President calls on students to innovateTHE ACTIVE and critical participation of young people in Irish life during economic and social upheaval can help generate hope…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Students urged to stamp out racismPresident Michael D Higgins has called on student leaders and the wider public to work together to combat “pernicious racism …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Students call for Croke Park deal to be renegotiatedDelegates at the Union of Students in Ireland national congress have called for the renegotiation of the Croke Park agreement…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
USI defers vote on education fundingThe Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has decided to defer a vote on how the education system should be funded to allow for …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Sports funding of €30m announcedA €30 million fund has been made available to sports clubs and organisations to upgrade facilities, pitches and equipment over…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Trinity students to carry Olympic torchThree Trinity College Dublin students have been selected to carry the Olympic torch as it makes its whirlwind trip through the…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Poker players fly in from NorwayMORE THAN 1,000 Norwegian poker players arrived in Dublin over the weekend for a week-long event deemed illegal under gambling…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
FF TD seeks Mahon correctionFianna Fáil TD Seán Fleming has denied he was aware of corrupt payments to the party’s former minister Padraig Flynn and has …Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Mahon tribunal: Main points and recommendationsMain points and recommendations from the Mahon tribunal's final report, which was published today:Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Cows to be slaughtered if not claimed by ownerTwo cows valued at €2,000 each could be put down later this week unless their owner comes forward to claim them.Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Aviva fined €490,000 for breaching regulations on customer complaintsINSURANCE FIRM Aviva has been fined €490,000 by the Central Bank for breaching regulations on the handling of customer complaints…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Central Bank fines Aviva €245,000Insurance firm Aviva has been fined €245,000 by the Central Bank for breaching regulations on the handling of customer complaints…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Energy index rises 8 per centRising international tensions, supply constraints and a severe winter across continental Europe contributed to an 8 per cent …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Aryzta revenues rise marginallyRevenues at bakery group Aryzta increased by almost 1 per cent to €1.91 billion in the six months to the end of January.Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Siteserv discussing potential saleSupport services group Siteserv has said it is involved in advanced talks that may lead to the sale of all of its operating companies…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Construction activity declinesThe level of activity in the construction sector fell to its lowest point for five months in February as interest in new business…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Average personal injury award fell last yearA REDUCTION in the average value of personal injury claims awarded last year has been attributed to a lower proportion of individuals…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Weekend events: What's onSPORTING EVENTS dominate the agenda across the country this weekend with rugby and GAA fixtures taking centre stage while the…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Irish bodies to be re-interred in USA sense of mystery still shrouds exactly what happened to 57 Irish people who took jobs building a Pennsylvania railway in 1832…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Average injury claim payout fallsCompensation totaling some €210 million was awarded last year in respect of 9,833 personal injury claimants.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
'Frontline' Gallagher tweet unfairThe use of an unverified tweet about Seán Gallagher during the final televised presidential election debate last year was unfair…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Noonan appoints Nama advisorsTwo members have been appointed to a group which is to advise Minister for Finance Micheal Noonan on strategy and other matters…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
First rise in jobs seen since 2007The number of people in employment grew by 0Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Grafton Group profits up 3%Underlying pre-tax profits at hardware merchant Grafton Group increased by 3 per cent last year to €42.3 millionWed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Three held over Longford incidentA man who was hospitalised after being shot in an incident in Co Longford early this morning has been arrested.Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Parliamentary channel on wayThe Houses of the Oireachtas service appears to be pressing ahead with an idea to broadcast more political debate from the Dáil…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Advice sought on 'Oireachtas TV' planThe Houses of the Oireachtas service is seeking a consultant to advise it on the viability of creating a channel dedicated to…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to trial Wi-Fi serviceDublin Bus is to begin a wireless internet trial on a number of its buses from next week.Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
ESB 'not cutting' Priory Hall powerESB Networks has said it does not intend to cut the power supply to the Priory Hall apartments in north Dublin.Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Mixed response to 'jobs plan'The Action Plan for Jobs is a welcome initiative but suffers some “key” deficiencies, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Residents express shock at violence against 'young girl'IT WAS the morning after the night before but the residents of Brookview Way in Tallaght were still trying to come to terms with…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Feud link to killing investigatedGardaí investigating the murder of a teenage girl in Dublin have appealed for information about the movements of a black SUV …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Health body engages environmental specialist to assess hospital site wasteTHE HEALTH Service Executive has engaged an environmental specialist to assess a cache of waste found during construction work…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
€10,000 casket stolen from church in DublinAN ORNATE casket used to store a relic of St Brigid, whose feast day is today, has been stolen from a church in north Dublin.Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
House searched in murder inquiryGardaí are today continuing their investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase dumped on a Dublin…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí in body in suitcase murder inquiry search Stoneybatter houseGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the discovery of a woman’s body in a suitcase dumped on a Dublin street last night idenitified a house in…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Sessions and shows: Weekend drizzle won't dampen spiritsA SELECTION of musical, cultural and sporting events takes place across the country this weekend against a backdrop of dull and…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
VRT rates deemed unfairTHE GOVERNMENT has been ordered to modify how the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) is applied to some vehicles, as the existing…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Body identified as missing teenagerA body found during a search in Co Wicklow on Monday has been confirmed as that of missing Romanian teenager Mariora Rostas.Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Meeting arranged over waste service problemsA GROUP of Labour Party councillors is to meet the Dublin city manager today to discuss issues arising from the transfer of waste…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
East coast could be hit by worst of gales todayMET ÉIREANN has warned that strong winds are likely to sweep across parts of the country again today after storm force gales …Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Further weather alert issuedMet Éireann has warned that strong winds are likely to sweep across parts of the country again tonight.Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax revenue 2.5% below targetThe amount of tax collected last year was €873 million - or 2Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Difficulties on horizon for those planning to leaveBACKGROUND: Demand for labour in Britain is falling, and Australia is to overhaul its work permit systemThu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Irish make up more than half of 76,400 emigrantsTHE NUMBER of Irish people moving to Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the US and Australia increased over the last year as the flat…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Total Produce to pay €15m for half share in Dutch distributorFRUIT DISTRIBUTOR Total Produce will pay up to €15 million for a half share in Dutch fruit distributor Frankort Koning Beheer…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
DCC pays €22.7m for Swedish fuel distributor Swea EnergiINDUSTRIAL SERVICES group DCC has acquired Swedish fuel distributor Swea Energi.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Euro debt fears and contraction in business over last quarter weigh on firms taking part in surveyBUSINESS ACTIVITY slipped in the final quarter of the year and Irish companies appear concerned that a failure to address the…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
EBS staff strike over bonus paymentStaff at the former EBS building society started strike action today in protest at the refusal of the Department of Finance to…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Incoming Danske chairman rules out selling Irish bank interestsTHE CHAIRMAN elect of Danske Bank has said the group does not plan to dispose of its Irish banking interests.Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
