President follows in parents' footstepsHer mother received a City & Guilds qualification for hairdressingWed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
'Lonely Planet' barbs ruffle feathersClaims by the latest Lonely Planet Ireland guide that Temple Bar is "Temple Barf" and Bundoran is one of Ireland's tackiest resorts…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Travel guide says Ireland 'gorgeous' despite flawsThe Irish love complaining about everythingTue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Planning permission sought for private hospitalThe Beacon Medical Group will today seek planning permission to build a privately-operated women's, children's and maternity …Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Father Ted milk float push for Down SyndromeThe Father Ted milk float left Galway yesterday to begin a 40- day push around Ireland in a fund-raising drive for two Down Syndrome…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
US-Ireland Alliance to honour Meaney after Flanagan drops outActor Colm Meaney will be honoured by the US-Ireland Alliance at its pre-Academy Awards party, following the decision by Fionnula…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Actor refuses invite over remarks on illegalsActor Fionnula Flanagan has pulled out of a US-Ireland Alliance event in a row over the undocumented Irish.Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Women taxi drivers sought for new serviceWomen drivers are being sought to operate a new 24-hour gender-specific taxi service in DublinThu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Call for independent truth commissionSurvivors and relatives of victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings yesterday led calls for an independent truth commission…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan praises Garda air unitThe Garda Air Support Unit was directly responsible for 523 arrests and assisted in a further 801 arrests in the past three years…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Commissioner defends Garda action over LynnGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said yesterday that gardaí were discharging their responsibilities in relation to missing solicitor…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Meath stabbing victim buriedBarry Maguire was remembered at his funeral yesterday as a much-loved son and a selfless and big-hearted friend.Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Just five visiting dignitaries stayed at Farmleigh last yearThe State mansion Farmleigh was used to accommodate five visiting heads of state or dignitaries and their entourages last year…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Sotheby's auction preview to include Monet, Dali worksWork by artists such as Monet, Kandinsky, Dali and Sisley will be on view in Dublin for one day only today to preview a Sotheby…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Family condemns €2,000 in fines as 'insult'The family of Maura Reynolds expressed disappointment at the level of penalty that may be imposed for breaching nursing home …Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Owners of Bray care home fined over missing woman caseThe owners of a Bray, Co Wicklow, nursing home were yesterday fined €2,000 by Bray District Court after an elderly resident went…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Leas Cross inquiry contacted by 25 partiesAn investigation into the running of the Leas Cross nursing home has received 25 submissions from relatives of former residents…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
More than 26,000 on occupational therapy waiting listsMore than 26,000 people are on waiting lists to see occupational therapists, according to new figures from the Health Service…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryI used to sleep with strangers every day. Male, female, old, young, fat, thin, it didn't really matter to meMon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Boy faces two-year wait for speech therapyA five-year-old boy who has been waiting for more than a year for speech and language therapy has been told that even though …Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Two injured in city stabbingWitnesses have been sought to an incident in which two men were stabbed in Dublin city centre early yesterday.Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Jack and Anna make names for themselvesAlgernon appeared on the list. So too did Zenon, Cotheo and NiadhFri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
End of an era as Burlington closesChecking out of a hotel was never such a momentous occasion. At 12Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Young man (19) hit by Garda car dies in hospitalA young man who was struck by a Garda car near Tallaght in Dublin died in hospital yesterday evening.Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Ageism on rise, says equality bodyAgeism has overtaken racism as the most common reason for complaints about discrimination in the workplace, the Equality Authority…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Cork and Kerry vie for first 2008 babiesCork and Kerry rivalry was reignited early yesterday but this latest contest was in the maternity ward instead of the football…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Special fund for Rising relatives wound up in 1977A little-known fund for relatives of participants in the 1916 Rising and War of Independence was quietly wound up in 1977, according…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Arab investors part of oil refinery planA secret Arab consortium was interested in setting up an oil refinery near Hook Head in the mid-1970s, according to State files…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Mountbatten move on Lissadell estateLord Louis Mountbatten and Constance Markievicz's niece, Aideen Gore-Booth, both wrote to taoiseach Liam Cosgrave seeking his…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Hunger strikes led to rift with VaticanState files just released show that the government was greatly annoyed by concern expressed by the Vatican about IRA hunger strikes…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Fake invites and slighted officials caused stirA Garda investigation was launched after it emerged that a number of fake invitations were sent to the people of Clare for the…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
O'Leary's holiday surpriseThe announcement of a new October bank holiday by minister for labour Michael O'Leary may have delighted workers in 1977, but…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Embassy tip-off on Frank Stagg funeralA private message from the London embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs claimed that the hunger striker Frank Stagg had…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Casement tribute was hot potatoA statue of Sir Roger Casement was commissioned by the government in the late 1960s for his grave in Glasnevin but was never …Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Customs recoup €30,000 checking US bagsMore than 4,000 bags were checked by Customs officers as passengers returned from US trips between October and mid-December, …Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Service for those who died by suicide must find bigger venueA remembrance service for people who died by suicide will have to move to a bigger venue for the second time because of the demand…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Cautious shoppers spending more timeDublin city retailers have reported more cautious spending by consumers this Christmas, but said retail spending is still higher…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
President leads fond memories in Trinity College of 'Matt the Jap'Matteo Matubara, fondly known to generations of Trinity College students as "Matt the Jap", was remembered by President Mary …Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
History museum to stay closed for at least two yearsThe Natural History Museum on Dublin's Merrion Street will remain closed for at least two more years, if not longer, its director…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Asthma sufferers warned of likely risks over ChristmasThe Asthma Society of Ireland has warned asthma sufferers of the dangers posed by the Christmas festivities.Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Family of missing man renews appeal for assistanceThe family of missing man Trevor Deely will today launch a new poster campaign in an effort to find out what happened to him.Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Almost 80% of women take up offer of free breast screeningAlmost eight of every 10 women who were offered free breast screening by BreastCheck took up the offer last year, according to…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Irish fixated on trappings of wealth, survey findsFour out of five people believe we are not as wealthy as we think but are merely obsessed with the trappings of wealth, according…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Call for office on traffickingA single office with responsibility for combating human trafficking is urgently required in Ireland, a discussion on the trafficking…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Chaplains make scathing attack on prison systemCatholic prison chaplains have voiced scathing criticism of the "dysfunctional" prison system in their annual report just submitted…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Incineration 'undermines' waste policyRecent decisions on incineration have undermined sustainable waste policy, Minister for the Environment John Gormley said at …Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
CO2 rate here second highest in EUIRELAND: Ireland has the second highest rate of greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the EU so it will have to play a major…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Rights watchdog slates inaction over renditionThe Government has been criticised by the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner for its failure to investigate if aircraft…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Irish on ship that sank due home this weekThe four Irish passengers who were rescued from a cruise ship in the Southern Ocean are expected to arrive home this week, according…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
BCC upholds complaints against 'Prime Time'Complaints against a Prime Time programme for the use of the term "basket case" four times in connection with mental illness …Fri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
