Revenue officials face questioning on letters to pensionersSENIOR OFFICIALS from the Revenue Commissioners will be asked to explain before an Oireachtas committee this week why it sent…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Schoolgirl vaccine uptake of 82% beats target figuresA VACCINE that protects girls against cervical cancer in later life had an uptake of 82 per cent during the first year of the…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Department warned Gilmore of 'negative fallout' of embassy closuresTHE MINISTER for Foreign Affaris Eamon Gilmore was warned in recent months that closing embassies such as the Vatican could harm…Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Hard drug use on rise in DublinCOMMUNITY GROUPS say they are increasingly worried by a rise in the use of hard drugs such as crack cocaine and crystal meth …Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Banks could use losses to write off €4bn in taxBanks and financial institutions may be able to use massive losses they accumulated to write off up to €4 billion in tax liabilities…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Banks could use massive losses to write off €4bn in taxBANKS AND financial institutions may be able to use massive losses they accumulated to write off up to €4 billion in tax liabilities…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Minister says serious work to be done in reforming the protection of childrenNOT LONG after she was appointed as the first Cabinet- ranking Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald received a worrying …Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Vietnam mission to finalise renewed adoptionsIRISH OFFICIALS are due to visit Vietnam in the coming weeks to finalise arrangements for the resumption of adoptions to Ireland…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Charities at risk as State and private funds shrinkMANY IRISH charities are struggling to cope in the face of an economic downturn which is squeezing fundraising and leading to…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Why a joint approach is needed to tackle suicideWHEN IT arrives, suicide baffles, confuses and panics families and communitiesTue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
'Irish Times' literary editor dies unexpectedlyCAROLINE WALSH, the literary editor of The Irish Times , has died unexpectedly. She was 59.Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Malaysian in same-sex union fears return homeA MALAYSIAN student whose same-sex relationship with an Irish man has provoked a storm of controversy in his home country has…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Nama to make 2,000 homes available for social housingTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has agreed to make 2,000 homes or apartments available to people on social housing…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Poetic justice for Heaney as gift of archive clears home of clutterA FEW months ago Seamus Heaney drove into the car park of the National Library of Ireland laden down with cardboard boxes full…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
'Irish Times' literary editor diesCaroline Walsh, the literary editor of The Irish Times , has died unexpectedly. She was 59.Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Heaney hands notes to National LibraryNobel laureate Seámus Heaney this morning officially handed over his literary papers to the National Library of Ireland.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Malaysian Muslims seek action over man 'missing' in IrelandA MALAYSIAN student who reportedly had a civil partnership with an Irishman has been caught up in a political storm of controversy…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
ESRI says fertility rate is greatly underestimatedTHE FERTILITY rate of Irish women is likely to have been substantially underestimated over recent years due to women delaying…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Fathers' rights group highlights Christmas suicide risk for separatedFATHERS’ RIGHTS campaigners yesterday threw Christmas wreaths into the River Liffey as part of a campaign to highlight what they…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Minister insists children's rights referendum to go ahead next yearA NEW WORDING for a referendum next year to strengthen children’s rights in the Constitution is being finalised by Government…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Parents of Kate Fitzgerald criticise 'Irish Times'THE PARENTS of Kate Fitzgerald have criticised The Irish Times for its handling of an article their daughter wrote before she…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
€150m tax scheme investigatedThe Revenue Commissioners is investigating how at least 20 major companies managed to avoid paying tax on more than €150 million…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Fitzgeralds criticise Irish TimesThe parents of Kate Fitzgerald have criticised The Irish Times for its handling of an article their daughter wrote before she…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Revenue investigating €150m tax avoidance schemeTHE REVENUE Commissioners is investigating how at least 20 major companies managed to avoid paying tax on more than €150 million…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Lack of staff in mental healthcare posing 'risk'THE GOVERNMENT has clashed with the Health Service Executive over a freeze on staff recruitment which professionals say is undermining…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Hunt for bargains tops list of internet trendsFORGET THE euro zone crisis, the election, sneaky budget cuts or other potentially life-changing developments: the citizens of…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Speed of change in family life a test for politiciansANALYSIS: WHAT ON earth would Éamon de Valera make of it all? When he supervised the drafting of the Constitution in 1937, it…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Rehab listed as a top not-for-profit organisation with income of €190mTHE REHAB Group has emerged as one of the largest non-profit organisations in Ireland with an income of almost €190 million last…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Revenue officials move against €21bn Irish black economyTHE REVENUE Commissioners estimate the shadow economy in Ireland is worth as much as €21 billion and are targeting enforcement…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Irish Aid finalising audit into how Goal spent €14mTHE GOVERNMENT’S overseas aid division Irish Aid is finalising an audit into how aid agency Goal has spent €14 million in State…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Funeral for hit-and-run victimHundreds of mourners gathered at the Church of Christ The King in Cabra this morning for the funeral mass of 14-year-old Conor…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Children's special care unit 'in a state of crisis'SOCIAL SERVICES inspectors have found that a special care unit for vulnerable children is “in a state of crisis” and is struggling…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Tax exile gets Nama salaryTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency is paying a €200,000 salary to a property developer who is not tax-resident in Ireland…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Homeless advised to return to where they formerly livedHOMELESS PEOPLE in Dublin city centre are increasingly being advised to return to the local authority areas where they last resided…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Children wait for mental health checksALMOST 300 vulnerable children and adolescents are waiting a year or more to be assessed by mental health teams despite official…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
'I was told I was David Cameron's problem'CASE STUDY : MARK SHERIDAN (39), from Co Monaghan, is a well-spoken university graduateFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
164 abuse claims against 85 priests since 1975OVERALL SUMMARY: INDEPENDENT REVIEWS into the past handling of sex abuse in six Catholic dioceses criticise senior clergy for…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
'Progress' in child mental healthcareAlmost 300 vulnerable children and adolescents are waiting a year or more to be assessed by mental health teams despite official…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Non-profit bodies received income of €5.75bn in 2009NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS and charities in Ireland received about €5Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Surrogacy guidelines to be issued next monthMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is to publish official guidelines next month to assist parents who plan to have children via…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Nama to put 750 homes on market in new yearTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency is planning to press ahead with controversial plans to put 750 homes on the market early…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Fertility clinics may offer embryo genetic screeningSEVERAL FERTILITY clinics here are planning to offer genetic screening of embryos next year which would give parents the chance…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
When surrogacy goes right: one Irish couple’s experience in the USNot all surrogacy cases end up bogged down in legal problems. Just ask James and his wife KateTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Ferries and flights could be monitored in effort to combat social welfare fraudSOCIAL WELFARE officials are exploring ways of obtaining the names of passengers on flights and ferries arriving into Ireland…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Sleeping rough in capital rises 45%THE NUMBER of homeless people sleeping rough in Dublin has jumped by 45 per cent in just over six months, according to unpublished…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Warning over lack of laws on assisted human reproductionTHE GOVERNMENT’s special rapporteur on child protection has expressed “profound concern” that the State’s failure to legislate…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Surrogacy children caught in legal limboAT LEAST 15 children born through surrogacy to Irish couples abroad are caught in a legal limbo which has left them either stateless…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Tax exile levy applied to only 10 individualsJUST 10 tax exiles have paid an average of €147,000 each under a new levy aimed at wealthy Irish citizens who are domiciled here…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
'Star' editor takes over as director after resignationGER COLLERAN, the editor of the I rish Daily Star , has been appointed managing director of Independent Star LtdWed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Temporary release programme sanctioned for killer MacarthurA PROGRAMME of temporary release for has been approved for convicted murderer Malcolm Macarthur.Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
