Variant CJD hazard remote 'but still a risk', patients toldTHE RISK of Irish people contracting variant CJD (vCJD) after receiving UK plasma-derived products has been described as “remote…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Health risks of radon gas highlightedTHE SERIOUS health hazard posed by radon gas is greatly underestimated by the public, despite the fact that it causes up to 200…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Coast Guard to monitor oil spill off Cork coast in joint operationTHE IRISH Coast Guard will mount a joint surveillance operation with its British counterpart today, following the discovery of…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Many low-income families better off on dole - ShortallMANY LOW-income families are now better off on the dole because of the Government’s failure to reform the mortgage interest supplement…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Customs' sniffer dogs stop €20m in drugsCUSTOMS’ SNIFFER dogs earned their keep by stopping almost €20 million worth of drugs being smuggled into the State last year…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
Introduction of free smear tests 'vital'INTRODUCING FREE cervical smear testing is a far greater priority than starting a cervical vaccination programme, Prof Tom Keane…Mon Feb 16 2009 - 00:00
RTE Radio shows make major gains in surveyRTÉ RADIO shows such as Liveline, The Marian Finucane Show and News at One have made major gains in listenership in the latest…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
RTÉ Radio 1 remains most popular stationRTÉ Radio One was the main winner in the latest listenership figures released today with presenters such as Marian Finucane, …Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Romantic Ireland is not dead but France and Italy still bestOOH LA la! When it comes to romance, the Irish are only trotting behind the French and Italian, according to the findings of …Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Top kitchens can serve up support for Irish food producers, claims SargentSuccess on a plate: Irish Food Writers’ Guild award-winners: THE RESILIENCE of food producers will be tested now as never before…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Carers group claims its members save State €2.5bnFAMILY CARERS are propping up the health system by providing more than three million hours of care to relatives every week yet…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Teenagers turn spotlight on social issues in nationwide programmeMORE THAN 800 teenagers came together in Dublin yesterday to talk about issues that concern themFri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Missing South African man's family trace him to Irish jailA COMBINATION of a court report, the internet and a bored office worker resulted in a South African family finding that the man…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Tubridy joins Children in Hospital roadshowIT HAS been a trying few weeks for Ryan TubridyThu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Pobal confirms it is cutting 90 staffPobal, a non-profit organisation which manages Government programmes, confirmed today it was in the process of making 90 staff…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Brief respite from winter, but it has not gone awayTHE COUNTRY enjoyed a brief respite from wintry weather yesterday, but the gloves will go back on this morning, according to …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Judge who enjoyed life to the full mournedLARGE NUMBERS from the judiciary and the legal profession joined the family and friends of Mr Justice Kevin Haugh to mourn his…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Tributes paid as Haugh laid to rest in DublinThe chairman of the Garda Siocháná Ombudsman Commission, Mr Justice Kevin Haugh, was laid to rest at Dean's Grange Cemetery this…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Warning of link between economic recession and increase in drug useFAMILIES OF people with drug problems have warned of a “huge risk” that drug use will increase as the recession deepens.Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Most phone customers opt to block direct marketing callsDIRECT MARKETING companies have now been banned from phoning more than 61 per cent of landline customers to try to sell them …Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
New homeless shelter opens in DublinPEOPLE FROM eastern Europe accounted for five of the six people who stayed in a new emergency homeless shelter which opened in…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
No jobs for therapists despite long waiting listsPHYSIOTHERAPY GRADUATES are working in fast-food restaurants because they cannot get workThu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
HSE to launch campaign to recruit GPs from the UKA CAMPAIGN to recruit GPs in the UK will be launched by the Health Service Executive in the coming weeks in an attempt to tackle…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Deportation battle not over yetFOUR YEARS ago yesterday Pamela Izevbekhai first entered the State with her two daughters and sought refugee status.Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
