Dentists fight plan to abolish treatment schemeTHE IRISH Dental Association has launched a poster campaign in dentists’ surgeries to protest at the proposal in the McCarthy…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Argos prices 24% dearer than in BritainLEADING BRITISH retailer Argos has defended an average 24 per cent mark-up on goods in its Irish stores compared to prices in…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Developers cleared over pay-TV serviceMANY OF the State’s large property developers have been cleared of anti-competitive practices in relation to the provision of…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Disgruntled passengers get day in courtRYANAIR COMPENSATION: THE FIRST OF more than 100 court cases taken by Ryanair passengers after their flights were cancelled …Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Mixed reception to Coughlan's code of practice plan for grocery sectorPLANS BY Minister for Enterprise and Employment Mary Coughlan to introduce a code of practice for the grocery sector have received…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Grocery trade proposals publishedTánaiste and Minister For Enterprise And Employment Mary Coughlan today published proposals to ensure fair play for consumers…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Search for talks formula in pharmacy disputeTHE PHARMACY dispute remained in stalemate yesterday despite intensive background efforts to find an agreed basis for talks between…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Tests prove baby rusks high in fats and sugarsWELL-KNOWN brands of baby food on sale in the Republic contain alarmingly high levels of sugar and saturated fats, according …Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Coughlan moves to ban secret payments in grocery tradePROPOSALS TO ban secret multi-million-euro payments within the grocery sector are to be published today by Minister for Enterprise…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Tribunal accuses O'Brien of illegally disclosing findingsTHE MORIARTY tribunal has accused businessman Denis O'Brien of illegally disclosing to journalists information about its provisional…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Harney and pharmacists' union agree to hold talksTHE TWO sides in the pharmacy dispute have agreed to hold talks though the basis for them has yet to be agreed and there is no…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair rejects court ruling on 'handling fees'AIRLINE CHARGES: RYANAIR SAYS it has no intention of abandoning “handling charges” it imposes when passengers pay by debit or…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
ESB price freeze planned for almost a million householdsALMOST ONE million households will have their electricity prices frozen for a year from next autumn under proposals made by the…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Minister rules out rethink on drug feesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has firmly rebuffed calls from pharmacists for a rethink on the Governments decision to cut fees…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Few public servants take to the bikeJUST ONE staff member in Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan’s department has availed of the Cycle to Work scheme, unveiled…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacies warned of legal actionTHE HSE is threatening legal proceedings against a dozen pharmacies that it says are breaking contracts by refusing to fill prescriptions…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
IPU says failures in HSE plans causing chaosSHORTCOMINGS IN the HSE’s contingency plans are leading to chaotic scenes around the country, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) …Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Cost of common services 30% higher in Dublin than in BelfastTHE COST of commonly used services is on average 30 per cent higher in Dublin than in Belfast, even though VAT rates in the Republic…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair defends visa check for non-EU citizensONLINE CHECK-IN: RYANAIR HAS defended a rule requiring passengers from outside the EU to have their visas checked by the airline…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Decision a 'victory for press freedom and common sense', says NUJREACTION: THE NATIONAL Union of Journalists has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to grant the appeal.Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Letters sent today could take four days to arriveLETTERS POSTED at the weekend will take up to half a week to reach their destination following An Post’s decision to end all …Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Residents protest over post office closureRESIDENTS OF Ringsend and Irishtown in Dublin held a rush-hour protest yesterday evening against the impending closure of their…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Court upholds Mahon appealThe Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy and public affairs correspondent Colm Keena against…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Architects' proposal to remove bridge merely 'tongue in cheek'A PROPOSAL by Dublin City Council architects to remove the loopline railway bridge in front of the Custom House has been dismissed…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Council objects to Tara Street office 'slab' above stationDUBLIN CITY Council is opposing plans by Iarnród Éireann for a €100 million redevelopment of Tara Street station in Dublin, including…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Croke Park residents to protest over 44-hour worksCROKE PARK residents are to protest outside the stadium three times tomorrow over what they say is the contempt shown to them…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien claims €200m Moriarty tribunal is 'out of control'MILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien has stepped up his campaign against the Moriarty tribunal with further strongly-worded …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Ikea opening to have minimal effect on traffic, insists AATODAY’S LONG-AWAITED opening of Ikea off Dublin’s M50 will have only minimal effect on traffic, it has been forecast.Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Siptu challenges Cowen over electionSiptu general president Jack O’Connor has called on the Taoiseach to call a general election if he is unable to rein in “hawks…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Ikea says Dublin store will match Belfast on pricePRICES IN the new Ikea store in Dublin, which opens next Monday, will be about the same as in its Belfast store, according to…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Tesco's price cuts campaign angers grocersTHE RETAIL price war has turned into a war of words after independent grocers lodged a series of complaints against Tesco’s price…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Suspected hacker attack on Eircom internet serviceMANY OF Eircom’s 500,000 internet subscribers have been left offline or experienced delays in web browsing at times this week…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Building supplier to seek mistrial over new evidenceA LEADING building materials company accused of causing defects in hundreds of north Dublin homes is to ask the Commercial Court…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Commission may propose penalties for lax lending by banksBANKS COULD face penalties for lending irresponsibly under new proposals currently being considered by the Law Reform Commission…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Government doing all in its power, says MartinMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said the Government is doing everything it possibly can to secure the release…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Auctioneers' regulator gets 90 complaintsA NEW body set up to regulate estate agents and auctioneers has received over 90 complaints in a year, though none has resulted…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Man (32) shot dead in DublinGardaí have appealed for assistance following the murder of a 32-year-old man in Hartstown, Dublin 15, last night.Sun Jul 05 2009 - 01:00
€150,000 paid out on lost house depositsTHE IRISH Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI) is paying a total of over €150,000 to housebuyers who lost their deposits …Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Banks urged to disclose errorsTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has told banks and insurance companies they should disclose overcharging incidents rather than wait for…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Over 100 staff in RTÉ oppose pay cutsMORE THAN 100 RTÉ staff have told the company they will not accept the pay cuts agreed by the majority of employees.Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Disclose overcharging - RegulatorThe Financial Regulator has told banks and insurance companies they should disclose overcharging incidents rather than wait for…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Lightning strikes twice for lottery winnerWHILE LIGHTNING struck Dublin yesterday, for one lucky woman in the capital it was a case of lightning striking twice.Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Spice burgers back on the menu due to popular demandTHE HUMBLE spice burger, one of Ireland’s few original contributions to world cuisine, has been saved.Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Over 200 infants die worldwide from accidental stranglingWORLDWIDE, MORE than 200 infants and young children have died by accidently strangling in windowblind cords, according to one…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Call to teach personal finance in schoolsEDUCATION ON personal finance should form part of the compulsory school curriculum, according to a new report.Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Complaints over flights soar 25%COMPLAINTS BY air passengers about flight cancellations and delays went up 25 per cent last year, according to the Commission…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Coughlan to press ahead with code for grocery sectorTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan says she is pressing ahead with a code of practice for the grocery sector to regulate the competing interests…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Tesco removes 350 Irish products from shelvesSOME 350 Irish products have been removed from Tesco’s shelves since it began a price-cutting strategy in stores near the Border…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Steep prices blamed on taxes and lax shoppersTAXES, THE high cost of doing business here and lax consumer attitudes are to blame for the fact that prices are higher in the…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Bill aims to stamp out premium rate scams and abusesNEW LEGISLATION designed to stamp out widespread scams and other sharp practices in the operation of premium rate services is…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
