Government 'fully backs' regulatorThe action taken by the Financial Regulator against Quinn Insurance has the full backing of the Government, Minister for Finance…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
President presents 50 gold awardsSOME 50 young people were presented with Gaisce gold awards or “goldies” by President Mary McAleese at a special ceremony in …Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
McAleese hails Gaisce winnersSome 50 young men and women were presented with Gaisce gold awards or "goldies" by President Mary McAleese at a special ceremony…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Irish banks may require up to €32 billion to cover lossesIrish banks require an estimated €22 billion to cover losses from soured property loans and this total may rise by a further €…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Clarity on financial products soughtIrish consumers want more clarity around certain financial products, according to a survey of consumer markets across the European…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Electric car 'juice points' go live in the capitalTHE COUNTRY’S first electric vehicle (EV) charging stations or “juice points” went live in Dublin yesterdaySat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Staff prioritise urgent travel applicationsPASSPORT DISRUPTION: THE LEVEL of disruption at the Passport Office in Dublin eased significantly yesterday after management…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Electric car chargers spark into lifeThe country’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging stations or “juice points” have gone live in Dublin.Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Confusion and frustration as people queue for passportsTHE ALREADY volatile atmosphere inside and outside of the Passport Office in Dublin threatened to boil over yesterday when word…Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Dentists warn over cut in dental schemeDENTISTS HAVE warned that medical cardholders may be offered rudimentary tooth extractions or antibiotics rather than fillings…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Quinn workers say core business remains profitableWORKERS’ REPRESENTATIVES from Quinn Insurance yesterday claimed planned redundancies were “completely unnecessary”, arguing that…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Dentists' warning over treatmentFunding cutbacks in the dental scheme for medical card holders will result in hundreds of thousands of patients being denied …Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Swine flu fatalities rise to 24 after two men dieTWO MORE people have died after contracting swine fluFri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Two more die from swine fluTwo more people have died after contracting swine flu, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus in the Republic…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Ahern to strengthen alcohol sale codeMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has signalled his intention to put the voluntary code of practice on the sale of alcohol on…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
O'Reilly criticises political 'deficits'Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly claimed today the work of her office was being undermined by what she described as “deficits in our …Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Obesity leads to 'alarmingly' high risks in pregnancyWOMEN WHO are significantly overweight while pregnant suffer an “alarmingly” high rate of medical complications, new Irish research…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Opposition seeks rent review measuresOpposition parties have called on the Government to urgently introduce measures to allow for a downward review of commercial …Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Books festivals the big story this weekendIT’S NOT often that the literary holds sway over the sporting on this island but this weekend might prove the exception with …Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Findings in case of six children abused for 15 years to be publishedHSE INQUIRY: THE HEALTH Service Executive is to publish the findings of an inquiry into the case of six children who spent 15…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Festivals bring weekend to bookIt’s not often the literary holds sway over the sporting on this island but this weekend might prove the exception with two major…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
HSE to publish abuse case inquiryThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has signalled its intention to publish the findings of an inquiry into the case of six children…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Opposition fears loopholes for 'legal highs'THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to ban several substances sold in head shops does not go far enough and will fail to halt the trade…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Teenager death report 'suppressed'Fine Gael has accused the Government of covering up a report into the death of teenager who died in 2002 while in the care of…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Move on head shops 'not enough'The Government’s move to ban several substances sold in head shops does not go far enough and will fail to halt the trade in …Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Coombe's rate of hysterectomy lower than averageTHE RATE of Caesarean hysterectomy at the Coombe Hospital is “significantly lower” than the international average, according …Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
'Zombie hotels' damaging sectorFailure to close insolvent or so called “zombie hotels” is damaging the long-term interests of the tourism and hotel sectors, …Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
'Grade inflation' report due this weekThe preliminary findings of two separate investigations into “grade inflation” in university and Leaving Cert results in Ireland…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Hiqa reports on breast cancer careBreast disease services at Ireland's eight designated cancer centres are broadly meeting the national standards for care, according…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Martin urges end to Gaza blockadeMinister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin today pleaded with Israel to end the blockade of Gaza and vowed Ireland would continue…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Man at centre of row defends his TDCONSTITUENT: THE MAN at the centre of the controversy which precipitated Trevor Sargent’s resignation yesterday praised the …Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
More passports linked to killingThe United Arab Emirates has identified a further two Irish passport numbers allegedly used by suspects in the assassination …Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
No extra funding for road repairsLocal authorities are to be given “greater discretion” to use funds from their existing budget allocations for road works from…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Drop in trade hits house surveyThe Permanent TSB/ESRI house price index, one of the main barometers of activity in the Irish housing market, will no longer …Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Thousands buying medicines onlineThousands of Irish people are turning to the internet to buy prescription-only medicines often from illicit sources, according…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Scrappage scheme fails to ignite salesThe number of new private cars licensed in January was down 4Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Consumer mood at highest level in two yearsCONSUMER SENTIMENT unexpectedly rose to its highest level in two years last month, signalling a marked improvement in the mood…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Study highlights gender imbalanceMen in Ireland leave school earlier and are less qualified than women yet they earn more and are better-represented at all levels…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
AIB admits overcharging errorAllied Irish Banks is to refund more than €4 million to an estimated 40,000 account holders who were incorrectly charged.Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Consumer sentiment on the riseConsumer sentiment unexpectedly rose to its highest level in two years last month, signalling an improvement in the mood among…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Two escaped prisoners still at largeTWO ESCAPED prisoners were still at large last night after they disappeared while under supervision from prison officers in Co…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Bus Éireann announces service cutsBus Éireann is to implement a number of “service changes” from next month and seek 250 voluntary redundancies as part of a restructuring…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Two escaped prisoners still at largeTWO ESCAPED prisoners were still at large last night after they disappeared while under supervision from prison officers in Co…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Woman found dead in Dublin hotelGardaí have begun a murder inquiry following the fatal stabbing of a woman at a campus hotel in south Dublin.Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Slump in visitor numbers continuesThe tourism sector is likely to have seen about a million fewer overseas visitors in 2009, according to the latest travel data…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Groups call for vetting legislationTwo prominent child protection groups have called on the Minister of State for Children Barry Andrews to publish legislation …Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Rain, thawing snow to cause floodsOvernight rain and thawing snow is predicted to lead to flooding in many parts tomorrow.Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Trócaire offers box theft amnestyThose among us who have at one time or another secretly rifled change from a Trócaire collection box are to be offered a path…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Labour publishes inquiries BillThe Labour Party has published a Private Members’ Bill that would restore the rights of parliamentary committees to hold inquiries…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
People who give up smoking face higher risk of diabetesIT’S NO secret that quitting smoking is one of the best ways to improve your health but a new study has found kicking the habit…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
