Goodwill galore on Grafton StreetStrangers who approach you on Dublin's Grafton Street are usually looking for money, but today people were being offered something…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Human health depends in 'every way' on diversity of life on earthTHE LOSS of plant and animal species will affect our everyday lives in ways we could never imagine, the annual public outreach…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Hospital infections delaying cancer careCANCER PATIENTS are having their treatments delayed and in some cases are dying because of hospital-acquired infections, the …Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Would great grandma recognise this?YOUR HEALTH: A rule book by food writer Michael Pollan, based on grandmothers’ advice, common sense and science, is causing …Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
EU to ask about cuts to Equality AuthorityTHE EUROPEAN Parliament’s petitions committee is to write to the Government to ask about cutbacks at the Equality Authority following…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Cancer patients at risk of infectionCancer patients with suppressed immune systems should be cared for in single hospital rooms with en suite shower and toilet facilities…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ urged to look to youthEUROVISION SONG CONTEST: RTÉ NEEDS to stop looking at the past if it is to win the Eurovision again, pop impresario Louis Walsh…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
European Parliament to be told of equality body cutsTHE CUTBACKS at the Equality Authority will be highlighted today when the European Parliament hears a complaint that Ireland …Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Health specialist criticises Greens' support for ban on stag huntingTHE GREEN Party has been criticised by public health specialist Prof Patrick Wall for its stance on banning stag hunting.Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Response corps recruits put through their paces in simulated war campIF YESTERDAY had been a normal day, Vicki O’Donnell might have been surveying a sea bed as part of her work at UCC’s marine research…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Future is bright as young artists draw gasps at ceremonyTEXACO ART COMPETITION: HAIRY SPIDERS, galloping horses, blue frogs and scary sea monsters were among the subjects drawn by …Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Down student wins Texaco art prizeAlmost 30,000 entries were received in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition but they were whittled down to 161 winners…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Say no to ageism week: Initiative set to tackle prejudiceAGEISM CAN encourage abusive behaviour towards older people and make elder abuse more acceptable, says the HSE specialist in …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Ahern criticises media's Oireachtas coverageMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has criticised the media for not paying enough attention to the work being done by politicians…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Most of 351 complaints against press about truth and accuracyMEMBERS OF the public made 351 complaints to the Press Ombudsman last year, an increase of almost 5 per cent on 2008 figures.Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Ageism a 'constant theme' in IrelandThe belief that people become less useful, less interesting and of lesser value as they grow older must be tackled head-on if…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Ahern concerned over press intrusionAll newspapers and periodicals were urged to become members of the Press Council as its second annual report was released today…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Garda inquiry into Famine lettersGARDAÍ ARE investigating the alleged theft of letters related to the Famine which were withdrawn from auction earlier this week…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Broadway urged as blueprintOIREACHTAS ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE: IRELAND COULD create hundreds of jobs by taking on elements of New York’s Broadway theatre…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Hospitality training plan unveiledA new hospitality management training programme has been unveiled by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
The secrets of a long life revealedIsolde McCullagh is celebrating her 91st birthday by publishing the second part of her autobiographyTue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Hotels and B&Bs agree code for travel-disrupted touristsMORE THAN 600 hotels and bed and breakfasts have signed a charter designed to reassure tourists about volcanic ash cloud disruption…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Bias claim of secretary who told priest she loved him rejectedTHE EQUALITY Tribunal has rejected a claim made by a parish secretary that a priest had subjected her to discrimination, harassment…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Hunger could be obliterated, forum toldTHE PROBLEM of global hunger could be solved within a few years if there was a political will to do so, Minister of State for…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Famine letters bought by archiveSOME 2,000 letters relating to the Famine that were due to be auctioned today have been bought by an archive in Ireland.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Music and dancing fill the streets as Donegal puts its best foot forwardANYONE WALKING through Dublin’s Temple Bar yesterday could have been forgiven for thinking that Donegal had just won the All-…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Survivors of pregnancy drug reject deal with MinisterA MEETING of thalidomide survivors has unanimously rejected a compensation package offered by Minister for Health Mary Harney…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Dublin hosts global hunger conferenceMore than 200 representatives from aid agencies, smallholder farmer groups and fishing communities have gathered with UN and …Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Interest from US in 'unparalleled collection'FAMINE LETTERS: AN AUCTION this week of some 2,000 letters relating to the Famine has generated very strong interest, particularly…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Weekday radio shows suffer fall in listenershipTHOUSANDS OF radio listeners tuned out from weekday programmes in recent months but weekend shows fared better, according to …Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Post office security incidents up 67%THE NUMBER of post office robberies and attempted robberies increased by almost 70 per cent last year, the Oireachtas Committee…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Viking invader: Dublinia revampedDUBLINIA, THE Viking and medieval Dublin exhibition, has been relaunched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin following a €2 …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Drop in radio audience numbersThe latest radio listenership results have brought bad news for most of the State's best-known broadcasters.Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Dublinia unveils its €2m faceliftDublinia, the Viking and medieval Dublin exhibition, has been relaunched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin following a €2 …Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Pub is still the first stop on Irish tourist trailWE MAY pride ourselves on our writers, poets and culture, but for tourists the pub is still our No 1 experience, according to…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
New charter to advise ash-affected touristsA CUSTOMER-CARE charter designed to reassure tourists concerned about volcanic ash cloud disruption will be drawn up by Fáilte…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Crash site investigators concerned about airfieldCONCERN ABOUT the suitability of the Powerscourt airfield for light aircraft operations, following a fatal air crash at the site…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Disruption causing uncertainty for touristsTOURISM: THE DISRUPTION to air travel caused by Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud is “very damaging” for our tourism industry, Minister…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Donegal eyes home tourism marketDETAILS OF an event promoting Donegal as a home-holiday destination were announced by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin yesterday…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Tourism leaders seek to plug DonegalDonegal tourism and leisure interests have come together to host their first ‘Donegal Live’ promotion in Dublin later this month…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Property tax earns €30m more than first expectedTHE €200 charge levied on people with more than one property has raised in excess of €68 million for 2009 – almost €30 million…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Dubliners recall Ryan as part of their daily livesIF PRINCESS DIANA was “the people’s princess” then Gerry Ryan was “the people’s prince”, according to one person who signed the…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Book of condolence opens for RyanSome people queued for up to an hour before Dublin's Mansion House opened a book of condolence for the late RTÉ broadcaster Gerry…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Ideas competition logs 9,000 entriesSOME 9,000 proposals have been received in the Your Country, Your Call competition, which closed for entries at midnight on Friday…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Dental cuts 'unsafe and unethical'CUTBACKS TO the medical card dental scheme, which came into force this week, have been described as “unsafe, unworkable and unethical…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Complaints about advertising upheldCOMPLAINTS ABOUT weight-loss claims, mobile phone offers and car adverts were among those upheld by the Advertising Standards…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Jury finds father guilty of neglect and assaultA JURY at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of two charges of wilful neglect and wilful assault of…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Father guilty of assault and wilful neglect of childrenA JURY at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of the wilful neglect of three of his children and of …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Father found guilty of neglect and assaultA jury at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of two charges of wilful neglect and wilful assault of…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Stranded US senior citizens get a taste of Irish hospitalityTHE VOLCANIC ash plume has led to many acts of kindness to 72 older tourists stranded here since last weekend.Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
