Ban on South African rugby team entering State drawn upAPARTHEID PROTEST: AN ORDER specifically banning a South African rugby team from entering the Republic in 1979 had been drawn…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
DPP said ban on condoms would not be upheld in courtCONTRACEPTION: THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions would not have taken a case against university students for selling condoms…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Safe And Sound 'Boat People' ArriveTHE FIRST group of 200 Vietnamese refugees arrived in Ireland on August 9th, 1979, many of whom were “boat people” fleeing the…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Whiddy Disaster: Oil Company Praised GovernmentA MONTH after the Whiddy Island oil disaster in which 51 people died, the chairman of Gulf Oil (Ireland) wrote to the taoiseach…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Jobs for women proposed to stop population declineTHE ISLANDS: THE PROBLEM of declining population on islands led one minister to suggest a need to provide well-paid jobs for…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
2009 set to be safest year on State's roads as fatalities fallTHIS YEAR is set to be the safest year on the State’s roads since records began with a significant drop in deaths, including …Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Dart disruption to continue until this eveningDUBLIN’S SOUTHSIDE Dart commuters face a second day of disruption today after a truck damaged some 800 metres of overhead lines…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Civil servants told to wear more clothes to save energyCIVIL SERVANTS were asked to use a maximum of one bar on electric heaters and to wear warmer clothing to work to save costs and…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Gift elephant resulted in jumbo transportation billSTATE GIFT: THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs reluctantly paid £4,000 to transport an elephant to Ireland which was a gift from…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Resignation letter 'a step forward', says victim Acceptance of collusion 'huge'REACTION: BISHOP OF Kildare and Leighlin Jim Moriarty’s acceptance that he should have challenged the “prevailing culture” was…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
New wave of emigrants beat weather to get home for holidaysA NEW generation of Irish emigrants was welcomed home with tears and hugs yesterday on the busiest day for Christmas travel at…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Chernobyl children arrive in Ireland as Adi Roche warns of big fall in fundsTHERE HAS been a 75-80 per cent drop in the response to the Christmas appeal of the Chernobyl’s Children’s Project, chief executive…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Two deaths from swine flu bring total lives lost to 22A CHILD in the west and a woman in the east have died from H1N1 swine flu, the Department of Health saidFri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Minister hails plan to provide €100m in reliefCLIMATE CHANGE FUNDS: IRELAND WILL have “a good story to tell” when the Cabinet decides where the €100 million pledged for the…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Two more die from swine fluA child in the west and a woman in the east have died from H1N1 swine flu, the Department of Health said this afternoon.Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
U2, Gleeson and Branagh make Golden Globe shortlistACTOR Brendan Gleeson and U2 are among the Irish nominees for the Golden Globe Awards, which were announced yesterday.Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Launch of bereavement guide for same-sex partnersSURVIVING PARTNERS in a same-sex relationship face unique challenges when their partner dies, the Irish Hospice Foundation said…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Boxer (14) and twins win Traveller awardsA FOURTEEN-year-old female boxer and twin college students were among the winners of the first Traveller Pride awards, which …Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Arts and humanities 'hub' for TrinityTHE SOD was turned yesterday for a new building which will house an arts and humanities research institute at Trinity College…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Two-thirds of rape cases reported are not brought to trialJUST ONE in three rape cases reported to gardaí are prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), a study has revealed…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Low rate of prosecutions for rapeBinge drinking is a factor in the lack of prosecution in many rape cases, a new report for the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Open letter to nuncio calls on pope to remove bishopsPROTEST: A SMALL group of lay Catholics delivered a letter to the office of the papal nuncio on Saturday calling on the pope…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Protest calls for climate dealSome 350 people took part in a protest in Dublin city centre today calling for action on climate change in advance of the summit…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Demonstration at papal nunciatureA small group of some ten Catholics held a protest outside the office of the Papal Nuncio on the Navan Road in Dublin todaySat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Ahern says main concern on Mahon is his good nameFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern said his main concerns with the findings of the Mahon tribunal were whether it found he was “corruptible…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Boy killed in Westmeath crashGardaí in Mullingar are today investigating a fatal road traffic collision in which a four-year-old boy died.Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Boy (4) killed in Mullingar collisionA four-year-old boy was killed in a road collision near Mullingar, Co Westmeath this evening.Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Heavy rain on wayVERY HEAVY rainfall is expected this weekend, which may bring renewed flooding to water-logged areas.Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Dublin city gift card to draw festive shoppersA GIFT card for Dublin city centre was launched yesterday, making it the first capital city in Europe to have such a scheme.Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Number waiting more than a year for surgery down 75%THE NUMBER of public patients waiting over a year for surgery has decreased by 75 per cent in the last year, according to the…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Bid to drown kitten, pups foiledONE KITTEN and four pups have been rescued from attempted drownings in “one of the most brutal days of mistreatment” seen in …Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Prevention has 'potential' to reduce risk of cancerPREVENTION MEASURES have more potential to reduce cancer risk than screening or treatment but tend not to be funded as well, …Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Patient waiting times decreaseThe number of public patients waiting over a year for surgery has decreased by 75 per cent in the last year, according to the…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
A case of bargain-hunting as wine lovers take a punt on liquidated stockAN UPMARKET buggy, supermarket trolleys, the car boots of old bangers and SUVs and the arms of strong sons were used to carry…Sat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí seek witnesses to Arklow deathGardaí today released a more detailed description of the raider who fatally stabbed a shopkeeper in Arklow last night, and have…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Robinson calls for proper leadership at CopenhagenA LACK of proper leadership in next month’s climate change talks at Copenhagen would mean the end of the liveable world, former…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Payments to 100,000 recipients are delayed as social welfare offices closePUBLIC SERVICES: A RANGE of public services from swimming pools and museums to bin collection and Customs were curtailed yesterday…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Hoteliers count cost of damage and lost businessFLOODING CRISIS: HOTELIERS IN flood-affected areas are counting the cost of both storm damage and lost bookings, making an an…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Warning certain dietary goods bought online contain steroidsIRISH CONSUMERS have been warned about the presence of synthetic steroids in products marketed online as dietary supplements.Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
TCD fee not used entirely for student services, says union headMUCH OF the registration fee paid by students of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) was not used for student services, the Oireachtas…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Latest cigarettes seizures worth €4.8mTHE LATEST seizures by Customs of some 12 million cigarettes in two hauls have a combined retail value of €4.8 million.Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Stigma may attach to sports over deathsTHERE IS a potential stigma being attached to sports in relation to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (Sads), even though most such…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
SADS stigma highlightedThere is a potential stigma being attached to sports and Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADs) even though most such deaths are …Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Chefs welcome GM-free labelling promiseIreland can become the most credible genetically modified (GM) free food brand in Europe, a group which included chefs Richard…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
ICS seeks €1 hike for cigarettesThe Irish Cancer Society is urging the Government to increase the tax on cigarettes by €1 in the forthcoming budget in order …Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Rail services to resume across Malahide viaduct from MondayIARNRÓD ÉIREANN is to reopen the viaduct at Malahide, Co Dublin, and resume normal commuter services on Monday, it has confirmed…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Delays to action plan for schools criticisedWEAKNESSES IN the Government’s action plan to help children in disadvantaged schools have been criticised in a new report which…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Literacy levels not improving -NESFWeaknesses in the Government's action plan to help children in disadvantaged schools have been criticised in a new report by …Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
