Ryanair to impose 70c levy to pay for wheelchairsRyanair will impose a levy of 70 cent on every passenger to meet the cost of providing wheelchairs at four airports.Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Consultants seek to change insurance planThe Minister for Health will this afternoon hold talks with hospital consultants to try to agree a new system for insuring them…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Westport train drivers to go on strike tomorrowPassengers on the Westport to Dublin rail line face disruption for the second Friday in a row tomorrow following a decision by…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Brennan offers new talks over CIE break-upThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, appears to have adopted a conciliatory approach to his plan to privatise national and…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Taoiseach says stadium will be finished in 2008Work on the national stadium at Lansdowne Road will begin as soon as possible and will be ready for 2008, the Taoiseach told …Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Residents 'broadly in favour' of Lansdowne planA councillor representing people living adjacent to Lansdowne Road said "most residents were broadly in favour of the redevelopment…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Food body reassures Irish chicken consumersIrish consumers should not be concerned over the Asian outbreak of bird flu because the "vast majority" of fresh chicken fillets…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Tralee council faces dissolution over budgetTralee town councillors will this evening vote for the fifth time on a budget prepared by managementMon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Health insurance body seeks levy on over 35sThe Minister for Health and Children has been encouraged to impose a levy on people over 35 years-of-age who decide to take out…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Gardai withdraw legal representatives from Barr tribunalThe remaining legal representatives of the Garda Síochána withdrew from the Barr tribunal this afternoon, which continued its…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Thorntons, Guilbauds retain two-star Michelin ratingDublin restaurants Thorntons and Guilbauds have retained their two-star ranking in the Michelin Guide for 2004.Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Irish men take more risks, die younger - studyIrish men have the lowest life expectancy of all males in European because they take risks with their health, a study indicated…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Child-abuse commission reports to be publishedThe Minister for Education will publish two reports in to the operation of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse later today…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
More than 6.4m tourists expected in 2004Tourism agencies are predicting a record number of visitors into the State this year.Mon Jan 12 2004 - 00:00
Gardai to meet Govt officials over sky marshall requestOfficials from the Department of Transport will meet with senior gardaí this week to discuss a request by the US government that…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Government to decide on armed air marshalsThe Government will consider applications by airlines seeking to have armed undercover police on passenger flights using airports…Mon Dec 29 2003 - 00:00
Inadequate heating for elderly - reportA quarter of elderly people living alone and 30 per cent of local authority tenants have no central heating, a new housing report…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Groups say Disability Bill will only assess needsRepresentatives of groups working with disabled people today said they fear impending legislation in the area will contain the…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Irish abroad outspend visitors to RepublicThere was a net outflow of funds from the State in the third quarter as Irish tourists spent more overseas than visitors to the…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Robinson takes legal action over articleThe deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Mr Peter Robinson, has started legal proceedings against an Irish Sunday…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Live Register dip suggests tentative recoveryFresh evidence of an gradual economic recovery emerged this morning as new figures showed the numbers claiming unemployment assistance…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Robinson to take legal action against 'Business Post'The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Mr Peter Robinson, has started legal proceedings against an Irish Sunday…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Food authority serves four enforcement ordersA take away restaurant in Co Donegal was closed in November because it posed an immediate and grave threat to public health, …Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Teen driver gets eight years over garda deathsAn 18-year-old has been jailed for eight years for causing the death of two gardaí when the stolen sports car he was driving …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Life of car crash garda's family 'ruined' by deathThe death of Garda Anthony Tighe in a car crash has ruined the life of his four children, his widow told the Dublin Circuit Criminal…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
SDLP was not marginalised, Ahern tells DailThe Taoiseach told the Dáil today he does not accept that the SDLP was marginalised during pre-election talks between the Irish…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Higgins criticises 'unrestrained profiteering' in servicesThe Taoiseach has today rejected a suggestion that the Government has taken no effective action to deal with services inflation…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Food makers to reveal vitamin additivesThe European Commission is to introduce new legislation requiring food manufacturers to reveal all mineral and vitamin additives…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Govt should not 'swamp' press council - McDowellA statutory press council could comprise a proportionate selection of public representatives "to ensure the Government of the…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Train drivers begin balloting on one-day strikesTrain drivers have started a week-long ballot over a series of one day-strikes on inter-city and commuter services in the 10 …Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Consultants claim Hanly will damage patient servicesRecommendations in the Hanly report have been criticised by a hospital consultants' group today who claimed the study raises …Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
UCD students re-run ballot over Coke productsStudents at University College Dublin (UCD) started voting today on a referendum to overturn a recent decision to ban the sale…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Ahern and Martin draw line under Hanly report rowThe Taoiseach and the Minister for Health have moved today to draw a line under growing opposition to the Hanly report and the…Mon Nov 17 2003 - 00:00
FF Clare deputy seeks changes to Hanly reportElements of the Hanly report into acute hospital services need to be amended, according to Fianna Fáil TD, Mr Tony Killeen…Mon Nov 17 2003 - 00:00
Reduced jail places if reforms not accepted - McDowellThe number of jail places will be reduced from January 1st, 2004, if prison officers do not accept a reform plan put forward, …Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Health care for Irish troops in Liberia 'a concern'An army organisation has expressed concern the medical support for Irish troops due to be deployed in Liberia is insufficient…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Govt 'vindicated' as toxic ships to return to USThe decision by the British government to send two contaminated former US Navy "toxic ships" back to America vindicates the stance…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Martin admits legal issues may delay smoking banThe workplace smoking ban may be delayed for a number of weeks while outstanding legal issues are resolved, the Minister for …Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Greens seek inquiry into Galway landslideThe Green Party has called for a public inquiry into the causes of the landslide at Derrybrien, Co Galway.Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
McDowell calls for action on workplace racismClearing the way for the spouses of overseas nurses to be allowed work in the State has to be tackled as a matter of urgency, …Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Concern over passing toxic shipsA fleet of contaminated former US naval vessels being towed to Britain should return to America after a licence for scrapping…Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Central Bank reports strong growth in mortgage lendingMortgage lending has continued to accelerate with new figures for September showing financial institutions lent nearly €1Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Slice of licence fee for commercial broadcastersCommercial operators will be entitled to apply to a licence fee-supported fund for the provision of radio and television broadcasts…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Economy shows signs of returning to growthThe economy is showing signs of returning to growth after slowing to a virtual halt earlier this year, according to the latest…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Support fund for victims of the Troubles establishedA commission has been appointed by the Minister for Justice to administer a support fund for victims of the conflict in Northern…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Labour to launch Oireachtas reform proposalsThe Labour Party is seeking the creation of an office of parliamentary investigator as part of a series of proposals aimed at…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Martin rejects compromise proposals on smoking banAlternatives put forward by publicans to the imminent ban on smoking in the work place are not feasible, the Minister for Health…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Pollution from road users almost doublesGreenhouse gas emissions from road users have almost doubled over the last seven years, driving the State's overall emissions…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Vintners threat to withhold VAT a 'disgrace', says AhernThe Taoiseach today described a threat by some publicans to withhold VAT in protest at the impending ban on smoking in the work…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Meteor adds customers in third quarterMobile phone operator Meteor today claimed it added 18,600 customers during the third quarter of 2003, to bring its total number…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
