Racist fuss fades fast as 'Big Brother' wannabes get in lineA queue of drag queens, French maids and pimps must mean only one thing. The Big Brother auditions are back in town.Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Project to unite Irish-Indian communityA new project aimed at bringing the Irish-Indian community together will be established in Dublin todayTue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
38% increase in calls to eating disorder helplineA helpline for people with eating disorders saw a 38 per cent increase in calls last year, according to Bodywhys, the Eating …Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Psychiatrists 'dismayed' at health policy delaysPsychiatrists have called on the Government to provide firm deadlines for implementing A Vision for Change, the national mental…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Chapter One joins the elite with its first Michelin starThe gentle pop of champagne corks echoed around Parnell Square in Dublin yesterday as Chapter One restaurant celebrated winning…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Many elements already covered by 'Transport 21'Buses: There were no surprises for bus passengers in the National Development Plan, as most of the measures had already been…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Union to ballot on Fáilte Ireland 'deal'There was a breakthrough in a Fáilte Ireland industrial dispute yesterday when management and union representatives agreed to…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Green Party proposes Luas lines for Cork and GalwayThe Green Party has proposed new Luas lines for Cork and Galway, an extension of Dublin's light rail system and the fast-tracking…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
HSE must give son's hospital records to father, O'Reilly rulesInformation Commissioner Emily O'Reilly has ruled that the HSE must give a father access to his son's hospital records after …Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Jockey repatriated to MountjoyIrish jockey Christy McGrath, who was serving a prison sentence for murder in Britain, was repatriated yesterday to Mountjoy …Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Bullying used to entertain - councilBullying is now being seen as a form of entertainment, as highlighted in the Celebrity Big Brother reality show, the National…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
An Taisce warns State over loss of wildlifeAn Taisce has warned that Ireland will not meet the EU deadline of 2010 to halt the loss of native wildlife unless it takes immediate…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Report 'vindicates' mental hospital complaintsA critical report about the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum has vindicated many of the complaints made by patients' relatives…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Fáilte Ireland staff picket office over relocationFáilte Ireland staff picketed outside their offices on Baggot Street and Pembroke Row in Dublin yesterday in an escalating dispute…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Farmleigh hosting more VIPs and members of publicThe State mansion Farmleigh was used to accommodate seven visiting heads of state and dignitaries last year, the largest number…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Garda file for DPP over patient's deathGardaí are almost ready to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), following their investigation into the death…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Fáilte Ireland says State must invest in tourism attractionsIf the State does not invest in world-class tourism attractions and facilities now, it will pay the price later, tourism body…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Stark warning for B&B sectorBed and breakfast operators have no future if they cannot offer more than a basic accommodation and breakfast service, Fáilte…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
'She's doing better than we thought possible'Orla Craigie (13) from Meath was diagnosed with a brain tumour when she was nine months oldTue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
NUI Galway gets €2m grant for biofuel researchNUI Galway has received a grant of more than €2 million for a seven-year biofuel research project.Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Elderly urged to help immigrantsActive retirement groups around the country have been encouraged to take on the teaching of English to immigrants, following …Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Food safety breaches see 27 closuresThe number of food businesses served with enforcement orders fell by 16 per cent last year but the Food Safety Authority of Ireland…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Lucy and James are most common child namesJunior infants classrooms will be populated by children called Lucy, James, Daniel and Sophie in 2010 if last year's birth notices…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Diocese finds grateful recipients for unwanted giftsFor those who think that auctioning unwanted Christmas gifts on eBay is a little unseemly, the Dublin diocese may have the answer…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Archbishop pledges church support for immigrant groupsChristmas carols were sung in several languages, immigrant children in traditional dress carried baskets of bread to the altar…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Two-thirds of parents disagree with ban on slappingTwo-thirds of parents do not agree with a legal ban on slapping, according to a survey conducted by the Irish parenting website…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Gender pay gap priority for Equality AuthorityThe 15 per cent pay gap between men and women is to be one of the key issues highlighted by the Equality Authority this year …Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
31 more staff for school psychological serviceA total of 31 psychologists are to be recruited to the National Educational Psychological Service (Neps) for schools this year…Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
Judging panel to select four for charity stintFour Irish residents will be given the opportunity to spend a year working for their chosen registered charity in an initiative…Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
Call to introducenew drugs offenceThe Europe Against Drugs network (Eurad) has called on the Government to introduce a new law which would make it an offence to…Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Number of deaths in workplace down 33%The incidence of workplace deaths fell by almost one-third last yearWed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Priest highlights rise in violent deathsIreland has witnessed "a frightening and shocking increase" in murders and gangland killings in the midst of an unprecedented…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Dev asked to support Hess releaseThe son of Rudolph Hess wrote to President Éamon de Valera in 1968 asking him to support a campaign to release his father from…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Vietnam veteran offers to help IRAAn American who claimed to be a relative of Patrick Pearse was hatching a plan to bring an army of Vietnam veterans to Ireland…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
No Garda Reserve unless further bombing occursIt would take a bomb atrocity on the scale of the Dublin Monaghan bombings to generate enough public interest to launch a civilian…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Razzmatazz from US at Dublin paradeHundreds of people braved blustery weather conditions to watch the Lord Mayor's New Year's Day Parade pass through the streets…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Irish now official language in EUIrish became an official and working language in the European Union yesterday, more than two years after the Government first…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Ceann Comhairle wanted a new MercedesThe issue of "mercs and perks" raised its head in 1967, when the Ceann Comhairle refused to take a Mercedes because it was being…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Influence of British media causes concernUneasy Anglo-Irish relations were highlighted in 1974 when a memo sent by the Department of the Taoiseach expressed concern at…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Cosgrave received death threat prior to US visitTaoiseach's trip: The Irish diplomatic service in New York received a bomb threat and was told taoiseach Liam Cosgrave would…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Male gardaí were considered 'more effective than female'Marriage bar: Major opposition to the advancement of women in An Garda Síochána is highlighted in a number of files just released…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Death threats made after Stagg funeralHunger strike: Four members of the cabinet received an anonymous death threat in 1976 over the government's controversial handling…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Archbishop of Dublin sought to block entry of pornographic home moviesIndecent film and literature: Playboy magazine had not yet reached these shores and the internet was only on the cusp of being…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Maeve Binchy sought meeting with PresidentAuthor Maeve Binchy wrote to president Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in 1975 wondering if he could "receive" her, files in the National…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Vatican urged clemency for couple facing execution for murder of gardaPapal appeal: The pope sent his papal nuncio Gaetano Alibrandi to Áras an Uachtaráin in July 1976 to appeal for clemency for…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
End to ward of court system proposedThe Law Reform Commission will today propose that the current ward of court system for people with limited mental capacity be…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Widespread public sympathy for gun victimHundreds of people have signed books of condolence in memory of apprentice plumber, Anthony Campbell, who was shot dead on Tuesday…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Estate in 'appalling' conditionResidents of the Na Cluainte housing estate in Portarlington, Co Offaly, have claimed that their estate has been left in an "…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
State 'sleepwalking' through drugs crisisThe State is "sleepwalking" through an escalating drugs crisis, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
UN lacks transparency, says law scholarUN: The reform of the United Nations is faced with "intractable difficulties", international law scholar Prof Ruth Wedgwood …Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
