League of credit unions says it will lobby for changes to Credit Union BillTHE IRISH League of Credit Unions has said it will continue to lobby for changes to the Credit Union Bill after former senator…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Haulbowline clean-up will not include all dumpsTHE PROPOSED €40 million remediation plan for Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour will address only a former dump known as the…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Mosque proposed for ClongriffinDUBLIN CITY planners are to meet public representatives on proposals for a €65 million, mixed-use development based around a …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Senior gardaí may have helped IRA, PSNI tells tribunalTHE PSNI has gathered intelligence that senior gardaí, not yet named at the Smithwick Tribunal, may have been passing information…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
New plans to develop marine energyNEW PROPOSALS to develop the State’s marine energy potential are to be finalised by the end of the year, Minister for Natural…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Alleged Garda collusion investigatedThe PSNI is investigating intelligence reports that information which assisted in a number of IRA murders came from a member - …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Revenue warns of €400m loss in taxTHE REVENUE Commissioners has warned its audit capacity has been affected by budget cuts and said a further reduction of €15 …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Roadside tests could be used to detect drug useMOTORISTS MAY soon be asked to step out of their vehicles and perform a series of roadside feats such as balancing on one leg…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Marine energy experts gather in DublinWhat is being billed as "the world's largest conference on ocean Eenergy" has opened in Dublin.Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Dairy project agreed for KenyaA new partnership to develop a dairy processing plant in Kenya's Rift Valley has been agreed between non-governmental development…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Focus on impact of high-tech patentsIRELAND AND Singapore have both outpaced larger OECD countries in the registration of new patents.Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick tribunal gets extensionThe Government has acceded to a request for more time from the Smithwick Tribunal.Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Home carers planning protestA home help and home care workers’ protest planned for Dublin this Wednesday is to be followed by a universal day of action planned…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick Tribunal may seek further extensionTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is expected to tell the Clerk of the Dáil it has no option but to seek a further extension of its deadline…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick set to seek extensionThe Smithwick Tribunal is expected to seek a further extension to complete its report almost one year after an initial deadline…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Cardiologist to give evidence on health of key witnessThe Smithwick Tribunal will next week hear evidence from Mater hospital cardiologist Dr Niamh Murphy, as to the health of one…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
New breath-testing machines issuedSome 80 garda stations across the State are to be provided with new breath-testing machines, designed to detect drink-driving…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Taxi reforms to see ban on drivers with serious convictionsAN “UNACCEPTABLE volume of rogue traders” and those with a range of criminal convictions are to be barred from the taxi industry…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal hears of Dundalk 'rumours'A former Garda superintendent has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believed Garda headquarters was aware of rumours that a garda…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Taxi Bill to target 'criminality'A new Bill to ban individuals with “certain types of criminal convictions” from working as taxi drivers is to be published within…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Small Steps recounts a life lived largeA book by a businessman who lost his legs in a fire at the age of 20 and went on to oversee the sale of Dublin estate agents …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Taxi sector reforms target fraud and malpracticeSTEPS TO eliminate fraud and malpractice in the taxi industry – including the deployment of “real-time” tracking devices – are…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Minister gets Iarnród Éireann to review parking chargesPARKING CHARGES at the State’s railway stations are to be reviewed following a complaint by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Pedestrians and cyclists warned in road safety planPEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS and bikers in the Dublin area are to be targeted by gardaí as part of a new high-profile road safety campaign…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Train station parking fees under reviewPARKING CHARGES at the State’s railway stations are to be reviewed following a complaint by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Campaign targets vulnerable road usersOne of the State’s most high profile road safety campaigns began in Dublin this morning.Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Empty premises: Over €2m spent on leaseMORE THAN €2 million has been spent by the Department of Justice and Equality on leasing a building on Dublin’s Wolfe Tone Street…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Irish rate of tax evasion seven times that of UKROAD TAX: GAPS IN payment of vehicle road tax cost the State more than €226 million between 2008 and 2011, according to the …Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Gas protests part of 'global frackdown'OPPONENTS OF proposals to extract shale gas in the west and northwest held a number protests at the weekend as part of a “Global…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Work literacy issues 'affect men more'Difficulties with literacy and numeracy in the workplace are more pronounced among men than woman, according to a study published…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Up to 10 new people a day seek Dublin Simon's helpEIGHT TO 10 new people are approaching the Simon Community to access homeless services every day in Dublin, the charity has …Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Senior PSNI officer to elaborate on new filesPSNI assistant chief constable Drew Harris is to give evidence to the Smithwick Tribunal in closed session next week.Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
New material for Smithwick tribunalTwelve new pieces of intelligence relating to allegations of Garda/IRA collusion during the Troubles have been sent to the Smithwick…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal to decide on extra timeTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is expected to announce today whether it will seek additional time to investigate new information on possible…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Investigation into Ryanair Madrid incidentCIRCUMSTANCES surrounding an incident involving a Ryanair plane at Madrid airport on Sunday are to be jointly investigated by…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Refined information and new survey used in search for 'Disappeared' victim McVeighNEW IMAGING surveys of ground conditions at Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan are assisting in a resumed search for the body of Columba…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
€95,000 for sacked pregnant workerA MORTGAGE consultant who claimed her employer discriminated against her and dismissed her when she was pregnant, has been awarded…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Appeal for information on firearms and ammunition stolen from gun shopGardaí investigating the theft of firearms and ammunition from a gun shop near Ashford, Co Wicklow, have appealed for anyone …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Campaign aims to educate analogue TV users to make switchSome 26 “digital outreach champions” will this week carry the message of the ending of analogue television signals to every …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry into Ryanair incident in SpainCircumstances surrounding an incident involving a Ryanair plane at Madrid airport last weekend are to be jointly investigated…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
New HSE chief given week to deliver savingsTHE INCOMING director general of the Health Service Executive has said he was given a week to finalise cuts which could “definitively…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Departure of Daly to cost party allowancesSOCIALIST PARTY leader Joe Higgins has said the party might now have to let staff go and he could not accede to former party …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Daly departure to hit allowancesSocialist Party leader Joe Higgins has said the party might now have to let staff go and he could not accede to former party …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Daly decision 'has implications for jobs'Up to four employees of the Socialist Party may lose their jobs as a result of the decision by Clare Daly TD to leave the party…Sun Sept 02 2012 - 01:00
Body of slain Mayo man to be brought home from NigeriaTHE BODY of 45-year-old Irish engineer Robert Gray who was killed in a shooting in Nigeria is expected to be repatriated tomorrow…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Rainy start to holiday weekendAS THOUSANDS of holidaymakers prepare to take a break for the bank holiday weekend, Met Éireann has issued a warning of heavy…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
New regulations target misuse of belts and car seatsTHE GARDA and road safety authorities have warned drivers to make themselves aware of the new penalty point regulations for seat…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
New Longford bypass opens to trafficThe only national road project due to be completed this year, the N5 bypass of Longford town, is to open this morning.Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Longford town bypass opens two months earlyTHE ONLY national road project due to be completed this year, the N5 bypass of Longford town, is to open this morning.Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Former garda says British agents plotted against himA former garda has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believes Garda headquarters was warned about his alleged links to the IRA in…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
