Large bicycle store 'completely gutted' by fire near SwordsFIRE DESTROYED a large bicycle retail store near Swords, Co Dublin, yesterday.Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
BCI to look at radio station planRADIO STATIONS Today FM and Newstalk have been asked to provide details of their plan to combine newsroom resources to the Broadcasting…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Radio stations to pool news servicesRADIO STATIONS Today FM and Newstalk, which are both owned by Denis O'Brien's company Communicorp, are to combine their newsroom…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Irish No boosting Turkish Euroscepticism - economistA PROMINENT Turkish economist says Ireland's current "ambivalent" attitude towards the European Union has encouraged Eurosceptic…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Unification of Ireland based on consent an imperative, says AhernTHE UNIFICATION of the Republic and Northern Ireland is an "imperative" and not an empty aspiration, according to former taoiseach…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Eurosceptic element in Irish media - MPBRITAIN'S MINISTER for Europe Caroline Flint referred to the emergence of an Eurosceptic press in Ireland during her visit to…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Dublin man found guilty in Spain of killing partnerDublin man Paul Hickey (31) has been found guilty of killing his partner and mother of his three children, Celine Conroy (26), …Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Tributes paid after death of poet James Liddy, aged 73TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the poet James Liddy, who died at his home in the United States on Tuesday after a short illness.Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Ireland fourth-worst in Europe for drug deathsIRELAND HAS the fourth-highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe, new research has found.Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Budget wisdom to be found in classic text, says professorA RARE book by the Roman philosopher Cicero, which lay undiscovered in the Law Library at the King's Inns in Dublin, was shown…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Dublin Bay anti-infill plan endorsedDUBLIN CITY councillors have endorsed council management's opposition to Dublin Port Company's plan to infill 21 hectares of …Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Quiet sobs in a hushed courtroomSHORTLY AFTER 2.30pm a whisper went round the Central Criminal Court that a verdict was on the way.Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Teens pack the court as trial nears an endFINN COLCLOUGH, the south Dublin teenager accused of stabbing a youth from Fairview, sat with his head bowed and his eyes downcast…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Snow traps tourist buses in Sally GapTOURISTS HAD to be brought down from the Wicklow Mountains yesterday when sightseeing buses got stuck in heavy snow, according…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Catholic Youth Care wants Minister to say where lottery funds are goingYOUTH SERVICES: THE MINISTER for Education must explain where National Lottery funds previously allocated to youth services …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
'It came out of the blue, we are totally shocked and amazed'TARGETING THE LITTLE PEOPLE: THE ONLY remaining Protestant secondary school in Dublin's inner-city is St Patrick's Cathedral…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Economic report criticised as flawedSENIOR OFFICIALS from Government departments have been accused of presenting a "seriously dated" economic document, taking no…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Wet and windy start to bank holiday weekendMARATHON RUNNERS hoping to squeeze in some last-minute training before Monday's race in Dublin will face mixed weather.Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Deputies show support for hospital which may have saved their livesTWO OPPOSITION TDs who say their lives were saved by staff at Monaghan General Hospital yesterday protested in public together…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Veterans of Jack's army hold reunionNOSTALGIC SOCCER fans queued up in Dublin yesterday to meet the man whom they credited with once lifting "the soul of Ireland…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Public not in mood to pass second Lisbon poll - RocheMINISTER OF State for European Affairs Dick Roche has conceded that the public mood will make it more difficult to get another…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
FG and SF protest at Monaghan hospital cutsFine Gael and Sinn Féin representatives have protested against the ending of acute services at Monaghan General Hospital.Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Single childless people more likely to be poor, report findsSINGLE IRISH people without children are over three times more likely than the rest of the population to experience persistent…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Ahern fractured leg falling down stairsFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has revealed that he had fractured his leg by falling down the landing stairs at his home on Tuesday…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Urban bias 'cannot dictate' cancer screening provisionRURAL WOMEN are no less deserving of cancer screening than their urban counterparts, an Oireachtas committee has heard.Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Campaigner Fr Austin Flannery dies, aged 83FORMER SOCIAL justice and anti-apartheid campaigner Fr Austin Flannery has died aged 83.Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Location of autism facility 'a folly'FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will have an unlikely ally in a debate on uniting Ireland tonightWed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Sutherland urges 'Tallaght strategy' for college fees issuePOLITICIANS SHOULD adopt a "Tallaght strategy" approach to the introduction of third-level fees, former EU commissioner and attorney…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Mathemagician to cast spell on studentsANDREW JEFFREY taught mathematics for 20 years before becoming a full-time "mathemagician" last year.Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Top public servants volunteer for pay cutOMBUDSMAN EMILY O'Reilly, CIÉ chairman Dr John Lynch and chief executive of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Era of over-priced dining now over, says CampbellONLY RESTAURANTS and hotels offering good value for money will survive the economic downturn, food guide publisher Georgina Campbell…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
President and Central Bank chief take pay cutPAY CUTS: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese and the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, John Hurley, will take a 10 per cent pay …Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Stratocaster helps explain magic of mathsMATHS WEEK: AN ELECTRIC-guitar playing Oxford mathematician will entertain teenagers in Limerick this morning.Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Exhausted jugglers find opportunity in becoming mathematiciansDID YOU know that mathematics has plunged the art of juggling into a state of perpetual revolution? Professional jugglers once…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Gormley draws line between two kinds of taxesGREEN TAXATION: BUDGETARY MEASURES aimed at raising revenue as opposed to changing behaviour should not be labelled "green taxation…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Prof will help you figure out your iPodEVER WONDERED just how an iPod can store so many songs? Is the MP3 player's random shuffle function truly random?Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Magic, mosaics and Pythagoras promote maths for the massesWHAT'S ON : IF YOU want to develop computer games, study climate change or work with Formula One racing teams, then you should…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
'Eccentricity sort of gone,' says RushdieAdman cometh: author recalls his early career in advertisingFri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Radiation fears over low-energy light bulbsSOME ENERGY-saving light bulbs emit ultraviolet radiation (UV) that could be harmful if placed too close to the skin, health …Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Charlie Bird to take up RTÉ position in WashingtonRTÉ's CHIEF news correspondent Charlie Bird has been appointed the station's Washington CorrespondentWed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Ten million sales and a new book keeps magic alive in Cecelia's world"STEP INTO the magical world of Cecelia Ahern," the launch invitation said.Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Sports funding biased towards team gamesGOVERNMENT FUNDING of sport is inefficient and biased towards traditional team sports, especially Gaelic games, according to …Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
TCD defends use of vivisectionTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin has denied that using live animals for medical and scientific research is a "cheaper" option.Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Eight in 10 bin personal information, study showsNEW RESEARCH into identity fraud has found that eight in every 10 Irish people routinely throw personal information into the …Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Palin may be able to trace her ancestors to Co RoscommonWHO DOES Sarah Palin think she is? Well, she may not know it, but the Republican vice-presidential hopeful could be able to trace…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
HSE accused of diverting disability fundingThe HSE has been accused of diverting a total of €83 million allocated for the disability sector to fund hospital over-runs and…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Dunne scheme 'oppressive and monolithic'AN BORD Pleanála has been urged to reject developer Seán Dunne's €1Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Advocacy groups broadly welcome Government's move on banksAGENCIES' REACTION: SOCIAL AND community advocacy groups have broadly welcomed the Government's move to guarantee all deposits…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Teachers need to be 'proactive' on obesityAN OBESITY expert says teachers have a duty to identify obese pupils and inform parents that their children are overweight.Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Report advocates wider role for nursesAN INCREASED leadership role for nurses within the health service and a "richer range" of career options are recommended in a…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
