'Rat-infested' primary school to be refurbishedA PRIMARY school in Co Galway, described by its own principal as the most rundown in the whole country, has been given €180,000…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Cornagee records highest turnoutTwo electoral areas in Leitrim which recorded the highest turnout in the country in the 2004 local elections are likely to do…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Normal service set to resume with unsettled weatherFOR A glorious week the weather lifted the spirits of a recession- battered country, but it was too good to last.Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Remembrance service for student poisoned in IndonesiaA REMEMBRANCE service will be held later this year for an Irishwoman who died after drinking contaminated alcohol while on holidays…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Fleetwood Mac to play DublinFleetwood Mac will play the O2 in Dublin in October as part of their greatest hits tour, it has been announced.Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Loach accuses Ahern of hijacking premiereFILM DIRECTOR Ken Loach has accused former taoiseach Bertie Ahern of trying to hijack the premiere of a film starring Eric Cantona…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Four in custody over Bray killingFOUR PEOPLE are now in custody over the shooting dead last week of French national Charles Sinanapayen in Bray, Co Wicklow.Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Fans get kick to see Cantona in the fleshMORE THAN a decade since he last kicked a ball in the Premiership or a Crystal Palace fan in anger, Eric Cantona’s lustre remains…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Ireland's first black mayor Adebari seeks re-electionPORTLAOISE: FOR A whole hectic year he was probably the most famous Irish mayor since Tomás Mac Curtain, the mayor of Cork who…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Notorious gang figure found guilty of murderA NOTORIOUS former Limerick gangland member has been found guilty of the murder of one of his associates.Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Riedo murderer pleads guilty to rapeTHE MAN who murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has now pleaded guilty to the rape of a foreign student.Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
New wind turbine park opens in DublinA NEW public park which will generate its own electricity from wind turbines has been opened in north Dublin.Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Limerick man found guilty of murderA notorious former Limerick gangland member has been found guilty of the murder of one of his associates.Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
UCD students get a Royal placementTHE ROYAL Hospital Donnybrook (RHD) has become a teaching hospital affiliated to UCD’s medical schoolTue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Major parties tread carefully in pothole countyCOUNCIL PROFILE: CAVAN: CAVAN PEOPLE signalled their unwillingness to be taken for granted when they voted four so-called “pothole…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Sinn Féin and Fine Gael in tight race for top spotCOUNTY COUNCIL PROFILE: MONAGHAN: MONAGHAN WAS unique among counties in returning Sinn Féin as the biggest party at the local…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Student held over public order offenceAN 18-YEAR-OLD student was arrested and questioned by gardaí following a row outside a nightclub in Temple Bar on Sunday night…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Mayor's role must be 'cost-effective'DUBLIN SOUTH: FIANNA FÁIL byelection candidate Shay Brennan has said the introduction of a directly-elected mayor for Dublin…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Taxi driver ordered to pay blind woman €2,000A TAXI driver has been ordered to pay a blind woman €2,000 in compensation because he refused to carry her guide dog.Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Siptu president urges voters to support LabourSIPTU VIEW: SIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O’Connor has urged voters at the local and European elections not to support either Fianna …Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Generous Irish welfare a 'myth' - CoriPOVERTY ELIMINATION: IT IS a “myth” to suggest that Ireland has one of the most generous welfare states in Europe, the Conference…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Murdered Swiss girl's parents seek donationsTHE PARENTS of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo have appealed to Irish people to help a foundation set up in her name.Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Successful launch of European satellitesTHE EUROPEAN Space Agency’s (ESA) two new satellites, Herschel and Planck , are on their way to their final orbit following a…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Riedo foundation launch in DublinThe parents of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo have appealed to Irish people to help the foundation set up in her name.Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Countdown has NUI over the moonAT 2.12PM today Irish time, two satellites will lift off from French Guyana in South America on top of an Ariane 5 rocket with…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Incineration levy and rise in landfill tax on the wayA NEW incineration levy along with a significant hike in the present landfill levy could be introduced by the end of the year…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
ESA space launch a sucessThe launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) two satellites Herschel and Planck went ahead this afternoon without a hitch…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
€13m fund recycling businessesA €13 million fund has been set up to encourage businesses to become involved in turning recycled waste into products that can…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Cutbacks puts advertising industry 'in peril'THE GOVERNMENT’S actions in cutting its advertising budget in half is doing “untold damage” to the advertising industry, it has…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Wilson confirmed for Electric PicnicBrian Wilson, the musical genius behind the Beach Boys sound, will play the Electric Picnic music festival in September, it has…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
HSE yields child-protection audit fileFILES RELATING to the child protection audit of the Catholic Church have been handed over by the Health Service Executive (HSE…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
'Gift Grub' radio team mark 10-year anniversary of dishing out the satireTEN YEARS ago this week, the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM tried out a new comedy sketch called Gift Grub.Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
All credit to 'Gift Grub'Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has praised Today FM’s Gift Grub programme which celebrates 10 years on air this week.Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Five-day close of business in Mexico over swine flu liftsMEXICO RETURNED to something like normal life yesterday after a five-day shutdown of businesses due to the H1N1 flu virus, which…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Acting on mental healthThe Wraparound project in Ballymun is taking a novel approach to young people at riskTue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann says fuel scheme will save €2m a yearIARNRÓD ÉIREANN has said new fuel efficiency measures it is introducing will lower its fuel bills by €2 million a year and cut…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Feeney keen to help Ireland through slumpCHUCK FEENEY, the billionaire philanthropist, has indicated that his foundation is prepared to help Ireland through the recession…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
No other suspect cases, says HolohanSWINE FLU OUTBREAK: IRELAND IS preparing for a swine flu pandemic even if the mild nature of the disease outside Mexico gives…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
10 rescued as two cruisers run agroundTEN PEOPLE had to be rescued when two cruisers ran aground on Lough Derg in Co Tipperary.Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu appears to be quite mild outside MexicoThe strain of swine flu outside Mexico would be appear to be mild and gives "some cause for hope", the chief medical officer …Sun May 03 2009 - 01:00
Gormley defends 'economic abyss' phraseMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has said his predictions that Ireland was “facing into the economic abyss” has come…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
RTÉ's top earners to face large pay cutsRTÉ’s BEST-paid stars will see “significant” reductions in their pay over and above their promise to give back 10 per cent of…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Green Day announce Irish datesAmerican punk legends Green Day are to play two concerts in Ireland in October.Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Riedo family unveils foundationThe parents of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo have launched a foundation in her name in Basle this afternoon.Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
One in seven losing sleep over recessionONE PERSON in seven is losing sleep over the current economic downturn, new research suggests.Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Ireland predicted to escape global warming catastropheIRELAND WILL be one of the few countries left that will be habitable when global warming leads to a planet-wide catastrophe, …Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Arthritis survey reveals high levels of psychological distressNEARLY HALF of all people with rheumatoid arthritis can no longer participate in social activities they used to enjoy, according…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Duffy has surgery on leg after being struck by carRTÉ PRESENTER Joe Duffy had surgery yesterday on his right leg which was broken in two places when he was hit by a reversing …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
'Decent family man' recalled as murder victim buriedHE WAS, in the words of the poem read at his funeral, “the man behind the bar”.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundationTHE PARENTS of Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo who was murdered in Galway have agreed to set up a foundation in her name to help…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
