Social welfare fraud prosecutions expected to riseA Government crackdown on social welfare fraud will result in a dramatic increase in the number of offenders prosecuted this …Mon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
€4 million to be pumped into Border countiesBorder counties in the Republic are to receive €4 million in funding from the International Fund for Ireland for new tourism …Mon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
Parents' habits linked to underage drinkingParents' drinking habits play a key role in shaping their children's attitudes towards alcohol consumption, according to research…Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Anti-war group says concert ads banned unfairlyThe Irish Anti-War Movement has claimed that radio adverts for a fund-raising concert were dropped from the airwaves following…Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Amnesty wants Israeli wall inquiryAmnesty International has called on the Government to investigate links between Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH) and the construction…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Under 18s getting drug not approved for themHundreds of young people are being prescribed a controversial anti-depressant drug despite study results released this week which…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Smoking ban faces surprise challengeThe Government is preparing to fight an unexpected High Court challenge over the constitutionality of the smoking ban.Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Radiotherapy campaign may affect FF voteLocal election area profile: Waterford councils Ever since Ferrybank couple Sheila and Gerry McGrath put a poster in the window…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
200 pubs breach smoking banMore than 200 pubs, restaurants and hotels were found to be in breach of the smoking ban in its first month of operation.Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Drink-testing plan for range of employeesEmployers will be able to demand drink and drug testing from a broad range of employees, such as van drivers or machine operators…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
High compliance with smoking ban foundNational compliance rates of up to 97 per cent have been recorded since the smoking ban was introduced, according to an official…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Equality Authority identifies areas of discriminationThe Equality Authority has suggested that the public and private sectors should have stronger equality provisions to help prevent…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Authority calls for national study on disabilityDecisions on disability are being taken without proper information on the prevalence of the condition, the National Disability…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
McGuinness backs herself at bookies to take seat in European electionsFine Gael's Maireád McGuinness is putting her money where her megaphone is and will place a bet on herself to win a seat in the…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Dublin Bus starts implementing safety recommendationsDublin Bus has started to implement a series of wide-ranging safety recommendations following the bus crash which killed six …Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Dublin-based public service a 'mindset'The Minister for Finance yesterday attacked critics of the decentralisation programme and insisted the Government was making "…Wed May 26 2004 - 01:00
High-tech packaging needs strict controlNew food packaging: types The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday said strong legislation was needed to ensure…Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Doctors threaten strike action over insuranceHospital consultants have threatened industrial action if members are refused insurance cover, after one of the leading providers…Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Mick Doyle, 'giant of a man', laid to rest in KildareMick Doyle was remembered as a "giant of a man" who brought joy to countless people in a series of emotional tributes by family…Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
Hundreds mourn the death of 'Dolyer'Members of Ireland's 1985 Triple Crown winning team were among the hundreds of mourners at the removal of Mick Doyle yesterday…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Family may take civil action over Spanish holiday deathThe family of an Irishman killed while on holidays in the Canary Islands a year ago is considering taking a civil action against…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Leaving Cert rule waived for clerical positionsThousands of local authority jobs have been opened up to disadvantaged groups following a Government decision to waive the traditional…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Big mortgages manageable, say first-time buyersRecent home owners and first-time buyers are facing a monthly mortgage burden several times greater than those who purchased …Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
State receives €20m from dormant policiesInsurance firms have transferred more than €20 million from dormant life assurance policies to the State to be used for charitable…Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
Martin to publish Bill to regulate health workersThousands of therapists, psychologists and other health professionals will be regulated by the State for the first time under…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Sales of cigarettes in pubs may be down by 60 per centSales of cigarettes in pubs have dropped dramatically since the introduction of the smoking ban, according to latest figures …Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
Nurses to prescribe certain drugsSome of the country's biggest hospitals and special-care units will be part of pilot projects to allow nurses prescribe certain…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Fund to get dormant policies moneyInsurance companies are preparing to transfer millions of euro from customers' unclaimed life assurance policies into a State…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Irish bilingual law a problem, complain some State agenciesSeveral State agencies are concerned at the implications of new legislation which means they have to increase the services they…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
IMO wants role in drugs prescribing by nursesThe Irish Medical Organisation has criticised the Department of Health's "lack of consultation" over plans to allow some nurses…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Nurses to be given power to prescribe range of medicinesHundreds of nurses are to be given the authority for the first time to prescribe a range of drugs without the approval of doctors…Mon Apr 12 2004 - 01:00
Education and language barriers highlighted in report on RomaLess than one-third of Roma children in Ireland are attending school due to a range of factors including language barriers, the…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Colleges deny working on military projectsIrish universities have dismissed new claims that some of their research projects are closely linked to the arms trade and military…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Flood to speak out over disability rightsMr Justice Feargus Flood is expected to express concern at the Government's failure to produce rights-based disability legislation…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
A boy determined to beat heroin after seeing brother and sister dieSitting on the cold steps outside a Georgian house in Dublin's north inner city, the 17-year-old boy takes a drag from a cigarette…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Witness in Bailey case claims she is being harassedGardaí are investigating claims that Mr Ian Bailey harassed a key witness in his libel trial who said she saw him acting suspiciously…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
1m herbal cigarettes imported for sale in pubsCigarette vending machine operators have imported one million herbal cigarettes which they plan to sell in pubs when the smoking…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Harney says new claims system will be quickerA new body which will adjudicate on compensation claims as part of a Government initiative to lower insurance premiums is due…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Campaign highlights value to Finglas of Community Employment schemesA coalition of community groups in north Dublin has launched a campaign to highlight the effect of cuts to Community Employment…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Gardai to reconstruct bus crash events as inquiry gets under wayGardaí are tomorrow morning to reconstruct events surrounding last Saturday's bus accident in Dublin city centre in an attempt…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Legal action on smoking ban unlikelyVintners' groups are expected to abandon plans to mount a legal challenge against the smoking ban after receiving legal advice…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Guidelines for dealing with smoking ban offenders soonOfficial guidelines advising publicans how to deal with smokers who flout the smoking ban are to be published shortly.Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Benefits of move from mental hospital to residential centreAnnie Ryan's autistic son smiled warmly when staff unveiled a birthday cake for him at the residential centre where he lives.Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Only 25% of services for disabled up to standard, survey findsA study commissioned by the State's disability authority has revealed that just a quarter of services for people with physical…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
'Her behavioural problems appear to arise from drinking alcohol and the people she is hanging around with'The Children's Court: The girl, who was sobbing softly with her face buried in her hands, looked up briefly at her family with…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
' I've been in this court at least 250 times ... I've paid my dues to society, so let the State look after my childrenThe judge closed a file on her desk, shrugged her shoulders and raised her hands despairingly.Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
'The health board has no interest in this young girl. Has anyone gone out to her, to see if she is dead or alive?'The father, stressed, despairing and unshaven, looked like he couldn't take much more.Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
' I'm not releasing him on bail. I can't. If I've to stay here all night . . . I'm not letting the boy out of this building.The Children's Court The scrawny 14-year-old boy said matter-of-factly that he hadn't eaten all day.Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Son may die due to lack of appropriate care, says fatherAnorexia case: The Dublin father of a 19-year-old man who suffers from an eating disorder says his son's life may be at risk…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Wait of up to 15 months to see free legal aid solicitors in law centresPeople on low incomes are waiting up to 15 months for appointments with solicitors in the State's law centres, new figures show…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
