FG to review catering industry wage dealsPAY RATES: WAGE AGREEMENTS in catering and other industries will be independently reviewed by Fine Gael if it is in government…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Bruton pledges €100m for small firmsA €100 million fund to help small business start-ups will be a priority for Fine Gael, enterprise spokesman Richard Bruton said…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Group calls on parties to deliver on strategyOLDER AND BOLDER: THE “LONG overdue” national positive ageing strategy must be delivered by the next government, an alliance…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Orders for repossession by courts reached 600 last yearMORE THAN 600 orders for possession were granted in the courts last year including 327 at the High Court, according to figures…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
High Court grants 13 repossession ordersSOME 13 orders for possession were granted by the High Court yesterday, including one against a Kilkenny couple who have six …Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
New party targets corruptionFÍS NUA: A NEW political party, Fís Nua, has promised to remove corruption from public and political life.Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Rent costs levelling out, says reportTHE COST of renting residential property in Ireland appears to be levelling out, according to a report by property website Daft…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Education 'standing still' due to cutbacksSCHOOLS: CUTS IN education “made no sense” and will end up costing money, the chief executive of Educate Together has said…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Councillors to decide future of planned retirement homeA CONTROVERSIAL retirement village proposed for the foot of the Dublin mountains near Sandyford may be closer to development …Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Priests say missal is 'sexist and elitist'THE NEW missal for use at Mass from next November is sexist, archaic, elitist and obscure, the Association of Catholic Priests…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Staff 'in limbo' as newspaper on brink following decisionSTAFF AT the Sunday Tribune were shocked and disappointed last night at the news that the paper had been put into receivership…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Repossession case adjourned for couple paying 66% of monthly loanEIGHT ORDERS for home repossession were granted at the High Court yesterday, but the court adjourned a case after being told …Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus talks adjournedTalks aimed at resolving the dispute at Aer Lingus are expected to continue this weekend at the Labour Relations Commission after…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Gilligan fails to have Cab seizures overturnedAN ATTEMPT by convicted drug dealer John Gilligan and members of his family to overturn the seizure of property by the Criminal…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Isme calls for independent body to make State board appointmentsAN INDEPENDENT commission to appoint people to State boards should be set up to prevent “political cronyism”, the small businesses…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Fall in Oxfam donations blamed on recession and bogus charity collectorsA COMBINATION of the recession and bogus doorstep charity collections has led to critically low supplies in Oxfam charity shops…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
1,800 jobs could be created in crafts sectorMORE THAN 1,800 jobs could be created in crafts, a summit on the crafts industry in Ireland was told at Farmleigh, in Dublin, …Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick and Brady selected for Dublin CentralFF CANDIDATE SELECTION: FIANNA FÁIL TD Cyprian Brady and Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick were selected to run for the party in Dublin …Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
TV3 and Sky News plan leaders' debateTV COVERAGE: BOTH TV3 and Sky News unveiled proposals yesterday for a leaders’ debate in advance of the general electionTue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Finance Bill 'at heart of debate'THE “DRACONIAN” Finance Bill should not be fast-tracked in advance of the upcoming general election, Socialist Party MEP Joe …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Changes in mental health services urgedMAJOR CHANGES are needed if targets under the Government’s A Vision for Change plan are to be reached by 2016, the Irish Mental…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Six orders granted to possess homesA HOME repossession case was adjourned at the High Court yesterday after a father of one of the borrowers pleaded for time to…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Children's rights vote a step closerREFERENDUM: A CONSTITUTIONAL referendum on children’s rights could be held on the same day as the general election, Minister…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
United Left Alliance to field at least 18 candidates in general electionLEFT CANDIDATES: THE RECENTLY formed United Left Alliance is to field at least 18 candidates in the general election, organisers…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Women close to giving birth urged to get flu vaccinePREGNANT WOMEN close to delivery who have not been vaccinated against flu should have the inoculation as soon as possible, the…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Left alliance seeks inclusion in pollsThe United Left Alliance has written to polling organisations, asking that the organisation be included in forthcoming polls.Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Radiologist found not guilty of misconductA CONSULTANT radiologist has been found not guilty of professional misconduct following the death of a 23-year-old man from brain…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
'Folk memory' lost in tourism move to Kerry“FOLK MEMORY” was lost when only six of the 109 people employed at the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport transferred to…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Norris in election plea to councillorsINDEPENDENT SENATOR David Norris has written to councillors around the country asking them to nominate him as a presidential …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Applicants to employment tribunal facing long delaysAPPLICANTS TO the Employment Appeals Tribunal are facing delays of up to a year and a half before their cases can be heard.Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
New hips may be needed for 1,400 with faulty deviceOver 2,000 of the 3,500 people who had faulty DePuy Orthopaedics hip joints fitted in Ireland have so far been assessed and for…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
House prices drop to 2002 levels after 14% fall last yearHOUSE PRICES have fallen back to 2002 levels, according to reports released yesterday.Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Stamp of approval post staff give thumbs-up to new uniformAFTER YEARS of military-style uniforms with peaked caps, shirts and ties, the postmen and women of Ireland will don “workwear…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Nursing home residents unhappy with emergency moveFIVE RESIDENTS who had fought to stay in their nursing home in Westmeath lost their battle over the holiday break after frozen…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Repossessions grow despite moratorium on legal actionORDERS FOR possession of property granted to mortgage lenders at the High Court continued to increase in 2010 despite a 12-month…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Minister moves to regulate suicide-prevention groupsMOVES TO regulate suicide prevention groups around the country will begin in the new year, the Minister of State for Mental Health…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
'Utterly absurd' to suggest AIB employee should be reinstatedA FORMER AIB employee dismissed after accessing the bank accounts of other staff should not be reinstated “under any circumstances…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Unreported X-rays at Beaumont triple, report findsTHE NUMBER of unreported X-rays at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has more than tripled since 2008, according to a report released…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Sacked AIB worker says he did not know accessing accounts warranted dismissalA FORMER AIB employee, sacked after accessing the bank accounts of colleagues, said yesterday he was not aware his actions would…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Crisis does not define nation, says PresidentIT IS time to remind ourselves of our many strengths, President Mary McAleese said yesterday.Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Prayers said at Mass for victimsVICTIMS: PRAYERS WERE said for the victims of jailed former priest Tony Walsh at Mass yesterday in Ballyfermot, Dublin.Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Reform of personal debt law must be 'introduced in 2011'NEW LEGISLATION to reform personal debt processes will have to be introduced next year to comply with the Government’s agreement…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Bill set to target white-collar crimeDETENTION PERIODS for people arrested for questioning by gardaí could be lengthened if proposed legislation is implemented.Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Callers to Samaritans 'overwhelmed' by recessionTHE LEVEL of stress and anxiety expressed by callers to the Samaritans Ireland helpline in the last 12 months has been more intense…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Legal aid applicants facing long waitsTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the Legal Aid Board says she is seriously concerned at delays faced by applicants for free legal aid caused…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Calls to Samaritans increaseThe number of calls received by the Samaritans has risen by 13,000 in the last 12 months.Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Developer tells court €1.1m penthouse has halved in valueA DEVELOPER who paid €1Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
No refuge for menMen who are abused by their partners have very little support and often feel the legal system is against themTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
HSE reviews governance of suicide helplineTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is conducting a review of the governance of Teen-Line Ireland, a charity set up to help suicidal…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Broadcaster Gerry Ryan died of heart failure after using cocaineRTÉ BROADCASTER Gerry Ryan was under enormous personal, financial and professional stress just before his death from heart failure…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
