Relatively clear roads get staff to work earlyEmployers can thank the hauliers for getting many workers out of bed and into work earlier than usual yesterday morning.Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Disappearing Vietnamese pupils leave school baffledThe disappearance of 23 Vietnamese students has been described as "baffling" by the language school they attended in Dublin.Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Dublin diocese starts disability campaignA campaign to fully involve people with disabilities in Catholic Church activities has been started by the Dublin Diocesan Jubilee…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Tributes to former `Independent' editor Aidan PenderWarm tributes have been paid to former Irish Independent and Evening Herald editor Mr Aidan Pender, who died on Tuesday after…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
First shelter for abused men opens in NavanThe first emergency shelter for abused men in the State has been opened in Navan, Co MeathThu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Inflation warning to dairy farmersDairy farmers have been warned that inflation could affect them more than any other sector in the next few years.Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Action to halt price cuts by supermarkets is threatenedDairy farmers have warned that they will not allow the current supermarket price war to continue indefinitely, and have threatened…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
High-support unit to be investigatedA detailed investigation into the running of Newtown House in Co Wicklow is to be carried out next month by the Social Services…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Revenue wrote to clerkA revenue Commissioners' official wrote to a District Court clerk asking about the circumstances surrounding the drawing up of…Wed Sept 06 2000 - 01:00
Chambers hearing may have been error - judgeJudge Donnchadh O Buachalla has admitted he might have made a mistake in not holding a hearing in open court on the licence transfer…Wed Sept 06 2000 - 01:00
Focus on transfer of pub licenceThe inquiry into the transfer of the licence for Jack White's Inn into Catherine Nevin's name resumed yesterday at King's Inns…Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
Garda uneasy at procedure in granting licence to NevinThe superintendent who led the investigation into Mr Tom Nevin's murder has told the O Buachalla inquiry he was very unhappy …Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
Collection of rare plants rejuvenated at Teagasc centreA collection of rare plants has being saved from extinction by Teagasc's Kinsealy research centre in Co DublinSat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Rape crisis centre has increase in male callsThere has been a marked increase in the number of men using rape crisis services in the north-west.Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Car Free Day to reduce pollution and noise levels in Irish townsAn eerie calm is expected to fall over the centres of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Portlaoise on Friday September 22nd …Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Vigil to highlight plight of priestFamily and friends of Father Brendan Forde are holding a vigil outside the US embassy in Dublin this evening to highlight the…Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Family of Anne Ryan welcomes withdrawalAnne Ryan's family has welcomed the news of Mr Hugh O'Flaherty's withdrawalWed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
ASH calls for £1 increase in price of packet of cigarettes in next BudgetAnti-smoking campaigners have called on the Government to impose a £1 increase in the price of a packet of cigarettes in the …Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Phone radiation labels welcomedThe decision by mobile phone manufacturers to start labelling mobile phones with the amount of radiation they emit has been welcomed…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Survey shows more women than men now smoke, and smoke more heavilyMore women than men now smoke and are heavier smokers, according to the results of a new smoking survey sponsored by Nicorette…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Gardai say they did their best to trace teenage girlThe Garda Press Office said yesterday the force had done all it could to trace Kim O'Donovan, the 15-year-old girl whose body…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Governor says prison rapes are uncommonPrison rapes in Ireland are uncommon, the governor of Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Mr John Lonergan, said yesterday.Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
Girl found dead in guesthouse was missing for weeksA 15-year-old girl found dead in a Dublin guesthouse yesterday had been missing since July 28th when she left a residential care…Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
Positive reaction to gay programmeRTE's screening of its first documentary on being gay in Ireland received a positive response from the public, according to the…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
13 deaths in building sector so far this yearMore people have been killed in do-it-yourself and building-related work than in the core construction industry this year, according…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Ports put on alert for many-legged migrantWhile Customs officers are busy monitoring ports for illegal immigrants, some dangerous exotic pests could be sneaking into this…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Health board criticised for putting mentally handicapped into psychiatric hospitalsPeople who do not need psychiatric help are being admitted to psychiatric hospitals because there is nowhere else to place them…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Compensation in doubt for flightSome passengers on the aborted flight from Las Palmas to Dublin last weekend have said Panorama Holidays has indicated it will…Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
168 passengers safe after unscheduled landing in TenerifeSome 168 passengers arrived back in Dublin Airport yesterday morning after their aircraft had to abort its journey in Tenerife…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Passengers describe their fear at hearing an `explosion'"There were people praying, crying and getting sickTue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Report says psychiatric hospitals are substandardThe substandard condition of some long-stay psychiatric accommodation has been highlighted by the Inspector of Mental Hospitals…Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Schools not to be warned on mobilesThe Government has confirmed that it has no plans to follow the lead of the British government in warning schools about mobile…Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Parents warned about the dangers of ecstasy after death of 17-year-old girl from the drugParents have been warned to be alert to the dangers of ecstasy, following the death of a 17-year-old girlSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Former Taoiseach says he did not `dishonour' bank debt of £110,000Mr Charles Haughey told the Moriarty tribunal that he had "forgotten" about a debt of £110,000 which he owed to AIBFri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Duchas halts removal of sand from protected dunesDuchas has intervened to halt the removal of sand from an EU-protected dune system in Co Donegal.Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Debt `not main concern'A debt of more than £1 million was "of minor importance" to Mr Charles Haughey in late 1979, the former Taoiseach told the Moriarty…Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Conflict of evidence as Stafford rejects accounts of discussion with DesmondConflicting evidence was heard at the Flood tribunal yesterday when four people recounted their memories of a meeting at NCB …Wed Jul 26 2000 - 01:00
Century debated fees before submissionCentury Radio asked former minister for communications Mr Ray Burke that RTE's transmission charges be reduced before the station…Wed Jul 26 2000 - 01:00
£62m for research pledged to collegesResearch funding of £62 million has been awarded to eight third-level institutions around the StateTue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
Warning that new underclass may be created by ITThe increasing emphasis on computers and information technology could result in an even greater divide between the rich and poor…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
Rural B&B operators pack up as business decreasesSome rural bed-and-breakfast operators are taking up part-time jobs or closing their B&Bs because of the slump in business…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Meeting with health board fails to ease pain of families of children killed in crashFamilies of four children killed in a minibus crash in 1998 say they are unhappy with a meeting held this week to answer questions…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
New home education guidelines favour school teachers, says parents' groupNew Department of Education guidelines for parents who educate their children at home have been criticised by the Home Education…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Home educators to get Department guidelinesParents who educate children at home will soon receive guidelines to ensure their children are receiving the minimum standard…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Something for everyone at Boyle arts festivalSculptors at work, songwriting workshops and African drumming are just some of the activities on offer at this year's Boyle Arts…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Priest criticises homelessness plansThe Minister for Health's decision to appoint a director for youth homelessness has been criticised by Father Peter McVerry, …Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Chambers may sue ILDA membersRail workers in dispute face the possibility of being sued in a class action by the Chambers of Commerce of IrelandTue Jul 18 2000 - 01:00
Measures to help homeless soonMost of the elements of a new package on youth homelessness should be in place by September, according to the Minister for Health…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Palace move is approved amid protestsThe Church of Ireland's legal advisory committee has cleared the way for the transfer of the Bishop's Palace in Kilkenny to the…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Status of Catholic group based in US questioned at hearing on abortionThe status of a group called Catholics For a Free Choice was questioned by Mr Brian Lenihan, chairman of the all-party Oireachtas…Thu Jul 13 2000 - 01:00
