Cork woman's 7 hours in labour in waiting roomA young mother yesterday told of how she spent seven hours in labour in the admissions room at the new €75 million Cork University…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Kenny denies FG-Labour taxation policy riftFine Gael leader Enda Kenny yesterday said there was no rift between Fine Gael and Labour on their taxation policy.Sat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Integrating foreign nurses 'a serious issue'Irish hospitals and health service providers urgently need to develop a corporate strategy to manage the successful integration…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
350 protest at South Tipperary GeneralNursing union leaders hailed yesterday's one-hour work stoppage at South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel as a success as…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Kudos for CurrabinnyThe Friday Interview/Andrew Witty, GSK Pharmaceuticals: Compared to the IT sector where today's innovation can suddenly become…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
Kerry GAA in talks to sell county groundKerry GAA County Board is negotiating the sale of its Austin Stack Park grounds in the centre of Tralee to a local business consortium…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
Hospitals urged to examine rules on restraintA recommendation has been made that hospitals review the protocols governing the use of restraining belts on patients.Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Revised proposals put to Cork midwivesThe rescheduled opening today of the new €75 million Cork University Maternity Hospital was hanging in the balance last night…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Fears for 100 jobs at Galtee Meats growingFears were growing last night for the future of some 100 jobs at the former Galtee Meats plant in Mitchelstown in north Cork …Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Opening of Cork maternity hospital remains in doubtThe rescheduled opening of the new €75 million Cork University Maternity Hospital tomorrow remained uncertain last night as a…Fri Mar 30 2007 - 01:00
Midwives to consider Cork proposalMidwives in Cork are to meet tonight to consider the latest Health Service Executive (HSE) proposals aimed at resolving the dispute…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Cancer drug production to create 150 jobsPharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is expected to unveil plans today to begin production of a new anti-cancer drug at…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Cork midwives to consider latest HSE proposalMidwives in Cork are due to meet tonight to consider the latest Health Service Executive (HSE) proposals aimed at resolving the…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Concern over 100 jobs in MitchelstownConcern was expressed yesterday over the future of some 100 jobs at the former Galtee Meats processing factory in Mitchelstown…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Talks continue over hospital openingContact is continuing between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Nurses Organisation over the dispute about midwifery…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
IBM plans to create 130 jobs in Cork, GalwayCork and Galway both received jobs boosts yesterday when multinational IBM announced that it is to invest €24 million in technology…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
200 jobs at risk at Cork hospital - HSEUp to 200 jobs created as part of the new €75 million maternity hospital in Cork could be lost if the facility does not open …Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Greencore redundancy dispute nears endA 10-month long dispute over redundancy payments between Greencore Irish Sugar and some 145 of its former employees in Mallow…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Talks to resume in bid to open Cork hospitalTalks are to resume today between the Health Service Executive and nursing unions in a bid to resolve a dispute which forced …Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
New feeding system part of 15-year plan for FotaThe opening yesterday of a new cheetah run to create a more natural feeding environment has been hailed as the first step in …Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Proposals may see maternity hospital open todayHopes were raised last night that the new €75 million Cork University Maternity Hospital would open today as scheduled after …Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Maternity hospital's opening in doubt over staff levelsThe planned opening of the new €75 million Cork University Maternity Hospital today remained in doubt last night as midwives …Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
The expectant motherLike dozens of expectant mothers in Cork this weekend, Fiona Raissa, from Upper Aghada, east Cork, is growing increasingly concerned…Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí keep 'open mind' on arson attackGardaí say they are keeping an open mind on a possible motive for an arson attack which resulted in a member of the public having…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Planning board rejects waste proposalCampaigners in north Cork against a proposed anaerobic digester, designed to dispose of 250,000 tonnes of slurries and solid …Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Cork hospital opening uncertain over staffingThe planned opening of the new Cork University Maternity Hospital on Saturday remained uncertain last night after the Irish Nurses…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Douglas Golf Club members vote to sell in €171m dealMembers of a leading golf club in Cork have voted to accept an offer from a property developer which will see the club exchange…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Call for Cork sports grounds not to be rezoned for housingLocal authority management in Cork city and county should issue clear signals that they will not allow sports clubs within suburban…Wed Mar 21 2007 - 00:00
Cork hospital to have 375 nursesThe Labour Court has ruled that the new €75 million Cork University Maternity Hospital should open at the weekend with the staff…Wed Mar 21 2007 - 00:00
Motorola confirms closure of Cork plantAmerican-owned electronics and mobile phone company Motorola confirmed yesterday it is to close its Cork operation with the loss…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
State bodies to support Nenagh staff, Minister saysThe Government yesterday pledged the support of all State agencies to the 280 workers facing redundancy at the Procter & …Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Munster suffers loss of hundreds of jobsMunster suffered a double jobs blow yesterday when US company Procter & Gamble confirmed that it would be cutting 280 jobs…Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Families gather to mourn loved ones who perished at seaA stiff wind had blown the clouds away and the sun shone down from a near clear azure sky as crowds gathered for the annual memorial…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Concern over motion to widen Cork city limitsThe new Cork county manager has expressed concern that proposals by Cork City Council to seek a boundary extension into county…Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Garda needs to 'reflect community it serves', says O'TooleAn Garda Síochána needs to start recruiting from immigrant groups to reflect the country's growing ethnic diversity.Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
Cork docklands forum announcedThe €2 billion redevelopment of the Cork docklands is to receive national backing after Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced a new…Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
Expert cautions against letting war on terror infringe rightsLawyers must not allow the human rights ideal with its emphasis on justice and due process to be sacrificed in the global war…Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
PAYING THEIR RESPECTS: Mourners queue at removal of garda in CroomThousands of mourners queued for more than five hours to pay their final respects to the garda killed while attending at the …Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Taoiseach pays tribute to dead garda, firemanThe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday paid tribute to the two members of the emergency services who lost their lives while attending…Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
Community mourns loss of fireman and Garda in horrific car crashTributes were paid yesterday by political and community leaders to a member of An Garda Síochána and a member of the fire service…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
DPP to receive file as driver released after fatal collisionThe Garda is to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions after releasing without charge an 18-year-old man arrested…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Airport chairman denies pressureThe chairman of the Cork Airport Authority Joe Gantly last night denied he was under any pressure to resign over the ongoing …Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Man on charge of killing fellow BrazilianA 43-year-old father of two was yesterday remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of another man who was found…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
New library proposal for Cork cityCork could have a new main city library twice the size of the existing building within two years as a result of a deal between…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Cork airport debt plan is opposedThe Cork Airport Authority is to write to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to convey its opposition to a proposal presented at yesterday…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
Bailey drops action against newspapersIan Bailey yesterday withdrew his High Court libel appeal against six newspapers in a settlement which saw the papers acknowledge…Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
Bailey says newspaper articles ruined careerEnglish journalist Ian Bailey yesterday told how his professional life had been ruined and how it was a struggle for him to survive…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Never said I'd met du Plantier, says BaileyIan Bailey rejected statements made by two women to gardaí that he had told them that he had met and been introduced to murdered…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Bailey withdraws libel appeal against papersJournalist Ian Bailey has settled his case against six newspapers over their coverage of the investigation into the murder of…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Bailey claims he was threatened by gardaí overdu Plantier caseEnglish journalist Ian Bailey has claimed he was threatened by gardaí that he would be found shot dead in west Cork after they…Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
