Immoral acts harm society, says archbishopCONCERN ABOUT unacceptable behaviour in the financial world shows how individual acts which are “fundamentally immoral” can have…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop criticises 'immoral' acts of financial eliteConcern about unacceptable behaviour in the financial world shows how "fundamentally immoral" individual acts can have a seriously…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Author a 'giant of a man', mourners toldFINAL TRIBUTES: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN was a “giant of a man” who forced people to lift their gaze from his disability and focus…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Golden circle are 'heroes' - McEvaddyBUSINESSMAN'S VIEW: BUSINESSMAN Ulick McEvaddy has defended the so-called “golden circle” of 10 investors in Anglo Irish Bank…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Golden circle are 'heroes' - McEvaddyBUSINESSMAN'S VIEW: BUSINESSMAN Ulick McEvaddy has defended the so-called “golden circle” of 10 investors in Anglo Irish Bank…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dictionary helps crack case of notorious Polish serial offenderHE WAS one of Ireland’s most reckless drivers, a serial offender who crossed the country wantonly piling up dozens of speeding…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
European court ruling clarifies asylum lawPEOPLE FLEEING violence and seeking safety in the European Union do not have to prove that their lives are specifically under…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Most Poles opting to stay in Ireland and sit out slumpWITH THE pews brimming to capacity and the aisles so tightly packed that stragglers could make it no further than the porch, …Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
78 Burmese refugees to be resettled in IrelandSEVENTY EIGHT Burmese refugees are due to arrive in Ireland next month after being selected for resettlement here under a United…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Firms criticise passport control delays at airportBUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES have written to the Garda Commissioner to warn that delays at passport control booths at Dublin airport…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Citizens from new EU states take 47% less PPS numbersTHE NUMBER of citizens from the EU’s newer members states who registered to work or to access public services in the Republic…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Predictive texting 'as Gaeilge' now availableSPEAKERS OF fewer than 80 of the world’s 7,000 languages are thought to enjoy the luxury of having their mobile phones finish…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Gangland crime a priority, says AhernOfficial opening: Minister unveils new Garda divisional headquarters: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted that tightening…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Green Party wants Guantánamo Bay detainee to be resettled in IrelandTHE GREEN Party has said that the State should accept for resettlement an Uzbek national who has been detained at Guantánamo …Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Integration groups are 'first victims' of cutbacksTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the Government’s anti-racism strategy is “extremely concerned” that organisations working on social integration…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Anti-racism plan was seen as model for others to followBACKGROUND: USHERED INTO existence at a well-attended press conference by then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and minister for justice…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Immigrants join in the political joustingNew faces: main parties field migrant candidates: IN THE months preceding the local elections of June 2004, a group of researchers…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Envoy named to lead hunger crisis strategyTHE GOVERNMENT has appointed a special envoy to oversee Ireland’s response to the global hunger crisis.Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
State asked to 'pre-clear' VIPs at immigrationENTERPRISE IRELAND asked the Government last November to put in place new immigration procedures at Dublin airport after members…Fri Jan 2 2009 - 00:00
Expert urges EU to act over Albanian 'blood feuds'EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS should bring pressure to bear on the Albanian authorities to stem the rise in the number of “blood feud” …Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Archbishop challenges pessimism about the futureNEGATIVE ATTITUDES about the future should continue to be challenged, despite 2009 dawning amid an all-pervasive sense of insecurity…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians to stayWORK RESTRICTIONS on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens are to be renewed by the Government tomorrow for a further three years due…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
'You're not addressing a jury now,' chief justice reminds counselTHE TALL, leaner figure of Joe O'Reilly strode into the wintry cold of court number six yesterday, took his seat and rested his…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Minister's apology: family left in refugee camp for three yearsTHE SOMALI woman who has withdrawn her application for damages received an apology from the Minister for Justice in July because…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
