Insurers frozen out of Irish marketThree foreign-owned insurers have effectively been frozen out of the commercial state market as a result of the downgrading of…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Nama offers apartments for Priory Hall residentsTHE NATIONAL Assets Management Agency has submitted a list of 332 apartments to Dublin City Council for consideration in rehousing…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Charity highlights plight of homelessA leading Dublin homeless charity said today it was witnessing an increasing number of foreign nationals who had lost jobs in…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Council to assess Nama listThe National Assets Management Agency (Nama) has submitted a list of 332 apartments to Dublin City Council for consideration …Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Nurses accuse HSE on patient safetyNurses have accused the Government and the Health Service Executive of compromising patient safety by refusing to tackle the …Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Three post offices targeted in spate of raids over 12 hoursPOST OFFICES were targeted in raids in Waterford, Kilkenny and north Dublin yesterday – one of which involved the kidnapping …Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate post office raidsPost offices were targetted in separate raids in Waterford, Kilkenny and north Dublin today, one of which involved the kidnapping…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Government accused on pension levyFianna Fáil has accused the Government of raiding private pensions to boost State coffers and put a “gloss” on the exchequer …Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Methods now better - pollA MOVE towards more responsible business practices may be one of the few tangible benefits of the recession.Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Rate of loan refusals for SMEs among highest in EUTHE RATE of loan refusals to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland has gone from being the lowest in the EU to…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Survey reveals marked decline in manufacturing activityA MONTHLY survey published yesterday suggests that Irish manufacturing activity contracted at its sharpest rate in two years …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Central Bank revises up forecastThe Central Bank has revised up its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2011, predicting the Irish economy will now grow…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Gorillas move homeDESPITE THE property slump, Dublin Zoo’s gorillas are trading up.Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Dublin's gorillas trade up to rainforestDespite the property slump, Dublin Zoo's gorillas are trading up.Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Rise in cancer-causing pollutant in Dublin and CorkTOXIC EMISSIONS from traffic in Dublin and Cork continue to pose a threat to air quality in Ireland, according to the Environmental…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Smart economy 'leaving workers behind'Huge swathes of the Irish workforce have been left behind in the rush to embrace the so-called smart economy, a seminar on adult…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Concern over traffic emissionsToxic emissions from traffic in Dublin and Cork continue to pose a threat to air quality in Ireland, according to the Environmental…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Ireland's free economy score dropsIreland’s reputation as one of the most economically free states to conduct business has been damaged by the massive state intervention…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Reaping the health dividend at workONE OF the less obvious casualties of the recession has been the work-life balance debate.Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Publisher was vital part of literary ParisSYLVIA BEACH’s famous Parisian bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, located in the heart of the French capital’s Left Bank, was…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Barry fails to make Booker shortlistBritish author Julian Barnes has been named favourite to win the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his book, The Sense of an Ending, …Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Noonan to publish budgetary outlookMinister for Finance Michael Noonan is expected to announce detailed plans for spending cuts and tax increases for the next three…Sun Aug 21 2011 - 01:00
The moment they've all been waiting forSOUTH DUBLIN: IT WAS always going to be a day of high drama: six years of schooling summed up in seven or eight letters on a…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Day of high drama for studentsIt was always going to be a day of high drama; six years of schooling summed up in seven or eight letters on a flimsy slip on…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Law could force hospitals to admit errors in careHOSPITALS AND other healthcare providers could soon find themselves facing stiff sanctions if they fail to adequately inform …Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Even if the shoe fits, it may not be protecting your footAT LEAST ONCE a year somebody seems to produces a piece of research decrying the supposed benefits of running shoesTue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Native curlew at risk of extinctionTHE DECLINE in Ireland’s native curlew population is far worse than initially feared, according to a survey of bird numbers…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Drugs worth €1m seized in DublinCustoms officers have seized cannabis and cocaine worth an estimated ¤1 million from a container at Dublin Port.Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Pension fund cuts equity market exposure on global debt concernsThe National Pensions Reserve Fund has reduced its exposure to equity markets over concerns about the continuing global debt …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Sunday pay rates to be alteredLower pay rates are likely to be introduced for tens of thousands of workers in sectors covered by the joint labour committee…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Barry included on Booker longlistIrish author Sebastian Barry has been included on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist for his latest novel, On Canaan’s Side…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Norris confident of winning nominationSenator David Norris, who is still campaigning for a nomination to join the presidential race, has said he is confident of securing…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Date set for presidential pollThe presidential election and three referendums will be held on Thursday, October 27th, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Irish colonel to head EU Somali missionAn Irish Army colonel is to take charge of a 150-strong EU force training Somali government soldiers in Uganda, it was announced…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Judges 'not opposed' to referendumThe new Chief Justice has said the judiciary is not, and never has been, opposed to a referendum on judges’ pay.Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Noonan warns on budget measuresThe planned adjustment package in next December’s budget may be more than the €3Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Rules on non-EU doctors adoptedRULES ALLOWING for the temporary registration of non-EU doctors have been adopted by the Medical Council following a week-long…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Irish bailout rate cut by 2% under new euro-wide dealEuro zone leaders tonight agreed a second bailout package for Greece as well as sweeping changes to its financial rescue fund…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
New rules for temporary doctorsNew rules allowing for the temporary registration of non-EU doctors have been adopted by the Medical Council.Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Nama to fund 'ghost estate' projectThe National Assets Management Agency (Nama) has agreed to provide €3 million to finance urgent remedial work at “ghost estates…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Kentz shares surge to record highSHARES IN Irish oil and gas engineering firm Kentz jumped to a record level in London trading yesterday after it announced details…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Joyce passport sells for £61,250JAMES JOYCE’S wartime family passport, recording the writer’s movements across Europe as he penned his masterpiece Ulysses , …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Rising fuel and home loan costs take tollHOUSEHOLD BUDGETS remain under pressure from rising mortgage costs and higher energy prices, new figures from the Central Statistics…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Sheffield club to auction football's first rulebookUNDER THE old rules, it was 20-a-side, matches lasted two hours and players wore puffy flannel capsThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
CIF threatens to pull out of REAsThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has threatened to withdraw from the sectoral wage-setting mechanisms which decide …Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Directorate to overhaul mental health servicesA DIRECTORATE of mental health services with executive and budgetary powers is to be established this year, Minister of State…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Mental health directorate promisedA directorate of mental health services with executive and budgetary powers is to be established later this year, Minister of…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Pregnant women 'not taking enough' vitamin DPREGNANT WOMEN in Ireland have vitamin D intakes far below those recommended for the normal development of a child’s bones, according…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Taxes on track to meet budgetary targetsTHE GOVERNMENT appears on track to meet its 2011 budgetary targets, according to the latest exchequer figures, published yesterday…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Pregnant women 'lacking' vitamin DPregnant women in Ireland have vitamin D intakes far below those recommended for the normal development of a child’s bones, according…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
