Government cannot afford overseas aid commitments, debate toldIRELAND CANNOT afford to fulfil its overseas development aid (ODA) targets in the current climate while vital domestic services…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Impact seeks talks on spending cutsTHE GOVERNMENT must engage in meaningful talks with public sector unions about cost -saving measures ahead of the budget if conflict…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Impact rejects public sector 'myths'Recent criticisms of the cost of public services are veiled efforts to soften up those who provide them ahead of a second pay…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Patient needs must drive health reformThe tussle between quality of care and cost reduction is at the heart of health service reforms, the fourth Pfizer ‘Irish Times…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Two women died from swine flu in past weekTWO WOMEN have died in the last week after contracting the H1N1 swine flu virus, the Department of Health has confirmed.Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Change in acute hospital system inevitable - doctorTHE MAJORITY of people working in the acute hospital system know it is broken as care is often ineffective, too expensive and…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Support for ratification tragic, says Siptu education presidentTRADE UNION: THE PRESIDENT of Siptu’s education branch last night described the union’s decision to support the ratification…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Libertas and Lisbon groups in sharp exchanges as treaty debate intensifiesSTREET CANVASS: SUPPORTERS OF Libertas and the pro-Lisbon group Ireland for Europe clashed in Dublin yesterday as the debate…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Guinness celebrates 250 years of stout brewingMILLIONS OF glasses of Irish stout will be raised across the world today to toast the 250th anniversary of the country’s most…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Houses evacuated as grenade discoveredA HOUSING estate was partly evacuated yesterday morning after a 60-year-old hand grenade was discovered by two children.Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Charity says delivery of homes 'not happening'THE GOVERNMENT needs to act urgently if its commitment to eradicating long-term homelessness by the end of next year is to be…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Sargent keen to highlight positive side of food industryTHE BENIGN aspects of the Irish food industry have for too long been eclipsed by a negative perception of excessive charging, …Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Action needed on homeless targetsThe Government needs to act quickly if it is to meet its commitment of ending long-term homelessness by the end of 2010, Focus…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Grenade found in Tipperary houseA housing estate was partly evacuated this morning after a 60-year-old hand grenade was discovered by two young children.Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
President praises delegates' effortsPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has praised delegates who participated in the Global Economic Forum for trying to help the State identify…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Break-in victim's grandson calls for law reformA WELL-KNOWN entertainer has criticised the Irish criminal justice system after his elderly grandfather was beaten unconscious…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Scriptwriter Frank Deasy dies after liver transplantTHE DEATH has taken place of Frank Deasy, a Dublin-born scriptwriter who received an Emmy award for his work on ITV’s Prime Suspect…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
London coroner adjourns boxer's inquestAN INQUEST into the death of Irish Olympic bronze medal winning boxer Darren Sutherland was opened and adjourned in London yesterday…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Landlord locks store in dispute over rentSTAFF AT an upmarket ladies fashion retailer have been locked out of the Dublin city centre premises in a row over commercial…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Siptu in talks to avert strike at Gresham HotelSIPTU AND management of Dublin’s Gresham Hotel were locked in talks last night aimed at averting industrial action which the …Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Moody's upgrades KBC Bank's €5bn deposit programmeBELGIAN-OWNED KBC Bank has had a €5 billion deposit programme, which is being run through its Irish branch, upgraded by credit…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Rapidly expanding Facebook notches up 300 million usersTHE WORLD’S largest social networking site, Facebook, attracted 100 million new members in the last six months bringing the number…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Port company gets injunction against group of unionsA DUBLIN port company at the centre of a lengthy strike has been granted a High Court injunction restraining two trade union …Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Siptu says it will continue to support striking cargo workers at Dublin portTHE TRADE union representing workers from a Dublin port company who have been on strike for more than 10 weeks has pledged to…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Port company secures injunctionA Dublin port company at the centre of a lengthy strike has been granted a High Court injunction restraining two trade union …Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Pro-Lisbon trade unionist accuses Higgins of falsifying treaty's textTHE SECRETARY of a group of pro-Lisbon trade unionists has accused anti-treaty MEP Joe Higgins of “rewriting” parts of the document…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Review of Junior Cert due by end of yearA STUDY of how the Junior Certificate might be reformed and modernised is expected to be completed by the end of this year, Minister…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
'No positive reason' for No vote - CowenAn Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight said there was "no positive reason to vote No" in the Lisbon Treaty because the concerns of …Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Alliance of 136 councillors urges rejection of treatyAN ALLIANCE of 136 councillors, including four Labour members, has called for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, stating…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Councillors call for Lisbon No voteAn alliance of 135 councillors has called for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum stating that its ratification would undermine…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
'Media are in a strange hinterland now but I feel fantastically optimistic'DUMBING UP of online news content will help the traditional media survive the challenges it faces from new media outlets in the…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
'Excellent content will prevail'The “dumbing up” of online news content will help the traditional media survive the challenges it faces from new media outlets…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Haughey's personal library opens to publicTHE PERSONAL library of the late former taoiseach Charles J Haughey was officially opened to the public in Co Mayo yesterday.Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Campaign to reduce salt intake expandedA CAMPAIGN to reduce Irish people’s daily salt intake from 10g to 6g has been extended for a further two years as the average…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
All the world's a stage in Dún LaoghaireSOME 200,000 people are expected to take to the streets of Dún Laoghaire in the coming days for the Festival of World Cultures…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Time period for immigrants to find work extendedTHE PERIOD of time allowed to migrant workers to find new employment after they have been made redundant has been extended by…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Dublin port firm obtains injunction to stop protestersDUBLIN PORT Company has been granted a High Court injunction against a group of protesters who attempted to prevent ships entering…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Floating picket: residents take to the water in support of striking Dublin Port workersTALKS AIMED at ending an eight-week long industrial dispute involving workers at a Dublin Port company are to take place at the…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
McCarthy to address meetingTHE CHAIRMAN of the Government review group on public expenditure, economist Colm McCarthy, is to address a public meeting next…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
HSE identifies 80 locations as swine flu vaccination centresTHE HSE has identified about 80 locations across the country that could be used as mass swine flu vaccination centres.Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí seek missing Dublin teenagersTWO TEENAGERS are missing from their homes in south Dublin.Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Boy aged 8 drowns in Navan poolA YOUNG boy drowned yesterday in a swimming pool in Navan, Co MeathFri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu cases at GPs increase by 350THE NUMBER of human swine flu cases presenting to GPs last week increased by about 350, according to Department of Health figures…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into child sex phone recordingGARDAÍ AND the Health Service Executive (HSE) have confirmed they are investigating the alleged taping, on mobile phones, of …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí begin inquiry into death of babyGARDAÍ HAVE begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant in Co SligoWed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Opponents of treaty say that they expect slurs in run-up to referendumOPPONENTS OF the Lisbon Treaty last night predicted plenty of mud-slinging and slurs and a more co-ordinated effort from the …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Education policies 'a disgrace', says LabourTHE GOVERNMENT’S handling of the education system has been described as “woefully inadequate” by members of the youth wing of…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Housing need for homeless 'underestimated'FIGURES ON homelessness released by the Government last week underestimate the scale of the housing problem by more than half…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
200,000 may give up health cover - VHIINSURER VHI has predicted that rising unemployment could force as many as 200,000 people to pull out of private healthcare policies…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue blamed for 'vanity' leisure centre in KillarneyTHE CONTROVERSY over a €16 million leisure centre in Co Kerry, which is on the verge of closing down after less than a year in…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
