€6bn target set for tourism sectorThe Government should commit to a series of measures to control inflation and begin negotiations immediately with airport authorities…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
'Weapons' gardai for investigationThree members of An Garda Síochána are to be investigated by a senior officer after they brought non-lethal weapons purchased…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
McDowell defends law banning minors from pubs after 9 p.m.The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has defended the introduction of new measures banning minors from pubs at night, which…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Cost of keeping prisoner in Portlaoise is over Eur 200,000The annual cost of keeping a prisoner in Portlaoise Prison has exceeded €200,000 for the first time, according to the Irish Prison…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Embassies spent €95m in 2002Irish embassy and consulate expenditure reached almost €95 million in 2002, new figures obtained by The Irish Times reveal.Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
€6m contracts signed for military, naval projectsThe Department of Defence has entered into contracts worth more than €6 million for new naval facilities and the upgrading of…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Woman hit by TD says she will be lucky not to lose legThe woman knocked down by a car driven by the Fianna Fáil TD, Mr G.VFri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
Green TD criticises Government on poor reaction to European Car Free DayThe Government should do more to encourage commuters away from private transport and should have made more use of European Car…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Prison officers to vote on overtime dealThe Prison Officers' Association is to ballot its members on the overtime deal being offered by the Irish Prison ServiceSat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
'Shock tactic' TV ads on drunkenness urgedYouth poll reaction: The Government is to be asked to launch a "shock tactic" television advertising campaign depicting drunken…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Irish child fatality rate fallsSome three children on average die in Ireland annually from malnutrition, according to a new UNICEF reportFri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
New look into deaths from Monaghan bombThe Dublin City coroner, Dr Brian Farrell, will today reopen the inquest into the deaths of six people in the Monaghan bombing…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
IBEC says withhold teachers' paymentThe employers' group IBEC has urged the Government to withhold the payment of benchmarking awards from teachers if they refuse…Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Dublin zoo remains top attraction as visitor numbers increase 16%Visitor numbers at Dublin zoo increased by 16 per cent last year to just over 700,000, according to its annual reportWed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Lord Mayor's apology to Minister not an 'on your hands and knees job'The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Royston Brady, yesterday denied he had issued an "abject" apology to the Minister for Justice, …Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Almost 80 prisoners have abscondedAlmost 80 inmates have absconded from Loughan House, the low-level security prison in Co Cavan, in the last three yearsWed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Poverty group criticises levels of social spendingIreland has one of the lowest levels of social welfare support in Europe despite improved economic fortunes since the late 1980s…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Farmers rejoice at failure to get deal in CancunFarming groups have reacted with relief to the collapse of the WTO talks in Cancún on Sunday, claiming the draft agricultural…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Gilligan back in jail after visit to hospitalThe convicted drug dealer John Gilligan was back in Portlaoise Prison last night after having been hospitalised following a stomach…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
EUR650,000 paid to committees for prison visitingMembers of prison visiting committees were paid €650,000 in mileage and subsistence allowances last year.Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Prison officers demand annual €10,800 payment for overtimeSenior prison officers have demanded an €10,800 yearly payment to cover overtime, almost €4,000 more than they are being offered…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Prison report highlights ease of drugs supplyThe visiting committee of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise has urged the authorities to draft in gardaí and soldiers to patrol…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Peace group plans anti-war protestThe Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) is to stage a demonstration march in Dublin city centre on 27th September protesting…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Parole head moots longer jail terms for murderersIt may be time to increase prison sentences for convicted murderers given the recent spate of lawlessness throughout the Republic…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Woman assistant commissioner namedThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has announced the appointment of the first woman to the rank of assistant commissioner…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Factory closure to end 315 jobs in CelbridgeSome 315 jobs will be lost when the electrical group Schneider closes its factory at Celbridge, Co Kildare, next AprilThu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Refuse collections face disruptionRefuse collections in Fingal County Council's catchment area are facing major disruption this morning, when the Anti-Bin Tax …Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Man held after friend's death from a gunshotGardaí in Tramore, Co Waterford, were last night continuing to question a man about a shooting incident at a house in the county…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Murderer admitted to being a jealous manIt was the belief that his wife was having an affair with a prominent publican that turned a "hard-working family man" into a…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
McDowell strongly criticised by Omagh familiesRelatives of the Omagh bomb victims have strongly criticised the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, accusing him of wasting their…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Naas CBS forced to close as many students fall illOne of the biggest schools in Co Kildare was forced to close yesterday after up to 80 pupils became ill with a respiratory virus…Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
MP pays bond for release of Irish childA one-year-old Irish child was released from a Scottish detention centre yesterday after a Scottish MP posted a £100 bond.Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
Garda body challenges McDowell on 'bribes for stories' claimThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, should either back up or withdraw his accusation that some journalists pay gardaí for …Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Use of hard shoulders by buses proposedMeath, Wicklow and Kildare buses bringing commuters to Dublin would be allowed to use hard shoulders on major roads to beat gridlock…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Resident campaigns against clampingA Dublin architect has begun a campaign against 24-hour, seven-day clamping outside his home on Upper Leeson Street near the …Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
When Lisdoon came to Dublin 4At one stage the queue for the bar at Saturday's Lisdoonvarna gig in the RDS was so long that thirsty music fans were forced …Mon Sept 01 2003 - 01:00
CAB seize €10m and freeze €34m in 2002The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) had its most successful year to date in 2002, taking more than €10 million from criminals and…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Gardai say shooting in city may be part of feudGardaí in Dublin have not ruled out the possibility that a shooting in the city early yesterday morning may be linked to a feud…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Ballsbridge restaurant could be source of E coli infection outbreakOne of Dublin's best-known restaurants has temporarily closed after being identified as the possible source of an outbreak of…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Air-gun stolen in Garda stationGardaí in Dublin were yesterday forced to mount a search in the inner city for a man who gained entry to a Garda station and …Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Brennan committed to traffic corps planThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, yesterday denied plans for the introduction of a dedicated traffic corps, within An Garda…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
Mother and child held in ScotlandThe Department of Foreign Affairs has launched an investigation into the detention of an Irish- born child, and her mother, at…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
DPP and Garda in talks over proceduresThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr James Hamilton, and the Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, have entered into talks…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
80,000 to feast on hot set by ChilisSome 80,000 Red Hot Chili Peppers fans will make their way to Co Meath today to watch the US group perform at the annual Slane…Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
Nurses to be trained to examine assault victimsNurses working in Irish hospitals are to be trained to carry out forensic examinations on sexual assault victims.Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
'Red tape' frustrates Welsh policePolice in Wales say their efforts to locate and arrest a Welsh paedophile who fled to Ireland have been frustrated by "bureaucratic…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Rescue drivers seek points exemptionFirefighters and ambulance crews are seeking exemption from penalty points while returning to their base after responding to …Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Gardai appeal for information on missing father and daughterGardaí in Dublin are searching for a father and daughter who disappeared in the city on Wednesday and a teenager who has not …Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
FBI to train gardai in search plansMembers of An Garda Síochána are to receive training from FBI agents in best practice when searching for missing personsSat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
