Some of €100m climate change fund likely to come from Irish Aid budgetAT LEAST some of the €100 million promised by the Government for the EU’s programme to fund climate change relief in developing…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair flight crew's response to take-off incident criticisedNINE OXYGEN masks failed to deploy and cabin crew were reduced to banging on the cockpit door to alert the pilot during a serious…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Young urged to wait before first sexA new campaign has been launched to encourage young people to wait longer before having sex for the first time.Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Trinity tribute to Durcan's 40 years as 'minstrel of modern-day Ireland'POET PAUL Durcan has been awarded an honorary degree at Trinity College Dublin in recognition of his 40-year role as “the inspired…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Durcan among four awarded degreePoet Paul Durcan and a leading Egyptian scholar, Ismail Serageldin, were among four recipients of honorary degrees at Trinity…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
City manager warns of action over illegal allocation of housesDUBLIN CITY manager John Tierney has promised that any staff found to have acted inappropriately in the allocation of council…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Former bishop gives up role in charity after criticism in reportIRISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST: A FORMER Dublin auxiliary bishop has given up his role in a charity which brings disabled children to…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Call for Ireland to give legal force to 'decarbonising' of the economyFRIENDS OF the Earth Ireland has called for a “step change” in Irish climate change policy through a legal commitment to “decarbonising…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
An Post to lay off over 1,300 staff in next three yearsAN POST is to lay off over 1,300 workers over the next three years in a cost-cutting plan due to start next month.Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
'Aïda' at O2 marked by 10-minute set changes, walkoutsA WEEKEND performance of Aïda , billed as “Ireland’s largest ever opera”, was marked by walkouts, repeated rounds of slow handclapping…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Cardinal confident bishop will 'do the right thing'RTÉ INTERVIEW: ARCHBISHOP OF Armagh Cardinal Seán Brady told RTÉ News in an interview, broadcast on Saturday, he was confident…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Irish rail not there yet as new rights sidesteppedPASSENGER PROTECTION: RAIL PASSENGERS will have to wait at least five years before they get the same consumer rights as other…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Cross-Border shoppers spent €435mShoppers from the Republic spent about €435 million in Northern Ireland in the year up to July, according to a new report from…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
EBS considers job-finding service for arrears clientsONE OF the country’s biggest building societies says it may provide job-finding assistance to customers with big mortgage arrears…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Food use-by dates seen as most criticalOVER ONE-QUARTER of consumers never read food labels but, for those who do, information on nutrition and calorie content is of…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Watchdog says banks in denial over errorsTHE FINANCIAL Services Ombudsman has accused banks, building societies and insurance companies of failing to own up when confronted…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Complaints to ombudsman increaseComplaints about banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions have reached record levels, with a one-third increase…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Narrowing of 'allowed opinion' within public arena, conference toldARTISTS, ACADEMICS and intellectuals are contributing ever less to the public sphere, despite rising education levels in the …Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Thousands of Budget customers due refundsCOMPANY COLLAPSE: MORE THAN 2,000 Budget Travel customers are due refunds after the collapse of the company, according to the…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
30 years of church and State cover-up of child sex abuseCHILD SEXUAL abuse was covered up by the Dublin archdiocese and other church authorities for almost 30 years, according to the…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Jacobs warns over sourcing of biscuitsTHE MAKERS of Fig Rolls, Cream Crackers and other popular biscuits have sent legal warnings to retailers who have sourced the…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Deliberate policy of ensuring knowledge of abuse restrictedARCHBISHOP DERMOT RYAN: ARCHBISHOP DERMOT Ryan handled complaints badly, never reported knowledge of abuse to the Garda and …Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Paper considering European appeal, says KennedyTHE IRISH Times is considering whether to appeal the Supreme Court’s decision on costs to the European Court of Human Rights…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
'Irish Times' ordered to pay costsThe Supreme Court has ruled that The Irish Times will have to pay the costs arising from the successful appeal by two of its …Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Surveys find public sector workers are better paidPublic sector pay and benefits are markedly superior to those in the private sector, even allowing for differences between the…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Press ombudsman stresses duty of journalists to their readersTHE CREDIBILITY of the media is best defended by journalists who recognise that their loyalty to their readers is at least as…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Martin adds voice to replay callsMinister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has added his voice to those calling for a replay of Ireland's controversial World…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
'Irish Times' costs judgment reservedThe Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the issue of costs arising from the successful appeal by two Irish Times journalists…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Licence not renewed over non-stop routeTHE DEPARTMENT of Transport has refused to renew a licence held by Citylink to operate its existing bus service between Dublin…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
New architects' register unveiledA new architects' register will improve the quality of service for consumers, according to the Royal Institute of the Architects…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair backs down in flight delay casesPASSENGER COMPENSATION: RYANAIR HAS paid compensation of more than €6,000 to three customers who took a court action after their…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
'Good defensively': soccer pundit Cowen weighs Ireland's chancesMOVE OVER Bertie Ahern and give Eamon Dunphy the news: there’s a new sports pundit in town.Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Company aims to take the sting out of Ryanair chargeRYANAIR’S PLAN to increase the charge for printing boarding cards in the airport to €100 has proved a boon for an Irish internet…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Cheaper broadband and fixed line tariffsBROADBAND USERS and phone subscribers are set to benefit from a price war after Irish telecoms company Imagine unveiled tariffs…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Biggest exodus in years as travel companies quitCONSUMER NEWS: AT LEAST 23 travel companies have not renewed their bonds in the biggest exodus from the trade for years.Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Tens of thousands in capital for largest protestDUBLIN: TENS OF thousands of people marched through Dublin city centre yesterday in the largest of the demonstrations organised…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Secure child unit closure 'will not harm services'THE HSE says its decision to close the State’s main secure unit for highly disruptive children at Ballydowd in west Dublin will…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Israel's worst enemies are those who support its policies, claims ChomskyISRAEL’S GREATEST enemies are those who support its decline into moral degeneration and destruction, philosopher and political…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Drinks industry slump deepeningThe depression in the drinks industry is deepening, with 70 per cent of licensed premises reporting a decline in sales over the…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Public service pay up over 3% in year to June - CSOPUBLIC SERVICE salaries rose 3Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
HSE told to refer dental data to gardaíMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has called on the Health Service Executive to refer to the Garda any data it has that might indicate…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
President praises validity of work by undergraduatesTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin and UCD together accounted for more than half the winners in the inaugural Undergraduate Awards of Ireland…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
State urged to pay compensation to trafficking victimsVICTIMS OF human trafficking should be able to obtain compensation from the State in cases where their traffickers cannot be …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Women paying up to €5,000 for false papers are forced into prostitutionWOMEN ARE paying up to €5,000 for false documentation facilitating their trafficking into Ireland, the conference heard.Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Spain subsidises stays for seniors in off seasonHOLIDAY DISCOUNTS: THE SPANISH government has launched a new subsidised off-peak holiday programme for the over-55s, with all…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
€750m children's hospital to open by end of 2014, says TaoiseachTHE €750 million new Children’s Hospital of Ireland will provide just four extra beds for sick children compared with the provision…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Diners must 'think twice' about price reductionsDINERS NEED to “think twice” before pressing for greater bargains from restaurants or more establishments will go out of business…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Children's Hospital to open in 2014The new Children's Hospital of Ireland will open by the end of 2014, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Measures to help home owners in arrearsCASH-STRAPPED homeowners in mortgage arrears could benefit from reduced repayments and other measures designed to protect the…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Government unlikely to introduce proposed site-value property taxTHERE IS no prospect of the new property charge proposed in the revised programme for government being introduced in the lifetime…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
