Undercover action leads to 37 arrests as drug gangs targetedA GARDA operation targeting drug gangs in west Dublin has resulted in the arrest of 37 people.Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Carton House attracts top teams for trainingSPORTS TOURISM: CARTON HOUSE in Co Kildare has begun a marketing campaign to attract some of the biggest clubs in world football…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Irish public donates €1m for aidDONATIONS FROM the Irish public to aid agencies involved in relief work in Pakistan have surpassed €1 million.Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Paltry bequest of £250 proves Wilde died as he lived - beyond his meansBEFORE HIS untimely demise Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful authors and playwrights of his generation, but he managed…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Where Are They Now?: Chris MorrisTHE NEWS-MAKERS: From football to Cornish pasties and back againTue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
CF worse for women 'due to effect of oestregen'IRISH RESEARCHERS claim they have identified the reason women with cystic fibrosis are affected more by the disease than men …Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Moves begin in US to extradite ex-priest over abuse claimsEXTRADITION proceedings have begun in the United States against an elderly former Irish priest accused of child sex abuse offences…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Ex-priest awaits extradition hearing on abuse claimsPATRICK McCABE, a former priest accused of sex abuse offences, is in jail in California awaiting an extradition hearing on warrants…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Putting the programmes firstRTÉ’s managing director of television Glen Killane has been in the job just six weeks, but his first autumn schedule signals …Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Phone charges all at seaMOBILE COSTS: PASSENGER on ferries have been advised to switch their phones off at sea if they do not want to incur high roaming…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ bucks recession with more investment in home-made documentaries and dramaTWO NEW afternoon shows, a raft of new documentaries and a feature-length film about Bob Geldof and Live Aid have been announced…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ unveils autumn scheduleTwo new afternoon programmes, a drama about Bob Geldof and Live Aid and the search for Ireland’s best volunteer have been announced…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Local reds make it all but a home tie for United as round ball gets rolling at Aviva StadiumThe stadium was not the only star as Wayne Rooney and co drew a sell-out crowdThu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
July a dull and soggy affair for most areasTORRENTIAL RAIN during the middle of last month made it the wettest July for years in many places, especially in the west of …Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Annie Lennox in call to halt HIV transmission to babiesFORMER EURYTHMICS singer Annie Lennox has said the world should commit itself to eliminating the transmission of the HIV virus…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Aviva Stadium opens for 5,000 to watch soccerIT HAS the potential to be a Trivial Pursuit question in the years aheadMon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Discovery of water on Saturn moon raises prospect of lifeTHE SURPRISE discovery of water on one of Saturn’s moons holds out the tantalising prospect of life being elsewhere in the solar…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Weather blows hot and cold but vuvuzelas prove reliableSLATE-GREY SKIES, incessant drizzle and an appearance by one of the world’s best-known celebrities – some things never change…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
'No Frontiers' faces new advertising rulesTV ADVERTISING: NEW RULES which will clearly state what support RTÉ gets from travel agencies and airlines for its No Frontiers…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Punchestown pilgrimage begins in earnestOXEGEN PROMOTERS MCD and those of its sister festival T in the Park have issued further statements confirming that headliner …Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Punchestown pilgrimage underwayOxegen promoters MCD and those of its sister festival T in the Park have issued further statements confirming that headliner …Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Finance a growing problem for cancer patientsCANCER PATIENTS face additional and unnecessary financial hardship as a result of their illness, according to new research.Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Revised bottled water norms introducedSTANDARDS for bottled water have been introduced to reflect changes in European and national legislation on food hygiene.Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Ignore the rumours - Eminem 'will be there' . . . along with many moreOXEGEN FANS have been told to pay no attention to internet rumours suggesting that some major acts will not be appearing at the…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Oxegen organisers scotch Eminem rumourOxegen fans have been told to pay no attention to internet rumours that major acts such as Eminem will not be appearing at the…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
1901/1911 censuses central to bid to boost visitor numbersHERITAGE TOURISM: A MAJOR marketing campaign has begun worldwide to use the recently released 1901 and 1911 censuses to bring…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Alastair Campbell's crumb of comfort for Cowen after spin in a Dublin taxiFOR A man who was once a self-confessed obsessive about press headlines, Alastair Campbell has worked himself up to indifference…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Major contemporary art event to be held in DublinTHE LARGEST contemporary art event ever staged in Ireland will be held in Dublin next year.Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Website of rural shop unwittingly hosted child pornographyTHE WEBSITE of a family-owned specialist clothes shop in rural Ireland ended up unwittingly hosting child pornography put there…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
'No Frontiers' show favoured Aer LingusRTÉ’s POPULAR No Frontiers travel programme engaged in improper product placement and gave undue prominence to Aer Lingus at …Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Outright ban on smacking children being consideredAN OUTRIGHT ban on the smacking of children by their parents is being considered.Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Most men 'too embarrassed to talk about depression'Condition viewed as a state of mind rather than a medical condition, new research findsTue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Parents favour 'odd smack' for childTwo thirds of Irish parents believe giving their child an occasional smack is allowable, the first comprehensive survey of parental…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Business booming for ferry companiesFERRY TRAFFIC: STENA LINE, the largest ferry company on the Irish Sea, is reporting business up 15 per cent this year as a result…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Census may attract tourists, says MinisterTHE DECISION to place the 1901 census online could lead to thousands of visitors coming to Ireland, Minister for Tourism Mary…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds attend solstice at TaraSeveral hundred people turned up this morning on the Hill of Tara in Co Meath to watch a glorious sunrise and celebrate the summer…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
GAA bans vuvuzelas before they blow away the Croke Park atmosphereTHE GAA has got its retaliation in first against the dreaded vuvuzelas by banning them before they have even been blown in anger…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Vodafone in line to join file-sharing clampdownVODAFONE IRELAND is in talks with the record industry to join Eircom in its “three strikes and you’re out” rule for those involved…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
28,000 children in State may be carersTHERE COULD be as many as 28,000 children in the State under the age of 18 caring for relatives, an Oireachtas committee was …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Visitor from Azores to bring sunny spellAN ELUSIVE summer visitor is likely to bring a welcome spell of settled weather this week.Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Arcade Fire to headline Oxegen festivalCANADIAN BAND Arcade Fire are the surprise headliners of the first day of the Oxegen music festival ahead of superstar rapper…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Christian group rallies in support of IsraelA GROUP of Irish Christians held a prayer rally in support of Israel and its “right to exist” at the Israeli embassy in Dublin…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Sizzling food festival serves up optimismTHE RECESSION may well be over if the annual Taste of Dublin is a portent of things to come.Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Arcade Fire to burn bright at OxegenCanadian band Arcade Fire are the somewhat surprise headliners of the first day of the Oxegen music festival ahead of superstar…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Honours paper divides opinion and adds up to whole lot of heartacheHuge gap still evident as prevailing mood far more upbeat among ordinary and foundation level students, writes RONAN McGREEVY…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Tubridy to take over Gerry Ryan radio slotRYAN TUBRIDY was the “only name on the list” to replace Gerry Ryan, the head of 2fm has said.Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Government to cut rent supplements to landlordsTHE RENT supplement paid by the Government to the landlords of tenants claiming social welfare payments is to be cut by up to…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Coronas' delight over McCartney gigThe Coronas' lead singer Danny O'Reilly said the band is "absolutely shocked and delighted" to be announced as the support act…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
