Cancer director to oversee national strategyThe Government is to announce today the setting up of a new national cancer post to oversee major reforms to the way the disease…Mon Jun 12 2006 - 01:00
Planner saw no basis for council's rezoning decisionA former senior Dublin County Council planner has told the tribunal that he could see no reason to justify a decision to zone…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Barrett tells of rejecting £80,000 land-swap offerThe former minister for defence, Seán Barrett, has told the Mahon tribunal he was offered an £80,000 consultancy contract to …Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
O'Herlihy tells of '€100,000 payment'RTÉ sports presenter and public relations consultant Bill O'Herlihy has said that he was informed by an executive of a development…Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Property executive typed houses motion, hearing toldA Fine Gael councillor has told the Mahon tribunal that a motion which concentrated higher housing density on land owned by Monarch…Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
TD explains 'pick-me-ups'Mahon Tribunal: Fianna Fáil TD Seán Fleming has told the Mahon tribunal that the main advantage to donors who opted to pay off…Wed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
Flynn denies he discussed rezoning with developerMahon tribunal: Former Fianna Fáil cabinet minister Pádraig Flynn has denied any knowledge of an internal Department of the…Wed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
Mater tells HSE it needs an extra €5mHospital funding: The Mater hospital in Dublin has told the Health Service Executive (HSE) that its official financial allocation…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
More than 100 HSE managers earn €100,000Salary scales: There are now more than 100 senior health service managers receiving salaries of around €100,000 per year or …Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Fahey denies he is person in lobbyist's diaryMinster of State for Justice Frank Fahey has told the Mahon tribunal that he is not the person identified in a diary entry which…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte says property firm backed all partiesLabour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has told the Mahon tribunal that development company Monarch Properties supported all political…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Two did not tell FF inquiry about donationsMahon tribunal Two Fianna Fáil politicians have said they did not tell an internal party inquiry of more than £7,000 which they…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Dublin council's operations were 'dysfunctional'Former minister of state Eithne Fitzgerald has said that Dublin County Council operated in a totally dysfunctional manner in …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
FF TD did not tell party inquiry of £2,000 donationFianna Fáil TD Charlie O'Connor has said that he did not inform an internal party inquiry about a £2,000 donation from a development…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
HSE allocates €21m to reward hospitalsInnovation: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has set aside around €21 million to reward hospitals and community services for…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Agencies outline urgent needsAid : Aid agencies said last night that the earthquake on Java had destroyed up to 90 per cent of homes in the region closest…Mon May 29 2006 - 01:00
Six men questioned about stolen carsSix men were in Garda custody last night for questioning in connection with an investigation into stolen cars.Mon May 29 2006 - 01:00
State Pathologist and McDowell discuss reformsThe Department of Justice is in ongoing discussions with State Pathologist Prof Marie Cassidy over reforms of the pathology service…Mon May 29 2006 - 01:00
Man on statutory rape charges gets bailA 36-year-old Dublin man who has been in custody for the last 29 months was yesterday granted bail following a decision by the…Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
Cosgrave gets 75 hours of community serviceThe former leas cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Liam Cosgrave, has been ordered to carry out 75 hours of community service for failing…Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
FF voting policy was decided above pubFianna Fáil councillors held discussions and reached agreement on how to vote on proposals for developments at private meetings…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Decentralisation may trip up pay deal, says SiptuSiptu president Jack O'Connor has said he could not see the union recommending acceptance of a new national pay deal while the…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
B&B operators seek State aidThe operators of bed and breakfast accommodation have called for dramatic Government intervention in the sector, including the…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
State spent €16m to get Ryder CupThe State spent nearly €16 million to secure the rights to stage the Ryder Cup and to develop its tourism potential, Minister…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Protest escalates into threats of suicideTensions in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, where Afghan asylum seekers have been on hunger strike since last weekend, rose…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Vigil beside cathedral but not all support AfghansAs the hunger strike by the Afghan asylum seekers entered its fifth day yesterday, supporters maintained a vigil near St Patrick…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
€695m paid in one-parent payments in 2004Over 70,000 separated parents are not making a contribution to reimburse the Department of Social and Family Affairs for the …Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Tributes paid to BoylanMinister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue yesterday paid tribute to author Clare Boylan who died earlier this week…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Ahern orders full review of school bus testing systemThe Government has ordered a full review of the system for maintaining and testing the Bus Éireann fleet as well as vehicles …Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Abuse inquiry told nuns had 'embargo on affection'A leader of the Sisters of Mercy congregation has said members were discouraged from showing affection to children at a former…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
North may send children south for surgeryCardiology: Children from the North requiring some forms of cardiology or cardiac surgery services could be sent to Dublin in…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
New A&E units planned for Cork, PortlaoiseNew A&E departments in Cork and Portlaoise are to be announced as part of the €600 million capital programme for the health…Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Hospitals concerned at filmingManagement at a number of hospitals have written to RTÉ expressing concern about footage secretly filmed inside their A&E…Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
IHCA to resume talks on doctors' contractsThe Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has agreed to re-enter talks, on a limited basis, with the Government on a …Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Internal auditors criticise Ppars managersManagement involved in the controversial Ppars (Personnel, Payroll and Related Systems) computer system did not follow official…Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Consultants to discuss Harney proposalsThe national council of the Irish Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA) will meet today to discuss proposals put forward by…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Health warning for taxi-driversNearly 75 per cent of Dublin taxi drivers have high blood pressure, a study has indicated.Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Five groups seek to develop new children's hospitalUp to five private sector groups have now expressed interest in the development of the planned new national children's hospital…Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Arthritis patients wait up to four years to see consultantPatients with arthritis in some parts of the country face having to wait up to four years to see a consultant, an Oireachtas …Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Discipline was brutal at times, say RosminiansCorporal punishment administered at industrial schools run by the Rosminians in Co Tipperary and Co Cork was at times excessive…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Rotunda proposes move to Mater siteThe Rotunda hospital in Dublin has proposed moving to the Mater hospital site if the Mater gets the contract for the new national…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Parents queue for two days to secure places in Dublin schoolParents in Swords, north Dublin, yesterday began what could be a two-day queue to secure places for their daughters in the local…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
Cowen hearings uneaseMinister for Finance Brian Cowen has expressed unease at the Dáil Public Accounts Committee holding hearings in public into his…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Connolly joins 'Village' magazineThe former executive director of the Centre for Public Inquiry, investigative journalist Frank Connolly, has been appointed as…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Number with third level education has grown significantlyThe number of people with third level qualifications has increased significantly over the last three years, according to new …Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Union to escalate action over Fás moveThe trade union Siptu yesterday said industrial action at the State training and employment agency, Fás, over the manner of the…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
HSE plans to open nine admission lounges within six monthsOverflow facilities: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that plans for new admission lounges and the provision of additional…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
Drogheda hospital to get new A&E unitThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that it is to develop a new A&E department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
Body's power takes in cases abroadMedical Council: Doctors in Ireland can face disciplinary investigation by the Medical Council even if the issue in question…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
New review of surgery at NavanThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has commissioned experts from the UK to carry out another review of surgery at Our Lady's …Mon May 01 2006 - 01:00
