B&B bookings increased by over 20% this yearBED AND breakfast bookings have increased by more than 20 per cent this year in spite of a reduction in the number of visitors…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Student film-makers focus on drinking habitsTEN TEAMS of third-level students who have documented their ideas on the attitudes of young Irish people towards alcohol are …Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
€600,000 poker prize is won with a pair of kingsTHE BIGGEST event on the Irish poker calendar culminated in Dublin last night when a former electrician trumped a journalist …Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Calls to adult counselling service rose by 25% in 2008A COUNSELLING service for adults who were victims of childhood abuse had its busiest year to date in 2008, new figures show.Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Lottery funds for kidney charity reduced by 60%THE NATIONAL Lottery funds provided by the Department of Health to the charity that promotes organ donation in Ireland have been…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Attitude to drink changing for better - MeasThe attitude of young Irish people towards the consumption of alcohol is changing for the better, the drinks industry body Meas…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Minister says new driver penalty points will act as deterrent and make roads saferTHE INTRODUCTION of five new driver penalty point offences will serve as a deterrent to offending motorists and make the State…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Museum turns to LRC in roster disputeTHE NATIONAL Museum of Ireland is to contact the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) tomorrow in an attempt to find an early resolution…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Volume of traffic on Irish roads down 4%THE VOLUME of traffic on Ireland’s roads has fallen by 4 per cent over the last 12 months, according to new statistics from the…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Traffic volume falls 4% in 12 monthsTHE VOLUME of traffic travelling on Ireland’s roads has fallen by 4 per cent over the last 12 months, according to new statistics…Sun Apr 12 2009 - 01:00
Full house for top poker eventAFTER A tough Budget and a difficult year for the Irish economy, you couldn’t blame the organisers of the €3,500 entry Irish …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
More than 200 schools spend €100,000 on prefab rentalMORE THAN 200 schools across the country are spending over €100,000 annually renting prefab accommodation, according to figures…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Card sharks gather for Dublin eventPoker players from around the world are gathering in Dublin today to compete for up to €2million at Europe's longest running …Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Schools pay €100,000 in prefab rentalMore than 200 schools across the country are spending over €100,000 annually renting prefab accommodation, according to figures…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Derry-born can choose city's name on passportRESIDENTS OF Derry who hold an Irish passport are to be offered an opportunity to have their birthplace recorded officially as…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Defence Forces 'well capable' of €30m cutDEFENCE: THE DEFENCE Forces are “well capable” of withstanding a funding reduction of €30 million because of “massive investment…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Closure orders issued on two food businesses in MarchFOOD BUSINESSES must not use the recession as an excuse to cut corners on hygiene or safety practices, the Food Safety Authority…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Emissions fell by one million tonnes - EPATHE AMOUNT of greenhouse gas produced by Ireland’s largest emitters fell by almost one million tonnes last year, the Environmental…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Students warn against return of feesATTEMPTS BY the Government to reintroduce third-level education fees will be punished by student voters in this summer’s local…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
North American visitors may fall 15%THE NUMBER of North American visitors to Ireland could fall by up to 15 per cent this year because of the global economic crisis…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Transfusion policy for Jehovah's Witnesses needed, forum toldA SINGLE policy to manage the requirements of Jehovah’s Witness patients should be developed and implemented in all hospitals…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Transparent asylum process could save millions, says reportMORE TRANSPARENCY in the asylum process could save millions in legal costs and improve the system for both the State and those…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Two die in Donegal house fireA SMALL Co Donegal community was in “deep shock” yesterday following the deaths of a local couple in a house fire.Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Synge and Darwin on new stampsIRISH PLAYWRIGHT John Millington Synge and English naturalist Charles Darwin are to be commemorated on two new stamps issued …Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Cartoon family get animated on first Irish visit"SIMPSONS" VISIT: THEY CAUSED uproar on a visit to Australia, were described as blasphemes following a trip to Brazil, and tonight…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Five hurt after Blackrock house explosionFIVE PEOPLE were lucky to escape with minor injuries following an explosion in a residential area in Blackrock, Co Dublin, yesterday…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Waterford Skyfest kicks off weekendALL EYES will be on the Co Waterford skies this evening as the centrepiece of the St Patrick’s Festival, the National Lottery…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
TD criticises challenge to price freeze in pubsA DECISION by the Competition Authority to challenge a price freeze implemented across the State’s 5,500 pubs and the abolition…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Free events to mark Handel's 250th anniversaryTHE GERMAN composer who brought his Messiah to Dublin and introduced Italian opera to London is to be celebrated at a number …Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day a time-honoured celebrationA PAINTING depicting St Patrick’s Day festivities in Co Dublin more than 150 years ago has been unveiled by the National Gallery…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Graphic poster campaign against pay cuts not shock tactics, says GRAA GRAPHIC poster campaign depicting gardaí who have received facial injuries in the line of duty is intended to highlight the…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Up to 12,000 heading for Cheltenham festivalUnder starter’s orders: heading for annual national hunt festivalTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
12,000 Irish head for four-day racing festivalTHE CONTINGENT of Irish racing fans travelling to this week’s Cheltenham Festival is expected to be 20 per cent smaller than …Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
12% fall in Dublin airport passengersPASSENGER TRAFFIC at Dublin airport in February was 12 per cent lower than in the same month last year, figures to be released…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Claims against Ryanair barred pilot from promotionA SENIOR member of Ryanair management yesterday admitted that a former pilot was unable to enter into an internal promotion process…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
International interest in sale of Haughey collectionIT TOOK an image of a former Fianna Fáil taoiseach to briefly buck recessionary trends last night as a Co Laois man beat off …Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Tributes to service as farmer, journalist and fatherJOE BRUTON was a leader, an innovator and a farmer who reaped only a fraction of what he had sown, mourners were told at his …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Three killed in separate road crashes in space of 24 hoursTHREE PEOPLE have died and a young man is in a critical condition following four crashes in counties Kilkenny, Kildare and Donegal…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Hundreds attend funeral of Joe BrutonJoe Bruton was described as a leader, an innovator and a farmer who only reaped a fraction of what he had sown during his funeral…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Ahern 'very concerned' at how raid was carried outMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern said he was “very concerned” about aspects of yesterday’s bank robbery and “how it was allowed…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Luxury car expected to fetch €150,000A LUXURY sports car recently repossessed by a lending institution is expected to fetch in the region of €150,000 when it goes…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
New plan to promote turbines for housesHOUSEHOLDS COULD soon be receiving a cheque rather than a bill from the ESB under a new electricity-generation scheme announced…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Criticism of special need cuts wrong - O'KeeffeCOMMENTS MADE by the Barnardos children’s charity about reductions in teacher support for students with learning disabilities…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
People power: how to generate your own electricityMICRO-GENERATION IS defined as the generation of low- emission power and heat by individuals, small businesses and communities…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Ahern surprised one man could access up to €7 millionMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said he is surprised that one man alone could access and take up to €7million from a bank…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Birth video father feels 'wronged'A MAN who failed in an attempt to sue a midwife for interrupting a video of the birth of his daughter has no regrets about bringing…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Repairs needed to save home for visually impaired would cost €450,000End of an era: 180-year-old building to close doors in MayThu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Wind turbine plan for homeownersMEASURES TO encourage members of the public to generate their own electricity are to be announced today by Minister for Energy…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
New agreement signed to bring Chernobyl children hereA NEW agreement with the Belarusian authorities permitting children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to stay with host…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Gangland crime fuelled by rise in drug smuggling - FGTHE RISE of gangland crime and murder in Ireland is being fuelled by an unprecedented amount of drugs crossing the State’s largely…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
