Barnardos wants high earners' cuts to fund low-income groupBARNARDOS CHIEF executive Fergus Finlay yesterday indicated support for a cut in child benefit for high-income earners to fund…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Literacy levels not improving -NESFWeaknesses in the Government's action plan to help children in disadvantaged schools have been criticised in a new report by …Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Cuts will 'increase child poverty'Cuts in child benefit would increase child poverty which had been reduced in recent years, children’s charity Barnardos warned…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí seize 7,000 samurai swordsABOUT 7,000 samurai swords have been seized by gardaí in DublinThu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
'Women can come here Monday to Friday, so this is unnecessary'CLUB REACTION: THERE WAS not much rejoicing or celebration at Portmarnock Golf Club last night for its Supreme Court victory…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Ictu calls for spending cuts to be deferredTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said the Government should not tighten expenditure until the economy begins to …Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Ash calls for resources to tackle smugglingAnti-smoking lobby says its main concern is the health impact of cheap tobaccoTue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Calls for tougher smuggling penaltiesASH Ireland has urged the government to increase its capacity to tackle tobacco smuggling because it increases smoking rates.Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Ictu proposes third rate of taxThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said that Ireland should not tighten expenditure until the economy begins to recover…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Irish at-risk patients to get two shots of swine flu vaccineONLY ONE dose of vaccine is needed for protection against H1N1 flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Fahey pledges help for families facing repossessionNEW MEASURES to protect families that are finding it difficult to pay their mortgages will be introduced by the Government, Fianna…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Elton John charity to fund needle centresSIXTY FIVE extra needle exchanges are to be set up in pharmacies around the State.Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
TCD mental health service use doublesThe number of students seeking help for mental health difficulties at an occupational therapy service for students more than …Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
HSE warns of measles outbreak in childrenTHE HEALTH Service Executive has urged parents to ensure their children are vaccinated from measles due to an outbreak in certain…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Irish gangs cutting out middlemen to import drugs - studyIRISH CRIMINAL gangs are cutting out European wholesalers and importing drugs directly from Colombia and Pakistan, a new report…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Dublin hospitals to begin talks on possible mergerBEAUMONT AND James Connolly Memorial hospitals in Dublin are to begin talks that may result in a merger, it emerged yesterday…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Mourners pay respects to Fr Aengus FinucaneTHE HUNDREDS of people who gathered for the removal of Fr Aengus Finucane in Dublin last night were urged to “honour his memory…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Russborough House on list of endangered heritage sitesRUSSBOROUGH HOUSE, Co Wicklow, has been included on a list of 93 endangered cultural and heritage sites around the world.Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan expresses 'frustration' at not yet seeing bankers in jailMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan last night said he was “frustrated” that bankers had not yet been prosecuted.Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Commission approval paves way for swine flu vaccine hereTHE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday authorised two H1N1 swine flu vaccines – one of which is to be used in Ireland – paving the…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Developers used 'slave labour from Poland'NO CAMPAIGN: DEVELOPERS USED “slave labour brought in from Poland” during the economic boom, a campaigner against the Lisbon…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Damien Rice plants trees in Dartmouth SquareMUCH TO the surprise of local dogwalkers and lunching businessmen enjoying Dartmouth Square park in Dublin yesterday, singer-…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Andrews changes view on amendmentMINISTER FOR Children Barry Andrews now supports the draft constitutional amendment on children as proposed by the Government…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Woman stable after attack by cowSAFETY INCIDENT: A WOMAN was in a stable condition in hospital yesterday after being attacked by a cow at the National Ploughing…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Singer replants Dartmouth SquareMuch to the surprise of local dogwalkers and lunching businessmen enjoying Dartmouth Square park in Dublin today, singer-songwriter…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Ganley criticises unelected leaders in EUTRINITY DEBATE: LIBERTAS FOUNDER Declan Ganley last night described the second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as “democracy…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
People 'misled' on EU, says bishopCHRISTIAN GROUP: MANY “NEIGHBOURS and friends that we admire” are being “misled and manipulated” by misrepresentations of the…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Hanafin concerned over long delays in getting benefitsWAITING TIMES of up to 22 weeks for jobseekers’ benefit in some parts of the country were described as unacceptable by Minister…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Recycled newsprint more than double 2002 rate, says press industryNEWSPRINT recycling rates have more than doubled in Ireland since 2002, placing Ireland among the top countries in the world.Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Dawkins says creationism largely a US problemRICHARD DAWKINS was preaching to the converted in Dublin yesterday eveningFri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, set to play O2YOUNGER IRISH people may only know his music from the Boyzone cover of Father and Son, but Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) is to…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Newspaper recycling rate triplesNew environmental standards for the press industry have seen the newsprint recycling rate almost triple, it was revealed today…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Call for legislation to be agreed quicklyREACTION: QUICK ACTION on the Nama legislation was urged by both employer and auctioneer groups yesterday.Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Searchable 1911 census goes onlineA new database for Irish genealogy and research was yesterday released online by the National Library of Ireland.Sun Aug 30 2009 - 01:00
Detailed search of 1911 census goes onlineA NEW database for Irish genealogy and research was yesterday released online by the National Library of Ireland.Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Increase in applications for voluntary work overseasAPPLICATIONS FOR voluntary work overseas are up significantly in the last 12 months, according to two Irish NGOs which organise…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
UCD students must pay for medical care sought on campusFEES FOR GP and nurse services are being introduced for students at University College Dublin (UCD).Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus decision on clearance at Shannon criticisedA DECISION by Aer Lingus not to use pre-clearance facilities at Shannon airport for transatlantic flights has come under sharp…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
200 jobs lost in closure of UPS call centreSOME 200 jobs are to be lost in Dublin due to the closure of a call centre operated by international delivery giant UPS.Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Tracks to be closed for several weeksA POTENTIALLY serious rail tragedy was averted in Dublin yesterday as a viaduct collapsed moments after a train passed over it…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Down syndrome congress told of genetic drug studyUS RESEARCHERS are “on the verge” of developing treatments to help with some difficulties experienced by people with Down syndrome…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
New gender ratio for medicine defendedTHERE WAS “no great sinister plot” in the changed gender ratio in offers for medical degree courses, the head of academic medicine…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
11,000 sign child benefit allowance petitionSOME 11,000 parents and other concerned citizens have signed a petition against any change in the child benefit allowance.Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Masked debaters tired of hiding their facesTHE HIGH point of a masked debate in Dublin’s Temple Bar last night came not from anonymous speech-making, but the rebellious…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Students toast both success and failureCELEBRATIONS: AMONG THE girls in stilettos and mini-skirts and the boys with spiked hair celebrating their results last night…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Kennedy Shriver a visionary, says PresidentPRESIDENT MARY McAleese and Taoiseach Brian Cowen yesterday led tributes to the “visionary” and “inspirational” founder of the…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Arrest warrants issued for ATM skimming suspectsEUROPEAN ARREST warrants have been issued for two people in Ireland as part of an investigation into ATM skimming which resulted…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Warrants issued over 'skimming' planEuropean arrest warrants have been issued for two people in Ireland as part of an investigation into ATM skimming transactions…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Lesbian and gay film gala smashes box office recordsBOX OFFICE sales records have already been broken for Gaze, the 17th annual Dublin lesbian and gay film festival which opened…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacy chains incorrectly on listFOUR PHARMACY chains with almost 70 shops have said they should not be on the HSE list of pharmacies which are to continue to…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
