94% of eligible children availing of free pre-school yearABOUT 94 per cent of children eligible for the free pre-school year have taken it up, the Minister for Children said yesterday…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
California-based Forever 21 fashion chain to create 250 jobs in DublinUS FASHION giant Forever 21 is to create 250 jobs in Dublin and a further 50 jobs are to be created by Dun & Bradstreet, …Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
One-fifth voted Yes to boost economyLISBON REFERENDUM: SOME 20 per cent of the people who voted to ratify the Lisbon Treaty last year did so because they thought…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
29 drove 'the wrong way' on roundaboutPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: TWENTY-NINE drivers had penalty points for driving the wrong way on a roundabout, the Road Safety…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Businessman O'Gara claims to own Terenure car parkA CAR park in South Dublin has become the latest battle ground between Athlone businessman Noel O’Gara and Dublin City Council…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Call for more funds for mental healthTHE BUDGET for mental health should increase in the coming year, Minister of State for Mental Health John Moloney said yesterday…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
'Careless' HSE blamed for bed delayCARELESSNESS IN the HSE caused an eight-year delay in processing an elderly woman’s application for a public long-term care bed…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Two in court over murder of boyTwo brothers charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy were remanded in custody this morning in advance of High Court bail…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Non-EU nationals working on fishing vessels illegallyAT LEAST 1,000 non-EU nationals are working on Irish fishing vessels without work permits, the Irish Transport Federation has…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Visit could help grow income to €1.2bnUS MISSION: THE TRADE and education mission by Tánaiste and Minister for Education Mary Coughlan to the US should help toward…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Radiology guidelines aim to cut errorsNEW GUIDELINES for radiologists will not eliminate errors but will reduce them as much as possible, the dean of the faculty of…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
UCD may have to give back €1.6m allowancesPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE DEPARTMENT of Education may ask UCD to repay unauthorised allowances of up to €1Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
College work week as short as 15 hours, says ShortallACADEMICS' WORKLOAD: SOME ACADEMICS in Irish universities could be working as few as 15 hours every week, the Dáil public accounts…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Veteran broadcaster O'Shannon honoured for lengthy TV careerBROADCASTER CATHAL O’Shannon was made a lifetime member of the Irish Film Television Academy at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
UCD, HEA clash over paymentsThe Department of Education may ask University College Dublin to repay unauthorised allowances of up to €1Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Doctor was called to cell and persuaded of need for drugBACKGROUND: Foster faced the wall and there was blood trickling from his nose. He was unresponsiveSat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Coroner's court jury urges introduction of methadone protocol for all Garda stationsA JURY at the inquest of a man who died after being in Garda custody has recommended that a methadone protocol be introduced …Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
'No third-party' involvement in jail methadone death, inquest toldA GARDA investigation into the death of a man who had methadone poisoning while in custody found there was no “third-party involvement…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Man died of methadone intoxicationA jury at the inquest of a man who died after being in Garda custody has recommended that a methadone protocol be introduced …Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Teenagers urged to celebrate without drinkWORLD BOXING champion Katie Taylor has joined a campaign to encourage Junior Certificate recipients to enjoy their success tomorrow…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Lobby calls for 'fairer' tax systemPROPOSALS TO raise €3 billion through a more equitable tax system would end spending cuts and have a huge psychological and financial…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Call for fairer tax systemA proposal to introduce a more equitable tax system in Ireland would close the “tax exile loophole” by making citizenship, not…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Council to take legal action on unpaid development leviesA LOCAL authority is to take court action against one of the developers behind a development following his alleged failure to…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Clonskeagh Mosque imam 'grateful ' proposed Koran burning called offTHE IMAM of the Clonskeagh Mosque in Dublin has said he is “very grateful to Allah” that the proposed burning of the Koran by…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Incineration vital if landfill targets to be met, says agencyINCINERATION MUST be part of the infrastructure to help meet EU landfill targets, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Call for law on children of same-sex couplesLEGISLATION IS needed to deal with the practical realities of children living in same-sex relationships, a leading family lawyer…Thu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
Advisers criticise lending criteriaBANKS DO not want to lend money “for the next five years”, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterdayWed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
People 'feel safer' as community alert scheme marks 25 yearsTHE VALUE of the 25-year-old Community Alert Programme was impossible to quantify but people felt safer because of it, President…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Children in care 'cannot be locked up'STATE CHILD care providers cannot lock children up 24 hours a day to ensure they do not go missing, the Minister for Children…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
'Urgent' need for more women TDsURGENT ACTION must be taken to get more women into the Dáil, the National Women’s Council of Ireland said last night.Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Girl's funeral told of need to protect childhoodWE NEED to protect our children’s childhood more than ever, mourners at the funeral of 12-year- old murder victim Michaela Davis…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Surgeon should have checked X-rays, hearing toldTHE SURGEON who removed a healthy kidney from an eight-year-old boy should have checked the X-rays when he saw the kidney was…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Funeral of murdered schoolgirl heldHundreds of mourners attended the church of St Mochta's in Dublin for the funeral of 12-year-old murder victim Michaela Davis…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Doctor admits to falsifying form information to secure postA DOCTOR who worked in a psychiatric hospital in the midlands has admitted he falsely represented himself on his application …Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
New vaccine to tackle meningitisA NEW vaccine to help fight meningitis is to be introduced in Ireland in OctoberTue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Back to school payments delayedDELAYS IN processing the back-to-school clothing and footwear scheme mean 60 per cent of families in some parts of the State …Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
New meningitis vaccine introducedA new vaccine to help fight meningitis is to be introduced in Ireland in October.Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Gay couples call for full rightsSAME-SEX couples should not be grateful for being given half the rights of married couples in Ireland, a demonstration to highlight…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
James Dooge to be laid to rest todayTHE FUNERAL of former minister for foreign affairs James Dooge will be held this morning in Dublin.Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Protesters criticise partnership lawsOver 2,000 people took part in a march in Dublin this afternoon to highlight shortcomings in the civil partnership legislation…Sun Aug 22 2010 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into vaccine trials in institutionsAN INDEPENDENT inquiry should be set up to examine vaccine trials carried out on babies and children in orphanages and mother…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Calls for closure to vaccine scandalThe Government must bring closure to victims of the vaccine scandals of the 1960s and 1970s, Fine Gael Deputy Denis Naughten …Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Councillor returns donation found to be above legal limitA SOUTH Dublin councillor who ran in the general election in 2007 has returned a political donation after it emerged he received…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Bin dispute settled after union accepts LRC proposalA DISPUTE that threatened bin collection services across Dublin has been settled after Siptu members voted to accept a proposal…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Dunne gets green light to rebuild Hume HouseDEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne has been granted planning permission to demolish and rebuild Hume House, a 1960s office block in Ballsbridge…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Complaints halt felling of trees on Synge StreetFOUR ELM trees in inner-city Dublin have been given a temporary reprieve by Dublin City Council after local residents prevented…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Dunne to redevelop Hume HouseDeveloper Seán Dunne has been granted permission to demolish and rebuild Hume House, a 1960s office block in Ballsbridge, Dublin…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Dublin airport final hurdle for silver ladyFANS, FRIENDS and family turned out to give European silver-medallist Derval O’Rourke a hearty welcome when she arrived at Dublin…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Price hikes for park and rideDART USERS who avail of local authority park-and-ride facilities in south Dublin will face a 21 per cent increase in parking …Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Call for sale of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company resistedTHE SALE of the State-owned Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, currently being considered by the Review Group on State Assets, would…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
