TDs question gas company about planned use of 'fracking' in LeitrimTHE CONTROVERSIAL process of hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, will probably start at least a year earlier in Northern…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Reilly calls autism claims outrageousCLAIMS BY a prominent psychologist that parents were in some way responsible for their children’s autism by exhibiting a lack…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Mind your language, Higgins tells voluntary sectorPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has criticised the use of expressions such as “service users” and “clients” to describe those who…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Company outlines 'fracking' plansA company that intends to use the controversial process of fracking to drill for gas on both side of the Border today outlined…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
'Love/Hate' wins seven Ifta awardsRTÉ crime drama series Love/Hate swept all before it at last night’s Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) winning seven awards…Sun Feb 12 2012 - 00:00
Rabbitte favours tougher tax regime for onshore exploration companiesCOMPANIES WHICH find oil or gas onshore may be subject to a different tax regime from those which explore offshore, Minister …Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Virtue reaps rich rewards for fisherman keen to conserve dwindling cod stocksAS THE Minister with responsibilities for fisheries, Simon Coveney has the sea in his bloodFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Warning on rapid rise in fuel povertyHALF THE population will be living in fuel poverty within five years if present trends continue, the architect and television…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
PSNI phone found by dissidentsA mobile phone owned by a PNSI officer which contained picture of her colleagues ended up in the hands of the dissident republican…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Final Eurosong line-up revealedDublin-based singer Andrew Mann and a duet of traditional balladeers Celtic Whisper and singer Maria McCool have been announced…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Madonna to play Aviva Stadium in JulyJUST TWO days after her eventful performance at the Super Bowl, Madonna has announced a summer concert at the Aviva Stadium in…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Private fines should replace clamping, committee toldCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT: CAR CLAMPING is an expensive and unprofitable business which could be replaced if private operators …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
New Garda superintendents namedThe Government has named the 23 Garda officers that have been promoted to the rank of superintendent.Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Highest number of overseas doctors may be in IrelandIRELAND IS likely to have the highest number of doctors and nurses in the developed world trained overseas, a new study has suggested…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Ireland has more winter deaths than Norway, forum toldIRELAND HAS higher mortality rates during the winter than Norway even though it has much lower temperatures, a conference was…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
'Grand Designs' presenter critical of housing qualityTELEVISION PRESENTER and conservationist Kevin McCloud has described much of the housing that has been built here in the last…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Air Corps in joint rescue drills with volunteersTHE AGUSTA Westland AW139 is the workhorse of the Air CorpsMon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Presenter derides modern housingTelevision presenter and conservationist Kevin McCloud said much of the housing built in the last decade has been “extremely …Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Study says deaf pupils let down at schoolDEAF CHILDREN leave school at 18 with a reading age of nine and numeracy levels of 10- to 12 year-olds despite having normal …Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Nama stalling over loan queries, says TDNAMA CHIEF executive Brendan McDonagh has been accused of stonewalling the Dáil public accounts committee over the amount of …Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Spellbound text in old Irish finally yields to translationAN AUSTRIAN-born professor claims to have comprehensively translated one of the first written passages of old Irish, which has…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Dublin quays to stand in for Whitechapel in Jack the Ripper dramaTHE BBC is to make a major eight-part period drama about the hunt for Jack the Ripper entirely in Dublin.Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Broadcasting body plans presenters' register of interestWELL-KNOWN current affairs presenters might have to declare their commercial or financial holdings under proposals put forward…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
City manager defends strictly enforcing parking fine rulesA CITY manager has defended the practice of issuing parking fines and clamping for being even a minute over time because, he …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Prof Crown calls for melanoma drug to be usedWell-known oncologist and Senator, Prof John Crown has called for a drug which treats advanced malignant melanomas to be made…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Guns N'Roses surprise return likely to kick off Europe tourGUNS N’ROSES are to rehearse in Ireland before their forthcoming European tour, MCD promoter Denis Desmond has said.Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Dubliners a capital group now 50 yearsTHE DUBLINERS chose the setting of their native city’s premier cathedral to celebrate their 50th anniversary last night.Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Praise for 'excellent' disability debateSEANAD: CROSS-PARTY support for a motion to improve the lives of those with disabilities was proof the Seanad should be retained…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Guns N'Roses give Dublin another shotTheir last concert in Ireland ended in complete farce, but Guns N' Roses are coming back to Ireland for another concert next …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Keeper Cluxton saves scienceIN A profile on the Dublin GAA website, goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton once listed “not speaking to the media” as the best advice…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Dublin's year as science capital beginsTHREE NOBEL prizewinners including Dr James Watson, who co-discovered DNA, will participate in events to mark Dublin’s year as…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Nobel winners to attend science eventThree Nobel Prize winners, including James Watson who co-discovered DNA, the head of Cern and controversial American biologist…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Mullen calls for party 'independence of mind' in SeanadSEANAD: POLITICAL PARTIES in the Seanad should exercise independence of the Government in scrutinising legislation, Rónán Mullen…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Decision on new national children's hospital deferred‘Depth and complexity’ of case blamed for delayTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Irish couples caught up in illegal adoption operation in MexicoTHE BOARD of the Adoption Authority of Ireland is to meet today to discuss the issue of Irish couples who have been caught up…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
HSE to ban smoking in all its hospital groundsTHE GROUNDS of every hospital and institution run by the Health Service Executive will be smoke-free by 2015Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
New lung cancer factors identifiedIRISH RESEARCHERS have identified new factors in the prevalence of lung cancer which they claim could lead to therapies to treat…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Northern lights display: Donegal skies transformedNATURE PUT on one of its most awe-inspiring shows over north Donegal with a rare glimpse of the Aurora Borealis, better known…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Year of the Dragon may breathe fire into tourismTHE YEAR of the Dragon is expected to coincide with an upsurge in Chinese visitor numbers to Ireland.Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
New cinema to open near O2 in Dublin at end of MarchDUBLIN IS to get a new cinema to add to the Light House cinema which reopened its doors to the public over the weekend.Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Number of people with dementia set to tripleTHE NUMBER of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and they will be a “huge burden” on…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Gambling a 'major factor' in suicideSEANAD: SEANAD LEADER Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) says gambling is now a major factor in suicide.Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
US network commissions comedy series from O'DowdIRISH ACTOR Chris O’Dowd expects to hear next week if a pilot for a comedy series he has written will be broadcast on US network…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
'Sunday Independent' editor Aengus Fanning dies aged 69AENGUS FANNING, who edited the Sunday Independent since 1984, died yesterday at St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin at the age of…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Warning over rise in dementiaThe number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and will be a “huge burden” on the…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Let there be light: Reshoot for Dublin art house cinemaTHE LIGHT HOUSE cinema in Dublin, which closed last April, will reopen on Friday under new management.Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
O'Dowd 'overwhelmed' by attentionIrish actor Chris O’Dowd has said he feels overwhelmed by the amount of success he has had recently, following the announcement…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Strict criteria for drug firmsPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES must not use well-known venues that are renowned for their entertainment or other leisure activities…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Ribbon cut on reopened Light HouseThe Light House cinema in Dublin, which closed in last April, will reopen this Friday under new management.Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Obese people in denial over weight problemIRISH PEOPLE are in denial about the extent to which they as individuals are overweight, according to the authors of Government…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
