Ex-garda accused of setting up man to make claimsRetired Sligo Garda John Nicholson has been accused of setting up Bernard Conlon to make "false and malicious" claims in relation…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Hundreds of parking spaces on Dublin quays to be removedHundreds of on-street parking spaces on Dublin quays are to be removed under Dublin City Council's plans for the regeneration…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Only 50 cancel holidays, say Irish tour operatorsIrish tourists are choosing not to cancel their holidays to Turkish resorts, tour operators have said, despite the death of an…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Illegal dump found at base of SugarloafWicklow County Council is appealing to householders and businesses not to pay people to dispose of their waste unless they have…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Partner sacked without being given a hearingA company director agreed to sack a business partner of racing driver Eddie Irvine without having heard his case against dismissal…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Counsel calls witness 'a thug'An unfair dismissal case taken by a former business partner of racing driver Eddie Irvine descended into name-calling yesterday…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Condom clash over State Aids cashTaxpayers' money should not be used to fund overseas HIV/Aids programmes which do not advocate the use of condoms, Senator David…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Contractor's appointment alarms objectors to Dublin incineratorAn environmental group opposed to the building of the proposed Ringsend incinerator is "alarmed" that a contractor has been appointed…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Ringsend incinerator will not open until 2010Thousands of tonnes of waste are set to be exported from Dublin to other counties because of delays in establishing the proposed…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Fine Gael woman elected mayor of DublinFine Gael councillor Catherine Byrne was last night elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by just one vote, defeating Independent candidate…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Vote pacts to give Dublin and Cork women mayorsDublin and Cork are set to have women Fine Gael lord mayors following elections by their city councils tonight.Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Gardai warn against forged ticketsGardaí have warned concert goers against buying U2 tickets from unofficial sources because of the large number of forgeries in…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Tributes as Finucane bows outPresident Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern were among hundreds of listeners who paid tribute to RTÉ broadcaster Marian…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
U2: from the beginningU2 have their origins in a five-piece band originally known as Feedback, formed after 14-year-old Larry Mullen jnr posted a note…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Inquiries into death of worker at Tara MinesThe Health and Safety Authority and the Garda have begun separate inquiries into the death of a worker at Tara Mines near Navan…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
New inquiry into death at GrangegormanThe Mental Health Commission has launched a fresh inquiry into the death of a patient at St Brendan's hospital, Grangegorman, …Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Mayors elected in earliest city council ballot of yearLocal authorities in Galway and Kilkenny have become the first city councils to elect new mayors for the coming year.Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Group objects to factory burning meat, bonemealResidents in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, are protesting at a local cement factory in an attempt to stop it burning meat and bonemeal…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Reopened Meath road claims life of motorcyclistThe Co Meath road where five schoolgirls were killed in a bus accident last month has claimed another life, just one week after…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
EU acts on rights for air travellersThe European Commission is taking legal action against the Government over its failure to introduce new rights for air passengers…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Jockey who died after fall had been in 'total control'An apprentice jockey who died after sustaining head injuries in a fall during the Galway races in November 2003 had been in "…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Father tells inquest his son had not been a drug dealerThe father of a 26-year-old man, shot dead in a portacabin outside his home in 2002, has told the Dublin City Coroner's Court…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
High Court judge visits Fatima MansionsA High Court judge who said he was "haunted" by the conditions of the "cruelly named Fatima Mansions", yesterday visited the …Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Unfairly clamped get refundsJust under half the claims of unfair clamping dismissed by Dublin's clampers are upheld by Dublin City Council's new parking …Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Dublin motorists on the runThe south side of Dublin city will be a no-go area for motorists for most of next Monday as 40,000 women runners take to the …Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
ESB rejects claims of childhood leukaemia risk from power linesThe ESB has dismissed new claims that exposure to electricity power lines can increase the risk of cancer, particularly childhood…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Road deaths demand more Garda action - IMOIncreased Garda enforcement of driving laws on drink and drugs is needed to curb road fatalities during the bank holiday weekend…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Council had no safety plan for works at crash siteMeath County Council has admitted it had not prepared a health and safety plan for the roadworks at the site of the bus crash…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Bewley's back in business againBewley's Grafton Street Cafe will resume serving its famous breakfasts this morning for the first time since its closure last…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Councils may get legal powers to control drink salesThe sale of alcohol on St Patrick's Day could be severely curtailed following new support from the Minister for Justice for extra…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Air travellers distressed by 'really mean' serviceExhausted and overwrought passengers on Aer Lingus flight EI 1407 from Rome emerged into the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport …Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers complain about service during Rome delayAer Lingus passengers stranded in an Italian airport from more than 24 hours at the weekend have expressed anger at claims by…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Worker suspended after post bag foundAn Post has suspended an employee following the discovery of a large quantity of mail in a ditch in Co Meath.Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Pearse surrender letter sells for €700,000A surrender letter handwritten by Pádraig Pearse at the time of the 1916 Rising has sold for €700,000 at auction - 10 times its…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Walsh calls for new site for second terminalAirline passengers will face higher costs when a second terminal is built at the current Dublin airport site, former Aer Lingus…Tue May 24 2005 - 01:00
New post code system to keep traditional placenamesTraditional placenames will be retained in addresses when the new post code system is introduced, the communications regulator…Tue May 24 2005 - 01:00
Second motorist dies on same stretch of roadA second motorist has been killed in just five days on the same stretch of road in Co Tipperary, bringing the number of deaths…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Video game advert broke rulesA TV advertisement for an adult Playstation game breached advertising standards when it was shown during children's television…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Council takes action on sludge storageCarlow County Council has reopened proceedings against a local farmer over what it claims is the unauthorised storage of treated…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Weekend off to bad start as two people killed on roadTwo people were killed in road accidents yesterday at the start of the May Bank holiday weekend.Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Traders in Bray seek compensation for summer Dart closuresBusinesses in Bray Co Wicklow are to seek compensation from Iarnród Éireann for the weekend closures of the Dart service due …Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Most food marketed to children unhealthy, report saysMost food marketed to children is high in saturated fat, salt or sugar and low in essential minerals, a new report from the European…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Vintners reject plan for licencesProposals by the Minister for Justice to introduce five new categories of alcohol licence "fly in the face of reason", the Vintners…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Bewley's Grafton Street cafe to trade againBewley's cafe on Grafton Street is to reopen next month following the completion of a management deal between the Campbell Bewley…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Planning appeals to hold up weekend Dart worksDart and mainline rail users are to face further disruption and closure of weekend services, which could result in stoppages …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Dublin's paid parking zones to be expandedParking in Dublin is to become even more expensive with a new expansion of the city council's on-street paid parking zones.Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Obesity: watch those portionsEven small, often hard to detect, increases in food portion sizes can lead to obesity problems, a food industry conference has…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Pubs face higher outdoor chargePubs, restaurants and cafes are to face an almost threefold increase in charges for using public footpaths for outdoor seating…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Derailed tram delays Luas operation for five hoursThe Luas Green Line from Sandyford to St Stephen's Green in Dublin was out of commission for more than five hours yesterday morning…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Row over sewage plant extensionDublin city councillors are to meet the assistant city manager, Matt Twomey, tomorrow to ask why an extension to the Ringsend…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
