Stephen Gately brought home by the boysAS THE hearse carrying Stephen Gately turned on to Seville Place near his old family home in Dublin’s North Wall last night, …Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Gmail users also hit by phishing attackA PHISHING attack that compromised the security of up to 10,000 Hotmail e-mail accounts has also affected users of Google's Gmail…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Call for voting rights for established immigrantsCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION: THE RIGHT to vote in national elections should be extended to established immigrants who have…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Ireland ranks high for life quality but low for povertyIRELAND RANKS fifth in the world on a quality of life index but third worst among developed countries for poverty, a United Nations…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Phantom Pole haunts Garda at alternative Nobel awardsTHEY’LL BE clearing space in the trophy cabinet at the Phoenix Park headquarters this weekend after An Garda Síochána gained …Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Former US detainees begin Irish integrationTWO FORMER Guantánamo Bay detainees who arrived in Ireland for resettlement last weekend have begun a 10-week integration programme…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Joyce estate settles copyright dispute with US academicTHE JAMES Joyce Estate has agreed to pay $240,000 (€164,000) in legal costs incurred by an American academic following a long…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Garda and PSNI pledge on dissident republicansGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy and new PSNI chief constable Matt Baggott have pledged to deepen co-operation between their…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
EU positive for women, says BurtonWOMEN'S RIGHTS: THE EUROPEAN Union has been a continuously progressive force in the lives of Irish women, Labour deputy leader…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda, PSNI pledge on dissidentsGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy and new PSNI chief constable Matt Baggott have pledged to deepen cooperation between their …Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
EU 'progressive force' for womenThe European Union has been a continuously progressive force in the lives of Irish women, Labour deputy leader Joan Burton told…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Turning point but no turning backFor the first time since the mid-1990s, emigration from Ireland is exceeding immigrationSat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Patient gets €15,000 refund after Ombudsman mediatesA CANCER patient who was treated abroad received more than €15,000 in medical costs and backdated illness benefit after the Ombudsman…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Long-term jobless up by 25,000, says CSOTHE RANKS of the long-term unemployed swelled by almost 25,000 people in the past year, while the overall unemployment rate more…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Plenty of anxiety evident on lunchtime walkaboutON THE CANVASS : RESOLUTELY UNMOVED by the sight of the entourage sweeping towards her, the 30-something in a velour tracksuit…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
'Bridging visa' plan for certain immigrantsMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern yesterday confirmed that foreign nationals from outside the European Economic Area who have…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
New 'bridging visa' for immigrantsA temporary visa scheme is to be introduced for immigrants who have become undocumented for reasons beyond their control.Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Family the cornerstone of Maj McDowell's lifeTHE OVER-RIDING dynamic of Maj Thomas Bleakley McDowell’s life was his cherished home and family, mourners at the former Irish…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Department urged speedier deportations to save moneyTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance urged the immigration authorities earlier this year to ensure the deportation of unsuccessful asylum…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Finance officials suggested closure of embassiesTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance suggested to the McCarthy expenditure review group that “clusters” of embassies could be closed, and…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Former Irish Times chairman dies, aged 86THE DEATH has taken place of Major Thomas Bleakley McDowell, who was chief executive and chairman of The Irish Times for almost…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
'The Major' was a 'newspaper publisher to his fingertips'MAJ THOMAS Bleakley McDowell was “an immensely charming man” and “a newspaper publisher to his fingertips”, the managing director…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Better deal possible if Lisbon rejected, says SFSINN FÉIN: A BETTER deal is possible if Irish voters reject the Lisbon Treaty next month, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, suggested…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Referendum is 'about our soul as a nation'PRO-LISBON RALLY: VOTERS IN next month’s Lisbon Treaty referendum should reject the philosophy of “Irish Ayatollahs”, “Little…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Mental health spending queriedMAJOR GAPS in the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) financial accounting system mean the organisation cannot explain how its mental…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Time limits on foreign students proposedMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has proposed capping at five years the amount of time someone from outside the European Economic…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
156 foreign nationals deported so far this year, data showsTHE AUTHORITIES have deported 156 foreign nationals to their countries of origin so far this year – almost as many as were expelled…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate explosion in DublinGARDAÍ ARE investigating a small explosion that took place outside a house in Rathfarnham, south Dublin, at the weekend.Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Refugee council hails end of hostel useTHE IRISH Refugee Council has welcomed as an “enlightened step” the Government’s commitment to end the use of hostels to accommodate…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
€39m a year spent on failed asylum applicants, says FGTHE STATE is spending some €39 million a year to house unsuccessful asylum applicants because of delays in the Government’s decision…Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair apology for long delays at airportsPASSENGERS TRAVELLING with Ryanair faced long delays at Dublin and London Stansted airports on Saturday due to lengthy queues…Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Sutherland seeks better integration of immigrantsTHE RECESSION has made investment in the integration of immigrants more essential than ever, former attorney general Peter Sutherland…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacists to pull out of schemesHundreds of pharmacies across the country are due to withdraw from the State drug schemes tomorrow in a dispute over the fees…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
HSE sends emergency phrase books to every acute hospitalEMERGENCY PHRASE books have been sent to every acute hospital in the State to help frontline staff communicate with patients …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
'Junk science' as front-page fact criticisedTHE FABRICATION of public falsehoods is a form of censorship that can be at its sharpest in what sometimes passes for science…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
'Jobs and Irish control of policy' key issuesJOB CREATION, the retention of control over important policy decisions and an Irish presence on the European Commission will …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Pro-Lisbon group opens campaignJob creation, the retention of control over important policy decisions and an Irish presence on the European Commission will …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Call for review of Affordable Housing PartnershipTHE RATIONALE for the Affordable Housing Partnership should be reviewed in light of the changed conditions in the housing market…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Vinters' price freeze in breach of settlementTHE HIGH Court has found the two main vintners’ groups to be in contempt of court by announcing a drinks price freeze.Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Goal head tells of 'around the clock' efforts to free captive womenEFFORTS WERE continuing in Sudan yesterday to secure the release of two women who were kidnapped three weeks ago while working…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Debt-related cases surge as recession bitesTHE NUMBER of business and debt-related cases coming before the courts doubled last year, with the recession leading to a surge…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Talks to free aid workers continueEfforts are continuing in Sudan to secure the release of two women who were kidnapped three weeks ago while working for the Irish…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Dramatic increase in number of drug and assault casesTHE NUMBER of murder and rape cases appearing before the courts increased last year, while drug, assault and sexual offence cases…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Insolvency cases before courts doubleThe number of business and debt-related cases coming before the Irish courts doubled last year, with applications to appoint …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Guidelines on reporting of suicide breachedMEDIA COVERAGE of the Monageer inquiry report earlier this year showed “significant breaches” of reporting guidelines on suicide…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Race of the two-man Tory currachs brings Earagail festival to a finishChoppy seas, hand-built boats and the echoing shouts of 'Coinnigh libh' - welcome to the Tory Island currach raceMon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
American dream, Brazilian realityGOVERNADOR VALADARES doesn’t look like a city in the throes of a great social upheavalSat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
UN target should be pushed back to 2015OVERSEAS AID: THE GOVERNMENT should abandon its aim of meeting the UN target of allocating 0Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Missions should be reduced from 76 to 55EMBASSIES: IRELAND’S NETWORK of embassies and consulates should be reduced from 76 to 55 and almost 40 ambassador posts should…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Fighter jets escort Dublin flight to Rome airportAN AIRCRAFT carrying almost 150 holidaymakers from Greece to Dublin was escorted into Rome airport by fighter jets last Friday…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
