Lenihan calls for awareness about meningitisA campaign aimed at raising public awareness of Meningitis was unveiled today by the Minister of State at the Department of Health…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
UCD raid may have netted thieves €250,000A substantial sum of money, thought to be in the region of €250,000, was stolen during an armed robbery in the grounds of University…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Hundreds expected at Shannon anti-war protestHundreds of anti-war demonstrators are expected in Shannon tomorrow to protest at the use of Irish airport facilities by the …Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
GPs asked to reimburse Department for medical card errorOfficials from the Department of Health are in talks with the Irish Medical Organisation over how to reclaim around €12 million…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Health Board CEOs welcome administrative overhaulNational Health Board Chief Executive Officers have welcomed news of a radical restructuring of the health service.Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Unions and employers to consult members on pay dealThe employers' group IBEC has decided to allow its members decide on whether to endorse the government proposals on pay partnership…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Irish group says no triumphalism at resignationThe Irish group representing the victims of clerical sex abuse has said there was no sense of triumphalism at the resignation…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Fishing industry shuts down for day of protestThe Irish fishing fleet is staging a day of protest over proposed reforms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy and the allocation…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Parents for Justice end co-operation with Dunne inquiryRepresentatives of the Parents for Justice group have effectively ended their co-operation with the Dunne Inquiry into organ …Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Colombia three relatives in appeal for trial observerThe families of three Irishmen being held in Colombia have appealed to the Government to send a legal observer to their trial…Sun Nov 17 2002 - 00:00
Unionist warning over policing concessionsA senior Ulster Unionist Party politician has issued a warning over Sinn Féin's involvement with the Policing Board while the…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
IFI workers to get €5,000 interim paymentsIrish Fertiliser Industry (IFI) workers are to receive interim redundancy payments amounting to €5,000 per worker (or 3 months…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Minister launches report on alternative medicinesThe Government is to establish a national working group that will advise the Minister for Health and Children, Mr Micheal Martin…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Angry scenes in Dublin as IFI workers protestThree hundred workers and workers' representatives of the Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) group of unions protested in Dublin…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
ESB close to winning major US contractThe ESB is close to winning a major contract worth $750 USD to run an electricity grid in the southern US states of Georgia, …Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Garda group says penalty points 'unworkable'The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has criticised the plan by the Minister for Transport to introduce a…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
'Significant' private interest in stadium projectThere is "significant" private-sector interest in the National Stadium project, the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism said…Fri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Law Society calls for analysis of PIAB plansThe Law Society has called for a cost benefit analysis of the viability of a Government proposal to set up a Personal Injuries…Fri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Government accused of lying on enlargementThe Alliance Against Nice Campaign today rounded on the Government, accusing it of lying on the issue of enlargement and of opening…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Yes vote shows wish to share prosperity - FGA Yes vote in Saturday's referendum on the Nice Treaty would show Ireland was willing to share its prosperity with its neighbours…Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Referendum Commission says only 25% understand NiceOnly 25 per cent of voters surveyed by the Referendum Commission understand the Nice TreatyMon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Colombia Three support group states concerns over trialA spokesperson for the Bring Them Home Campaign, which is lobbying for the release of three Irishmen arrested in Colombia last…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
More than 100 feared infected by vomiting BugOver one hundred people at Beaumont Hospital are now displaying symptoms of the infectious Winter Vomiting BugMon Sept 30 2002 - 01:00
Call for extension of breast screeningA senior medical consultant has called on the Minister for Health, Micheál Martin TD, to set out a timetable for the extension…Mon Sept 30 2002 - 01:00
Alliance for Europe urges Yes Nice Treaty voteA citizen from each of ten countries trying to join the European Union were presented by the Alliance for Europe at Leinster …Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Greens challenge Government over IraqThe Green Party has attacked the Government over its position on the proposed war against Iraq and the use by the US military…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Airport workers to ballot on Cityjet disputeA meeting of Dublin Airport workers, called to decide what form of action they would take in solidarity with striking Cityjet…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Reid says North has no future outside Belfast AgreementNorthern Ireland has no future outside the Belfast Agreement the Northern Secretary Dr John Reid told the Minister for Foreign…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Work halts for now at Carrickmines Castle siteConstruction workers have stopped work for now on the site of Carrickmines CastleSat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
Greens challenge Taoiseach to Nice debateThe Green Party today began its campaign for a No vote in the Nice Treaty referendum with a call on the Government to full debate…Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
European Court rules against vehicle registration taxThe future imposition of Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) in Ireland may be called into question following a European Court of …Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
Anti-Nice treaty alliance unveiled in DublinA campaigning group comprised of Dáil parties, Independents and other groups opposed to the Treaty of Nice was unveiled in Dublin…Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
Roadsafe Roadshow drives the message homeOver 2,000 screaming transition year students were met by thumping dance music and a theatrical display at a cross-border initiative…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
BA diverts flight to Rome following security alertA British Airways flight from Naples to London was diverted to Rome this afternoon following a security alert on board, Ireland…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
Bus Eireann announces ticket price increaseBus Éireann has announced a reduction in the "levels of discount" to some categories of bus tickets.Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Butchers call for all-out picket of SuperquinnA dispute over an 8 per cent pay claim sought by butchers working for Superquinn has escalated with SIPTU due to apply to the…Tue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
Dissident republicans blamed for attack on policeDissident republicans have been blamed for this morning¿s shooting incident in Co. DownTue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
De Rossa calls on Euro Parliament to stop MOX shipmentPressure is growing to have the shipment of radioactive material due to pass through Irish territorial waters this month stopped…Mon Sept 02 2002 - 01:00
Robinson criticises US `squeeze out' of human rightsThe former President and current UN Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Mary Robinson, has criticised America for its approach to…Mon Sept 02 2002 - 01:00
Health body to meet minister over job cutsOfficials from the Western Health Board and the Department of Health are to meet in Dublin tomorrow to discuss a controversy …Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Report shows alarming level of Irish drug useA United Nations report on the levels of drug use worldwide indicates an alarming level of illicit drug use in Ireland.Thu Aug 01 2002 - 01:00
Thousands march in defence of Monaghan HospitalSeveral thousand people took part in a protest in Dublin today against the downgrading of Monaghan General Hospital.Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:00
Gardai investigate major fire at Tallaght truck stopGardaí are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed thousands of euro worth of vehicles at a truck stop in Tallaght early…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Policing board member says PSNI must do moreThe Deputy Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing board Mr Dennis Bradley has said the police were not doing enough to contain…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Trimble under pressure from hardline UUP membersA senior Ulster Unionist has called for the exclusion of Sinn Féin from the Stormont power-sharing executive over allegations…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Parties near agreement on future GovernmentThe Taoiseach has said he does not see any issues causing ‘insurmountable’ difficulties between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive…Fri May 31 2002 - 01:00
Hugh Orde named new head of PSNIThe search for a new head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has ended with the appointment this evening of former deputy…Wed May 29 2002 - 01:00
Keane says he will NOT travel to the World CupIt has been confirmed that Roy Keane will definitely not travel to the World Cup in JapanTue May 28 2002 - 01:00
Keane indicates he would like to play in World CupFormer Irish soccer captain Roy Keane has indicated in a television interview that he would like to play in the World CupMon May 27 2002 - 01:00
