Protest has not daunted food chainEnnis town would still have "obesity issues" even if McDonald's did not locate a restaurant there, a spokesman for the company…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Siege trained doctor was not calledBarr Tribunal: A senior clinical psychologist who was asked to be part of the Garda hostage negotiation team said his expertise…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Only 7% of brain injury victims get rehabilitationBrain injury: Less than seven per cent of brain injury sufferers requiring continuing treatment have access to rehabilitation…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Bill to bring in penalty points for mobilesLegislation banning the use of hand held mobile phones while driving will be introduced in the Dáil by the end of March, the …Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Unstable crane to cause further rail delays todaySome 25,000 DART and mainline rail commuters will again be affected by major disruption today as work continues on securing an…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Protesters resume anti-bin charge campaignProtesters resumed their campaign of disrupting refuse collections across south Dublin yesterday, and warned they were prepared…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Head injury: one victim's storyBrian Flood (28), from Donaghmede, Dublin, suffered a head injury while travelling in Australia in September, 2002.Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Dublin councillors demand apology from lord mayorCouncillors will call on the Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Royston Brady to make a "fulsome apology" at tonight's meeting of Dublin…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair to impose 70c levy on all customersRyanair is to levy 70 cents a flight on all customers following the court ruling against its wheelchair charge yesterday.Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Older people more likely to take up low-paid jobsOlder people entering the workforce are almost five times more likely to take up low-paid service or "elementary" jobs, than …Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Mental health course not available before shootingBARR TRIBUNAL: A course in mental health awareness, compulsory for all new Garda recruits, was not available to gardaí at the…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Gardai warn stores and drivers on laser to beat speed trapsAny devices used to frustrate Garda speed detection equipment are illegal, gardaí have said, and motorists using them or retailers…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Met Eireann issues severe weather warning as polar winds sweep inEast Leinster is due to be hit today by the worst weather so far this year, according to Met Éireann, as heavy snow showers sweep…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Garda agrees medical records relevantBarr Tribunal: The head of the Garda Emergency Response Unit told the Barr tribunal that medical reports on the history of John…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Gardai trained to shoot at torso, says expertBarr Tribunal: Armed gardaí are trained to shoot at the torso of an assailant and not the legs or lower body, a Garda training…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Donabate rezoning plan is approvedFingal County Council has voted to rezone almost 400 acres of land at Donabate north Co Dublin for residential development - …Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
Anger at council over mayor's remarksThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Royston Brady, further infuriated Dublin city councillors last night when he failed to attend …Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Disability groups concern at proposed changesDisabled children will be denied access to essential services if the Minister for Education changes the definition of disability…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
No automatic right to have child assessed under disabilities BillOireachtas committee: Parents will not have an automatic right to have their children assessed for an educational disability…Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Dempsey criticised on term 'impairment'Dáil Committee: The term "impairment" is an outdated label and should not be used to define the disabilities of children, Fine…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Temperatures set to rise as windy and wet conditions take overTemperatures are set to rise to double figures today with mild wet and windy conditions taking over from yesterday's snows and…Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
60 Italian tourists rescued from buses bogged in snowA group of 60 Italian tourists had to be rescued by gardaí last night when their tour buses became bogged down in heavy snow …Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Stores look to sales after dip in Christmas spendingRetailers are hoping that the winter sales, now under way throughout the country, will help to make up for the generally disappointing…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Further sleet and snow expected todayFurther sleet and snow is expected in north Connacht, north Leinster and the North today following last night's snow warning …Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Hundreds of driving tests postponed due to backlog of applicationsDriving-test centres have been forced to postpone hundreds of appointments for tests due to the backlog of applications.Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Driving-test applicants are waiting for more than a yearThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has admitted it will take at least a year for driving-test waiting times to be brought…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
34-year-old man shot in LimerickGardaí in Limerick were last night searching the Rathbane area of Limerick city for two men believed to have been involved in…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Anti-bin charge protesters to resume actionThe anti-bin charge protests, which disrupted waste-collection services to thousands of Dublin householders this year, are set…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
Publicans say FG survey of soft drinks 'misleading'A Fine Gael survey of the cost of soft drinks in Dublin pubs is "completely inaccurate" and "misleading to customers", Dublin…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Ceiling collapse school to get repairsAt the time the school was told there was no money to replace the prefab with a permanent structureThu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Work to demolish part of castle site resumesDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the National Roads Authority (NRA) last night resumed demolition work at the controversial…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
State pathologist to begin evidence on Carthy deathBarr Tribunal The State pathologist, Prof John Harbison, begins his evidence at the Barr tribunal today in relation to the fatal…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Anti-litter awards defended against critics whose towns 'lost out'Town councillors who questioned the validity of the results in the 2003 Anti-Litter League were just annoyed because their towns…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Policy of settling Travellers criticisedThe Government policy of settling Travellers is having "profoundly negative consequences" on the Traveller community and should…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Rosanna happy to be back in her own worldOfficially the world's loveliest girl, Ms Rosanna Davison arrived back in Dublin yesterday fresh from victory at the 2003 Miss…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Carthy sacked day before siegeBarr Tribunal: Mr John Carthy, the man at the centre of the Abbeylara siege, was sacked from his job the day before he barricaded…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Ahern incurs wrath of Paudge BehanIt was not appropriate for the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to officially unveil a statue of Brendan Behan as there was "nobody further…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Station denies move to drop Hook for DunphyNewsTalk 106 broadcaster George Hook is "in no danger" of being dropped from his radio programme The Right Hook to make way for…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Irish schools world's most eco-friendlyIrish schools are the most environmentally friendly in the world, with more school children per capita involved in an international…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Santa park evacuated after ceiling collapseMore than 500 staff and customers were evacuated from the Santa's Kingdom theme park at Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare, yesterday…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Man was stabbed 30 times and buried in shallow graveThe mother of a young man stabbed to death and buried in a shallow grave has told Dublin City Coroner's Court she believed her…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Waste disposal company buys Co Cork siteMitsui Denman Ireland has agreed the sale of its site at Little Island, Co Cork, to a company involved in hazardous waste disposal…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Ranger buried with full military honoursSgt Derek Mooney was a "valued friend, treasured colleague" and "a light that sparked brightly, but too short in this world" …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Flooding and road closures after River Dodder bursts banksResidents in Rathfarnham in Dublin were baffled yesterday morning when they woke to flooding and road closures following a night…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Driest autumn in over 25 years for many areasDespite the onset of wintery showers in recent days, this autumn was the driest at many weather stations across the country for…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Alliance says not enough is being doneIrish response: The Government is not doing enough to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and support, nationally or internationally, …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Portmarnock captain says ban on women expresses 'diversity'The refusal of Portmarnock Golf Club to allow women members was an expression of "diversity", not discrimination, the club captain…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Delays of three years in Cork adoption tracingThousands of adopted children and natural parents are facing delays of up to three years in accessing tracing services following…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
New Bill to reform coroner serviceA Bill to amend the Coroners Act and pave the way for a "comprehensive reform" of the coroner service will be brought forward…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Fractured pipe blamed for gas explosion at family homeA fractured underground cast iron gas mains pipe has been blamed for the explosion which seriously injured a father and his three…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
