Tough times ahead - Fitzgerald“Very tough decisions” would have to be made in December’s budget and no department would be immune, Minister for Children Frances…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Group raises €2m for QuinnsA group of businesses said it has raised pledges of up to €2 million to assist the Quinn family.Sun Sept 23 2012 - 01:00
Fireball may have been space junkThe huge fireball which lit up skies across Ireland and the UK may have been a space rock or a manmade piece of material, astronomers…Sun Sept 23 2012 - 01:00
Huge fireball seen in sky over IrelandA MASSIVE fireball was seen right across Ireland last night which may be “one of the best ever seen” in Europe and was a “huge…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Freak fireball lights up Irish skiesA massive fireball was seen right across Ireland last night which may be “one of the best ever seen” in Europe and was a “huge…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Dividends paid out by operator of Dublin's O2 up 150%DIVIDENDS PAID out by the company that operates Dublin’s O2 increased by 150 per cent last year.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Microsoft saved billions using Irish 'tax havens'A US SENATE committee has accused Microsoft of using transactions with its subsidiaries in Ireland and other low tax countries…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Five hospitals run up €65m in combined overspendingOVERRUNS: FIVE HOSPITALS have a combined overrun of almost €65 million, the latest Health Service Executive performance report…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Council's U-turn on refusal of grantsSOUTH TIPPERARY County Council yesterday reversed its decision to withhold payments from third-level grant applicants whose households…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Newspaper initiative to improve literacyAN INITIATIVE to give transition year students a better idea of how newspapers work and to improve literacy will begin on Monday…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Electronic Arts to create 300 new jobs as part of expansion of facility in GalwayUS MULTINATIONAL gaming company Electronic Arts (EA) is to create 300 new jobs as part of an expansion of its Galway operations…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Council reverses grant decisionSouth Tipperary County council has reversed its decision to withhold payments from third-level grant applicants who have not …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
ULA launches anti-cuts campaignThe United Left Alliance (ULA) promised a “winter of discontent and strife” as it today launched a public campaign of protests…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
School newspaper scheme launchedAn initiative to give transition year students a better idea of how newspapers work and to improve literacy was launched today…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Councils tie grants to property chargeSTUDENT GRANTS AND HOUSEHOLD CHARGES: AT LEAST eight local authorities are considering following the lead of two county councils…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Disability groups call for no more cutsFURTHER CUTS in the budget would mark the “end of the Government’s commitment to people with disabilities”, the chief executive…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Electronic Arts creates new 300 jobsGaming company Electronic Arts (EA) is to create 300 new jobs as part of an expansion of its European customer service and operations…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Disability groups call for halt in cutsNine voluntary disability organisations have described cuts to services and support for people with disabilities as “unsustainable…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Call to protect older peopleProposed budget cuts could “set back by decades” the rights of older people and undermine their ability to live independently…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Guns stolen from Wicklow shopGardaí are investigating the theft of more than 20 firearms from a shop in Ashford, Co Wicklow.Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Moloney inspired by Irishman in MexicoMEXICAN MARIACHI music and Irish tin-whistle fused yesterday as Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney received a prestigious cultural…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Ship may be held in Drogheda over claims of unpaid wagesA ship carrying cement was facing detention in Drogheda last night due to almost €80,000 in unpaid crew wages.Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid as senior GAA county footballer killed in workplace incidentTributes have been paid to Fermanagh GAA football player Brian Óg Maguire, who died after a workplace incident at a Quinn Group…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Civil case filed against Irish ex-priest for sexual abuse in USA FORMER altar boy has filed a civil case in the US against an Irish priest who, he claims, sexually abused him as a child in…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Greens call for action on school transportBACK-TO-SCHOOL traffic shows “urgent action” is needed to rebuild public transport, the Green Party has said.Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
No blood shortages reported despite a significant drop in donationsBLOOD DONATIONS by members of the public were down last year by more than 5,000, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has confirmed…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Irish paralympics team arrives homeTears, hugs, singing, signs and a sea of green greeted the Paralympic Team arriving into Dublin Airport hall after 9pm tonight…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Irish inventor of Sugru has idea to stick withAMONG THE artists, designers and scientists sharing their big ideas at the TedX Dublin event was Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh, the …Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Great cities are where people want to rear families - architectGREAT CITIES are places where “people want to live with their families”, Dublin’s city architect Ali Grehan told some 2,000 people…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Blood donations down by 4%Blood donations fell by 4 per cent last year, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service said in its annual report.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Ideas conference considers city of Dublin“Great cities are places where people want to live with their families,” Dublin’s City Architect Ali Grehan told some 2000 people…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
One in eight homeless people is less than 14 years old, data showsCENSUS 2012: MORE THAN 450 children aged under 14 are homeless, census results released yesterday show.Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Risk of poverty far higher for households with childrenINCOME LEVELS: THE INCOME OF households with children fell almost five times more than childless households between 2009 and…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Authors address Co Dublin festivalTHERE IS a “total resistance” to taking comic fiction seriously, Man-Booker winning author Howard Jacobson told a packed theatre…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Doctor said he could 'feel' no tumourA CONSULTANT dermatologist accused of failing to adequately treat a skin cancer patient, was able to “feel” by touching that …Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Boat detained over fishing breachThe Navy detained an Irish fishing boat off the Co Cork coast today in relation to alleged under-recording of catch.Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Schoolbooks.ie promises books by TuesdayThe remaining customers waiting for orders from online retailer SchoolbooksFri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
President's YouTube Tea Party 'smackdown' goes viralA TWO-YEAR-OLD clip featuring President Michael D Higgins deriding a conservative US talk show host took on a new lease of life…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Motorists 'should expect long delays' over weekendGARDAÍ ARE asking people travelling to Dublin’s Tall Ships Festival to take public transport due to parking and traffic restrictions…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Further remand for man accused of killing journalistA trainee mechanic accused of killing journalist Eugene Moloney has been further remanded in custody pending preparation of the…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Books backlog almost clearedCustomers waiting for delayed orders from online retailer SchoolbooksThu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Higgins Tea Party smackdown goes viralA two-year-old YouTube clip, of President Michael D Higgins debating with a US conservative talkshow host and Tea Party advocate…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí seek three who fled scene of stabbingGARDAÍ ARE searching for three men who fled from the scene of a stabbing in west Dublin in which a man died yesterday.Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Army called out to investigate four suspected bombs in one dayArmy bomb disposal teams were called out to four separate incidents in Dublin yesterday, two of which involved explosive devices…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Man remanded over Moloney killingA trainee mechanic accused of killing journalist Eugene Moloney was further remanded in custody this morning.Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Ruhama group reports rise in casesAn organisation dedicated to helping women affected by prostitution and trafficking says it saw numbers seeking help increase…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Ruhama reports rise in numbers seeking helpAN ORGANISATION dedicated to helping women affected by prostitution and trafficking says it saw numbers seeking help increase…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Ryanair denies fuel claim after MaydaysRYANAIR HAS denied passengers are being put at risk after three of its pilots issued separate Mayday calls in Spain last month…Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Son of Irish man killed by bullThe teenage son of an Irish man has been killed in Spain after he was charged by a young bull.Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Ryanair denies low fuel claimsRyanair has denied that the use of fuel league tables led to three mayday calls by pilots on three separate flights on July 26th…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