53% of immigrant restaurant workers earn below minimum wage - reportMORE THAN half of immigrants working in Irish restaurants earn less than the minimum wage, according to a new report.Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
DPP drops case over hepatitis C infections scandalTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions has dropped the case against a former blood bank biochemist on charges relating to the infection…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
EU approves €15m support schemePIGMEAT STORAGE: EUROPEAN UNION member states voted unanimously in favour of a proposal to introduce a private storage aid scheme…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Call to amend Bill to protect trafficking victimsTHE PRESENCE in prisons of at least two suspected victims of trafficking shows the need for the Government to make a late amendment…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Social integration projects to receive funding of €1.4mTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday pledged almost €1Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Simpler to trace beef than pork from fork back to farmANALYSIS: The ability to track meat back to individual farms can make the difference between crisis and confidence, writes Ruadhan…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Pork may be 'back in shops within a week'FOOD SAFETY: THE FOOD Safety Authority of Ireland has said it hopes supermarket shelves will be re-stocked with Irish pork products…Tue Dec 9 2008 - 00:00
Irish parents monitoring child internet useIRISH PARENTS are more likely than their European peers to supervise and control their children's use of the internet, but their…Tue Dec 9 2008 - 00:00
Need for dioxin facility in Ireland highlightedMINISTER'S RESPONSE: The presence of organic pollutants known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was first detected early last…Mon Dec 8 2008 - 00:00
Survey finds 360 migrant-led churches and chaplainciesMORE THAN 360 migrant-led churches and chaplaincies are in existence across Ireland, the majority of them African Pentecostal…Mon Dec 8 2008 - 00:00
Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking chargeAN IRISHMAN appeared in court in Wales on Saturday accused of human trafficking for the sex trade.Mon Dec 8 2008 - 00:00
One of five women discovered in suspected brothels leaves IrelandONE OF the five foreign women who were found by gardaí in a series of raids on suspected brothels across the State last week …Sat Dec 6 2008 - 00:00
Mentoring scheme to assist newly-arrived immigrantsIrish-resident "mentors" are being sought to share their time and experience with newly-arrived immigrants under a new scheme…Fri Dec 5 2008 - 00:00
Obama success unlikely to aid Irish minority candidatesBARACK OBAMA'S inspirational election is unlikely to have much long-term effect on the political prospects of minority candidates…Tue Dec 2 2008 - 00:00
Significant increase in immigrants applying for voluntary repatriationTHERE HAS been a significant rise this year in the number of immigrants applying for voluntary repatriation through the International…Tue Dec 2 2008 - 00:00
Somali woman at centre of visa affair was arrested in DublinA SOMALI woman who received an apology from the Minister for Justice in July because her family were needlessly left in a refugee…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Government urged to outlaw female genital mutilation"I know this pain is not going anywhere," said 20-year-old Ifrah Ahmed, a shy if strikingly self-possessed presence at the launch…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Business delegation sets off for EthiopiaA TRADE mission of 40 Irish lawyers and business people left for Ethiopia yesterday to develop links between the two countries…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Tighter visa rules may be imposed on 11 countriesTHE GOVERNMENT will shortly consider whether to introduce new visa requirements for visitors from almost a dozen non-EU states…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Importance of 'responsibility to protect' outlined at conferenceTHE "RESPONSIBILITY to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual shifts in international affairs since the …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
No major rise in Irish migrants to BritainSOME 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
5,000 Irish register for UK benefits in 6 monthsSome 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Power addresses conference on foreign affairsThe "responsibility to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual developments in international affairs since…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Irish share of migrant workers higher than all other EU statesIRELAND HAS received a far higher share of immigrants from countries that joined the EU in 2004 than any other EU state.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Food advertising to children faces scrutinyTHE EFFECTIVENESS of current rules on advertising food and drink to children will be among the topics covered by a European research…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Return of ban on same-sex marriage in CaliforniaPROPOSITIONS: CALIFORNIA VOTERS voted to reintroduce a ban on gay marriage, casting doubt over the unions of some 18,000 same…Thu Nov 6 2008 - 00:00