Martin outlines proposals to regulate cloningThe Government remains opposed to human cloning, the Minister for Health, Mr Martin told a conference on assisted human reproduction…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
'Bold thinking and bold acting' required in North - HaassBold thinking and bold acting is required by all sides involved in the peace process because "the days of small steps is over…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Firefighters attend fishing ship off GalwayA crewman has been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after fire started on a large French fish-processing ship…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Agencies aim to bring poverty below 2%Seven national agencies have come together under the End Child Poverty Coalition to co-ordinate their fight against child poverty…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Ireland and US differ over second UN resolutionDiffering views held by Ireland and the US over a second UN resolution on Iraq were evident after a meeting between the Minister…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Haass says attacks on US planes 'outrageous'Recent attacks on US military planes refueling at Shannon Airport were today described as "outrageous" by Mr Richard Haass, US…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Snowfall causes difficult driving conditionsMotorists in the north Midlands and in Northern Ireland have been warned of difficult driving conditions following heavy overnight…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Five due in court over damage to US planeFive people are due in court this evening after security at Shannon Airport was breached and a US military aircraft was damaged…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Figures show sharp rise in sexual diseasesUnsafe sexual practices contributed to a 10 per cent rise in the number of sexually transmitted infections in the State during…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Exlosives factory plan refused permissionPlanning permission for an explosives plant at the Shannon estuary was refused by Bord Pleanala today.Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Drop of 42 pc in road deaths since OctoberThe number of road deaths in the State has fallen by almost half, since the introduction of the penalty points system last October…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Gardai interview Ryan brothers and stabbing victimGardai have completed a two-hour interview with the two Ryan brothers, Eddie and Kieran who returned home after being missing…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Drive to restart peace process starts now, says AhernThe Taoiseach has described his talks with British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair in Downing Street this afternoon as the starting…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Bishop of Killaloe says no justification for Iraq warNo moral justification for a war against exists and the impending conflict in the region is entirely avoidable, the Bishop of…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Nurses say bed report criticises managementAn independent report into the chronic shortage of beds for accident and emergency patients has criticised management and hospital…Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
School charity sleep-out raises record totalThe annual Christmas fundraising event by students of Belvedere College in Dublin has raised nearly €90,000 for the homeless - …Mon Jan 20 2003 - 00:00
Dublin taxi crash claims second victimA teenager who was in a car involved in last Saturday morning's collision between two cars in Dublin that killed a taxi-driver…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Company seeking €47m from council no longer existsThe company claiming €47 million in compensation from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council following the compulsory acquisition…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Faecal contamination in water 'unacceptable' - EPAThe level of faeces in public and group water supplies in Ireland remains "unacceptable", according to a new report from the …Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Farmers start tractor protest against falling incomesFarmers have started a five-day protest over farm incomes and are driving convoys of tractors to protest points at Clonakilty…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Army to spend €33m on 25 personnel carriersThe Army has signed a €33 million contract for a further 25 armoured personnel carriers from the Swiss company Mowag.Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Child sex abuse commission to halt investigationsThe independent Commission into the handling of child sex abuse allegations by the Catholic Church in Ireland is to cease its…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Foreign hospitals recruiting nurses from IrelandThere has been a marked increase in the number highly-trained Irish and Filipino nurses being recruited by hospitals in Australia…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Baby should have been born at Monaghan Hospital - reportBronagh Livingstone, the pre-mature baby born while en-route to Cavan General Hospital and who died shortly later should have…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Investigation launched into Kerry BSE caseAn investigation is underway by the Department of Agriculture and Food after the another three-year-old cow was found to have…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Group warns of unsafe sex over ChristmasThe Department of Health and Children is failing to promote the importance of responsible sex, the Irish Family Planning Association…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Engineering union to decide pay claim strategyOne of the largest trade unions in the country will start pressing pay claims in excess of the rate of inflation at its meeting…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Department accounts reveal ministerial pension costsFormer presidents Mrs Mary Robinson and Dr Patrick JThu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
IBEC blames ICTU for collapsing partnership talksThe chasm between unions and employers remains so wide after two days of social partnership talks that both sides were today …Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Relatives of dead Monaghan baby to meet MinisterThe grandfather of a premature baby girl which died shortly after arrival at Cavan General Hospital after her mother was refused…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Walkout at North Eastern Health Board meetingThree members of the North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) left a boisterous meeting in protest at a ruling by the chairman that …Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Health board to discuss Monaghan baby caseThe North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) is expected to discuss the case of a woman whose baby died shortly after its mother was…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Construction clerical wages rise by over 12%Average weekly wages for clerical and operative staff in the construction industry were €668Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Public jobs freeze will hit services - IMPACTToday's Budget means the full implementation of the benchmarking pay awards is achievable by the end of 2003, the public sector…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
Dublin Chamber 'disappointed' over benchmarkingGroups representing business this evening expressed their disappointment at the Budget for 2003 saying it will increase the cost…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
Irish agency workers flee East Timor unrestRioting forced staff working for the Irish relief agencies GOAL and Concern to abandon their offices in the East Timorese capital…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
State loses appeal on election-spending rulesThe State this morning lost its Supreme Court appeal against a landmark High Court ruling on election expenses.Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Defeated candidates may challenge election resultsDefeated Dáil and Senate candidates are likely to consider legal challenges in some constituencies following today's Supreme …Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Heroin still most abused drug, says reportThe State's largest drug treatment centre has confirmed heroin remains the most abused among its clients.Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
Householders count costs as more flooding forecastAs thousands of householders and businesses count the cost of recent heavy rain, Met Éireann today warned of further possible…Thu Nov 28 2002 - 00:00
McDowell considers alternative to tribunalsThe format for a new type of statutory inquiry will be brought before the Cabinet for approval next week by the Minister for …Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Government 'will respond' to any call on Morris termsThe Government will respond to any request from Mr Justice Morris to extend the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Pay dispute stops postal service in parts of MayoPost in parts of Co Mayo will not be delivered today after postmasters and postmistresses decided to stage a sit-in.Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Hospitals nationwide battle winter vomiting virusVisitor restrictions remain in place in a number of hospitals around the country today as medical teams struggle to contain the…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Minister opposes opening of fishing zoneOpening up the Irish Box fishing zone runs directly contrary to the European Commission's stated policy which is to try and conserve…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Witness alleges detectives tampered with evidenceMr Frank McBrearty jnr alleged two detectives either forged his signature or tricked him into signing a statement admitting he…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Hospital waiting lists see 1% fall in three monthsThe number of people on hospital waiting lists declined by less than one per cent to 24,850 between the end of march and the …Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Tribunal told Gardai investigated murder without evidenceGardaí in Co Donegal apparently believed Mr Frank McBrearty Jr and Mr Mark McConnell murdered Richie Barron without evidence …Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Revenue makes 'unprecedented' challenge to OmbudsmanThe Office of the Revenue Commissioners has made a "direct and unprecedented" challenge to the authority of the office of the…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
ICI says it won't increase redundancy offer to IFI workersIrish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) employees from the doomed Cork and Arklow plants were told by the company's co-owners Imperial…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
