Long hours of childcare 'dehumanising' - EamesThe long periods of time some parents have to leave their children at childcare while at work have been described as "dehumanising…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Rethink new road agency, says reportThe new authority charged with reducing the long waiting times learner drivers face for tests and improving motorists' skills…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Diesel worries GermansGerman carmakers are coming under pressure in the wake of a high-profile domestic debate about diesel engines' impact on air …Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Garda to test car number reading systemA working group has been set up by the Garda to examine the use of technology to read vehicle number plates to help crime detection…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
McDowell outlines plans to reform licenced tradeLicences for continental-style cafe bars and new specific nightclub licences are among the new measures planned by the Minister…Sun Apr 10 2005 - 01:00
Beaumont kidney patient positive for hepatitis BMore than 300 dialysis patients at Beaumont Hospital are to be tested for hepatitis B in the coming weeks after a person on dialysis…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Health cuts breach Sustaining Progress, say unionsUnions representing medical staff have accused health employers of breaching the terms of Sustaining Progress by requesting 600…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
HSE says services will not be hit by job cutsThe Health Services Executive (HSE) published its service plan for 2005 this evening claiming that 600 planned job cuts in the…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Irish media group named in Vanunu chargesAn Irish media organisation is among several television stations and newspapers that Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai …Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Group attacks level of consultation on disabilityA national representative group for people with disabilities has said the Government's national disability strategy is doomed…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
M3 group threatens NRA, council with legal actionOpponents of the controversial M3 motorway have sent a solicitor's letter to Meath County Council and the National Roads Authority…Thu Mar 31 2005 - 01:00
Bishops ease demands on school closingPrimary schools will in future be able to decide whether or not to close on religious holidays after the Catholic bishops eased…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Nigerian man due to return to Ireland on FridayClassmates, friends and politicians are planning a party at Dublin Airport on Friday morning for Nigerian student Olukunle Elukanlo…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
'Fluid restrictions were chronic'Caroline Kennedy nearly went out of her mind watching ads for Lucozade or Bulmers while on dialysis.Tue Mar 29 2005 - 01:00
HSE moots living kidney donor schemeThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it intends to consider setting up a programme to transplant kidneys to …Tue Mar 29 2005 - 01:00
Parents of babies on dialysis aim for transplant'When you arrive without kidneys everything else is up for grabs," says Ann BrehonyTue Mar 29 2005 - 01:00
Nigerian student to collect visa tomorrowDeported Nigerian student Olukunle Elukanlo is expected to collect his visa allowing him to return to Ireland from the Irish …Tue Mar 29 2005 - 01:00
Report reveals decline in Dublin opiate abuseThe number of opiate users in Dublin has fallen by some 1,000 since 1996 and the age profile of users is getting older to indicate…Tue Mar 29 2005 - 01:00
US brain study on youth riskNew US research suggests that the part of the brain which inhibits reckless behaviour may not be fully developed until 25 meaning…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Global report highlights child obesity in IrelandMore than one in four seven- to 11-year-olds in Ireland are either overweight or obese, according to a new report highlighting…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
Inmates who protested at Limerick jail movedThe five high-security prisoners who broke onto the roof of Limerick jail last Friday have all been moved to other jails for "…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Consultants defer strike after Travers upheavalThe fallout from the Travers report has produced an unexpected benefit for the Department of Health after consultants decided…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Ombudsman seeks review of Irish teachingAn urgent review of how the Irish language is taught in schools should be carried out, a report published today said.Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Polls close in Meath and Kildare North byelectionsPolling stations in the Kildare North and Meath by-elections have closed and ballot boxes are being collected ahead of counting…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
New drivers may face sliding scale of penaltiesReducing the number of penalty points inexperienced drivers are allowed to accumulate before they are put off the road has been…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
IRA expels 3 volunteers over McCartney killingThree Provisional IRA volunteers have been dismissed from the organisation following an internal investigation into the killing…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Retrial ordered as Laide has conviction quashedTwo of the men convicted in connection with the death of teenager Brian Murphy have had convictions set aside by the Court of…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
'Uncompetitive' legal profession criticized in reportA report on the legal professions has recommended allowing more universities offer vocational training and the establishment …Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Call for more detailed road deaths databaseA leading forensic researcher has called for legislation regulating the coroners' service to be updated immediately to allow …Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Expert appointed to resolve drug test directive problemsClinical trials: The Department of Health has appointed a senior bioethics expert to try to resolve delays that have slowed …Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
CASE STUDY: 'I felt lucky to take part'Ada Fagan believes the spirit of her deceased mother prompted her to ask for a mammogram during a routine visit to her GP seven…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Moves to cut delays in testsA bonus scheme to encourage testers to work extra overtime and the relocation of several test centres which encounter traffic…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Call to update driver theory test to include metricationDriving instructors have called for the immediate updating of the Driver Theory Test book to reflect metrication and have described…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
All credit to Leitrim as MNBA moves onMBNA Ireland, the credit card and financial services company is to sell its St Stephen's Green office and relocate the majority…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Popularity of US visa lottery on the waneJust over half the successful Irish applicants to a lottery system for visas to work in America over the last five years have…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Popularity of US visa lottery on the waneJust over half the successful Irish applicants to a lottery system for visas to work in America over the last five years have…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
All credit to Leitrim as MNBA moves onMBNA Ireland, the credit card and financial services company is to sell its St Stephen's Green office and relocate the majority…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Doctor visits set to rise €10 this year - surveyPrivate patients will find visiting their family doctor this year up to €10 more expensive than last year, according to a new…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Ahern insists waste incineration is only optionIreland will have to embrace incineration because it is no longer acceptable to export waste to other countries, the Taoiseach…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Doctor visits set to rise €10 this year - surveyPrivate patients will find visiting their family doctor this year up to €10 more expensive than last year, according to a new…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Ahern insists waste incineration is only optionIreland will have to embrace incineration because it is no longer acceptable to export waste to other countries, the Taoiseach…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Court to consider health charge bill next weekThe Supreme Court will start hearings next Monday on whether legislation giving the Government power to charge residents of public…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Court to consider health charge bill next weekThe Supreme Court will start hearings next Monday on whether legislation giving the Government power to charge residents of public…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Roche to bring fast-track planning laws back to CabinetThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, is to revise fast-track planning legislation for major infrastructure projects and…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Roche to bring fast-track planning laws back to CabinetThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, is to revise fast-track planning legislation for major infrastructure projects and…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
McConville son calls on SF's McLaughlin to resignThe son of a Belfast mother murdered by the IRA in 1972 today called on Sinn Féin negotiator Mr Mitchel McLaughlin to resign …Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Charter bid to boost patient rightsEU blueprint: Patients' representatives in Ireland are to push for a new charter of patients' rights to be incorporated into…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
McConville son calls on SF's McLaughlin to resignThe son of a Belfast mother murdered by the IRA in 1972 today called on Sinn Féin negotiator Mr Mitchel McLaughlin to resign …Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Irish public donates €48 million for tsunami reliefThe Irish public has donated nearly €48 million to aid agencies working to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Irish public donates €48 million for tsunami reliefThe Irish public has donated nearly €48 million to aid agencies working to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
