Road accidents claim six lives in Republic and North over weekendSix people died in road accidents in the Republic and the North at the weekend, three of them in a single, head-on crash in Co…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Health boards to face questions over surplusesDepartment of Health officials are to question at least three health boards on how they came to run surpluses last year at a …Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Cultural difference can work to improve businessFons Trompenaars says companies need to integrate opposites, writes Joe HumphreysMon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
BMW counties may face major cutbacks in funding from EUCounties in the border, midland and west (BMW) regions may be facing a severe cut-back in European Union funding unless European…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
IT workers 'motivated by more than salary'Employees in the IT sector are motivated by an interest in their work rather than salaries, a new survey of "knowledge workers…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
IBEC gives cautious welcomeThe employers' group, IBEC, has given a cautious welcome to the emissions trading proposals although it says it continues to …Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
AIB's First Trust may face industrial actionThe Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA) is threatening AIB's First Trust with industrial action over a decision to close …Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Addax takes stake in Tullow wellListed exploration company Tullow Oil has assigned a 42Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Revenue to use new powers for offshore tax inquiriesThe Revenue Commissioners plan to use new powers from May to demand that tax dodgers hand over details of offshore bank accounts…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Talks fail on possible Conduit takeoverTalks between Conduit, the troubled directory inquiry business, and German company Telegate about a possible takeover bid have…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Regulator urges RTE division to act transparentlyThe Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has recommended that RTÉ's transmissions wing operates "in a transparent…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Ulster Bank names its top teamUlster Bank has announced a new management line-up following its €887 million merger with First Active.Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Biotrin wins top exporter awardDublin-based healthcare firm Biotrin International has been named winner of the DHL Exporter of the Year Award 2003.Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Innovate or fall behind, says AhernA "gear change" in Ireland's rate of innovation is needed for the island to compete effectively against low-wage, newly emerging…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Punch Industries cleans up with two top awardsA 150-year-old Co Cork fabric firm has been named the overall winner of the 2003 All-Island Innovation Awards.Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Shake-up of building site safety rules soughtThe 2001 Construction Regulations should be amended to give designers and clients the same role as contractors in ensuring safety…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Competition in key areas vitalIncreased competition is needed "as a matter of urgency" in a number of key sectors if Ireland is to continue to attract inward…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Retail regulations criticisedRetaining the ban on below-cost selling in the grocery sector "smacks of 1930s protectionism" and serves only to safeguard short…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
ESB workers accept closure dealThe last in a series of closures of ESB peat-burning stations has been finalised with the decision by workers at Bellacorick, …Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU set to put regulatory reform at top of agendaThe Irish Presidency of the European Union has announced a new drive aimed at cutting red tape at EU level.Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU passenger compensation move resisted by airlinesThe EU has approved a new regulation strengthening the rights of air passengers despite opposition from Ireland and the UK and…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU must take initiative on Tobin tax - authorIreland has been urged to use its Presidency of the EU to push for the introduction of an international tax on currency speculation…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Oireachtas financial oversight 'a failure'A failure by TDs and senators to properly scrutinise the activities of financial services regulators has left "a major gap" in…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Women 'hold 5% of seats on boards'Ireland has a "considerably lower" representation of women on company boards compared to neighbouring countries, with just 5 …Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
CanWest's TV3 sees profit fallCanWest, the global communications group that owns 45 per cent of TV3, has reported a small drop in earnings from its Irish interest…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Regulation plan aims to cut red tapeThe Government has promised to introduce "lighter" forms of regulation under a strategy aimed at cutting red tape - estimated…Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
Cargo ship auctioned following court orderA cargo ship at the centre of a major Garda and Customs search in Dún Laoghaire harbour two months ago has been sold for almost…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Salmon safe to eat, says Irish food bodyConsumers have "nothing to fear" from new research showing farmed salmon contains more toxic chemicals than wild salmon, the …Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
68 jobs lost as Portlaoise company relocates to Far EastSome 68 jobs have been lost in the midlands with the decision by Tretorn Sport Ltd to relocate its Portlaoise tennis-ball manufacturing…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Psychiatrist says de Valera and Yeats displayed Asperger's traitsEamon de Valera and W.BFri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
EU repeats warning to Ireland over directive on pollutionThe European Commission has issued a new warning to the Government over its failure to report on whether Ireland is complying…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
More sunshine and less rain in 2003Last year was one of the driest on record, particularly in the west and midlands, with Birr in Co Offaly recording its lowest…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Surreal day out for groom and localsThe bride wore white, the groom a suit, and everyone else windcheaters and macsFri Jan 02 2004 - 00:00
Marching bands for New Year's Day parade in DublinThe traditionally tranquil occasion of New Year's Day is set for a rude awakening tomorrow when 600 musicians from marching bands…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Two prisons to close as talks on overtime failThe Prison Service is to proceed with plans to wind down the operation of two prisons tomorrow after talks with prison officers…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Security overhaul in preparation for EU meetings at Dublin CastleA major security operation is under way at Dublin Castle, the main venue for meetings during the EU presidency, as Ireland prepares…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Tourism rallies with 4% rise in visitor numbersA fall-off in tourists following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States has been reversed with growth of almost 4 per…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Estimated spend this Christmas to reach €3.5bnFor an indication of the state of consumer spending this Christmas look no further than Ms Marie O'Brien, a veteran street vendor…Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
SC for Abbeylara gardai quits tribunalBarr Tribunal: A senior counsel representing gardaí on duty at Abbeylara has walked out of the tribunal after clashing with …Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Counsel tells chairman there is 'no evidence' of fifth shotBarr Tribunal: Counsel for gardaí on duty at Abbeylara when John Carthy was shot dead in April 2000 has criticised the sole …Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Carthy's clothes to be reanalysedThe State Pathologist is to re-examine clothes worn by John Carthy when he was shot dead in April 2000 to try to establish if…Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Expert cites 'failure of policy' at AbbeylaraBarr Tribunal A British firearms expert and former senior police officer has identified "some significant failure of policy …Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Skoool.ie education website named one of world's top fiveThe skoool.ie education website has been named as one of the world's top five e-learning products at the World Summit on the …Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Measures sought to combat poverty among the elderlyAge Action Ireland has called for fresh measures to tackle poverty among the elderly following the publication of a report showing…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
'Opt-out' on defence is welcomedEU: Pro-neutrality campaigners said they would welcome a proposed "opt-out" clause for Ireland under the new EU constitution…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Death came to call in busy market townThe day revisited - Monaghan: Just 90 minutes after the attacks in Dublin city, a car-bomb exploded without warning on North…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Lack of information irked O'DonoghueThe former Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, has said he was occasionally "annoyed" with the extent of information supplied…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Nothing 'out of control' with GardaThe Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism had come to face questions under the tribunal's "explosives module"Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Marriott group to run the ShelbourneMarriott International is to take over the running of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin from late-January next, ending months of…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Enforcement of existing law advocated as a priorityOrganised crime would be best tackled by enforcing existing law rather than creating new "anti-gangland" legislation, an Oireachtas…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
