Generals accused of blocking promotionsDefence Forces personnel are being denied promotions because of the failure of generals to abide by agreed human resources policies…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Defence Forces' group calls for increase in fundingThe Government must increase funding to the Defence Forces if Ireland is to meet its growing international peacekeeping obligations…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
'Independent' staff to ballot on pension proposalsA ballot aimed at ending the dispute at Independent Newspapers over planned changes to the company's pension arrangements is …Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Board receives over 2,000 incinerator objectionsOver 2,000 objections to the proposed waste incinerator at Poolbeg, Dublin were received by An Bord Pleanála yesterday on the…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Airport runway study 'inadequate'The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) failed to evaluate properly the impact on public health of the proposed new runway, a leading…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Transport planning for airport 'negligent'The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), Fingal County Council, Department of Transport and Dublin Transportation Office have been…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
New runway needed for passenger rise - DAADublin airport will lose 10 million passengers a year if a proposed new runway is not built, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Links with China strengthenedChinese deputy premier Zeng Peiyan is to meet President Mary McAleese this morning as part of a three-day visit to Ireland to…Tue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
New national taxi fare structure begins todayThe new national taxi fare structure, which has led to repeated protests and work stoppages by taxi drivers in recent months, …Mon Sept 25 2006 - 01:00
Decision on CPO for Dartmouth Square due todayAn Athlone businessman who bought a Dublin park for less than €11,000 last year is to learn today whether he will be forced to…Mon Sept 25 2006 - 01:00
Vaccination plus screening could prevent 95% of cases, says doctorA vaccine that protects women against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer will be available in Ireland within…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Storms lead to power blackoutProceedings at the Ryder Cup competition were not the only thing put in jeopardy by Thursday night's stormsSat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Qualifications urged to teach autistic childrenFew workers in specialist centres for the education of autistic children have any recognised teaching qualifications, a Department…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Cigarette vacuum cleaner to kick butts in Temple BarAn industrial vacuum cleaner designed to suck cigarette butts from cobbled streets is being introduced to Dublin's Temple Bar…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
One in eight first-time mothers over 35More than one in eight women who gave birth to their first child in the first three months of this year was aged 35 or over, …Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Minister urges unions to ratify partnership dealThe Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Tony Killeen, has urged unions to ratify the new National Partnership…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Cullen in talks to avert bus stoppageMinister for Transport Martin Cullen is to meet with representatives of Siptu and the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) today…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Taxi drivers to strike again after regulator turns down meetingTaxi drivers are to hold another work stoppage, the third since July, following the refusal yesterday of the taxi regulator Ger…Fri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
Ideas sought for NI conflict museumPlans for a "living" museum of the conflict in Northern Ireland were put forward at a public workshop at the Irish Film Institute…Fri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
Plan to strengthen rural transport systemPlans for the development of a permanent rural public transport system to remote areas will be launched by the Department of …Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Taxi driverssay row with regulator may be resolvedTaxi drivers have signalled the possibility of a breakthrough in their long-running dispute with the industry's regulator Ger…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
TEEU backs new national partnership agreementMembers of the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new national partnership…Mon Aug 21 2006 - 01:00
Kelly to learn FF whip decisionDublin councillor Liam Kelly is set to learn this week if he is to lose the Fianna Fáil whip on Dublin City Council following…Mon Aug 21 2006 - 01:00
Tribunal finds garda planted hoax device on mastArdara module: Det Sgt John White planted a hoax explosive device on a television mast at Ardara, Co Donegal in order to falsely…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Taxi drivers to target Ryder CupTaxi drivers are likely to boycott the Ryder Cup if regulator Ger Deering does not introduce another fare increase within months…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Siptu vote paves way for pay deal to be ratifiedSiptu, the State's largest union, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new national partnership agreement, paving the way…Thu Aug 17 2006 - 01:00
Taxi drivers' concerns aired at meetingA national meeting of taxi drivers to discuss the escalation of their dispute with the taxi regulator, Ger Deering, continued…Thu Aug 17 2006 - 01:00
Taxi unions meet to discuss disputeThe three main taxi drivers unions are to hold a national meeting of drivers in the National Stadium, Dublin, tonight ahead of…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Dart and rail services disruptedMore than 30 Dart, suburban and intercity trains were delayed by up to an hour yesterday following a series of signalling faults…Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Decision on €300m harbour plan deferredAn Board Pleanála has deferred indefinitely its decision on whether to allow Wicklow County Council to press ahead with the controversial…Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Mater hospital sets up team as absenteeism averages 90 per dayThe Mater hospital said it has set up a dedicated team to tackle the high level of absenteeism at the hospital after it emerged…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Doubts over Aer Lingus acceptance of pay dealHopes of a breakthrough in the long-running jobs and pay dispute at Aer Lingus receded yesterday after signals from the company…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
500 calls made over illegal dumpingA new confidential phone line for reporting large-scale illegal dumping and fly-tipping has received more than 500 calls in its…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Airport fails to secure permission for marqueeThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has failed to secure planning permission to erect a marquee on the roof of its multistorey…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Court ruling may end dispute at Aer LingusThe Labour Court has recommended a new deal on pay and conditions at Aer Lingus which would see workers receiving a 4 per cent…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Second 24-hour taxi strikedue to be held todayUp to 14,000 taxi driver are to take part in a 24-hour work stoppage today - the second in just over two weeks - in protest at…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Anger at passport queues at Dublin airportAnger erupted at Dublin airport at the weekend as hundreds of passengers queued for up to an hour to pass through Garda immigration…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Lansdowne stadium project gets planning permissionThe first major hurdle in the €350 million redevelopment of Lansdowne Road was surmounted last night after Dublin City Council…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
200-plus Irish air passengers stranded by strikeMore than 200 Irish air passengers were stranded overnight in Barcelona following an unofficial dispute by workers at Spanish…Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
140 homes to be builtbeside Usher gardensAn Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a housing estate of 139 properties on a site bordering the famed Mount Usher…Fri Jul 28 2006 - 01:00
'Cromwell' accusation at council in disputeover landAn Athlone businessman who bought Dartmouth Square park in south Dublin for less than €10,800 last year has accused Dublin City…Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Owner's car park plan for south Dublin squareThe owner of Dartmouth Square park in south Dublin, which has been at the centre of controversy since it was shut to the public…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Vere Wynne-Jonesdies aged 56Former RTÉ broadcaster Vere Wynne-Jones has died aged 56, following a four-year battle against cancer.Mon Jul 24 2006 - 01:00
McDowell disagrees with parts of Barr reportMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has disagreed with the chairman of the Barr tribunal over a number of key findings in his…Mon Jul 24 2006 - 01:00
Severe criticism of siege scene commandersGarda errors: Negligence and defective management by gardaí in command of the Abbeylara siege led to the death in April 2000…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Radical change in Garda urged by judgeBarr remarks: Poor Garda structures, poor training and a failure by gardaí to appreciate the difficulties in dealing with a …Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Report into Carthy killing to be published tomorrowThe long-awaited report of the Barr tribunal into the fatal shooting of John Carthy by gardaí in Abbeylara, Co Longford, more…Wed Jul 19 2006 - 01:00
Support for taxi protest strongest in DublinLess than 100 taxis operated in Dublin yesterday during the planned 24 hour protest over changes to the taxi industry, the National…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
McAleese welcomes 'new Irish'Hundreds of "new Irish" families from as far away as China, Afghanistan and Iran met President Mary McAleese at a garden party…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
Taxi drivers to strike on Monday over fares restructuringUp to 14,000 taxi drivers across the State are due to go off the road for 24 hours from 5am on Monday in protest over planned…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
