Number of food premises forced to close or improve up by 50%The number of food businesses ordered to close down or improve hygiene standards increased by more than 50 per cent last year…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Dublin free Wi-Fi plan cancelled over 'major impacts' on proposalsA plan to develop a free wireless internet service (Wi-Fi) in Dublin has been cancelled because of a number of "major impacts…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Missing backpacker's body foundThe body of an Irish backpacker who had been missing in a national park in Chile since November has been recoveredTue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Tributes paid at funeral of chess playerThe funeral of 19-year-old chess champion Philip Hogarty, who died just hours into the new year when he was struck by a Garda…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Appeal to help older driversOlder drivers on provisional licences will be forced off the roads this summer unless their need for a new type of licence is…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
INTO claims children on school buses need adult supervisionA primary school teachers' union has criticised the Government's school transport policy, and said escorts were needed on buses…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Lack of psychiatric support citedThe majority of young people with a mental illness are not receiving appropriate treatment, the director of a mental health group…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Film will give an in-depth look to U2 liveRock band U2 have announced plans to release a concert film billed as "the first live-action movie shot and exhibited in breakthrough…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Shop owner seeks curbs on sales of samurai swordsA change in the legislation governing the sale of samurai swords would be welcomed by one of the main vendors of the weapons …Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Singer Joe Dolan (68) dies following short illnessTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has led the tributes to the singer Joe Dolan, who died yesterday following a short illness.Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Meath stag hunt goes ahead without houndsFollowing four months of speculation and accusation, more than 100 huntsmen and women saddled up in Co Meath yesterday for a …Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
No Lotto winner as rollover jackpot to top €13mPeople who found their attempts to purchase tickets for last night's €11Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Search continues for Irish hikerThe search for an Irish backpacker missing in a remote section of a park on the Argentina-Chile border has been narrowed down…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Judge adjourns property repossession casesA judge has granted a number of adjournments and stays with regard to the repossession of a number of properties at the Chancery…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Search for Laois backpacker narrowsThe search for an Irish backpacker missing in South America since November has been narrowed down to an area of a park on the…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Murder inquiry launched into Dublin stabbingA murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man whose body was found at an apartment complex in Dublin early…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Injury death rates high - studyA new study has revealed that people in the Republic are more likely to die as a result of an injury than those in England, Scotland…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Missing Laois man's rucksack found in hostelA rucksack belonging to an Irish backpacker missing in South America, has been found at a hostel in El Calafate, Argentina.Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Snakes fail to give Customs the slipA consignment of exotic spiders, amphibians and reptiles concealed in boxes and falsely labelled as plants have been intercepted…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Hanafin calls for school water rates thresholdA minimum threshold for school water rates should be introduced and schools should only have to pay a levy if it is exceeded, …Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Ireland is example to Africa - World Bank MDIRELAND: African policymakers in need of a strong demonstration of how to overcome challenges need look no further than Ireland…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Teaching of rights urgedChildren in the Irish school system should be taught about human rights as part of their formal education, a cross-Border conference…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Home violence 'affects 25%' of menMore than a quarter of Irish men are victims of domestic violence, a conference on men's rights heard yesterdayTue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Minister says recent deaths show cocaine is 'very lethal substance'The recent drug-related deaths could serve to deglamourise cocaine among those who use it, a Minister of State said yesterday…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Another person held over garda shootingA third person has been arrested by gardaí investigating the shooting of a motorcycle patrol officer in Dublin three months ago…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Cellmate tried to get helpA prison inmate banged the door of his cell but was unsuccessful in attempts to alert guards that his cellmate had just had a…Sat Dec 08 2007 - 00:00
Community remembers drug victimsA community came together once again last night in its campaign to create awareness of the dangers of drugs and to commemorate…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
€83m allocated for Fáilte Ireland projectsTOURISM: A total of €170 million is to be invested in the tourism industry next year, the largest ever budget for the sector…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Climate experts meet in DublinEuropean climate-prediction experts are meeting in Dublin this week to discuss the development of a computer system to examine…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
School bus driver strike deferredA threatened strike by part-time bus drivers nationwide that could have affected thousands of school children today has been …Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
HSE official says media's use of term 'bureaucrat' is offensiveThe media's use of the term "bureaucrat" when discussing HSE staff is hurtful and offensive, a senior HSE official has saidThu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Garda to exhume unidentified woman's bodyMinister for Justice Brian Lenihan last night gave the go-ahead for the exhumation of the remains of an unidentified woman who…Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
'Howard' to protect against online fraudA new web tool to protect online shoppers from fraudulent web traders and inform them which websites they should trust was launched…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Multicultural awards presented in DublinA celebration of all cultures and colours took place last night as friends and members of Ireland's intercultural community gathered…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Death row nun's story brought to Gaiety stageThe story of a crusading nun who dedicated her life to fighting for the abolition of the death penalty is being brought to the…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
South Dublin becomes cooler as skating rink opens to the publicLife became considerably cooler in south Dublin yesterday as the ice was broken on a newly erected skating rink in the suburb…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
€2.24m pretax profit for NorkomFinancial crime and compliance solutions company Norkom yesterday reported a pretax profit of €2Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Dáil to form backdrop for European youth sessionThe Dáil chamber is set to come under new management next week when some 300 young people from 30 European countries convene …Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
DUBLIN DEMONSTRATION: opposition to state of emergencyPAKISTAN: Friends and members of the Irish Pakistani community held a peaceful protest against the regime of President Pervez…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
I did not fail my patients, says Portlaoise radiologistThe consultant radiologist at the centre of the Midlands Regional Hospital breast-screening controversy last night said she did…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Cura signs €2m deal with pregnancy agencyThe Catholic support organisation, Cura, has negotiated a new three-year support services contract with the State's crisis pregnancy…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Halloween goes with bangHalloween is traditionally one of the busiest nights for the emergency services, and last night Dublin's fire and ambulance service…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Five youths held after petrol bomb thrown at two gardaí in BrayA petrol bomb was thrown in the direction of two gardaí who were on patrol in Co Wicklow yesterday.Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Burning issues over HalloweenRevellers celebrating Halloween tonight have been asked to take care, act responsibly and to think about the environment.Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Reward to solve mystery of missing boyTwenty-one years after a Dublin schoolboy disappeared, a crime-fighting service has launched a new campaign to help gardaí discover…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
€10,000 reward to solve mystery of missing boyTwenty-one years after a Dublin schoolboy disappeared, a crime-fighting service has launched a new campaign to help gardaí discover…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Telethon hopes to top €5m in donationsThe jingling of coins was heard around the State yesterday as events were held and collections were made for the RTÉ People in…Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
55,000 toys recalled in lead scareThe world's largest toymaker, Mattel, yesterday recalled more than 55,000 toys due to concerns that the products contain high…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Funeral of woman strangled in DublinAbout 200 mourners congregated at St Patrick's Church in Ringsend, Dublin, on Saturday morning for the funeral of Amanda Jenkins…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
FitzGerald says celibacy of bishops led to cover-upsThe celibacy of Catholic bishops aided the cover-up of child sex abuse by priests, former taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald has …Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