'It's sad to think circumcision is not regarded as torture'PAMELA IZEVBEKHAI’S two daughters sat on a bench looking at books as her mother was told by her legal team that she had lost …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Woman to take Supreme Court deportation challengeA Sligo-based woman who lost her latest legal challenge to her deportation this morning is to appeal her case to the Supreme …Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop Martin says Catholic school identity at riskCATHOLIC SCHOOLS must not water down their identity to conform with a more pluralist society, the Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Cambridge library's first female librarianA DUBLIN woman has made history by becoming Cambridge University library’s first female librarian in its 650-year history.Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop says some fee-paying schools want to return to free systemSome fee-paying schools are indicating that they would prefer to return to the free education system, the Archbishop of Dublin…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Monaghan Military Barracks closes today as cuts take effectTHE END of an era will be marked today when troops march out of Monaghan Military Barracks for the last time.Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Army barracks closures begin tomorrowThe series of army barracks closures announced in the Budget will begin tomorrow when troops march out of the military barracks…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Neligan family relieved at sentencingSARA NELIGAN’S family expressed their relief at yesterday’s guilty plea and sentencingTue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Family mourns 'caring and dignified' SaraBRIAN McBARRON said his girlfriend Sara Neligan had the whole world to live forTue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Severe weather to continue as thousands of homes lose powerWINTRY SHOWERS and biting wind are forecast for today, following a weekend of storms, lightning and snow in some areasMon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Michelin stars still shining for six Dublin eateriesALL OF the six Dublin restaurants boasting Michelin stars have held onto them in the Michelin Guide Great Britain Ireland 2009…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Elderly invited to sample life on campusOLDER PEOPLE are not seen on university campuses very often but that will change in March when third-level institutions open …Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Family planning group opens cervical cancer awareness weekCERVICAL CANCER rates could be “drastically” reduced if women avail of new free cervical smear tests, the Irish Family Planning…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Ambassador to represent Ireland at Obama inaugurationIRELAND’S AMBASSADOR in Washington, Michael Collins, will represent the Government at the inauguration of president-elect Barack…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Big increase in calls to group for unemployedQUERIES TO the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) about redundancies have increased dramatically in the last…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Outgoing US envoy to marry Bush aideTHE US ambassador to Ireland, Thomas C Foley, has attended hundreds of engagements since he took up his role in 2006 but he left…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Plans to reduce Dublin bus fleet criticised as 'highly illogical'PLANS TO reduce the Dublin Bus fleet to save money are “quite extraordinary and highly illogical”, the Consumers’ Association…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Jury duty dodgers to face increased fine of €500PEOPLE WHO fail to show up for jury duty without a valid excuse will now face a €500 fine – a 10-fold increase on the previous…Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Recession and weather hit horse industryThe Irish horse racing industry has contracted for the first time in over 15 years due to the economic slowdown and bad weather…Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
'Time to haggle' for your holsHOME BREAKS: HAGGLE FOR YOUR Irish self-catering holiday is the message this year, as the home holiday market tries to dispel…Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Deluge of complaints over €20 hotel room offerTHE ECONOMIC downturn has led to many attractive hotel offers but reports of an offer from D4 Hotels group led to a deluge of…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Cathedral's appeal for gifts fills 20 vansWHO WOULD have thought there were so many unwanted Christmas presents in Dublin?Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Plan to promote holidaying at homeFÁILTE IRELAND is planning an aggressive marketing campaign to encourage more people to holiday at home as the number of overseas…Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
Tourism jobs go as visitors stay homeLAST YEAR saw the first decline in overseas visitor numbers in seven years, coupled with an estimated 10 per cent drop in tourism…Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
Childline appeal as 604 call up on Christmas DaySOME 350 children in distress contacted Childline on New Year's Day to talk about problems such as family rows and abuse of alcohol…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
James not beaten by any Tom, Jack or Harry 10 most popular namesJAMES HAS reclaimed its title of the most popular name for boys chosen by parents who announced their babies' arrivals in birth…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
