Order granted against couple whose house has lost €475,000 in valueA COUPLE with five children who had an order for possession granted against them yesterday were offered €225,000 for their home…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Shortage of judges causing delays in sittingsTHOUSANDS of Circuit and District Court cases have been postponed across the country in the last two months because of a shortage…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Fran Rooney resigns as director of GoalA PROMINENT director of the humanitarian agency Goal has resigned amid complaints over “corporate management issues” at the charity…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Inquiry into banking collapse to be set upPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE DÁIL Public Accounts Committee has said it has agreed “in principle” to conduct an inquiry into…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Fás inquiries cost €1.3 millionInvestigations into management at State training agency Fás cost €1Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Couple returned keys and moved home to IndiaA COUPLE who had an order for possession granted against them yesterday had put their keys in an envelope and gone home to India…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Up to 1,200 jobs in Australia on offerUP TO 1,200 jobs in Australia were on offer at an expo in Dublin at the weekend.Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Doctors' names should not be kept out of malpractice pleadings, says solicitorTHE NAMES of doctors working in the public health system should not be excluded from court pleadings in cases of alleged medical…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Interpreting Constitution in light of foreign court decisionsDECISIONS MADE in courts outside Ireland can greatly assist in the interpretation of the Irish Constitution, Mr Justice John …Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Doctor undertakes never to practise in Ireland after inquiryA DOCTOR who attempted to resuscitate a patient while he was sitting in a chair has given an undertaking to the Medical Council…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
GP treatment of seated man 'futile', hearing toldTHE ACTIONS of a general practitioner who attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a man who was sitting upright in a…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Family members behind one-third of sexual violence reported last yearONE-THIRD of cases of sexual violence reported to rape crisis centres last year were perpetrated by family members, according…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Most sex offenders 'known to victims'Only 6 per cent of sexual violence reported to rape crisis centres in 2010 was perpetrated by strangers, according to a report…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Hiqa assesses conditions at Drogheda hospitalTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority is examining conditions at the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Rape crisis centre warns against cutsFURTHER CUTS in funding to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre would definitely compromise the service it provides to the victims of…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Woman with disability pursued over €1m, court hearsA MAYO widow who guaranteed a mortgage for a member of her family had a disability which impacted her capacity to enter the agreement…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Big gaps persist in orthodontic servicesORTHODONTIC treatment to correct misaligned teeth has improved greatly over the past two decadesTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Surgery at Navan hospital to resumeOUR LADY'S HOSPITAL: GENERAL SURGERY services at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan are to be reinstated from today.Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
State unable to meet cancer death prevention targetsA TARGET to reduce preventable cancer deaths by 25 per cent by 2025, signed at an international summit on cancer in Dublin yesterday…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Clinics see women within two weeksMORE THAN 95 per cent of women referred to breast disease services in 2010 were seen within two weeks, new figures show.Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Solicitor seeks injunction against RateYourSolicitor websiteCONSUMER WEBSITE RateYourSolicitorFri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Call for 'war' on use of antibioticsWe need to “wage a war” on the growing resistance to antibiotics or risk wasting one of the most important medical advances of…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Cancer 'pledge' signed in DublinAn international resolution on combating cancer is being signed in Dublin today.Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Unfair dismissal hearing told porn images e-mailed to several institutionsPORNOGRAPHIC AND allegedly racist images circulated in Bank of Ireland were also sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Central…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Possession order stalls on Santa concernsAN ADJOURNMENT for a home repossession case at the High Court yesterday was extended from December to the New Year after the …Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Army barrack closures could cost more than €8.5mTHE CLOSURE of Army barracks in Westmeath and Tipperary and the relocation of personnel to other parts of the country could cost…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Concerns raised over €400,000 machine lying idle at Galway hospitalA €400,000 machine purchased for the urology department at University Hospital Galway over 18 months ago has “never been put …Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
More cases against foreign doctorsA FAR higher proportion of doctors who graduated outside Ireland are appearing before Medical Council fitness to practise inquiries…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Christmas challenge: firms prepare for festive seasonBUSINESSES IN Dublin city centre face a challenging Christmas, the chief executive of the Dublin City Business Improvement District…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Banks may face Dirt-type inquiry into financial crisisTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee is considering whether it will undertake a Dirt-style inquiry into the banking crisis.Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
'Misappropriation' of €1.5m at Basketball Ireland investigatedGARDAÍ ARE investigating the “misappropriation” of up to €1Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Fast-food ban near schools proposed to fight child obesityTHE GOVERNMENT is considering introducing a ban on fast-food outlets near schools, following the publication of a report on obesity…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Quarter of nine-year-olds overweightA quarter of Irish nine-year-olds are either overweight or obese, according to a report launched this morning.Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Today FM radio presenter is declared bankruptWELL-KNOWN disc jockey Tony Fenton was declared a bankrupt at the High Court yesterday following a petition taken against him…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
10 repossession orders include one of €9,800 arrearsTEN ORDERS for possession were granted at the High Court yesterday, including one with outstanding arrears of €9,800.Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Rehn given role as defender of the euroEUROPEAN COMMISSIONER for economic and monetary affairs Olli Rehn has been appointed head of the euro as part of yesterday’s …Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Surgeon cleared over circumcisionA surgeon who delegated the circumcision of a child to a junior doctor was cleared of claims of poor professional performance…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
HomeBond decision on committee 'surprising'A DECISION by structural insurers HomeBond not to appear before the Oireachtas environment committee is “disappointing and surprising…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Consultants' group warns of junior doctors shortageTHE SHORTAGE of junior doctors experienced last July may well be repeated in January and could be “much worse”, the Irish Hospital…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Ban has no effect on smokersTHE SMOKING ban has not had any appreciable effect on the number of smokers in Ireland, the chief medical officer at the Department…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Warning over parental substance misuseChildren with parents who abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to experience mental health, social and academic problems, …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
High Court grants nine orders for possessionNINE ORDERS for possession were granted at the High Court yesterday, including one against a Co Laois man who said the stress…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Doctor guilty of professional misconductA DOCTOR who e-mailed photos and medical information about one of his patients to RTÉ’s Liveline has been found guilty of professional…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry told patient data disclosedA doctor accused of four counts of professional misconduct rang RTE's Liveline programme and disclosed personal information about…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Bahrain 'low-key' contacts defendedTHE ROYAL College of Surgeons has defended its reaction to the jailing of six Irish-trained doctors in Bahrain saying it used…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Council plans to close Nutgrove motor tax officeTHERE HAS been an angry reaction to the announcement of plans by Dublin City Council to close the motor taxation office in Rathfarnham…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Law should be 'part of school curriculum'LEGAL EDUCATION should form part of the primary and secondary school curriculum, President Mary McAleese said yesterday.Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Attempt to halt eviction of family fails at High CourtA LAST-DITCH attempt to halt the eviction of a Dublin family failed at the High Court yesterday.Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
'Inordinate'number of requests by Friends First queriedA HIGH Court judge has questioned the “inordinate” number of applications to the bankruptcy court brought by finance company …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher says links to FF are a 'non-issue'PARTY MEMBERSHIP: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Seán Gallagher has said his links to Fianna Fáil are a “non-issue”.Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
