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How safe is it to fly?

You're booking a flight with two carriers to choose from: a new-to-the-market "no frills" airline and an established but more…

Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00

Use of non-heat-treated product `absolutely horrific', says witness

The former co-ordinator of AIDS policy in the Department of Health said yesterday he found it "astonishing" and "absolutely horrific…

Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00

`Door-to-door' cheque collections detailed

The cash-flow situation at the Blood Transfusion Service Board was so desperate that it used to run "door-to-door" collections…

Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00

Transfusion board was `living beyond our means'

To describe the Blood Transfusion Service Board's finances in the late 1970s/early 1980s as disastrous would be an "understatement…

Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00

More severe rain and winds forecast

Emergency services are bracing themselves for another day of torrential rain and strong winds.

Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00

International experts on multiple sclerosis to gather shortly in Dublin

Dublin's Beaumont Hospital will host a gathering of some of the world's leading experts on multiple sclerosis research next month…

Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00

Ex-BTSB technician `aggrieved' by funding suggestion

A former laboratory technician with the BTSB who worked on a pioneering concentrate production project for haemophiliacs told…

Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00

Factor 9 could not have been `safely issued any earlier'

The BTSB's former principal biochemist told the tribunal yesterday that once the decision had been made to heat-treat concentrates…

Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00

£25m to assist hospitals through winter

The Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, has announced a £25 million "winter investment package" for acute hospitals …

Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00

BTSB delay of five months in recalling infectious product

The BTSB issued a recall notice withdrawing an infectious blood product from hospitals five months after it agreed to do so with…

Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00

Method of treatment used for Irish haemophiliacs defended

If it had "put the effort into it" the BTSB could have supplied treaters with locally made cryoprecipitate in the early 1980s…

Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00

Doctor admits advice on products `unfortunate'

The former medical director of the National Haemophilia Treatment Centre told the tribunal yesterday that, in hindsight, he should…

Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00

Professor knew his patients exposed to blood infections

A professor who was formerly in charge of the treatment of haemophiliacs told the tribunal yesterday that he shared a "common…

Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00

Doctors decided blood suppliers, says Temperley

It was doctors rather than the Blood Transfusion Service Board (BTSB) who decided which pharmaceutical companies should be contracted…

Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00

Untreated products administered to patients

Haemophiliacs were led to believe that from January 1985 they would receive only heat-treated blood products that were safe from…

Thu Oct 12 2000 - 01:00

Haemophilia society head to begin evidence today

The chairman of the Irish Haemophilia Society, Mr Brian O'Mahony, is to begin giving evidence to the Lindsay tribunal today after…

Wed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00

Minister reveals girls are more likely than boys to start smoking

Girls are more likely to take up smoking and less likely to quit than boys, the Minister for Health said yesterday

Wed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00

Consultant says information was inadequate

One of the consultants most involved in the treatment of haemophiliacs told the tribunal yesterday that he felt "let down" by…

Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00

Peace group criticises NI's growing arms trade

Peace campaigners have attacked moves aimed at expanding the weapons and aerospace industries in Northern Ireland as "morally…

Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00

Conflict of interest claim `based on intuition'

The former chief executive of the Blood Transfusion Service Board who investigated a senior employee over a potential conflict…

Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00

New offer to HIV victims reported

Almost 60 Irish haemophiliacs infected with HIV from contaminated blood products are believed to be close to reaching a multi…

Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00

Government seen as failing to tackle dangerous driving

Yesterday's accident on the Dublin-Galway road brought to 289 the number of people killed on the roads so far this year

Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00

Needs of lower-income households not met

The Government's social housing building programme is failing to keep pace with the demand for accommodation from lower-income…

Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00

Ahern blames labour shortages for shortfall in social housing target

The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has blamed labour shortages in the construction industry for undermining Government plans to expand …

Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00

Tribunal adjourned as haemophiliac dies from infected blood product

The LINDSAY tribunal, which was due to resume its public hearings today after the summer recess, has been adjourned for 24 hours…

Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00

247 km of cycle track installed in Dublin

Dublin's four local authorities have installed about 247 kilometres of cycle track over the past three years in an attempt to…

Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00

Irish priest defies death threats to stay with Colombian villagers

An Irish priest whose life has been threatened by armed militia in Colombia has been warned by the International Red Cross that…

Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00

Abusive message on helpline `final straw'

A counselling service set up by the Catholic Hierarchy following recent child sex abuse scandals has come under attack from a…

Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00

Abusive message on helpline `final straw'

Government urged to honour commitment following complaints against CORI service

Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00

Talks continue to prevent second major rail dispute

Talks will resume this morning between Iarnrod Eireann and representatives of up to 800 railway line inspectors to prevent a …

Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00

Another uncertain day for rail and bus travel

Rail passengers and commuters face another day of uncertainty in Dublin and throughout the State with members of the Irish Locomotive…

Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00

Provisional driver numbers rising despite measures

The number of unqualified drivers on Irish roads is increasing rapidly, despite Government measures to reduce driving-test waiting…

Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00

Three hospitalised after man fires nine shots in Athy housing estate

A 16-year-old male, his grandmother and a teenage friend were recovering in hospital yesterday after an early-morning shooting…

Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00

Eight killed in road accidents at weekend

Seven people were killed in road accidents in the Republic at the weekend and an eighth in the North in one of the worst ever…

Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00

Wicklow councillors' motion `invalid'

Wicklow County Council has declared invalid a motion passed by councillors this week demanding a High Court review of the county…

Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00

RTE turns the spotlight closer to home

A four-part drama based during the Irish Civil War, a season of Samuel Beckett plays and the much-publicised Who Wants To Be …

Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00

RTE rejects claim on gay content

RTE has rejected claims that there is a "dearth" of gay and lesbian content in its output and that the station deals with such…

Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00

Rail strikers call for talks move

The rail strike could be over within hours if all sides in the dispute showed "a little bit of imagination", Mr Brendan Ogle, …

Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00

TV3, TG4 seek inclusion in cable package to NI

Negotiations are due to begin shortly between the cable television company NTL, TV3 and TG4 with a view to including the two …

Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00

Call for end to UN sanctions against Iraq

The Government is being urged to take a leading role in seeking an end to UN sanctions against Iraq which are said to be responsible…

Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00

ILDA contests claim of `noticeable drift' back to work by rail chief

Members of the Irish Locomotive Drivers' Association (ILDA) are returning to work, Iarnrod Eireann has claimed ahead of a crucial…

Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00

Minister invites debate on arts

The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands is inviting submissions from the public on the future direction of…

Mon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00

Blood service to give more details on finances

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the successor to the BTSB, is to submit a supplementary affidavit to the Lindsay tribunal…

Tue Jul 18 2000 - 01:00

Youth council condemns `scare tactics' on drugs

The use of "scare tactics" in public information campaigns on drugs is ineffective and possibly counter-productive, the National…

Mon Jul 10 2000 - 01:00

Cashless society plan for Blanchardstown

Blanchardstown is to try to succeed this week where the Information Age Town of Ennis failed - by becoming the State's first …

Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00

McLaughlin says peace process is resilient

Sinn Fein's national chairman, Mr Mitchell McLaughlin, admitted yesterday that dissident republican groups had "probably managed…

Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00

Some groups object to joint legal team

The commission's proposal to have a single team of barristers representing all survivors of abuse has been strongly criticised…

Fri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00

Laffoy says abusers will not have prosecution immunity

Abusers who give evidence to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse will not be immune from prosecution, contrary to the …

Fri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00

Ahern attends UN session on poverty

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, Mr Ahern, will represent the Government at a special session of the UN…

Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00

The Max factor

It would be hard to find a piece of camera footage which had more influence on a nation's history

Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
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