School enters cardiac death project to innovator awardsTHE TRAGIC death of a 17-year-old student last September has prompted a Midlands school to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac …Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Bus unveils plans for city centre interchange on Abbey StreetDUBLIN BUS has unveiled plans for a 13,000sq m interchange to be built in the city centre.Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Fewer psychiatric beds causing 'crisis' in prisonsTHERE HAS been a "substantial increase" in the number of psychiatrically ill people being committed to prison because of cutbacks…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Bullets sent to officers in campaign of intimidationPRISON OFFICERS have been sent bullets through the post in an ongoing campaign based on fear and intimidation, delegates at the…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
First Aer Lingus transatlantic flight from Dublin to New York recalledTHEY CAME to remember a time when flying transatlantic was as exotic as flying to the moon for most people, when getting a job…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Early diagnosis of scleroderma is vitalEARLY DIAGNOSIS of the potentially fatal disease scleroderma is essential if patients are given a chance to survive, a conference…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus settles €5 fare debacleTHE CHIEF executive of Aer Lingus, Dermot Mannion, has said the debacle over the €5 fares is over and that it has reached a settlement…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Body to investigate child deaths urgedAN ORGANISATION to investigate the death of children who die from violence, neglect or by accident is a necessity, the Ombudsman…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus tickets row over - CEOThe chief executive of Aer Lingus Dermot Mannion has said the debacle of the €5 fares is over and that it has reached a settlement…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Planes 'too much of a strain' as travellers switch from air to seaFERRY SURVEY FERRY PASSENGER numbers on both the Irish Sea and continental routes rose significantly last year, reversing a …Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
HSE's U-turn on respite beds 'a major victory'THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has reversed its decision to close respite beds at Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin.Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Tax reliefs going unclaimedHEALTHCARE WORKERS are losing out on millions of euro of potential tax reliefs, according to financial advisers.Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Spa pool workers offered trainingSpas can provide perfect conditions for bacteria to survive and are a potential health hazardTue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Denial of rights to sperm donor is 'anti-father'A COURT judgment that refused a biological father guardianship rights and recommended that a lesbian couple be considered as …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Facilities and care for the terminally ill criticisedA STUDY of hundreds of facilities for dying people has criticised the lack of palliative care beds and the lack of privacy for…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Cultural Night to be expanded outside DublinA CULTURAL initiative which involves art galleries and museum opening late to accommodate the public is to be expanded outside…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Over 420 jobs feared lost as liquidators appointed to firmONE OF the biggest employers in the midlands has gone into liquidation with feared losses of more than 420 jobs.Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Fire and rescue services withdrawnFIRE AND rescue services in four midland counties will no longer be providing ambulance cover for the Health Service Executive…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Ictu alleges bias against disabled in workshopsSHELTERED WORKSHOPS, where intellectually disabled people earn as little as €7 a week, should be investigated by the Equality…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Death of journalist and former ombudsmanIRELAND'S FIRST ombudsman and former Irish Press political correspondent Michael Mills has died after a short illness in Tallaght…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Cowen warns against wage inflationTaoiseach-designate Brian Cowen has said that the fundamentals of the Irish economy are strong but warned that increased wage…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Chinese activist nominated for awardA CHINESE rural campaigner that Amnesty International named recently as an activist who had been silenced because of the Olympic…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Cowen set to be invited to Olympics opening ceremonyCHINA: THE LEADER designate of Fianna Fáil, Brian Cowen, is to be invited to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in the…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan says 'very lonely job' aheadFF REACTION: BRIAN COWEN has been told he faces a "very lonely job" ahead of him as taoiseachThu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Progress made in suicide preventionPROGRESS HAS been made in the area of suicide prevention in the last year, it was stated at a conference yesterday.Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Green Paper with elected mayor for Dublin to be published next weekPROPOSALS FOR a directly-elected mayor of Dublin are to be unveiled next week, the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Ryan says Cowen is a Green thinkerMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan says he is comfortable with the prospect of Brian Cowen becoming taoiseach and he expects…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Ryan defends renewable energy planTHE ESB's decision to invest billions of euro in renewable energy is more significant than the building of the Ardnacrusha power…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Cosmetic surgery firm sued by its patients wound upA COSMETIC surgery company which is the subject of litigation from dozens of its former patients has debts of more than €1Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Garda warned of no supplement to overtime budgetTHE GARDA overtime budget will run out by the end of August unless corrective measures are taken, senior gardaí have been warned…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
First spouse-to-spouse transplant takes placeA HUSBAND and wife from Co Tipperary have become the first couple in the Republic to be involved in a spouse-to-spouse kidney…Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Obesity campaigns not enough, says expertEFFORTS TO tackle childhood obesity are dominated by a "blame somebody else" approach, a public health expert has claimed.Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
RTÉ to undertake major family studyA PROGRAMME which follows the lives of 15 newborns until the age of six begins next week, making it one of the biggest documentary…Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Crewman died after rope snapped and severed legA CREWMAN on board a ferry vessel died following an incident in which a rope he was hauling snapped and severed one of his legs…Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Dieting not the way to beat obesity, says expertDIETING TO combat obesity will only get short-term results and is like "taking aspirin for a toothache", a world authority on…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
4,000 march in rally for 'decent health service'THE HUSBAND of cancer victim Susie Long has sharply criticised the Government, accusing it of contributing to 5,000 deaths every…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Irish firms failed to see the light - activistsCLIMATE CHANGE: THE ORGANISERS of the first Earth Hour in Ireland have declared the initiative a success, but have criticised…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Lights out for Earth HourLIGHTS ARE to be turned off around the country this evening as part of the global Earth Hour campaign to highlight unnecessary…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
12 held in 'distraction theft' inquiryTWELVE PEOPLE were questioned by gardaí following a surveillance operation into so-called "distraction thefts"Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Harney says in-store ban on tobacco advertising imminentA BAN on all tobacco advertising in retail outlets and over-the-counter displays of cigarettes is imminent, Minister for Health…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Sex, drugs and . . . Pistols get ready to picnicPUNK LEGENDS The Sex Pistols are to headline the Electric Picnic festival - making it the first time the band has played in Ireland…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Reps challenge regional VFI redundanciesTHE VINTNERS Federation of Ireland had to make all its regional representatives redundant because of the closure of 1,400 rural…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Most litigious drivers in Louth and LimerickMOTORISTS IN counties Louth and Limerick are the most litigious in the State, according to figures produced by the Personal Injuries…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
954 drink-drivers caught over holiday periodsA TOTAL of 954 motorists were found to have been drink-driving over the St Patrick's Day and Easter holiday periods, according…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
More bus routes for wheelchair usersDUBLIN BUS is to introduce 22 new wheelchair-accessible routes as part of its plan to have all of its buses wheelchair-friendly…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
RTÉ to give free and half-price radios to needy after station changes wavebandsRTÉ IS to give away free radios to the most needy and half-price radios to those who request them following the closure of its…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Midwives hopeful of progress on issue of indemnityIndependent midwives only carry insurance until the end of MarchTue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Oscar winners to headline stage on closing nightOSCAR WINNERS Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are to headline a stage on the closing night of the Oxegen music festival in their…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Locals oppose composting planRESIDENTS IN the Slane Valley have voiced objections to a large mushroom-composting plant now the subject of a planning application…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Funerals take place of two youths killed on M7THE FUNERALS have taken place of the two teenagers killed in last Sunday's crash on the M7.Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
