Lenihan says Supreme Court judgment clarifies criteria for deportationMINISTER FOR Justice Brian Lenihan has welcomed a Supreme Court judgment which rejected his attempt to uphold deportation orders…Mon May 5 2008 - 01:00
Integration plan to avoid urban ghettoes - LenihanAVOIDING THE creation of "parallel societies" and urban ghettoes will be a guiding principle of the Government's integration …Fri May 2 2008 - 01:00
Call on Europe to give more development aidEUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS must increase spending on development aid if they are to meet poverty reduction targets they have set themselves…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Priest defends decision to write reference for rapistA CATHOLIC priest yesterday defended his decision to write a reference for a man who repeatedly raped a Polish woman in the grounds…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Ó Searcaigh film-makers had dispute with RTÉRTÉ AND the makers of the controversial documentary Fairytale of Kathmandu disagreed sharply over aspects of the project in the…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Firm seeks advice after Chinese staff denied entry to StateA LARGE Belfast-based company with offices in Dublin and China has instructed solicitors after eight of its Chinese employees…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Cancer body prepares to give Harney its verdict on vaccine scheme for girlsMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney is awaiting two reports before making a decision on the introduction of a national cervical cancer…Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan to make 200 changes to his own immigration BillTHE GOVERNMENT is to make more than 200 of its own amendments to the controversial Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill…Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
Importance of migrants stressedMIGRANT WORKERS account for almost one-third of employees in the hospitality and tourism industry, and their contribution is …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Immigration procedures 'undermine' lucrative market for foreign studentsTHE CHIEF executive of the association of recognised English language schools has said inconsistent Garda immigration procedures…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Mourners queue to pay last respectsMOURNERS IN their hundreds queued outside the Pro Cathedral in Dublin last night to pay their respects to former president Patrick…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
China introduces tougher new visa measures for visiting Irish citizensNEW VISA restrictions on Irish citizens travelling to China have been introduced in recent days, The Irish Times has learned.Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Merkel discusses EU Treaty in DublinThe Lisbon treaty would enhance the European Union’s capacity to confront major problems such as climate change, terrorism and…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Most Chinese will not report racist abuse, says surveyFOUR IN every five Chinese students in Ireland say they have experienced racist abuse while living here, but most of them believe…Mon Apr 7 2008 - 01:00
Priest attacks 'distasteful' BillA CATHOLIC priest has described as distasteful and unacceptable a Government proposal that clergy check the immigration status…Mon Apr 7 2008 - 01:00
Department drops plans for asylum seeker centre in town after objectionsTHE DEPARTMENT of Justice has decided not to go ahead with plans to open an accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Ballina…Wed Apr 2 2008 - 01:00
Google HQ hosts interactive debate on Lisbon TreatyAMID A sea of primary colours, and before an audience dressed in regulation jeans, T-shirts and designer glasses, Lisbon Treaty…Tue Apr 1 2008 - 01:00
Sr Stan calls for immigration Bill changeTHE FOUNDER of the Immigrant Council, Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, has called for the Government's immigration Bill to be amended so…Tue Apr 1 2008 - 01:00
Holiday ends in deportation for former illegal workerA DONEGAL woman who travelled to New York for the St Patrick's holiday was detained and deported when US authorities discovered…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Islamic centre acknowledges supportHUNDREDS OF mourners filled the Clonskeagh mosque in Dublin yesterday to say funeral prayers for the two teenage girls who were…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Ó Searcaigh claims Nepal film distorted and unfairTHE POET Cathal Ó Searcaigh has strongly criticised his portrayal in the documentary Fairytale of Kathmandu, saying it gave a…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Kearney appeals against conviction for wife's murderBRIAN KEARNEY has lodged an appeal against his conviction for the murder of his wife at their home in south Dublin two years …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Ambassador in Riga says fewer Latvians moving to IrelandTHE FLOW of Latvian migrants to Ireland is slowing after an initial surge that followed the country's accession to the EU in …Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
