After The Heatwave: Cooler Weather On The WayPACK AWAY the sunscreen and barbeques for another while, say the forecasters, as cooler weather moves in today to replace the…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Red kite chicks born in Ireland for first time in over 200 yearsCarefully hatched plan: New arrivals a major boost to biodiversity effortsSat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Developers among those facing action over unauthorised car parksDEVELOPERS SEAN Dunne and Ray Grehan are among 20 property-owners facing legal action for running unauthorised car parks in Dublin…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Extra supports would allow more to die at homeONE-FIFTH OF seriously ill hospital patients could have died at home if sufficient supports were available, an audit of end-of…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Rich paying for downturn but 'it doesn't feel like that'THE RICH have paid a far higher price than other groups in society as a result of the economic downturn, leading economist Prof…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Minor scuffles as 1,200 protest outside DáilABOUT 1,200 people took part in a Right to Work protest outside Leinster House last night, which was marked by minor scuffles…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Drivers urged to shop around for insuranceYoung drivers can save over €2,200 by switching insurers when renewing cover, according to a cost comparison by the National …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Call for 'grandfather clause' in legislation for architects' registerOIREACHTAS ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: HUNDREDS OF people who have been practising as architects for many years have appealed for…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Tactile ballots urged for blind votersOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE: TACTILE BALLOTS should be introduced in elections to give thousands of blind people their constitutional…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Clare cyclists gear up to show off their county from the saddleECOTOURISM: THE RISE IN mass-participation sports is generating a new breed of entrepreneur who seeks to combine a love of the…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Dublin gets ready to celebrate Africa DayMUSIC, FOOD, an African bazaar and a “speakers’ corner” all form part of this year’s celebration of Africa Day tomorrow…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Airports to remain open - IAAAll Irish airports will remain open until at least 1am tomorrow morning, the Irish Aviation Authority has said.Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Schools 'under pressure to deal with all of society's ills'CATHOLIC SCHOOLS must begin to say “no” to attempts by the State and the family to offload all their responsibilities to educators…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Volcanic ash forecast to disrupt air travel this weekTHERE MAY be further disruption to air travel this week as a change in wind direction brings the Icelandic volcanic ash plume…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Dalkey Quarry action criticisedSOME OF the country’s best-known climbing routes at Dalkey Quarry in south Dublin have been damaged after local authority workers…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Lost bag claims limited to €1,100 by EU rulingAIRLINE COMPENSATION: PASSENGERS CAN claim no more than about €1,100 from airlines that lose their baggage, regardless of the…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Three Hare Krishna restaurants on breaches in food safety listA ROSCOMMON golf-club restaurant, three restaurants run by the Hare Krishna movement and the luxury Harvey’s Point Hotel in Co…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Tributes paid to former Irish Times company secretaryFORMER IRISH Times company secretary Dermot James was a “man of character” who gave of his time selflessly to others, mourners…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Dublin Commute offers car and taxi pool schemeA NEW service for Dublin commuters offers shared taxi rides and car journeys as an affordable and quicker alternative to driving…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Hotel workers reject reopening planSTAFF AT the Montrose hotel in Dublin, which has been closed since January, have rejected a proposal by its owners to reopen …Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Cab seizes €500,000 in two casesThe Criminal Assets Bureau has seized more than €500,000 in property and cash in two separate cases involving a criminal gang…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
New rules to compel doctors to take refresher trainingALL DOCTORS will be legally obliged to undertake refresher training and have their skills assessed from next year, under new …Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Tallaght GP letters may have been cherrypickedTHE TEAM examining the failure by Tallaght hospital to process thousands of GP referral letters is investigating whether some…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Fiennes, Severin and Murphy top the bill at travel writing festivalLISMORE FESTIVAL: THE EXPLORERS Ranulph Fiennes and Tim Severin are the keynote speakers at this year’s Immrama travel-writing…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Ministers warned about aid worker, says ex-board memberTHE MAN who first investigated Kenyan-based Irish aid worker Dr Mike Meegan 25 years ago says he alerted Government aid ministers…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Charity founder's fall