Photos bring to life remote Vietnamese communityA PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition about one of Vietnam’s poorest and most isolated ethnic minorities was opened by Minister of State …Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
New car sales up 2.4% despite end of scrappage schemeNEW CAR sales increased by 2.4 per cent last year despite a sharp decline in sales after the scrappage scheme ended.Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
'True cross' relics returned to TipperaryStolen relics of the 'true cross' were today returned by gardaí to the Holy Cross Abbey in Co Tipperary.Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Worker awarded €40,000 over colleague's sexual harassmentA LOGISTICS company employee has been awarded €40,000 by the Equality Tribunal for sexual harassment by a colleague, which included…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Teachers welcome review of budget cutsA GOVERNMENT review of cuts in teacher numbers to disadvantaged primary schools was seen as a “very significant development” …Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Skeletal remains those of Dublin man (28)GARDAÍ HAVE begun a criminal investigation after identifying the skeletal remains discovered in the Dublin mountains as those…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí identify Wicklow remainsGardaí have confirmed the identify of the skeletal remains discovered in the Dublin mountains as missing man James Kenny McDonagh…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Failure to answer pager criticisedTHE REPEATED failure of a doctor to answer a cardiac pager at Galway University Hospital was “highly irresponsible”, consultants…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Mayo hospital workers plan industrial actionNOTICE OF industrial action by some 80 support workers at a Co Mayo hospital was issued to the Health Service Executive yesterday…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Appeal renewed for missing womanCOLLEAGUES OF missing woman Monica Riordan handed out leaflets and posters in Dublin city centre yesterday, 17 days after she…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Fresh appeal for missing womanColleagues of missing woman Monica Riordan handed out leaflets and posters in Dublin city centre today, 17 days after she disappeared…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Quinn worker 'pushed out', tribunal toldA FORMER Quinn Insurance worker felt “pushed out” of her job, was spoken to “like a dog” and had “severe panic attacks” before…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Priory Hall residents angry at TaoiseachDISPLACED RESIDENTS of the Priory Hall apartment complex have expressed dissatisfaction at an email from Taoiseach Enda Kenny…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Gorta dismayed by opening of fundraising shop by OxfamCHARITY SECTOR: THE OPENING of a first Irish charity shop by British development aid organisation Oxfam in the 1970s was strongly…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Prices and fares rise as VAT increases take effectCONSUMERS ARE facing a slew of price increases introduced yesterday, including a 2 per cent hike in the top VAT rate to 23 per…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Saddam Hussein deputy invited Haughey to IraqBAGHDAD TRIP: AN UNUSUAL invitation to Iraq for taoiseach Charles Haughey led the Department of Foreign Affairs to prepare a…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Indecision on whether Hillery should attend royal weddingROYAL WEDDING: THE QUESTION of whether the president should attend the royal wedding caused procrastination and conflicting …Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Politicians meet PLO 'illegally' in BeirutARAFAT MEETING: THE VISAS of a group of Irish politicians visiting Beirut had expired when they met PLO chairman and opponent…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Iveagh House: Reception 'unthinkable' Eurovision suggestionTHE OFFER by the taoiseach’s department of a Eurovision reception for 300 people in Iveagh House was considered so small it would…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Poultry to be culled as new animal welfare rules applyNEW RULES on battery hens come into force on January 1stFri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
FitzGerald appealed to cardinal on child codeMIXED MARRIAGES: TAOISEACH GARRET FitzGerald made a written appeal to Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich in October 1981 over the Catholic…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Haughey leaps to O'Kennedy's aid to bump up his pensionO'KENNEDY PENSION: HE MAY have been minister for finance for the 1980 “tighten your belts” budget but in 1981 Michael O’Kennedy…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
When zoo animals got mixed up in international incidentDIPLOMATIC IMPASSE: WHATEVER ABOUT bringing the horse to France, a proposed exchange of giraffes from Dublin for an elephant…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Horse welfare trust reaches 'crisis point' as donations fallA SHARP drop in cash contributions compounded by fewer offers to care for horses due to costs, means the Irish Horse Welfare …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Focus Ireland determined to increase funding to help cope with demand for homeless servicesFOCUS IRELAND may be one of the few charities that aims to increase its funding during the coming years as demand for homeless…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Housing of Dublin pensioner in Roscommon home 'highly unusual'A DECISION to send a Dublin pensioner to a Roscommon nursing home managed by a senior health board official who was on sabbatical…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Disney commission means 40 animation jobs in the bagIRISH ANIMATION studio Brown Bag films has been commissioned to make a new series for Disney Junior, creating 40 jobs.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
My Holiday: Neil DelamereWhat’s your earliest holiday memory? I remember being entranced on seeing our neighbours – who were a little posher than us – …Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Campaign warns of deaths on farmsA NEW Health and Safety Authority campaign to draw attention to the high number of farm deaths in Ireland will begin in the new…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Boy hurt in Howth train incidentA ten-year-old boy is being treated for serious leg injuries tonight after being struck by a DART earlier today.Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
CCTV files gathered over fatal hit-and-runGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a teenager in a hit-and-run in Dublin have gathered a large amount of CCTV footage in the hope…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Plan to create jobs in southeast publishedA PLAN to boost employment in the southeast has been published in the wake of the loss of 575 jobs at telecoms firm TalkTalk …Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Southeast gets employment planAn action plan to boost employment in the southeast region, which saw the loss of 575 TalkTalk jobs in October, was published…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Reilly locum took ring in lieu of money or medical cardTHE MINISTER for Health has said he is “satisfied” with the action he took in 2006 to deal with an out-of-hours GP who asked …Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Concern aiming to stem malnutritionA PROJECT to prevent and reduce malnutrition and its irreversible effects on young children will be launched by Concern Worldwide…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Priory Hall residents left in the dark as remedial works stall at apartment blockDISPLACED RESIDENTS of the Priory Hall apartment complex held a candlelit vigil outside their still unsafe homes yesterday and…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Taxi driver's wife 'forgives' killerThe wife of taxi driver Moses Ayanwole, who died following an assault in Dublin last week, said today she “forgives” his attacker…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Priory Hall residents stage vigilSome 100 people held a candlelit vigil outside the Priory Hall apartment complex tonight to mark the date that remedial fire-…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Wheel deal: Dublin icon ships out after 16 monthsTHE FORTUNE of Dublin’s wheel took a turn for the worst yesterday as the 60m attraction was being packed up just 16 months after…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Bord Bia toasts Jameson's successINDUSTRY AWARDS: JAMESON WHISKEY was recognised last night for its contribution to exports, which includes selling one billion…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Parents 'not solely to blame for obesity'PERSONAL responsibility is only part of the answer to childhood obesity and blaming parents is too simplistic, Minister for Children…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Irishman was prototype for war correspondentsAN IRISH journalist in the Napoleonic era may have been the prototype war correspondent, the Newspaper Periodical History Forum…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
'Unjustified slur' angers Law SocietyTHE BODY representing solicitors has defended the profession after what it called an “unjustified slur” by the master of the …Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
MEP blames leadership for handling of criticismLABOUR MEP Nessa Childers has condemned a “failure of leadership” in the party over the handling of her outspoken criticism of…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Priest's solicitor wants name of sourceTHE SOLICITOR of a priest defamed by RTÉ said he intends to find out the name of the source who made allegations about his client…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Rising age of mothers and IVF leading to earlier birthsMORE BABIES are being born prematurely because of the rising age of mothers and increased use of in-vitro fertilisation treatment…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
