BBC biopic about British pianist to be filmed in Dublin and WicklowTHE BBC is to film a feature-length TV drama in Ireland about the life of controversial British pianist Joyce Hatto.Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Trinity's medical school rehousedTrinity College's School of Medicine, the country's oldest medical school, was today formally moved to the university's new Biomedical…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
BBC pianist drama to be shot in IrelandThe BBC is to film a feature-length TV drama about the life controversial British pianist Joyce Hatto in Dublin and Wicklow.Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Men 'more likely' to be swayed by material thingsMEN, AND not women, are more likely to have their heads turned by classic status symbols like flashy cars and big houses when…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Men 'more likely to be gold diggers'Men not women it seems are far more likely to have their heads turned by classic status symbols like flashy cars and big houses…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Donlon critical of embassy closureThe former secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Donlon, has criticised the Government’s decision to close…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
It's a battlefield in fight to save last surviving partridge colonyTHERE IS a war being fought on a remote patch of bogland in Co Offaly.Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ conductor Noel Kelehan diesRENOWNED JAZZ pianist and former conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Noel Kelehan has died at the age of 76.Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Reduced septic tank inspection feeRural householders are to be offered a reduced septic tank inspection fee of €5 if they register within the first three months…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Galway Airport staff stage sit-inStaff at Galway Airport are staging a sit-in protest until they receive assurances they will be paid their statutory redundancy…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Fastnet line loses fight for survivalThe Cork to Swansea ferry service, the only direct passenger and freight link from the south of Ireland to Wales, is to be discontinued…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Suicide and road deaths much higher among menMEN IN Ireland are four times more likely to die by suicide than women – and they account for three times as many road deaths…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
LGBT migrants fear disclosing sexualityLGBT asylum seekers fleeing persecution risk being turned back by denying their sexualityTue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Higher suicide rates for menMen in Ireland are four times for more likely to die from suicide than women, and account from three times as many road fatalities…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Activists stage protest at departmentOccupy Dame Street activists today blocked two entrances to the Department of Finance in Dublin in protest at the repayment of…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
NTMA successfully swaps €3.5 billion of bond debtThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has successfully swapped more than €3Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Blind and deaf doctor who was 'hero for all'At the age of 42, James Hanlon went blind and eventually deafTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Carnival to ring in Chinese New YearA carnival, an open air opera and a film festival are among the events scheduled to ring in the Chinese New Year in Dublin this…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Modern practices push farmland birds to brink of extinctionThe Atlas project is the most comprehensive survey on bird life in more than two decadesFri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Minister pledges new grade of hospital doctor by end of yearMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has pledged to establish a new grade of hospital doctor by the end of the year to fill the vacuum…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
New grade of hospital doctor pledgedMinister for Health James Reilly has pledged to establish a new grade of hospital doctor by the end of the year to fill the vacuum…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Most houses to be metered by 2014Up to 90 per cent of houses will be metered for water charges by 2014, according to Minister for Environment Phil Hogan.Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
De Rossa to step down as MEPLong-standing Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa has announced he is to step down as a member of the European Parliament from next…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Lingerie chain workers to continue sit-inWORKERS STAGING a sit-in at the La Senza lingerie chain in Dublin’s Liffey Valley centre have vowed to continue their protest…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Tánaiste says State owes 'debt of gratitude'SENIOR FIGURES from the world of politics and journalism as well as abuse survivors and clerics have paid tribute to the late…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Tributes paid to 'tenacious' journalistArchbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has paid tribute to the late journalist and broadcaster Mary Raftery (54) who died in St…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Tourism fall blamed on global turmoilAN UNEXPECTED fall-off in tourist numbers in the final months of last year is being blamed on renewed turmoil in the global economy…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Priests asked to pay into abuse fundThe Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dr Dermot Clifford, has written to priests and curates in his diocese asking them to contribute…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Drop in overseas visitors recordedThe number of overseas trips to Ireland fell by 4Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Recession, austerity and emigration of 1920s resonate in today's RepublicWhile 1922 was a dramatic year politically, it also ushered in a period of great economic uncertainty and austerity, similar …Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Hospital restrictions aim to curb vomiting bugA FRESH outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has resulted in the closure of 28 beds at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Vomiting bug hits BeaumountA fresh outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has resulted in the closure of 28 beds at Beaumount Hospital in Dublin.Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Dear Santa: early Christmas gift as man realises his mother is 100-year-old letter's authorTHE SPIRIT of Christmas past turned up unannounced for Victor Bartlem yesterday in the form of a 100-year-old letter from his…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Cloyne victims may meet bishopVictims of clerical sex abuse in the diocese of Cloyne will be afforded a chance to meet the bishop who oversaw the diocese when…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Study highlights scale of fuel povertyMore than half of older people have at one time or another been forced go without food or clothing to pay for heating, according…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Study finds 21% still not on internetIn an age so overwhelmingly dominated by internet technology, it is, perhaps, surprising to find that more than a fifth of Irish…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Coalition urged to commit itself to EU referendumThe country’s main opposition party has insisted the Government must hold a referendum to ratify the European Union’s new plans…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Exchequer tax take remains below target in NovemberTax receipts for the first 11 months of the year were 1Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Manufacturing activity contracts as demand slows in euro zone statesIRISH MANUFACTURING activity contracted last month as both output and new orders fell foul of the deteriorating economic climate…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Education body denies low take-up of work and study places abroadTHE HIGHER Education Authority has rejected claims by the European Commission that there is a low take-up of Erasmus exchange…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
B of I sells discounted loans to Tokyo bankBANK OF Ireland is to sell a portfolio of loans to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation for €470 millionTue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Students pay respects to educationTHIRD-LEVEL students held a symbolic funeral procession through the streets of the capital yesterday at what they warned would…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Students march against fees hikeThird-level students held a symbolic funeral procession through the streets of the capital today at what they warned would be…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Irish shy away from EU study schemeA LOW take-up of the Erasmus exchange programme places by Irish students is being blamed on their reluctance to study in non-…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Seven months to pay off Christmas spendIT MAY take some people more than seven months to pay off debt accumulated in the run-up to Christmas, according to a survey …Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Consumers warned on Christmas debtIt can take some people more than seven months to pay off debt accumulated in the run-up to Christmas, according to a survey …Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Euro zone service sector activity falls at fastest paceACTIVITY IN the euro zone’s dominant service sector shrank at its fastest pace in 27 months in October as the ongoing debt crisis…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Lenders yet to decide on rate cutHundreds of thousands of homeowners on standard variable rates remain in the dark as to whether their lender will pass on yesterday…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Indexes suggest euro manufacturing slipping back into recessionA SERIES of “grim” business surveys, issued yesterday, showed the euro area’s debt crisis was dragging its economy back into …Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
