Gender imbalance in public life highlighted ahead of Women's DayTHE REPRESENTATION of women in Irish public life remains “pathetic and embarrassing” for a modern nation, the chief executive…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Call for return of school book grantsIt was a "major concern" that the new programme for government made no commitment to reinstate the school book grant to schools…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Treating cancer to become more expensiveCANCER TREATMENTS are going to get significantly more expensive with implications for patients’ access to them and for health…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ suspends presenter over drink-drivingRTÉ HAS suspended radio presenter Baz Ashmawy for one month without pay following a drink-driving incident last weekend.Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Labour, FG share Dublin MW spoilsDublin Mid West has returned two Labour Party and two Fine Gael TDs, with two women coming home first.Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Prison votes: Almost 200 inmates cast ballotsALMOST 200 prisoners around the State have cast their votes in the general electionThu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Hotel staff say they will continue with picket until they are reinstatedHOUSEKEEPING STAFF in dispute with a major hotel operator in Dublin over cuts to the minimum wage say they are determined to …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
ULA attacks main parties over cutsCohesive opposition to welfare and spending cuts will only come from a strong left-wing presence in the Dáil, the United Left…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Pre-school workers key to identifying abuseChildcare staff who work with the 97 per cent of children in pre-schools, creches or montessori schools could be key to protecting…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Intellectually disabled must be enabled to vote, says charityINCLUSION IRELAND: PEOPLE WITH intellectual disabilities must be enabled to exercise their right to vote, the Inclusion Ireland…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
RCSI executive travels to Bahrain to check on college students and staffIRISH NATIONALS: THE CHIEF executive of the Royal College of Students in Ireland (RCSI) has travelled to Bahrain – where the…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Parties 'scored' on disability policiesPeople with intellectual disabilities must be enabled to exercise their to vote, the Inclusion Ireland organisation has said.Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Prospect of Fine Gael majority 'worrying'JOBLESS FORUM: THE PROSPECT of single-party government by Fine Gael is “very worrying”, the Irish National Organisation of the…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
'Part of not voting for Fianna Fáil will be about revenge'About half of those interviewed in Ballymun D area last week said they did not plan to voteFri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Single-party rule 'worrying' - INOUThe prospect of single-party government lead by Fine Gael is "very worrying", the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Warning to heroin users after deathsHEROIN USERS across the State are being urged to exercise extreme caution with the drug after three more people died as a result…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Welfare appeals taking 'up to a year'UP TO 11,000 people who were refused unemployment assistance last year had to wait up to a year to have their appeals decided…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
President urges people to volunteerPRESIDENT MARY McAleese spent Saturday afternoon with what she described as “the best people on the whole island”, and urged …Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Preoccupation with bank bailouts 'deeply worrying''CHILDREN'S MANIFESTO': THE “TOTAL preoccupation of election candidates with bank bailouts and the IMF” to the exclusion of …Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Call for overhaul of social welfareA drastic change is needed to radically overhaul child welfare and protection systems, a leading charity warned today.Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Group blames 'deeply faulty' social analysis for country's woesSOCIAL JUSTICE IRELAND: FAULTY SOCIAL analysis has brought Ireland on an unsustainable journey marked by greed and anxiety, …Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Candidates protest over water servicesUNITED LEFT ALLIANCE: PRESSURE on the Government from the EU to privatise domestic water supply must stop, United Left Alliance…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Concerns of carers may be 'lost' in electionCAMPAIGN: THE MOST pressing social issues, particularly the situation of carers, could “get lost” in this election campaign, …Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Travellers 'denied promised housing'TRAVELLER FAMILIES are being forced to move from unauthorised sites and into private rented accommodation against their will, …Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Protest against Cote d'Ivoire president-electMEMBERS OF Ireland’s small Cote d’Ivoire community will stage a series of protests against what they see as the international…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
UCD pays €5,000 for age discriminationAN EMPLOYEE of University College Dublin has been awarded €5,000 by the Equality Tribunal for being discriminated against on …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Irish still willing to visit MauritiusEvery person in Mauritius had "gone into shock and deep sorrow" following the murder of Michaela Harte, the director of the Mauritius…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Award for tidiest town goes to CarlowCARLOW HAS been named as the tidiest town in the State, narrowly beating Trim, Co Meath, into second place in a survey of 53 …Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Cleanliness in Irish towns has improvedIRELAND HAS has shown continued improvement in the cleanliness of its towns with almost three-quarters deemed clean to European…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Fall in fees for injury claimsA CUT in the cost of making a claim to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board should result in lower insurance premiums, Minister…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Hospitality sector looks to festivities for boostRESTAURANT OWNERS, hoteliers and publicans are predicting that tonight will be one of the busiest of the year, giving a much-…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Festival chief predicts bright futureORGANISERS OF the Dublin New Year Festival have conceded that lack of publicity for the event may hamper its success in its maiden…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Over 50% of retailers believe lay-offs imminent, survey findsMORE THAN half of retailers expect to lay people off in the next two months, with two-thirds of retailers rating their prospects…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Civil society movement plans more meetingsTHE CLAIMING Our Future civil society movement, which held its inaugural meeting at the RDS, Dublin in October, is to begin a…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
'Plenty around here have had their electricity cut off for less than €60'IN JOE Lynch’s hands is a letter from the ESBWed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Stampede to grab €900 bags at BTSHOPPERS IN Dublin made up for lost time yesterday as Brown Thomas on Grafton Street opened its doors for the start of its winter…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Bad weather gets the blame for poor start to winter salesSTORES AROUND the State reported a disappointing start to sales yesterday morning, with things picking up somewhat in the afternoon…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Rubberbandits bounce back as internet hit fails to make No 1LIMERICK HIP-HOP act the Rubberbandits say they are not disappointed at the failure of their internet hit Horse Outside to reach…Mon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00
McAleese pays tribute to SamaritansPresident Mary McAleese today thanked Samaritan volunteers for listening to and potentially saving the lives of people who call…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Charity begins at school for studentsTHE STUDENTS of a Dublin secondary school yesterday gave Christmas gifts to a number of homeless people, whom they had asked …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Rates of Caesarean section waning for first-time mothersTHE RATE of Caesarean sections among first-time mothers is rising at a slower rate than among second- and third-time mothers, …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Sales down as shoppers stay homeSHOPPING: MANY RETAILERS were badly hit by the weather over what should have been the busiest weekend of the year.Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Support groups report rise in callsORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING victims of childhood sexual abuse have reported a high volume of calls for help over the weekend, following…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Fathers march over access issuesABOUT 70 unmarried and separated fathers marched in Dublin at the weekend in an annual event to highlight their problems accessing…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Downturn 'may threaten health gains'RISING UNEMPLOYMENT and falling resources could threaten health gains made over the past decade, a major report from the Department…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Judgment 'a landmark for Irish women'REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT could no longer ignore Irish women’s human rights, the chief executive of the Irish Family Planning…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Patient referrals under scrutinyHUGE AND unsatisfactory variations in the way patients are referred to hospitals by GPs have been found in an audit by the Health…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Sedative abuse deaths on riseTHE NUMBER of people seeking treatment for, and dying as a result of, sedative abuse has increased significantly in the past …Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Parents warned of cutbacks as charity bridging fund refusedTHE PARENTS of hundreds of babies with severe developmental delay and brain damage are being warned that their home care and …Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
'Huge variations' in GP referralsHuge and unsatisfactory variations in the way patients are referred to hospitals by GPs have been found in an audit by the Health…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
