Day at the races blows recessionary blues awayIN THE good old days, shopping arcades at racing festivals sold furs and outrageously expensive leather bootsThu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Daniel Day-Lewis granted freedom of Co Wicklow for achievements in filmTHE PROSPECT of grazing his sheep on the Wicklow hills is not open to actor Daniel Day-Lewis, despite being conferred with the…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Muted response to Government plan to deal with insolvent pension fundsGOVERNMENT PLANS to deal with insolvent pension funds have received a muted response from interest groups.Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
'Very high' uptake of MMR school vaccinationUPTAKE OF a new MMR vaccination scheme in second-level schools has been “very high” since the vaccinations began on Friday, the…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Respond plan for mortgage support schemeA NEW mortgage support scheme for those who have experienced a sudden drop in income will be proposed to the Government today…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Collins intimidation claim being investigatedGARDAÍ HAVE confirmed they are investigating an incident involving the alleged intimidation of the father and brother of Roy …Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Private schools say more parents struggling to pay feesFEE-CHARGING schools have noticed parents are facing increasing difficulties paying school fees since the economic downturn began…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Fee-pay schools argue against cutsSUGGESTIONS THAT the State should not pay teachers’ salaries in fee-charging schools are “simplistic” and “specious” and would…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Oral hearing into Carlton cinema siteTHE PROPOSED redevelopment of the Carlton cinema site on Dublin’s O’Connell Street is about preventing the “hollowing-out” of…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Alliance encourages elderly to highlight needs to candidatesAN ALLIANCE of groups has launched a campaign to encourage older people to highlight their needs when election candidates come…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Missing child alert system called for in report by Garda InspectorateAN URGENT alert system to help find missing or abducted children is to be set up, following a recommendation by the Garda Síochána…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Alliance seeks to highlight ageing issuesAn alliance of groups in the ageing sector has launched a campaign to encourage older people to highlight their needs when election…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Memorial urged for women of 1916MOLLY O’REILLY was just 14- years- old when James Connolly asked her to raise the Irish Citizens’ Army flag over Liberty Hall…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Heaney reflects on a 'blessed' life at birthday tributeNOBEL LAUREATE Seamus Heaney reflected on a life that had been “unusually blessed” as more than 400 friends, family members and…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Anger at suspension of home security grant for older peopleGROUPS REPRESENTING the elderly say there is a rising groundswell of anger against the Government over its decision to suspend…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
175 surplus teachers costing the State €11mPOST-PRIMARY schools are employing 175 surplus teachers at a cost of more than €11 million because they cannot be redeployed …Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Car hit cyclist from behind, inquest toldA POLISH cyclist sustained fatal head injuries when he was struck by a car on a roundabout near Irishtown, the Dublin City Coroner…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Irish women the fussiest in Europe - surveySINGLE MEN who are bemused by the dating game may take some consolation from a new survey which has found that Irish women are…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Price of 20 cigarettes increases by 25 centTOBACCO: THE PRICE of cigarettes and diesel went up in the Budget, but petrol and alcohol prices remain unchanged.Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Eczema discovery at TrinitySCIENTISTS AT Trinity College Dublin claim to have made a breakthrough in the treatment of eczema and believe it could help to…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish trips abroad down 13% in FebruaryOVERSEAS TRIPS by Irish residents fell by more than 13 per cent in February compared with February of last year, according to…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Overseas trips fall by 13 per centOverseas trips by Irish residents fell by more than 13 per cent in February, compared with February of last year, according to…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Bio-power: 'Eco bus' sets off on fact-finding tripA BIOFUEL-POWERED bus left Dáil Éireann yesterday to take 21 young people on a eco fact-finding mission in England and Wales…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Study to determine incidence of autism in Ireland 'hugely significant', says groupA NEW research project to determine the incidence of autism on the island of Ireland has been announced by Irish Autism Action…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Family carers fear cuts in allowancesSOME 161 family carers marched backwards to the Dáil yesterday to urge the Government to avoid taking a step backwards by cutting…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Cystic fibrosis campaigners launch fight to get unit fundsCYSTIC FIBROSIS campaigners launched a hard-hitting drive yesterday to reverse the decision to delay the building of a new cystic…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Readers to sink their teeth into 'Dracula'DUBLIN CITY Council found a book that readers could really get their teeth into when they chose this year’s offering for their…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Bankers bemused by Dublin protest's jestersWHILE THOUSANDS of protesters were clashing with police in London, smashing windows and throwing paint bombs, the Dublin protest…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
