Loss of 130 jobs as airline closes call centreAMERICAN AIRLINES has announced that it is to close its international reservations office in Dublin with the loss of 130 jobs…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Seeing is believing in new procedureA new eye surgery claims to reverse the effects of age on close vision – but how effective is it?Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Gaming breaks out of its box‘Casual’ gaming is a concept alien to many typical gamers – but it’s an important sectorFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Music and TV replaces sedation for childrenA DUBLIN hospital using music and TV to calm children undergoing X-rays and CT scans has said it is an effective alternative …Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Party organiser to the stars comes a long way from TipperaryWILD GEESE: Fiona Leahy, Founder of Fiona Leahy Design (London)Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Experts to review power lineTHE MINISTER for Energy Pat Rabbitte is to establish an expert international commission to look at the controversial North South…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Christian Brothers offer biggest compensationTHE CHRISTIAN Brothers have offered the biggest contribution to date to meeting the compensation bill for clerical child sex …Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Making doctors do the roundsMeet the first medical graduates of University of Limerick’s medical school. Are they ready for a life of medicine?Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Drug dilemma for MS patientsPatients must decide whether benefits of medication outweigh the risks of potentially fatal side effectsTue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Class celebrations: new rooms at Kilkenny schoolSCHOOLS MAY soon be closing for the summer recess but yesterday one primary school in rural Kilkenny was throwing its doors open…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Parents play role in children's drinkingCHILDREN WHO regularly see their parents drink are twice as likely to binge on alcohol themselves, a British survey has found…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Virtual tractors inspire Irish web showIrish geeks’ appetite for networking is healthy, judging from attendance at Dublin Web SummitFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Internet games developer Zynga opens customer care centre in DublinTHE US online gaming company behind the CityVille and FarmVille games officially opened its customer care centre in Dublin yesterday…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Solar cell developer gets day in the sunAN IRISH company has been awarded €1.2 million in European funding to develop its solar energy technologies further.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Start-ups key to jobs, says BrutonMORE THAN 700 new jobs will be created by Irish start-ups over the next three years, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Arts Council chief fits the bill when the going gets toughINTERVIEW: Pat Moylan is on a mission to show just what the arts can do for the GovernmentFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Ceramic business with fishy name now top Scandinavian brandWILD GEESE: Brian Keaney, Co-founder of Tonfisk DesignFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Health ScanLIFESTYLE Q&A: Jimmy Magee, broadcaster and patron of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease AssociationTue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Childbirth intervention rates vary by up to 20%RATES OF Caesarean and episiotomy can vary by up to 20 per cent in Irish hospitals, depending on where a mother gives birth, …Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Award-winner works to ensure equality for women engineersWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Dervilla Mitchell, Trustee and board member of ArupFri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Beast of a job getting car unstuckSECURITY: THE PRESIDENTIAL vehicle that got stuck on a Dublin ramp on Monday was yesterday flown out of the Republic.Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Health scanLIFESTYLE Q&A: Sean Gallagher, entrepreneur and presidential candidateTue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Taking a shine to solving problems in the communityWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Anne McNamara, Founder and director of Shine: “I LOVE starting…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Students share perks of Apple for the teacherHigh-tech educational tools are producing results among students lucky enough to try themFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Lights, camera, call to action: Saoirse Ronan opens festival for young film-makersIT WAS lights, camera, action in Dublin last night as actor Saoirse Ronan opened a festival to help young people learn the tricks…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Fundraising event for JapanA FUNDRAISING event organised by members of the Japanese community in Ireland for those affected by the earthquake takes place…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Human rights group honouredA GROUP that investigates human rights abuses in Chechnya was honoured at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday.Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
House prices hit bottom, says S&P reportTHE REPUBLIC’S house-price fall has levelled off but no recovery is in sight, according to a European housing market report published…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
CRH leads downward spiral as Iseq dips 1.2%Iseq: 2,943.17 (–33.12) Settlement date: May 9thThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
How investors can banish social ills by putting money in state-backed bondsSocial impact bonds let you help ex-prisoners or former patients – and maybe see a good returnMon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Polish community shares its 'great joy' at Mass in DublinPOLES IN IRELAND: HUNDREDS OF Polish people gathered at a Mass in Dublin yesterday to celebrate the beatification of Pope John…Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Lecture opens Kilroy celebrationsTHE FIRST event in a weekend of celebrations of the work of playwright Thomas Kilroy took place at Trinity College in Dublin …Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Local authority procedures criticisedDEFICIENT PROCEDURES in Mayo County Council are also in place in other local authorities, the chairman of the Standards in Public…Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
More Irish children live in poverty than OECD averageTHE POOREST in society are no longer pensioners but families with children, an OECD study has found.Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Ó Muircheartaigh voices concern over possible closure of Pioneer AssociationBROADCASTER MÍCHEÁL Ó Muircheartaigh has said the closure of the Pioneer Association would be a “retrograde step”.Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Norris re-elected to SeanadTCD PANEL: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL David Norris was last night re-elected to Seanad Éireann for the Dublin University (Trinity …Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
UCD graduate now among chip leaders in Silicon ValleyLIAM MADDEN CORPORATE VICE_PRESIDENT XILINX CORPORATION SAN JOSE: “I WAS a confirmed fiddler in secondary school,” says Liam…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Man held after drugs seizureDrugs valued at €3.5 million were seized by gardaí in Dublin yesterday.Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
CIÉ assets: sale of companies recommendedBUS ÉIREANN’S inter-county bus service, CIÉ’s luxury coach tours and Rosslare Europort should all be sold, the report of the …Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
An Post: controlling costs key to company's futureAN POST must better manage its costs rather than be sold off, the report of the Review Group on State Assets recommends.Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
State ownership of peatlands advisedBORD NA MÓNA: BORD NA Móna and the peat extraction rights to its bogs should be sold, but not ownership of the peatlands themselves…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Unearthing deeply rooted plant 'myths'While a few plants can be used to cure disease, most are only effective as placebos, according to an expertTue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Non-Irish people in civil unions to get same rightsTHE MINISTER for Justice and Equality says that non-Irish persons in civil partnerships with Irish citizens will receive the …Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Keeping health in the darkIreland’s lack of sunshine, needed to stimulate the production of vitamin D in the body, is making us all less healthy, says …Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
