Shift in attitudes hailed as volunteering week beginsTHE CONTRIBUTION of volunteering to society must be more accurately recorded, the chief executive of Volunteer Ireland has said…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Gathering to promote Ireland all next yearA TOURISM initiative to entice people with Irish connections to visit next year will help lift Ireland out of recession, Taoiseach…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Cuts may see return of 'bad old days'There was a “real danger” that marginalised areas, such as Ballyfermot, Dublin could go back to “bad old days of the ’80s of …Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Funding cuts force closure of college crechesA NUMBER of creches in vocational colleges across the State are closing at the end of the academic year due to cuts in funding…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Tourism industry hails retention of 9% VATTHE TOURISM industry has welcomed the retention of the lower 9 per cent VAT rate across the sector until the end of next year…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Brady says parents of abused children should have been toldTHE CATHOLIC primate, Cardinal Seán Brady, has said parents of children he knew in 1975 had been abused by Fr Brendan Smyth should…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Childcare services face 'staffing crisis'COMMUNITY CHILDCARE services in disadvantaged areas face a “staffing crisis” over coming months as cuts to Community Employment…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
New MS oral drug still not availableA NEW oral drug to treat the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, which has been licensed and deemed cost-effective here, remains …Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
No fee to remove defective implantsWOMEN WHO had defective breast implants here will have them removed free of charge but may have to pay to have them replaced, …Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Bridge works not at fault in floodingSCAFFOLDING ERECTED by Iarnród Éireann around a bridge over the river Dodder played no role in worsening heavy flooding in Dublin…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Academics give little weight to Irish girls' obesity studyA SUGGESTION in a major report on children’s health that 11-year-old Irish girls are the third-heaviest in 39 countries surveyed…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Welfare standards of living assessedAlmost all households dependent on social welfare payments cannot live a dignified life, according to calculations by the Money…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Concern at release of 1,200 from prison earlyA VIOLENT offender register should be established before the Minister for Justice presses ahead with plans to release up to 1…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Minimum-income life 'not dignified'Almost all households dependent on social welfare payments cannot live a dignified life, according to calculations by the Money…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
High Court renews repossession order against farmerA REPOSSESSION order, which had been made one year ago against a Co Wexford farmer was renewed at the High Court yesterday after…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Labour TD criticised by group of single mothersA LABOUR TD came in for sustained criticism by a group of single mothers yesterday for his refusal to vote against the Social…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Labour TD criticised by lone parentsA Labour TD came under sustained attack by a group of single mothers today for his refusal to vote against the Social Welfare…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Starbucks, TGI Friday's to open in Bewley'sSTARBUCKS AND American food chain TGI Friday’s are to open in the former Bewley’s cafe on Westmoreland Street in “five to six…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Father of teenager who took her own life says bullying at 'epidemic proportions'BULLYING IS at “epidemic” proportions in schools, causing suicide, drug addiction and alcoholism among teenagers and young people…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Portion of record award will go to hospitalsREACTION: IT WAS “right and just” that a sizeable proportion of Cullen Kennedy’s record compensation would go to the hospitals…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Reilly wants smoke ban extended to public areasSMOKING WILL be banned in public parks, on beaches and boardwalks and in sportsgrounds, if the Minister for Health has his way…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
All to play for with Sandbox's Irish hubAN INTERNATIONAL business networking organisation, which aims to bring the brightest, youngest entrepreneurs in the world into…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
AA challenges recommended 60% increase in clamping feesTHERE WAS not the “remotest justification” for increasing declamping fees in Dublin city by 60 per cent, motoring lobby group…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Court award 'right and just'It was “right and just” that a sizeable proportion of Cullen Kennedy’s record compensation would go to the hospitals that had…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Firefighters celebrate: Dublin Brigade marks 150 years' serviceA CELEBRATORY parade of Dublin’s firefighters and visiting pipe bands, to be held in June, will be among the highlights of a …Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
German police contact woman who left two-week-old baby in DublinGARDAÍ IN Dublin have confirmed that a two-week-old baby boy was found alone in a hostel room on SaturdayWed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
On-call doctor provided 'sub-optimal care'AN ON-CALL doctor about whom complaints were made by the family of a woman who died of a heart attack has been found to have …Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Baby abandoned in Dublin hotelGardai in Dublin have confirmed a two week-old baby boy was found alone in a hotel-room last weekend, having been left by a woman…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Kenny adds to confusion over water metersTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has added to confusion over the cost of water meters, saying households would have to pay for meters but…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
More of North's children at riskTHERE HAS been a 46 per increase in five years, in the number of Northern Irish children identified as being in need of protection…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Majority of drivers complain of 'unfair' clampingTHREE-QUARTERS of people who had their car clamped in the last year say it was unfair.Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach repeats meters stanceTaoiseach Enda Kenny today repeated that while there would be no charge for the installation of water meters, somebody would …Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says householders will pay for water metersTaoiseach Enda Kenny said this evening householders will pay for their water meters but not for the cost of installation.Sun Apr 15 2012 - 01:00
Asylum seeker says he was mistreated after rowAN ALGERIAN political asylum seeker who was left homeless for four nights says he has been mistreated by the Reception and Integration…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
'Inspiring athletes' chosen to carry Olympic flameADVENTURE ATHLETE Mark Pollock, who is blind and who lost the use of his legs in a fall in 2010, and eight-time All-Ireland winning…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Plight of street children highlightedTHE USE of Garda stations as the access route for children into emergency accommodation caused “embarrassment, anxiety and shame…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Chef claims unfair dismissal over head-butting after Christmas partyA CHEF at one of Dublin’s top hotels with an “exemplary record” was sacked after he head-butted a colleague at a work Christmas…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Chef 'headbutted' colleagueA chef in one of Dublin’s best known hotels, who had had an “exemplary record", was sacked after he head-butted a colleague at…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Patronage plans broadly welcomedThere has been a broad welcome to suggested changes to school patronage though one group said some proposals would "seriously…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Wreaths laid at graves of two key figuresGLASNEVIN EVENT: TWO OF the key figures in the State’s story were remembered at Glasnevin Cemetery yesterday when wreaths were…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Signature reels to open McKenna funeralTHE REELS with which The Dubliners opened hundreds of concerts through five decades will also open Barney McKenna’s funeral in…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Independent off-licences blame closure rate on below-cost alcohol sales by supermarketsTHE SPECIALIST off-licence sector will “die a death within five years” unless the Government “urgently” implements key Department…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Seventh resident of Donegal nursing home dies of fluANOTHER ELDERLY patient has died at the Nazareth House nursing home in Co Donegal.Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
City council clears way for more street stallsALMOST 20 new stalls will appear around Dublin this year selling such things as snacks, jewellery, flowers and offering portrait…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
€50m for child detention centre 'very well spent'THE €50 million to be spent on the development of a detention centre for children will be money “very, very well spent”, according…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Visual literacy of young neglected, says art expertYOUNG PEOPLE’S visual literacy is being neglected as Government policy prioritises science and maths above art, according to …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Vacant Garda stations may become care centresMORE THAN 30 unused Garda stations may be converted into primary care centres over the next number of years, the Department of…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Logan backs new detention facilityThe €50 million to be spent on the development of a new child detention centre is money “very, very well spent”, according to…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Stations may be used as care centresOver 30 unused Garda stations may be converted into primary care centres over the next number of years, the Department of Health…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
TV watchdog's targeting of ads for cheese grates with farmersCHEESE IS a danger to children? You gouda be kidding, say farming groups, who have set themselves on a collision course with …Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