April 1st pranksters are nobody's foolsSEVERAL STRANGE things happened yesterdayThu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Digital school books a common theme in pupils' competition entriesHOW WOULD you like a school bag with robotic hands to massage your back as you carry your heavy books around? Or a lamp that …Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Fifth year of smoking ban markedCOMPLIANCE WITH the workplace smoking ban increased to an all-time high of 97 per cent last year, the Office of Tobacco Control…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Irish nun honoured for 50 years of helping street children of IndiaAN IRISH nun who has spent 50 years working among India’s poor has been honoured in Carlow for her lifelong commitment to education…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Migrants used as 'scapegoats', conference toldTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of using migrant workers as “convenient scapegoats” to distract from the State’s employment problems…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Survey finds almost one in 10 have taken anti-depressantsALMOST ONE in 10 people have taken anti-depressants at some stage in their lives, while 11 per cent have taken sedatives or tranquillisers…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Government 'scapegoating' migrant workersThe exploitation of migrant workers was highlighted today at a conference called to look at working conditions for migrant workers…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Carers plead with TDs to be saved from budget cutsCARERS HAVE pleaded with TDs and Senators to fight for them as the Government considers the cuts to be made in the supplementary…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Tuned in young musicians ply their art at Feis CeoilIT’S NOT every day you meet a bassoonist from Ballymahon. Or indeed a saxophonist from ArtaneThu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Hotel room prices fell 17% at end of 2008, survey showsTHE AVERAGE price of an Irish hotel room fell by 17 per cent in the last three months of last year compared with 2007, according…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
New €60m shortfall in budget for healthRISING UNEMPLOYMENT is putting an unanticipated drain on the health service budget and an additional €60 million shortfall has…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Drug awareness training begins for hospitality staffSTAFF FROM more than 70 pubs, nightclubs and hotels were among the first hospitality workers taking part in a new drugs awareness…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Carers seek provision to share allowanceThe Carers' Association has urged TDs and senators to fight to protect family carers from any cuts in the forthcoming supplementary…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
US to consider Mellon Township Trust for aidTHE NIALL Mellon Township Trust has received a significant boost with the passing of a directive by the US Senate that it be …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Women take the lead in project to build houses in South AfricaIT STARTED as a challenge for male construction workers but the downturn in the building industry means that, for the first time…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
RTE declines to comment on free BMW cars for leading broadcastersRTÉ HAS said it cannot comment on the appropriateness of broadcaster Pat Kenny having had a free BMW car at his disposal until…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Taxi protest to disrupt traffic on FridayMAJOR TRAFFIC disruption is expected in Dublin on Friday when a convoy of up to 3,000 taxis travel towards the city centre during…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Spirit-lifting St Patrick's festival plannedA RECESSION-proof St Patrick’s Festival was promised by organisers yesterday as the extended six-day festival got under way in…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
'Significant equality crisis' outlinedFORMER EQUALITY Authority chief executive Niall Crowley has accused the Government of using the recession to dismantle gains …Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Mandatory folic acid in bread not advisable, report findsA GROUP set up to implement a recommendation that all bread be fortified with folic acid has advised the Department of Health…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Fáilte Ireland to launch home holiday campaignFÁILTE IRELAND is hoping to exploit the economic downturn with an aggressive marketing campaign encouraging people to holiday…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Numbers planning foreign breaks falls 38%Irish holidaymakers are planning to take as many short breaks at home as they did last year but the number planning to take a…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
