Up to 50 elderly missionaries refused old-age pensions under new rulesUp to 50 elderly religious missionaries who have tried to claim old-age pensions this year have been refused, under new rules…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Deaths bring total killed on roads this year to 248The deaths of four people yesterday in three separate road accidents, on what the National Safety Council described as a "day…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
More tourists renting holiday homesIrish camping and caravan holidays have fallen out of favour with foreign tourists, with almost 20 per cent fewer camp-site visitors…Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Irish spent €28m more abroad than visitors brought into StateSome €28 million more left the State in the first six months of the year, through Irish people taking holidays abroad, than was…Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Food Safety Authority warns about eating toxic shellfishThe Food Safety Authority (FSAI) is advising consumers against picking and eating shellfish on any area of coastline where it…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Cigarette butts account for half of litter, survey findsCigarette debris accounted for half of all litter items nationally last year and is expected to increase this year with the introduction…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Survey shows benefits of speed camerasThe Department of Justice has admitted that there are still only three fixed speed cameras on Irish roads, despite new evidence…Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Foreign drivers escape finesThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, cannot force drivers from outside the jurisdiction to pay "on-the-spot" fines for traffic…Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Cereals safe despite ban - food boardFood safety: The Food Safety Promotion Board, Safefood, is advising consumers to continue eating breakfast cereals with added…Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Dublin traffic getting worse, survey suggestsTraffic congestion has got worse in Dublin over the past two years, a survey from the employers' group IBEC suggests.Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
Bullying at work to come under spotlightDysfunctional work cultures, work days missed and ill-health effects - all caused by bullying - are to be investigated by an …Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
Drink sales labelling still not in forceThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is coming under increasing pressure from within his party to enact measures aimed at curbing…Fri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
'Death of a Salesman' in strong Dublin Theatre Festival line-upA new production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman , directed by Joe Dowling, heads up a mix of more than 20 international…Thu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
No Irish arrests after death in SpainNo Irish citizens have been arrested arising from allegations of an attack on Spanish police following the death of a 19-year…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Boy's death on farm will not be investigated by safety authorityThe Health and Safety Authority has said it will not be conducting an investigation into the death of a 3½-year-old boy killed…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Planning denied for bar near old towerCampaigners for the preservation of one of Ireland's oldest round towers have won their battle to stop a development being built…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
No hint of release for Irish man in Thai jailThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, has been given "no indication" that an Irish man imprisoned in Thailand for a murder…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Newsagents running out of small changeConvenience shops and newsagents are running low on reserves of change and may have to stop exchanging large notes with customers…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Output of 'greenhouse gas' is double Kyoto target"Greenhouse gas" (GHG) emissions from the transport sector have risen by almost 130 per cent since 1990, the biggest increase…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Renewed appeal for information on 1999 murder of teenage girlGardaí investigating the 1999 murder of Dublin teenager Raonaid Murray have made a fresh appeal for anyone with information to…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Cullen intervenes in round tower planning disputeThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, has moved to block planning permission for a commercial development in Clondalkin…Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00
Post-mortem results inconclusiveThe results of a post-mortem on the body of a man in his mid-30s discovered in Ballyfermot, Dublin, at the weekend will not be…Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
Call for Department to tackle 'fuel poverty' among elderlyThe "fuel poverty" charity Energy Action is calling on the Department of the Environment to extend the central heating programme…Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
Custody row mother to get travel fundsFormer Fine Gael MEP, Ms Mary Banotti's organisation for children abducted by their parents, is to pay for Ms Serena Benwell …Mon Aug 02 2004 - 01:00
'I'll never have to clear the grate again'"I can't believe I'll never have to get down on my knees to clear the grate again - Cinderella I called myself," Ms Angela O'…Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
New heating for local authority housesSome 45,000 local authority houses with no adequate heating are to have new central heating systems installed under a multi-million…Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
Questions involving criticism of TV3 disallowedBarr Tribunal: The chairman of the Barr tribunal has told lawyers for RTÉ that he would not permit questions leading to criticism…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
RTE man was 'surprised' colleague named CarthyRTÉ's crime correspondent Paul Reynolds was "surprised" his colleague Niall O'Flynn decided to name John Carthy during the Abbeylara…Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Reporter decided not to broadcast John Carthy's nameRTÉ crime correspondent Mr Paul Reynolds has said he has "no recollection" that the head of the Garda Press Office, Supt John…Wed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
Gardai say UK officials have no powers hereBritish immigration officials have no powers to question passengers arriving at Dublin airport the Garda National Immigration…Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
INTO to question compulsory testsThe Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) is taking legal advice to determine whether teachers will have to comply with…Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Garda car hijacked after armed robberyThree men in their 20s are to appear before Dublin District Court this morning charged in relation to an armed robbery of an …Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Greens' general secretary resigns to spend more time with familyThe Green Party general secretary, Mr Stiofán Nutty, has said he is resigning for "personal reasons" and not because of a dispute…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Move to step up Luas line testsLuas tests on the Tallaght to Connolly Station line are to intensify from today in an effort to combat delays in opening the "…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
'The gardai shot dead a sick man'The gardaí "shot dead a sick man" at Abbeylara and had the media not been there "the full story might never have emerged", RTÉ…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
O'Flynn unaware of Garda requestRTÉ journalist Mr Niall O'Flynn has said he would have expected his colleague, Mr Paul Reynolds, to tell him that RTÉ news was…Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Journalist says he was unaware of illnessRTÉ journalist Niall O'Flynn has told the tribunal that he would not have named Mr John Carthy and broadcast personal details…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Carthy 'wanted to die' - doctorMr John Carthy was trying to commit "suicide by cop" when he left his home carrying a loaded gun, but would have been unlikely…Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Macarthur release discussed with familiesThe Minister for State at the Department of Justice, Mr Willie O'Dea, has said he consulted the families of the victims of convicted…Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Claim that road safety plan delayed by Irish translation is queriedThe Department of the Gaeltacht has questioned a claim by the Department of Transport that the delay in publishing the Road Safety…Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Reporter's role could be investigatedThe chairman of the Barr tribunal has ruled that an investigation of the conduct and motivation of RTÉ reporter Niall O'Flynn…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Sergeant's actions seemed 'stupid', says chairmanThe chairman of the Barr tribunal has told the Emergency Response Unit tactical commander, Sgt Gerry Russell, that his actions…Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
ERU commander says crossfire risk 'did not happen'The tactical commander of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) at Abbeylara has told the tribunal that local armed gardaí did not…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
Lawyers for RTE question focus on broadcastersLawyers for RTÉ at the Barr tribunal have told Mr Justice Robert Barr that there was "no need" for the tribunal to concern itself…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
'Huge fees' earned by auctioneers criticisedAuctioneers and estate agents are earning "huge fees" that are out of proportion with the amount of work done for their clients…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
Group to review consumer concerns over estate agentsUnrealistic property guide prices, "gazumping" and the level of estate agents' fees are to come under the scrutiny of a new working…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
BUYERS FRUSTRATED: guide prices too lowThe common practice among estate agents of quoting a guide price which is far outstripped by the subsequent sale price of a house…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
Garda who fired fatal shot says he aimed for central body massThe Emergency Response Unit officer who killed Mr John Carthy outside his home in Abbeylara in April 2000 has said he did not…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Local gardai not asked to hand in their guns for inspection after shootingTwo local gardaí, who were behind members of the Emergency Response Unit when they shot Mr John Carthy, were not asked to hand…Thu Jul 01 2004 - 01:00
Home-made aircraft veered off runwayA home-made aircraft built from a kit was involved in a runway touchdown accident, according to a report from the Air Accident…Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
