Talks on legal fears of emergency staffThe Department of Transport has offered to meet firefighters and other emergency personnel to hear their concerns about road …Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Farmers call for review of inquiry into animal deathsFarmers in Askeaton, Co Limerick, have called for an investigation of the State's handling of the inquiry into unexplained animal…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
EU directive to mean changes in surgeons' training hereThere will have to be significant changes to the training of surgeons as the European Working Time Directive continues to reduce…Fri Jan 9 2004 - 00:00
Opposition to power line stepped upA campaign against the routing of a controversial 220kV power line through the north-west has been stepped up with the news that…Thu Jan 8 2004 - 00:00
'Tightening of information' by SellafieldThe Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland said yesterday it had become more difficult to get information on Sellafield…Thu Jan 8 2004 - 00:00
Council confident of making motorway deadlineDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will meet its September 2005 deadline for completing the South Eastern Motorway section…Wed Jan 7 2004 - 00:00
Householders urged to recycle Christmas wasteHouseholders have been urged to recycle as much Christmas waste as possible now that the last day of the festive season has passed…Wed Jan 7 2004 - 00:00
Huge rise in number calling smoking helplineThe impending smoking ban is being credited with a huge increase in the number of people calling the National Smoking Quitline…Wed Jan 7 2004 - 00:00
Increase in Dublin Bus, train and DART faresCommuters returning to work in Dublin after the Christmas break this morning will have to pay more for their bus, DART or train…Mon Jan 5 2004 - 00:00
Whiff of racism from Fleet Street upset Irish and ZambiansA Daily Mail article from 1972 about the training of Zambian cadets in Ireland upset the Irish and Zambian authorities, according…Mon Jan 5 2004 - 00:00
Union warns of action over CIE break-up planBus and rail commuters and visiting EU officials could be hit by industrial action within the next fortnight, if the National…Mon Jan 5 2004 - 00:00
Teenagers held after sailing club fireThree teenagers were arrested after a fire on Saturday which caused extensive damage to the Kilbarrack Sailing Club in north …Mon Jan 5 2004 - 00:00
File noted SF official's seat in cathedral at State funeralState funeral: The seating position of a Sinn Féin official at a State funeral was thought important enough to be noted in a…Sat Jan 3 2004 - 00:00
Protest over married women taking the jobs of single girlsMarriage bar: The lifting of the marriage bar caused protests from people concerned that married women would take the jobs of…Sat Jan 3 2004 - 00:00
O'Higgins scholarship for Garda rejectedO'Higgins row: The government refused an offer of a Garda scholarship in memory of Kevin O'Higgins on a number of occasions, …Sat Jan 3 2004 - 00:00
Rural areas lobbied strongly to get nuclear power stationsFar from being fearful of a nuclear power plant, many local communities actually lobbied to have one sited in their area, State…Sat Jan 3 2004 - 00:00
Many State files are never released to publicRestricted files: The Government files chosen for release to the public every year are just a percentage of the State's total…Fri Jan 2 2004 - 00:00
De Valera worried over financial mattersPresidency: Éamon de Valera was developing a depression over financial worries when he was President, the State papers have …Fri Jan 2 2004 - 00:00
Rocket project for Blasket site failed to take offSpace launch plan: The Blasket Islands could have become the Cape Canaveral of Europe, if a young US scientist's plan for a …Fri Jan 2 2004 - 00:00
Two die after road accidentsTwo people died in Cork on Monday night after being injured in road accidents which occurred in recent days.Wed Dec 31 2003 - 00:00
Carlow girl (12) injured in face by gun pelletGardaí are investigating an incident in which a 12-year-old Carlow girl was injured by a pellet gun on Sunday night.Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Peace and reconciliation projects to get €1mGrant aid of almost €1 million has been allocated to 48 groups involved in peace initiatives and cross-Border projectsTue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
EU directives require changes to legislationChanges will have to be made to Irish legislation to comply with new EU directives, a legal expert said yesterdayTue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Bishops call for new EU laws on migrantsThe Irish Bishops Conference has urged the Government to use the EU presidency to enshrine the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Ombudsman needed for homeless, says Depaul TrustA new homeless charity has called for the establishment of an ombudsman for homeless people, or a junior ministry with responsibility…Tue Dec 9 2003 - 00:00
Over 1,500 to sue State over taxi deregulationAt least 1,500 taxi drivers or their families are now set to take legal action against the State over the hardship caused by …Sat Dec 6 2003 - 00:00
