An 'outstanding' writer with legacy of warmth and kindnessTHE LATE author and journalist Maeve Binchy has been remembered as a generous, courageous and self-deprecating character who …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
International tributes roll in for writer for whom 'life was all about laughter'INTERNATIONAL MEDIA outlets offered warm tributes to the late Maeve Binchy yesterday describing her as a publishing phenomenon…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to Maeve BinchyThe writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (72) died peacefully in a Dublin hospital last night after a short illnessTue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Members attended in personal capacity, says GAACAVAN RALLY: THE GAA has said that well-known members of the association who attended a rally in support of businessman Seán…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Copyright committee gets 180 viewpointsCHANGES TO the Irish copyright regime could facilitate innovation and still ensure rights holders are rewarded for their ideas…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Coveney reports progress in talks on EU farm policyAN INCREASING degree of common ground is developing between European ministers in discussions on the future of EU farm policy…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Over €80,000 spent on prison footballsTHE IRISH Prison Service spent more than €80,000 on footballs over the last two years, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has …Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
O'Reilly welcomes FoI proposalsWhile proposals to reform the Freedom of Information remit have been welcomed by Information Commissioner Emily O’Reilly, she…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says bond market return a sign of 'progress'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described Ireland’s re-entry to the primary bond markets for the first time in two years ago as "a measure…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Former Anglo chief FitzPatrick chargedTHE FORMER chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank has been charged with unlawfully providing financial assistance to…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Ex-Anglo Irish Bank chief charged on loan offencesFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick yesterday became the third person to be charged with financial irregularities…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
State asked to end VHI guaranteeThe European Commission has asked the State to end its unlimited guarantee to the VHI before the end of the next year.Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Former Anglo Irish chief Seán FitzPatrick chargedFormer chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick has appeared in court today in connection with alleged…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Bosnian War was due to 'appeasement' of forceOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON EU AFFAIRS: THE BOSNIAN War was allowed to happen in the 1990s because of “appeasement of the best and…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Two prison escapees still on the runTwo inmates who escaped from Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon in the early hours of Monday morning remain at large.Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Stimulus plan 'spin-driven' - FFThe Government’s infrastructure and stimulus plan fails to make up for earlier capital expenditure cuts and is unlikely to create…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Worker-directors 'should not be forgotten' during privatisationsA MOVE towards greater privatisation in semi-State companies should not be used as an excuse to remove worker-directors from …Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Shatter expected to confirm senior Garda promotionsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is expected to confirm today the promotion of 26 senior Garda officers to complete a promotions…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hunt for two missing Castlerea inmatesGARDAÍ were searching last night for two brothers who escaped from Castlerea Prison in the early hours of yesterday morning.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil reshuffles frontbenchFianna Fáil has decided not to appoint a new deputy leader to replace former minister Éamon Ó Cuív who left the role after a …Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Committee does not have information to investigate WallaceA DÁIL committee has concluded it is powerless to proceed with an inquiry into the tax affairs of Independent TD Mick Wallace…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Plans to 'restrict influence' of corporate donationsSUB-COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT: PROPOSED CHANGES to limits on corporate donations should prevent…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Kenny gay marriage stance 'correct', says ButtimerTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was correct in refusing to succumb to pressure to say whether he was in favour of same-sex marriage, the…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
President pays tribute to writerPresident Michael D Higgins last night paid tribute to the late Irish writer, publisher and activist John Boyle O’Reilly, describing…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Thalidomide group taking legal actionAN ALLIANCE of 25 thalidomide survivors is taking legal action against the State for failing to protect them as children by allowing…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Thalidomide survivors in court actionsThalidomide survivors have announced that they are to take legal action against the State.Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Six Government advisers paid over €92,672 capMINISTER FOR Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has approved breaches of the public-sector pay ceiling eight times since taking…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Minister says rules on lobbying necessary to build public trustGreater transparency on how public policy is formed and how decisions are arrived at is central to securing more effective public…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Severe rain may cost farmers €100mTHE BAD weather has had a severe impact on farm incomes and could end up costing those working across the sector up to €100 million…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Sanction for lobbyists proposedLOBBYISTS SHOULD be obliged to follow a statutory code of conduct and face sanctions such as fines or suspensions from their …Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Household fee compliance queriedA group campaigning against the household charge has said it believes that fewer than 50 per cent of people eligible for the €…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
FF sets out broadcasting proposalsFIANNA FÁIL has published a series of legislative proposals which it believes could help to restore confidence in public service…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Ireland to return to debt marketsThe National Treasury Management Agency is to sell Treasury bills later this week for the first time in almost two years.Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to call in independent expertsULSTER BANK has said independent experts will oversee an investigation into the technical problems that have lasted for two weeks…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank 'needs more time'Ulster Bank has said it needs more time to address a backlog of payments arising from a technical problem that has affected accounts…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
CRH spends €250m on 18 dealsBuilding materials group CRH said today that it had spent €250 million in the first half of the year on 18 acquisition and investment…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank unable to say when full service will resumeUlster Bank has said that its customers should begin to see their balances update this later week but that it would take "some…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Minister satisfied despite 1.1% fall in visitor numbersTHE NUMBER of visitors arriving in the Republic fell by 1Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Overseas visitors down by 1.1%The number of trips to Ireland fell by 1.1 per cent in the three months to May to 1.64 million.Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Noonan welcomes EU summit dealMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said the agreement on debt burdens announced by European Union leaders today is unlikely…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
No long-term damage to Ulster Bank, insists chiefULSTER BANK chief executive Jim Brown has said he does not believe the ongoing technical problems affecting more than 100,000…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
88% consider themselves to be in 'very good' or in 'good' healthHEALTH: MORE THAN 60 per cent of the population consider themselves to be in very good health, according to the findings of …Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
FF says 'questions to be answered'Fianna Fáil has offered a cautious response to the proposed European agreement on bank debt saying that the Government now needs…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Census finds 60% in 'very good health'More than 60 per cent of people living in the State consider themselves to be in very good health, according to the findings …Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank pledges no cost to customersUlster Bank said no customers would be left “out of pocket” by the technical problem that has affected thousands of accounts…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank says no one will be 'out of pocket'ULSTER BANK said no customers would be left “out of pocket” by the technical problem that has affected thousands of accounts…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Abuse in Church 'a mystery' - PopePope Benedict XVI has said it "remains a mystery" that people who regularly "received the Lord’s body and confessed their sins…Sun Jun 17 2012 - 01:00
Authorities in joint effort to pursue homeowners who owe €100 chargeLOCAL AUTHORITIES are to begin issuing reminders next month to some 700,000 property owners who have yet to pay the €100 household…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
