Canadian post for HSA chiefHealth and Safety Authority chief executive Tom Beegan is to leave his post on January 31st, to take up a new job in the Workplace…Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Volunteering part of a 'healthy and caring society'Voluntary groups held events around the State yesterday to mark UN International Volunteer Day.Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Study shows older people are not doing enough exerciseOnly 15 per cent of older people are taking enough exercise to stay healthy, according to the initial findings of a study due…Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Call for Travellers to be recognised as ethnic groupThe recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group would not solve all problems facing Travellers but it would help to counter …Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Soccer pitch dispute causes plan's deferralA plan for the future of Deerpark, a prime green space in Dublin's Mount Merrion, has been put on hold until legal advice is …Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Firms warned of legal liability over Christmas party harassmentEmployers have been warned that they can be held liable for sexual harassment or bullying incidents that occur at the office …Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Conference told of concerns oversex traffickingThe sex trafficking of women and children is the single biggest cause of concern for people countering illegal immigration, a…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Jockey's family call for return dateThe family of jockey Christy McGrath, who is serving a prison sentence for murder in Britain, has called on the Irish Government…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Listen to students, teachers toldContact with one caring adult could be enough to prevent a teenager from taking his own life, the Irish Association of Suicidology…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
SVP spent €41m last year to help families in needThe €41 million spent by St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) to help families in need last year belies the myth that poverty has…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
State 'fundamentally' breaching human rightsAmnesty International has claimed that human rights are being "fundamentally breached" by the Government's neglect of the mental…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Warning of sex abuse among young drinkersThe abuse of alcohol by young people is leading to consensual sexual abuse, Sr Veronica Mangan, director of the Aislinn adolescent…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
CROWD PULLER: fans go wild as Pacino is honoured at Trinity CollegeTrinity College's Burke theatre had seldom seen its like before. Al Pacino was in the hall and the crowd was going wildThu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Heavier workloads bite into the traditional lunch hourThe traditional lunch "hour" has all but disappeared with the average lunch break in the Republic now just 38 minutes long, according…Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
MS patients tell of lack of servicesThe lack of neurologists and associated services is having a detrimental effect on the health of people with multiple sclerosis…Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
RTÉ radio shows lose listenersRTÉ radio has lost listeners in nine of its top 10 programmes, according to the latest figures from a Joint National Listenership…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Food writer says B&Bs threatened by pretentious joints, developmentsB&Bs are "dying like snow on a ditch" because they cannot compete with property developers who open up cheap hotels, according…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Al Pacino set to visit Trinity to accept an honorary patronageAl Pacino, the Oscar-winning actor, is coming to Trinity College Dublin (TCD) next Wednesday to accept the honorary patronage…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Tributes to Supreme Court judge as she resignsThe Supreme Court is not normally a place for spontaneous applause but Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness left the bench for the…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Groups stress need for children's rightsReaction: Children's rights groups said yesterday's Supreme Court judgement highlighted the need for a change in the Irish Constitution…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
An Post 'hugely concerned' by robbery attemptsAn Post said yesterday it was "hugely concerned" at three bungled kidnap and robbery attempts on post office workers in Dublin…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Woman wins right to see contents of job referenceA woman who was given a negative job reference has won the right to see that reference, following a ruling by Information Commissioner…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Maguire's Cavan bistro wins food writer's restaurant of year awardYoung chefs and rural restaurants were the main winners in the ninth Annual Awards for Excellence announced by food writer Georgina…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
STAMPS DUTY: Four Irish trad bands featured by An PostFour new postage stamps have been issued by An Post to celebrate traditional bands The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, The…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Migrants better educated but get lower payMigrants who come here are twice as likely to have degrees as the indigenous Irish, yet they frequently find themselves working…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Major study into ageing launched by HarneyA project described as "the most ambitious study of ageing ever undertaken in Ireland" was launched at Trinity College Dublin…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
€1.75m campaign urges responsible drinkingA €1.75 million campaign to encourage responsible drinking will be launched today by Meas, the association set up by the drinks…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Boycott of politicians in election urged at Tara protestCampaigners against the planned M3 motorway route which passes close to the Hill of Tara have vowed that their fight is only …Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Migrant women suffer racism and sexismWomen migrant workers have experienced unethical recruitment practices, underpayment or non-payment of wages, harassment by employers…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Laytown parents angry over schoolA classroom has not been built in the east Meath area since 1974 despite the massive increase in population, the Oireachtas education…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
Halloween calls to fire service doubleThe number of calls to the Dublin Fire Brigade more than doubled on Halloween night compared with the previous year, but the …Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Carnal knowledge charges against C droppedCircuit Court: Charges of unlawful carnal knowledge were dropped in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday against Mr C, the…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Men in statutory rape cases face new chargesSix men were cleared of unlawful carnal knowledge charges in Dublin yesterday before being rearrested and charged with sexual…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Proposal to trade work visas with USA proposal to legalise the undocumented Irish living in the US in exchange for Irish work permits for Americans has been made…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Consultation on road safety off to fast startThe Road Safety Authority says that it has received a "tremendous response" to its appeal to the public for suggestions on how…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
'We have left so much behind'When Fr Martin O'Reilly stood up to give the homily at the funeral of Gary McCormick and Ciarán Hagan in Threemilehouse on Monday…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Fifth passenger in Monaghan collision diesThe fifth passenger in the Threemilehouse car crash which killed four others died in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Threemilehouse, Co MonaghanGardaí yesterday renewed their appeal for help in their investigation into the two-car collision in which four men were killed…Mon Oct 23 2006 - 01:00
Warning over teens drinking at homeAlcohol addiction counsellors have cautioned parents against allowing teenagers to drink alcohol at home, following the controversial…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Call for 2,000-plus more donorsOne man's story: At least 2,000 new blood donors are being sought to donate platelets to cancer and leukaemia patients.Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Parents 'should' let children drink at homeParents should allow their adolescent children to have a supervised drink at home because thrill-seeking teenagers will seek …Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
Labour proposes 21-point package of rural measuresThe Labour Party has proposed a package of measures for rural Ireland, including the establishment of an Irish organic label, …Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
New passports to be biometric following launch of ePassportAll new Irish passports will be issued in biometric form following yesterday's launch of the new ePassport.Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Canon lawyer denies code silenced sex abuse victimsA Panorama documentary, "Sex Crimes and the Vatican", shown on BBC 1 last night, claimed that a church directive, which was updated…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
O'Donoghue calls on Opposition to stop 'play-acting'FF response: The Opposition parties have been accused by Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue of "play-acting…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Initiativeaims to promote arts in schoolsThe Government yesterday launched an arts and education committee aimed at increasing exposure to the arts in schools.Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Bullies thriving in 'macho' IrelandOne in 30 employees is a serial bully but our macho culture fetes them as achievers, clinical psychologist and workplace bullying…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Report on GP and chemist son not releasedAn investigation into complaints that a GP favoured her son's pharmacy practice in another health board area over a local pharmacy…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Moving of staff still a 'work in progress'Agriculture: There is "a pressing need" to ensure that Department of Agriculture staff be efficiently redeployed now that a …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Dublin Bus blamed for integrated ticketing delayTransport thinking: The Department of Transport has withheld two payments from Dublin Bus for electronic ticketing machines …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
