Ahern concerned over press intrusionAll newspapers and periodicals were urged to become members of the Press Council as its second annual report was released today…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Garda inquiry into Famine lettersGARDAÍ ARE investigating the alleged theft of letters related to the Famine which were withdrawn from auction earlier this week…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Broadway urged as blueprintOIREACHTAS ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE: IRELAND COULD create hundreds of jobs by taking on elements of New York’s Broadway theatre…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Hospitality training plan unveiledA new hospitality management training programme has been unveiled by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
The secrets of a long life revealedIsolde McCullagh is celebrating her 91st birthday by publishing the second part of her autobiographyTue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Hotels and B&Bs agree code for travel-disrupted touristsMORE THAN 600 hotels and bed and breakfasts have signed a charter designed to reassure tourists about volcanic ash cloud disruption…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Bias claim of secretary who told priest she loved him rejectedTHE EQUALITY Tribunal has rejected a claim made by a parish secretary that a priest had subjected her to discrimination, harassment…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Hunger could be obliterated, forum toldTHE PROBLEM of global hunger could be solved within a few years if there was a political will to do so, Minister of State for…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Famine letters bought by archiveSOME 2,000 letters relating to the Famine that were due to be auctioned today have been bought by an archive in Ireland.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Music and dancing fill the streets as Donegal puts its best foot forwardANYONE WALKING through Dublin’s Temple Bar yesterday could have been forgiven for thinking that Donegal had just won the All-…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Survivors of pregnancy drug reject deal with MinisterA MEETING of thalidomide survivors has unanimously rejected a compensation package offered by Minister for Health Mary Harney…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Dublin hosts global hunger conferenceMore than 200 representatives from aid agencies, smallholder farmer groups and fishing communities have gathered with UN and …Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Interest from US in 'unparalleled collection'FAMINE LETTERS: AN AUCTION this week of some 2,000 letters relating to the Famine has generated very strong interest, particularly…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Weekday radio shows suffer fall in listenershipTHOUSANDS OF radio listeners tuned out from weekday programmes in recent months but weekend shows fared better, according to …Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Post office security incidents up 67%THE NUMBER of post office robberies and attempted robberies increased by almost 70 per cent last year, the Oireachtas Committee…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Viking invader: Dublinia revampedDUBLINIA, THE Viking and medieval Dublin exhibition, has been relaunched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin following a €2 …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Drop in radio audience numbersThe latest radio listenership results have brought bad news for most of the State's best-known broadcasters.Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Dublinia unveils its €2m faceliftDublinia, the Viking and medieval Dublin exhibition, has been relaunched by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin following a €2 …Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Pub is still the first stop on Irish tourist trailWE MAY pride ourselves on our writers, poets and culture, but for tourists the pub is still our No 1 experience, according to…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
New charter to advise ash-affected touristsA CUSTOMER-CARE charter designed to reassure tourists concerned about volcanic ash cloud disruption will be drawn up by Fáilte…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Crash site investigators concerned about airfieldCONCERN ABOUT the suitability of the Powerscourt airfield for light aircraft operations, following a fatal air crash at the site…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Disruption causing uncertainty for touristsTOURISM: THE DISRUPTION to air travel caused by Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud is “very damaging” for our tourism industry, Minister…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Donegal eyes home tourism marketDETAILS OF an event promoting Donegal as a home-holiday destination were announced by Minister for Tourism Mary Hanafin yesterday…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Tourism leaders seek to plug DonegalDonegal tourism and leisure interests have come together to host their first ‘Donegal Live’ promotion in Dublin later this month…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Property tax earns €30m more than first expectedTHE €200 charge levied on people with more than one property has raised in excess of €68 million for 2009 – almost €30 million…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Dubliners recall Ryan as part of their daily livesIF PRINCESS DIANA was “the people’s princess” then Gerry Ryan was “the people’s prince”, according to one person who signed the…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Book of condolence opens for RyanSome people queued for up to an hour before Dublin's Mansion House opened a book of condolence for the late RTÉ broadcaster Gerry…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Ideas competition logs 9,000 entriesSOME 9,000 proposals have been received in the Your Country, Your Call competition, which closed for entries at midnight on Friday…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Dental cuts 'unsafe and unethical'CUTBACKS TO the medical card dental scheme, which came into force this week, have been described as “unsafe, unworkable and unethical…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Complaints about advertising upheldCOMPLAINTS ABOUT weight-loss claims, mobile phone offers and car adverts were among those upheld by the Advertising Standards…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Jury finds father guilty of neglect and assaultA JURY at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of two charges of wilful neglect and wilful assault of…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Father guilty of assault and wilful neglect of childrenA JURY at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of the wilful neglect of three of his children and of …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Father found guilty of neglect and assaultA jury at the Central Criminal Court has found a father of five guilty of two charges of wilful neglect and wilful assault of…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Stranded US senior citizens get a taste of Irish hospitalityTHE VOLCANIC ash plume has led to many acts of kindness to 72 older tourists stranded here since last weekend.Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Trips by overseas visitors down 25% in FebruaryTOURISM: THE DROP in the number of overseas visitors coming here continued in February when trips to Ireland were down by a …Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Front Line names five human rights defenders in running for 2010 awardFIVE HUMAN rights defenders from India, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Mexico and western Sahara have been nominated for the 2010 Front…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Wax museum director bars MinisterONE OF Dublin’s newest tourist attractions has taken the unusual move of barring the Minister for Tourism from its premises…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Visits to Ireland fall sharplyOverseas trips to Ireland were down by almost one quarter in February, when compared with the previous year, latest figures from…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Dublin consular centre to aid those stranded abroadTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs has opened a consular crisis centre in Dublin to assist people stranded abroad due to the volcanic…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
'No evidence' of volcanic ash in StateHEALTH IMPLICATIONS: THE DUST observed on cars and windows around the State in recent days is not volcanic ash, the Government…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Irish flight disruptions to last for several more daysSERIOUS DISRUPTION to air travel caused by volcanic ash looks likely to continue in the coming days with no change forecast in…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
10-year-old describes alleged abuse by fatherA GIRL aged 10 has told the Central Criminal Court that her father lay on top of her and hurt her when she was eight.Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Children in video link evidence at abuse trialA GIRL aged seven and a 13-year- old boy have given evidence via video link at the trial of their father who is accused of sexual…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Cancer society calls for regulation of sunbedsTHE IRISH Cancer Society has called on the Government to follow the UK lead and immediately introduce legislation to regulate…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Family support network tackles drug use stigmaTHE SHAME and stigma felt by families of drug users were highlighted at a meeting of the Family Support Network in Dublin yesterday…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
'Water-tight' laws needed to ban head shopsNEW LAWS banning head shops could be introduced “fairly quickly” subject to all-party agreement, Minister for Community, Rural…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Financial Regulator 'technically right' - QuinnSEÁN QUINN said yesterday he accepted that the Financial Regulator was “technically right”, but that he should have met directors…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Finucane calls on Thierry Henry for charity handoutRTÉ BROADCASTER Marian Finucane has revealed that she had written to footballer Thierry Henry in connection with France knocking…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Convention centre bookings on targetDUBLIN’S NEW convention centre at Spencer Dock has secured bookings for 45 conferences and nine banquets in advance of its opening…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Rally highlights child deaths in church-run careThe deaths and disappearances of children and teenagers while in church-run residential care or psychiatric institutions will…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
