Mater Hospital suspends routine admissionsThe Mater Hospital in Dublin has warned the public it is no longer accepting non-emergency admissions due to overcrowding.Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Dublin Airport third-worst in Europe for delays - surveyA new survey shows Dublin Airport is the third worst in Europe for delays, with over a third of all scheduled flights not taking…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Dispute delays post in Mayo and WaterfordMail deliveries in parts of East Mayo and Waterford were disrupted this morning because of the postmasters' dispute with An Post…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Transport projects to be shelved or delayedA number of key transport initiatives will be shelved or delayed after the Department of Transport was awarded an increase of…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Murphy rules out early Assembly electionsNorthern Ireland Secretary Mr Paul Murphy has dismissed a call from the Democratic Unionist Party for early Assembly elections…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Labour TD pulls out of trip to Irishmen's Colombia trialThe Labour Party has pulled its representative out of a trip by a group of Oireachtas members to oversee the trial of three Irishmen…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Morris hears of family's complaints about gardaiThe McBrearty family made over 60 complaints in a four-year period to the Garda Complaints Board over alleged harassment, the…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
LUAS dig uncovers 300-year-old Dublin houseArchaeologists are investigating the find of what is believed to be a 300-year-old house under the LUAS works in O'Connell Street…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
McBrearty jr arrest may have been illegal - Tribunal counselThe gardaí may have used an allegation of assault against Mr Frank McBrearty jnr to question him illegally over the death of …Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
Gardai paid to have McBrearty framed, Morris hearsThe Morris tribunal has heard allegations from a Garda informer from Sligo that he was paid by Donegal gardaí to make false statements…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
Engineers urge Government to finish road plansEngineers today warned that Government delays in road planning and design could mean vital building would be held up by a decade…Mon Nov 11 2002 - 00:00
Fischler eases fears over access to Irish fish stocksThe EU Agriculture and Fisheries Commissioner has allayed fears of Irish fishermen by saying he is not in favour of foreign vessels…Mon Nov 11 2002 - 00:00
Pub smoking ban to apply when food served - MartinThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has elaborated on this morning's Irish Times report that smoking is to be banned in restaurants…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
People of Galway want Casey to return - pollMore than three quarters of people in the Galway believe the former Catholic Bishop, Dr Eamonn Casey, should be allowed to return…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Gardai searching for a Winter WonderlandThousands of people who have bought tickets for a cancelled children's show in the Curragh have been advised by gardaí to contact…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Fluoridation report ignored wider health issues - reviewAn independent scientific review of the Government's recent report on fluoridation has been sharply critical of its findings.Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Lindsay Tribunal report condemned in DailThe report of the Lindsay Tribunal has been condemned by Opposition parties in the Dáil as a "grave disappointment" to the families…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Cooper to replace Dunphy on 'Last Word'Mr Matt Cooper has stepped down as editor of the Sunday Tribune to succeed Mr Eamon Dunphy as presenter of the Last Word programme…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Ahern renews denial of deal with 'Real IRA'The Taoiseach denied in the Dáil this afternoon that the Government brokered a ceasefire deal with the "Real IRA".Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
McDowell under pressure to act on sex abuseThe Minister for Justice is expected to face renewed pressure to set up a statutory inquiry into clerical sex abuse when he meets…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Cork IFI workers to meet Ahern over redundancyA delegation of workers from the IFI plant in Cork, which closes today with the loss of 180 jobs, is meeting the Taoiseach tonight…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Failed election candidates got €274,000 in donationsFigures released today show over a quarter of a million euro was donated to fund the campaigns of unsuccessful candidates in …Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
No income tax cuts in Budget, says McCreevyThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has insisted today there will be no income tax cuts in the upcoming Budget.Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Britain to seek Irish support for Iraq actionIreland is expected to be pressed to support a US-led attack on Iraq when the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, meets his…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Education campaign to cut farm deaths unveiledAn educational campaign aimed at reducing the number of accidental deaths on Irish farms was unveiled today.Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
