Aer Lingus says claims on its holiday packages are just 'sour grapes'Claims by travel agents' organisations that Aer Lingus is selling overpriced packaged holidays without any consumer protection…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Christian Brothers are refused permission to sell school's landThe Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council last night quashed plans of the Christian Brother to sell lands at one of its schools…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Carthy may have 'wanted to be shot'Barr Tribunal: There was an "extremely high" possibility that Mr John Carthy was trying to provoke gardaí to shoot him, after…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Garda negotiator at 'unacceptable risk' of being shotThe Garda negotiator at the Abbeylara siege was at an "unacceptable risk" of being shot by taking up a position directly in the…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Expert rejects 'suicide by cop' theoryAn expert witness to the Barr tribunal has declined to support the theory that Mr Carthy was attempting to commit "suicide by…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Appeal to mother of abandoned baby boyGardaí at Kevin Street Dublin are appealing for the mother of a baby boy who was found abandoned at a bus stop in the city at…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Leap Year babies: €100 treat from the StateLeap day babies Sarah Flanagan and Daniel Talbot were among the first new arrivals born at the National Maternity Hospital yesterday…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Over 100,000 drivers have penalty pointsThe number of deaths on the roads is on the rise, with 21 more in the first two months of the year than for the same period last…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Acute hospitals to maintain overnight coverThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has announced that all acute hospitals in the East Coast Area Health Board and the Mid-Western…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Irish Ferries begins talks, 450 reinstatedTalks on the future of Irish Ferries are due to begin at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) this morning following the company…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Health boards defend budget surplusThe chief executive of the Mid- Western Health Board, Mr Stíofán de Búrca, yesterday refuted any suggestion that savings made…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Dublin Bus inquiry into fatal incident opensDublin Bus will today begin its official inquiry into last Saturday's fatal accident at Wellington Quay in which five people …Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Services for victims of bus crash begin todayFunerals and memorial services for some of the five people killed in the Dublin Bus accident are to take place in Dublin and …Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Numbers applying for asylum in Ireland show sharp declineEU: The number of people seeking asylum in EU member states dropped by 22 per cent last year and Ireland experienced one of …Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Solidarity with Third World urgedThe Government and the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, must put the international community under pressure to fulfil its obligations to …Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
National Lottery considers system for playing Lotto by mobile phoneThe National Lottery is to make a decision within the next three months whether to press ahead with the idea of allowing people…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Locals had concerns before crashCrash scene: Safety bollards used along Aston and Wellington Quays to stop vehicles mounting the kerb are not in place at the…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Inquest told woman knew of treatment risksA 32-year-old woman who developed an 80 per cent risk of contracting a potentially fatal condition during fertility treatment…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Half of all primary pupils driven to school, census showsNew census figures show a greater reliance on the car to get to school and work, with a million households now owning at least…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Portmarnock Golf Club judgment due on landmark equal status caseJudgment is due today in what is regarded as a landmark equal status case taken by the Equality Authority against Portmarnock…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Birth in Monaghan hospitalThe North Eastern Health Board has said maternity services have not been reinstated at Monaghan General Hospital after it emerged…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Garda fails to prevent questions on Cavan siegeCounsel representing the Garda Commissioner at the Barr tribunal has failed to prevent a senior garda being questioned about …Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Bomb hoax fails to deter princess from Irish visitBritain's Princess Royal arrived in Dublin yesterday morning, undeterred by a hoax bomb found within yards of one of her planned…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Princess Royal on Dublin visitThe British Princess Royal, Princess Anne is to meet the President, Mrs McAleese today, during an honorary visit to Dublin to…Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Ambulance drivers to stage protest dayAmbulance drivers in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare are to stage a one-day protest on March 5th claiming the Minister for Transport…Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Non-fatal weapons not available to gardaiBARR TRIBUNAL: Less lethal weapons, recommended for use by an internal Garda report in 2001 on foot of the Abbeylara siege, …Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Stun grenades not used in siegeBarr Tribunal: Stun grenades were available to gardaí at the time of the Abbeylara siege, but were not used at any time during…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Traveller family evicted from mobile homeA Traveller family with 13 children faces a second night of homelessness tonight following eviction from their mobile home by…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Most Ministers flout official food policiesHealthy eating survey: Most Government Ministers are ignoring official health promotion policies on healthy eating and show …Tue Feb 10 2004 - 00:00
Council to 'name and shame' on injury claimsLouth County Council has become the latest local authority to adopt a "name and shame" policy in an attempt to reduce its insurance…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Psychologist advised negotiator at siege to contact psychiatristBarr Tribunal: A clinical psychologist had advised the Garda negotiator at the Abbeylara siege to contact Mr John Carthy's psychiatrist…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
