Teachers' unions criticise Junior Cert planThe country’s main teaching unions have both described the plan to overhaul the Junior Cert examination as “deeply regrettable…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Growth in Irish services bucks euro area trendACTIVITY IN Ireland’s services sector grew at the fastest pace in 19 months in September, bucking a euro area-wide trend of dwindling…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Live Register numbers fall by 400The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell by 400 last month, according to the latest Live Register figures.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Property rebound may take 18 yearsIreland’s moribund property market may take between seven and 18 years to fully recover from the recent crash, according to two…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Good buzzA CONNEMARA-based start-up has secured €300,000 in funding to market a natural remedy for one of the main fungal blights affecting…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Northern Trust to take on 400 over next five yearsA LEADING US financial services company will more than double its workforce in Limerick as part of a major expansion of its Irish…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Asylum children go hungry, says reportMANY CHILDREN in the State’s asylum process are living in extreme poverty in overcrowded accommodation with inadequate food, …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
US firm to create 400 Limerick jobsA leading US financial services company is to more than double its workforce in Limerick as part of a major expansion of its …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Dublin drops from 10th to 26th most expensive city in worldDublin has fallen from the 10th most expensive city in the world to the 26th, according to an international cost of living study…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Dublin is 26th most expensive cityDublin has fallen from being the 10th most expensive city in the world to the 26th, according to an international cost of living…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Smuggled Irish poisons blamed for Scottish eagle deathsONE OF Scotland’s leading wildlife agencies has raised concerns that banned poisons linked to the deaths of golden and white-…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
TCD to attract more non-EU studentsTRINITY COLLEGE Dublin plans to double the number of non-EU students attending the university as part of a strategy to build …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Luas tram derailed in collision with truckSIX PEOPLE were injured when a Luas tram collided with a truck in Dublin yesterday.Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Six injured in Luas red line collisionSix people were injured when a Luas tram collided with a skip truck in Dublin this morning.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Consultants paid €131,000 for reviewThe Department of Health has defended its decision to pay a consultancy firm €131,000 plus VAT for six weeks of work.Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Parents' group calls for online books retailer to contact waiting customersTHE NATIONAL Parents Council for post-primary schools has urged online retailer schoolbooksThu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Monthly sales up slightly but yearly figures show 1.5% fallTHE VOLUME of retail sales rose by 0Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
An Post urged to reopen Santry officeAn Post has been urged to reopen a post office in north Dublin which was closed in early August following the death of its postmistress…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Book retailer urged to contact parentsThe National Parents' Council for post-primary schools has urged online retailer schoolbooksWed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Monthly retail sales rise as annual trend stays negativeThe volume of retail sales rose by 0Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Record numbers accept CAO placesA record number of students have accepted college places in the first round of offers made last week.Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Nine apply for adviser roles in lottery tendering processTHE DEPARTMENT of Public Expenditure and Reform has received nine applications for the role of external advisers to the upcoming…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Chicks a feather in nest for bird of prey planAN IRISH-BORN red kite has nested and bred chicks in Ireland for the first time in nearly 200 years.Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Irish critically ill after Australia attackA man has been charged over an alleged hammer attack on two Irish backpackers in Melbourne, Australia.Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Anti-cyber-bullying drive unveiledA new campaign to increase awareness about cyber-bullying has been unveiled to coincide with the start of the school year.Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
'People slowed down to film crash'Police in Britain have taken the unusual step of writing to 80 motorists who were seen slowing down and filming a serious road…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
High winds and heavy rain on the wayA BIG summer storm bringing high winds and heavy rain is expected to sweep in across the country today.Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Atlantic low brings wind and rainA band of unseasonably wet and windy weather hit most parts of the country today.Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Country braced for stormy conditionsStorm-force gales and heavy rain are expected to batter several parts of the country tomorrow.Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Mangled prose wins bad fiction prizeA sentence which combines a lover’s gaze, an infestation of eyelash mites and a cliché-ridden metaphor about the soul has taken…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Taylor's win 'lifts spirit of nation'President Michael D Higgins tonight saluted Katie Taylor’s Olympic triumph, saying she had lifted the spirits of the nation…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Man arrested over fatal shooting of gangland boss Eamon DunneA man has been arrested in connection with the murder of gangland figure Eamon Dunne more than two years ago.Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says bond market return a sign of 'progress'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described Ireland’s re-entry to the primary bond markets for the first time in two years ago as "a measure…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
EU ruling may force airlines to reimburse Government on taxRYANAIR, AER Lingus and Aer Arann may be forced to reimburse the Government for an economic advantage they gained over rivals…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
House price fall reverses upward trend seen in MayPROPERTY PRICES across the State fell again last month, reversing a temporary upward trend in the housing market, official statistics…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Property prices on slide againResidential property prices across the country fell by 14Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Gamekeepers in Britain look to Ireland to save partridgeSOME OF Britain’s leading gamekeepers are looking to Ireland for help in saving one of their most-prized gamebird species from…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
State hoping for win on lotterySTATISTICALLY SPEAKING, you’ve more chance of being killed on the way to buying a lottery ticket than of winning the jackpot. …Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Davy got just €615 for report on lottery licenceDAVY STOCKBROKERS was paid just €615 by the Government for a report setting out options for the sale of the next National Lottery…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Eircom firms exit examinershipEircom has exited examinership with new capital and shareholders in place, the company said today.Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Health group concerned at delaysCampaign group Mental Health Reform says it is concerned by the “slow progress to date” in staffing community-based mental health…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Wet and stormy weather on the wayPack away the sunscreen and barbeques, say the forecasters, as bad weather is on the way.Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
LinkedIn confirms hacking incidentSocial networking website LinkedIn has confirmed a number of accounts may have been compromised in an apparent cyber attack amid…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Exchequer returns ahead of targetTax revenues in May were slightly ahead of target, according to the Department of FinanceTue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Hayes and Mitchell take on Ming and RossREFERENDUM NOTEBOOK : UNLIKE PREVIOUS count days, there was a noticeable dearth of on-air spats yesterdaySat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Mental health group welcomes reformsCAMPAIGN GROUP Mental Health Reform has welcomed Minister for Health James Reilly’s decision to proceed with establishing a new…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Mental health directorate plan welcomedThe campaign group Mental Health Reform has welcomed the decision by Minister for Health James Reilly to proceed with the establishment…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Biggest trout in 118 years caught in westA MONSTER brown trout, weighing nearly 24lbs (11kg), was hauled from the waters of Lough Corrib on Saturday afternoon.Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Greek politician calls for rejection of treatyUNITED LEFT ALLIANCE: A PROMINENT member of Greece’s radical left party Syriza has called on Irish voters “to revolt against…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Sun on the horizon: Warm spell to continue for weekIT’S OFFICIAL – summer’s hereThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