from graceThe world of charities and NGOs has seen a lot of scandals, but the financial and sexual allegations that Icross founder Mike…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Pharmacy body warns over job lossesUP TO 1,600 jobs have been lost in the community pharmacy sector in the last nine months, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has …Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Funeral of former director of 'Irish Times' told of his honesty and integrityFORMER IRISH Times director Derek McCullagh was “a benchmark of integrity, honesty and Christian charity” in an ever-changing…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Irish flights to resume today but normal service still days awayIRISH AIRSPACE will reopen on a limited basis from this morning, but the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has warned it may take…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Passengers who make own way home face losing out financiallyCONSUMER RIGHTS: THOUSANDS OF stranded air travellers who are making their own way home by land and sea are set to lose out …Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus flights to US and most of Europe to resumeTRAVEL NEWS: MANY AER Lingus flights to Europe will operate today, the airline said last night.Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Losses spiral as plume 'to cost airlines €750m'ICELANDIC ERUPTION: THE CLOUD OF volcanic ash that has shut airports across Ireland and the rest of northern Europe, stranding…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Montrose owners propose budget rooms rescue planTHE OWNERS of the long-established Montrose Hotel in Dublin, which has been shut since January, plan to reopen it as a budget…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Young Irish have one of highest rates of drunkenness - surveyALMOST HALF of all Irish 15-16-year-olds reported being drunk in the past 12 months and three-quarters had consumed alcohol, …Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Restaurateurs renew call for cut in minimum wage as business slowsTHREE-QUARTERS of restaurants say their business is down on last year, making closures and job losses inevitable, according to…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Council pulls plug on swimming pools as money runs outTHREE DUBLIN swimming pools are to close later this year because the city council has no money to run them after that date, councillors…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Disability activist to picket abuse playAUTHOR AND disability rights campaigner Paddy Doyle has said he will picket the opening of a play this week about the Ryan report…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Farmers mislead public on low returns, insists Superquinn headTHE BOSS of Superquinn has accused farmers of misleading the public about the amount they get from the sale of basic foodstuffs…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Hotels and BBs report an up and down EasterHOME HOLIDAYS: EASTER, THE traditional start of the domestic holiday season, brought mixed fortunes this year, with unfilled…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Blarney Woollen Mills to shut Dublin storeONE OF the country’s best-known domestic retailers, Blarney Woollen Mills, closes its flagship Dublin store today after more …Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Public sector deal hinges on Impact, SiptuTHE FATE of the proposed public sector agreement is likely to be decided by members of Impact and Siptu, which between them account…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Ó Cuív U-turn on farm spouse pension welcomedOPPOSITION PARTIES and the Irish Farmers’ Association have welcomed a Government U-turn on the payment of pensions to farm spouses…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Farm pensions decision reversedMinister for Social and Family Affairs Eamon Ó Cuív has reversed a decision by his predecessor Mary Hanafin to withdraw pensions…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
25m suitcases go missing despite better baggage handlingWORLD AIRPORTS: TWENTY-FIVE MILLION bags went missing in the world’s airports in 2009, and almost a million of them were never…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Irish Aid gets 'almost no coverage'IRISH NEWSPAPER coverage of developing countries tends to focus on conflict and humanitarian crises rather than development issues…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Call for statutory code for grocery tradeA statutory code of practice to govern relationships between suppliers and retailers in the grocery trade should be introduced…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Drugs regulator to publish declarations of interestTHE STATE’S drugs regulator is planning to provide public access for the first time to the declarations of interest of its staff…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Montrose owners propose budget rooms rescue planTHE OWNERS of the long-established Montrose Hotel in Dublin, which has been shut since January, plan to reopen it as a budget…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
EU rules out food warning labelsMEPs HAVE rejected proposals for colour-coded warnings on packaging as a means of warning increasingly obese consumers of the…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Partnership with US institute aims to boost enterprise and job creationTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has announced a new partnership between two Irish universities and the Georgia Institute of Technology …Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