McCreevy says 'boom is over' as partnership talks beginTalks have got under way between the Government and the social partners at Dublin Castle today in a bid to agree a successor …Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Politicians apply for legal representation at FloodThe Flood tribunal has heard applications by a number of people - including Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil politicians - for legal…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
Report reveals only slight fall in road deathsA total of 411 people died on the roads in the Republic in 2001, a reduction of only four on the previous year, figures released…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Postmasters vote to step up industrial actionThe Irish Postmasters Union, which represents 1,500 workers around the Republic, announced today it is to escalate its industrial…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
De Rossa rejects reports of Labour Party disunityLabour Party president Mr Prionsias de Rossa today dismissed allegations of disunity in the party over the fact the top three…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Brennan unveils new penalty points systemA new penalty points system has been unveiled today that will seedrivers caught speeding from this Thursday facing fixed fines…Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Cowen calls for diplomacy in solving Iraq crisisThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, insisted today that diplomatic means offer the best hope of resolving the crisis …Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
Connell promises 'full co-operation' with inquiryThe Archbishop of Dublin has promised the diocese will co-operate fully with any body of inquiry, set up by "an appropriate authority…Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
Protesters fast over Monaghan hospital statusA number of TDs will today join protesters holding a fast outside the Department of the Taoiseach over what they claim is the…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Two Republican Sinn Fein men held in LimerickTwo members of Republican Sinn Féin (RSF), including the group's Munster executive spokesman, were arrested by detectives in …Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Bus Eireann strike set for October bank holidayA strike by clerical staff at Bus Éireann, beginning this weekend, is set to cause massive disruption in services over the October…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Man set on fire while asleep on Grafton StreetGardaí say they are following a lead into an incident yesterday in which a man sleeping in a doorway in Dublin city centre was…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Barrett says reports of right-wing links a 'smear campaign'The chief spokesman of the No to Nice campaign, Mr Justin Barrett, has strongly denied a report in today's Irish Times that he…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Harney denies report of declaration if Nice rejectedThe Government has strongly denied today's Irish Times report that the EU will seek a Dáil declaration backing EU enlargement…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
McDowell condemns 'myths' about asylum-seekers"Urban myths" of asylum-seekers receiving cash payments from health boards are feeding the growth of racism in Irish society, …Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
FF concedes enlargement possible without NiceSenior Fianna Fáil figures conceded today that an Irish rejection of the Nice treaty would not halt EU enlargement, but warned…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
Neutrality assurances 'worthless', say GreensThe Green Party has dismissed the Government's pledge that neutrality will not be affected by the Nice Treaty as "worthless".Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Fine Gael charges Coalition with 'mismanagement'Fine Gael has released a list of eight "charges" of mismanaging the public finances that it is levelling against the Government…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
One in five Leaving Cert appeals upgradedJust over one in five of all Leaving Cert exam results appealed to the Department of Education have been upgraded, it was announced…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Employment Appeal Tribunal workload up by 20%The number of claims before the Employment Appeals Tribunal rose by more than 20 per last year on the previous 12 months.Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Ploughing Championships to attract 100,000Tens of thousands of people have congregated in Co Laois to attend the opening day of the National Ploughing Championships.Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Unions reject IBEC 'threat' to redundancy protestUnions have reacted strongly to a warning by IBEC to workers against taking part in next month¿s planned half-day stoppage over…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Do not punish Government in Nice vote - KennyThe Fine Gael leader, Mr Enda Kenny, has warned the Irish electorate not to use the Nice Referendum to punish the Government …Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
McCreevy memo released in error by Foreign AffairsA sensitive memo detailing Government spending cuts was was released to a Sunday newspaper "inadvertently" by the Department …Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Blood donation awareness week beginsThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has begun a campaign to encourage the public to make regular donations.Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
