Irish obesity 'nearing epidemic proportions'Obesity is nearing epidemic proportions and needs to be urgently addressed across the island lest recent medical advances become…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
An Post confirms closure of parcel serviceAn Post has ignored calls from the Communications Worker's Union and the Labour Party to defer closure of its parcel delivery…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Hospital staff welcome new security initiativeStaff at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children (OLHSC) in Crumlin have welcomed an initiative aimed at making the country's largest…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
40% of fatal crashes alcohol related, figures showFour out of 10 deaths on the state's roads are alcohol-related, according to new research released by the National Safety Council…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Dublin bin charges to go up under new schemeDubliners will pay more for bin charges under new estimates launched today but savings are in their own hands, according to Dublin…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Traffic Corps to reduce fatalities by 25% - McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform MrTue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Brennan vows to act for 'vulnerable' fathersThe Government has vowed to address the needs of vulnerable fathers in Ireland after a study revealed the lack of support given…Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Galway hospital reports 20 vomiting bug casesAn outbreak control committee has been set up in University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) following a sudden outbreak of the…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Education Estimates focus on special needsApproximately half of the entire nine per cent increase set for education in 2005 will go to paying first and second level teaching…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
IMO calls for price hike on cigarettes, alcoholThe Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), in its pre-Budget submission this afternoon, has called on the government to increase the…Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
An Post refutes SDS figures flawedAn Post has refuted suggestions that figures it used to justify the integration of its parcel and courier wing, SDS, were sabotaged…Tue Nov 16 2004 - 00:00
Archbishop backs rights for same-sex couplesThe Catholic Archbishop of Dublin appears to have given his backing for the legal rights of co-habiting couples, including same…Tue Nov 16 2004 - 00:00
Bishops launch child protection websiteA website dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and supporting those who work with children will be launched today by the…Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Trimble calls for IRA 'acts of completion'Ulster Unionist Party leader Mr David Trimble has called on the Republican movement to "engage in acts of completion" to help…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Plan to tax chewing gum and ATM receiptsA Government study has proposed a 10 per cent levy on chewing gum, increased co-operation with the fast food industry, and a …Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
McAleese confirms she will seek second term in ÁrasMrs McAleese with her husband Martin speaking this morning. Photograph: Carl O'MalleyTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Morrison attacks citizenship referendumTo vote 'yes' in the citizenship referendum would be to call for a "180 degree turn in Irish tradition and Irish law" according…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Independent workers to ballot todayWorkers at Independent Newspapers will ballot today on whether to take industrial action over the plan to outsource the work …Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Labour predicts 'hammering' for FF in electionsThe Labour Party has predicted an "even bigger hammering" for Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats than commentators anticipate…Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
Government will reach Curtin deal - RabbitteThe Government will renege on its promise to "play hardball" with Judge Brian Curtin after June 11th, according to Labour Party…Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
Ahern denies McCabe killers release agreed in 1998The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today denied that he agreed to release the killers of Garda Gerry McCabe under the Belfast Agreement…Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
Ahern says no 'sweetheart' deal for judge CurtinThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern said today there would be no "sweetheart arrangement" for Circuit Court judge Brian Curtin.Mon May 17 2004 - 01:00
Ahern seeks more help from British on bombingsThere is more information available from British authorities on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said…Mon May 17 2004 - 01:00
Fianna Fail claims it will safeguard foreign policyOpposition parties would do "untold damage" to Ireland's Foreign and Defence policy, Fianna Fail claimed today.Mon May 17 2004 - 01:00
Martin rows back on Hanly plans for NenaghFears for the proposed downgrading of Nenagh General Hospital on the recommendation of the Hanly Report look to have been allayed…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
IMO to call for €2 rise in price of cigarettesThe Government will be called upon to reopen hospital wards, address the needs of mental health services and raise the price …Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Ireland seek Triple Crown at season's endThe mother of all rugby weekends has arrived as Ireland take on Scotland for the Triple Crown tomorrow and, regardless of the…Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
US cable company to create 50 Ennis jobsFifty jobs are to be created in Ennis Co Clare with the announcement that Monster Cable Products (MCP) are to establish a service…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Quinn company to make cash offer for BarloA company controlled by businessman Mr Sean Quinn has announced its intention to table a cash offer of 48 cent per share for …Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Health board to investigate death of 9-year-old Cavan girlThe Northern-Eastern Health Board (NEHB) is to launch an investigation into the death of a nine-year-old girl who died three …Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Gilligan wins right to appeal conviction in Supreme CourtConvicted drug dealer John Gilligan today won the right to appeal his conviction on two points of law in the Supreme Court.Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Litter survey ranks Cavan as cleanest townCavan has topped the list of 30 Irish towns in the 2003 anti-Litter League, Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) announced today…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
'Examiner' journalists hold work stoppageAbout 160 members of the National Union of Journalists at the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo held a two-hour work stoppage today…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
ICCL concern over biometric data legislationThe Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has expressed concern at the introduction today of new legislation permitting biometric…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Taoiseach rules out compensation for relocationThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has ruled out any suggestion of compensation for those relocated under the Government's decentralisation…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Behan memorial unveiled on Royal CanalA sculpture of Brendan Behan was unveiled by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, at Binn's Bridge on the banks of Dublin's Royal Canal in…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
Levy may push new Dublin home prices up 5%The price of new houses in Dublin will increase by more than 5 per cent following the introduction of additional development …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
GAA players sign €100,000 sponsorship dealThe Gaelic Players Association (GPA) has signed its second sponsorship deal in two months, having today agreed a €100,000 deal…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Kavanagh relishing international opportunityGraham Kavanagh believes he has come of age as a player and is up to the task at international level, following news that he …Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
An Taisce disappointed Lissadell House sold privatelyAn Taisce, Ireland's oldest and largest wide-ranging environmental organisation, has said it is disappointed that Lissadell House…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
ISPCC calls for more stringent vetting proceduresThe Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has called for more stringent measures in the vetting of …Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Youghal jet-ski tragedy weeks before new regulationsTougher regulations over the use of jet-skis in Youghal Harbour were just weeks from being adopted when a teenager was killed…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Officers raid illegal oil facility in MonaghanCustoms officers and gardaí have this afternoon raided an illegal oil-laundering plant in Inniskeen, Co Monaghan.Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
One in three births outside marriage - reportMore than 30 per cent of babies born in the State in 2001 were born outside of marriage, according to figures from the Department…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Government comes under fire over EU directivesThe Government is under Opposition attack over fines the State faces over its failure to bring Ireland into line with a number…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
UN pursuit of Taylor could delay aidA Government donation of €2 million for humanitarian assistance in Liberia could be delayed following an announcement by the …Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Dolan inspires hard-fought Roscommon victoryFrankie Dolan drove Roscommon into the All-Ireland quarter-finals after a see-saw battle with Kildare was forced into extra-time…Sat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
Sheahan banned for two years by ERCIreland and Munster hooker Frankie Sheahan has been banned for two years after testing positive for the prohibited substance …Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
'Uncorroborated' evidence inadmissible - Gilligan lawyerCounsel for convicted drug-dealer John Gilligan has challenged the severity of his jail term because the evidence from certain…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
Rupert tells McKevitt trial of business plansThe chief prosecution witness in Mr Michael McKevitt's trial on charges of directing terrorism attempted to set a gambling and…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