US media firm to set up Dublin baseMORE THAN 30 jobs are to be created in Dublin after a leading US media firm announced that it plans to locate its European operation…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Begg admits no gain from last pay dealWORKERS MADE no gain in living standards from the current national partnership deal because pay rises were nullified by the inflation…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Labour and FG call for action on report's concernsOPPOSITION PARTIES and immigrant groups welcomed the Human Rights Commission's report and said its recommendations would have…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Nigerian woman seeks injunction to halt deportationLAWYERS FOR Nigerian woman Pamela Izevbekhai and her two daughters are to seek a High Court injunction this morning to block …Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Pleas for Lenihan to stop removal of Nigerian womanA GREEN Party TD and a number of women's groups yesterday called on Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to review a deportation…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Migrant group warns of Bill's deficitsTHE GOVERNMENT'S new immigration Bill will perpetuate barriers facing Irish emigrants who want to return home with family members…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
NI police devolving hoped for as soon as 'possible'MINISTER FOR Justice Brian Lenihan has said the Irish and British governments look forward to the devolution of policing and …Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Bowman warns of dangers of narrow spectrum of opinionARTHUR MILLER'S dictum that a good newspaper is a nation talking to itself became true of The Irish Times when Douglas Gageby…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Government wavers over EU 'blue card' work schemeTHE GOVERNMENT is still considering whether to opt in to the EU's "blue card" initiative, which aims to attract highly skilled…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
RTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appealsRTÉ INTENDS to broadcast a controversial documentary on the poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh tonight despite a stand-off with his publisher…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
McLaughlin parents and siblings like mourners at improvised MassIT HAD gone unspoken until a passing mention from the bench in late afternoon.Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Strain shows after a short but intense day in courtWEEK TWO and the reel marked "February 28th, 2006" continues to turn, each successive frame giving a new vantage of the same …Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Stark reminders of victim's life and death overwhelmFor the McLaughlins, the tipping point came just after 3.30pmSat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Privacy peeled away as a marriage is scrutinisedThe Kearney marriage has become the site of a very public excavationThu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Procession of witnesses go through court ordealTwo sisters, three close friends, six firefighters, two electricians, a pair of school secretaries, a receptionist, a hairdresser…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Father tells how he found daughter in bedroomOwen McLaughlin's resonant voice faltered only once as he described to the court for the second time how he found his daughter…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Study of multi-ethnic school identifies language barrier as biggest challengeWhen Archbishop Ryan National School opened in 1985, its enrolment list ran to eight lines and the capital's sprawl was only …Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
IHRC concerns at detention elements of Immigration BillThe Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has expressed concern at certain provisions on detention and deportation contained in…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Minister accuses Lisbon Treaty opponents of peddling a mythMinister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern yesterday accused opponents of the Lisbon Treaty of trying to "peddle a dangerous myth…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Minister in row on residence rights for skilled immigrantsA sharp disagreement arose yesterday between Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan and the Immigrant Council of Ireland…Sat Feb 9 2008 - 00:00
Union protest at AIBP meat plantMembers of the trade union Unite held a protest outside an AIBP meat-processing plant in Clones, Co Monaghan, yesterday to demand…Sat Feb 9 2008 - 00:00
Queen to attend Armagh Maundy eventQueen Elizabeth is to visit Armagh next month to take part in a "royal Maundy" ceremony at St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral…Tue Feb 5 2008 - 00:00
Unions issue warning over workers' rightsThe Trade Union Federation (TUF) yesterday warned the Government that it must fulfil commitments on employment rights compliance…Tue Feb 5 2008 - 00:00
Second of McCabe killers to be releasedThe second of four IRA men convicted of the killing of Det Garda Jerry McCabe is to be released from prison today.Mon Feb 4 2008 - 00:00
High Court to hear cardinal's legal challengeA High Court hearing is due to take place today into proceedings taken by the former archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell…Mon Feb 4 2008 - 00:00
Six arrested after four Dublin drug seizuresSix men were arrested during four separate drug seizures in Dublin at the weekend.Mon Feb 4 2008 - 00:00
Alarm at move for greater powers of detentionThe Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has said it is "extremely concerned" that a proposed new law on immigration gives the authorities…Fri Feb 1 2008 - 00:00