Changes to rent supplement scheme criticisedMore than 1,000 lone parent families will be made homeless if the Government goes ahead with changes to the rent supplement scheme…Thu Dec 4 2003 - 00:00
Disk to be used for Leaving courseHundreds of documents dating from between the 16th and mid-20th centuries and referring to every county in Ireland will be available…Wed Dec 3 2003 - 00:00
Criminologist criticises practices within GardaCriminologist Dr Paul O'Mahony strongly criticised the Garda Síochána at yesterday's sitting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee…Tue Dec 2 2003 - 00:00
'Knee-jerk' legal reform opposed by Law SocietyThe Law Society has supported the contention by the Minister for Justice that the legal system is not in crisis because of witness…Tue Dec 2 2003 - 00:00
Hume taking part in Middle East peace initiativeFormer SDLP leader Mr John Hume is one of three Nobel Peace Prize Laureates taking part in a new Middle East peace initiative…Mon Dec 1 2003 - 00:00
Train drivers to vote on one-day strikes proposalTrain drivers will begin voting today over a series of planned one-day strikes which could bring commuter and inter-city services…Mon Dec 1 2003 - 00:00
800,000 to get welfare bonusesMore than 800,000 people will receive social welfare Christmas bonuses worth €115.6 million this week.Mon Dec 1 2003 - 00:00
Gardai to enforce new breath test powers todayNew laws giving gardaí more powers to breath test drivers come into effect this morning.Mon Dec 1 2003 - 00:00
Irish soldier killed in Liberia to get full military burialAn Irish soldier killed in a road accident in Liberia last week will receive a full military burial tomorrow morningMon Dec 1 2003 - 00:00
Tortuous count leads to two DUP gainsDown North: Candidates in the North Down constituency endured a slow and tortuous count, with the first candidate only elected…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Jubilant Ms Robinson claims constituency for the DUPStrangford: "This is a DUP constituency now, and let no one be in any doubt," declared a jubilant Ms Iris Robinson last night…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Coombe Caesarean birth rate rises to 18.9%The Coombe Women's Hospital recorded a small but continued rise in its rate of Caesarean sections last year, with the surgical…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
No area to be left without Garda presence-MinisterThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, yesterday moved to assure the public that no area would be left bereft of a Garda presence…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Smith refuses to say if he will take part in Hanly protestThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has refused to say if he will take part in Saturday's march in Nenagh against the downgrading…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Work begins on Spire lights todayA team of electrical engineers from Britain will begin work this morning to repair the lighting structure on the Spire monument…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
State among lowest in Europe on life expectancyIreland has one of the worst rates of healthy life expectancy in developed countries and older Irish women have a greater incidence…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Construction workers' pensions protestOver one hundred construction workers protested outside the Department of Justice yesterday over the failure of some building…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
INO angry at official's treatment in EnnisOpposition to the Hanly Report on medical staffing grew yesterday, with the Irish Nurses' Organisation (INO) expressing anger…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Survey finds significant variations in pricesA survey of prices in the Republic has found major variations in the prices charged for items such as CDs, alcohol, petrol and…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Garda tells of trying to revive CarthyThe garda who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to John Carthy after he had been fatally wounded at Abbeylara told the Barr tribunal…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Sentencing closes horrific chapter for local peopleThe sentencing of Gregory Fox for the murder of his wife and two children was seen yesterday as the end of a horrific chapter…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Tourism numbers show increaseThere was an increase of 5 per cent in the number of worldwide tourists visiting Ireland in the first half of this year, Tourism…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Legality of smoking ban could still be challengedThe Irish Hospitality Industry Alliance has insisted the amended smoking ban will not stand up to a legal challenge because of…Sat Nov 8 2003 - 00:00
Homeless and drug agencies left in darkAgencies working with homeless people have called on the Department of Health to clarify how the smoking ban will affect hostels…Sat Nov 8 2003 - 00:00