in charge of negotiating with Mr John Carthy, the gunman at the centre of the Abbeylara siege, was a "novice negotiator…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Call for women's sports awardsA special women's sports awards scheme and an Irish women's sports foundation should be introduced to encourage female participation…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Air Corps to monitor radioactive cargoThe Government has dispatched the Coast Guard and the Air Corps to insure that ships carrying weapons-grade plutonium do not …Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Over 400 Irish flying to the US fingerprinted in Dublin airportMore than 400 Irish citizens were fingerprinted and photographed in Dublin airport yesterday, under new regulations for entry…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
EuroMillions Lottery draws in nine countriesTickets for a new European lottery with potential weekly jackpots in excess of €50 million go on sale in Lotto outlets tomorrow…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
College defends teaching course before Dail panelThe private third-level institution Hibernia College has defended its controversial on-line primary teacher-training course to…Fri Oct 01 2004 - 01:00
Merrion Square South is most lucrative street for clampersOne of the most affluent business districts in Dublin, Merrion Square South, is the most lucrative street in the city for clampers…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
EU's young scientists show off exhibitsSome 105 students from more than 30 countries arrived in Dublin at the weekend for the 16th EU Contest for Young Scientists, …Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
City official defends incinerator meetingsThe assistant Dublin city manager, Mr Matt Twomey, has rejected suggestions that attending information meetings on the proposed…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien-led Donnybrook property plan denied permissionA consortium headed by the multi-millionaire businessman Mr Denis O'Brien has been refused planning permission for a 26-storey…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Group opposed to incinerator at Poolbeg to seek legal adviceAn environmental group opposed to the building of an incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin is considering legal action against the…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Government urged to pay all disability home grantThe Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) has called on the Government to stop local authorities funding housing grants for …Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
'Slopping out' legal campaign to be contestedThe Prison Service has said it will strongly contest any legal action taken by prisoners and ex-prisoners who have had to "slop…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Manager to proceed with plan for waste incineratorThe management of Dublin City Council has said it is disregarding the councillors' decision to stop the development of an incinerator…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Pubs, off-licences warned on under-age drinkingA drinks-industry body has warned pub and off-licence owners to be alert to the threat of under-age drinkers celebrating the …Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Dublin city councillors block plans for Poolbeg incineratorDublin City Council has voted overwhelmingly to block the development of a controversial waste incinerator at Poolbeg in Dublin…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Children to get own passports from next monthThe Department of Foreign Affairs is to stop children travelling on their parents' passports in a move to reduce security risks…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Special children to meet MumbaMore than 2,000 special needs children will meet pop star Samantha Mumba in Dublin today, before heading off to the 44th Dublin…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
'Dental tourists' seek treatment abroadEU dentistry: Irish consumers have long been slipping over the border for cheaper dental treatment in Northern IrelandTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Pack launched to combat racismThere is a need for "greater consistency and effectiveness" in tackling racism at national and regional level, the Minister for…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Irish children stop lessons in sympathy with RussiansMinute's silence: Some 440,000 primary school children stopped lessons to observe a minute's silence at noon yesterday in memory…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Gas heater was outmoded, court hearsAn outmoded gas water-heater that caused the deaths of two women through carbon monoxide poisoning should never have been installed…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Mayor hopes to protect O'Connell Street treesThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr Michael Conaghan, is seeking the public's support against the city manager's plans to remove the…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Cullen ready to back case against SellafieldThe Minister for the Environment has asked the Attorney General to determine what support the Government can give to the EU Commission…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Book on murder victims launchedGardaí and the justice system need to change how they deal with bereaved families, Mr Michael Finucane, son of murdered Belfast…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
One-third worry about becoming obese, survey findsAlmost a third of Irish people are concerned about becoming obese, according to a the results of a new survey to be launched …Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Call for better driving after car and tram crashThe Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has called for an improvement in driver behaviour following a collision between a car and…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Remaining trees on O'Connell Street face removalThe last 10 mature trees on O'Connell Street, most more than 100 years old, are due to be removed under the next phase of the…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Some separated Dublin waste 'mixed' back togetherDublin City Council is urging people to continue separating their household waste before bringing it to recycling centres even…Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Dismissal case against Victim Support deferred until OctoberA case for constructive dismissal taken by the former chief executive of Victim Support, Ms Lillian McGovern, against the organisation…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Annual world cultures festival beginsCrowds of more than 100,000 are expected to attend the fourth annual Festival of World Cultures in Dún Laoghaire this weekend…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Two Irish on initial long list for Booker prizeIrish authors Colm Tóibín and Ronan Bennett have made the long list of 22 books announced yesterday for this year's Man Booker…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Coman's owner denies dismissing cleaner over dispute with parentsThe owner of a well-known Dublin pub has told the Employment Appeals Tribunal that any suggestion he had dismissed an employee…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Second Luas line due to open next monthThe Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) hopes next week to announce a date for the opening of the second Luas line at the end of…Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Dido concert in Marlay Park expected to attract 17,500 fansDespite predictions of heavy showers, a crowd of 17,500 is expected to watch British pop star Dido perform tonight at Marlay …Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Wettest August in places since floods of 1986The recent torrential rains have made this August the wettest in Dublin and much of the east and south since Hurricane Charlie…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
'What's someone drugged to their eyes going to do?'"It's very simple, we want to go back to work but there's no way any one of us is going to drive off and leave his colleagueTue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Up to 50 elderly missionaries refused old-age pensions under new rulesUp to 50 elderly religious missionaries who have tried to claim old-age pensions this year have been refused, under new rules…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
