Insurers plan campaign to expose compensation fraudMembers of the public are being urged to expose false compensation claimants in their midst under a new anti-fraud insurers' …Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Tanaiste urged to resolve bank rowThe Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) has called on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Deal is close on public sector pay ratesPublic sector unions and employers were last night on the brink of agreeing a deal on the implementation of benchmarking, according…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Arms ban lifted on some flightsOpposition parties have urged the Government to clarify its policy on the use of Shannon Airport by US military aircraft following…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Cecelia Ahern secures €1m film rights dealThe Taoiseach's younger daughter, Ms Cecelia Ahern, has secured a deal worth up to €1 million with Warner Brothers for the film…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Peace campaigner ready for perilous mission to IraqUS military troops aren't the only people engaging in a build-up ahead of war in IraqMon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Insurance body study challenges perception of 'compo' cultureOnly 5 per cent of people surveyed for a study of insurance fraud said they would consider inventing or inflating a claim if …Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Martin to open abuse counselling serviceA Cork-based counselling and support service for children and families affected by sexual abuse will be officially opened by …Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Benchmark negotiations to resume alongside pay deal talksTalks between public sector unions and management on the implementation of benchmarking awards are to resume today in parallel…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Partners continue talks on new pay accordA fresh drive against anti-competitive practices and profiteering has been proposed by the Government in the context of a planned…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Repentant Allen pays price for his crimeA businessman, Tim Allen, was sentenced to 240 hours' community service and ordered to pay €40,000 to a child welfare charity…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Silent chef leaves court as he arrivedTim Allen walked from the court as he arrived, sullen-faced and silentFri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Child porn case is adjournedA Munster Circuit Court judge who is facing a charge of possessing child pornography had his case adjourned for three months …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Colaiste Mhuire reopens todayThe Dublin inner city gaelscoil threatened with closure because of the poor condition of its premises is to reopen today in temporary…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Proposals on asylum are criticisedProposed new asylum measures, aimed at clamping down on economic migrants, represent "a further drift from care to deterrence…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Abbeylara tribunal grants representation to named gardaiThe Barr tribunal, investigating the shooting dead of John Carthy in Abbeylara, has granted legal representation to nine named…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Ryanair complains over advertisements for national carrierA new war of words between Ryanair and Aer Lingus has erupted over the advertising of special flight deals.Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Minister sympathises with family of hep C victimThe Minister for Health has expressed his condolences to the family of Ms Sylvia O'Leary, who was embroiled in a dispute with…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
New child policy not about costs, says Aer LingusAer Lingus has denied claims its decision to cease catering for unaccompanied child passengers on its flights is part of a cost…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Dail must decide on Iraq, say FG and Green PartyFine Gael and the Green Party have joined forces in calling on the Government to recognise the Dail's "right" to determine Ireland…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
New UK asylum law may affect IrelandTough new asylum measures introduced in Britain yesterday could affect Government policy in the area, the Department of Justice…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Military overflights of Ireland rise by 40%Overflights of foreign military aircraft in the State increased by 40 per cent last year, according to new figures from the Department…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Inquiry into Abbeylara will study gun lawsThe tribunal investigating the Abbeylara shooting incident is to examine the law on possession of firearms and gun licences with…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Dublin curb on farm vehicles urgedDublin business groups have urged the Garda to stop farmers clogging up the city's streets on Friday at the culmination of the…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Tribunal may have to go to court over Garda documentsThe Morris tribunal may use the courts to force the Garda Commissioner, Mr Pat Byrne, to disclose documentation on Garda operations…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Temperatures rose by almost one degreeTemperatures across the State rose by almost one degree on average during 2002, according to Met Éireann figures for the year…Thu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
2002 set rainfall records around the StateLast year was the wettest on record at most of Met Éireann's weather stations in Leinster and MunsterThu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
St John Ambulance to mark centenary year with celebratory eventsThe St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland is to mark its centenary year in 2003 with a programme of celebratory functions.Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Total of road fatalities in 2002 is set to be lowest in recent yearsThe number of road fatalities this year is set to fall to its lowest level in recent times.Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Drivers to carry licences from JanuaryAll drivers will be obliged from tomorrow to carry their licences with them when driving or accompanying provisional licence …Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Airport delays caused by poor weatherPoor weather and a busy holiday flights schedule caused long delays at Dublin Airport yesterday.Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
A million Christmas cards are still in the postMore than one million Christmas cards and other mail posted in the greater Dublin area in the last working days before Christmas…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
No plan to operate yet on Cork woman with hep CDoctors at a London hospital said yesterday they had "no immediate plans" to carry out a liver transplant on a critically-ill…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Cowen says Iraq must end its defianceWar in Iraq is avoidable if the Iraqi regime does "what it hasn't done before, which is to end its defiance" of international…Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
Parnell Square school should not reopen on safety grounds, say inspectorsStudents attending a secondary school in Dublin's city centre will have to wait another week before finding out if they have …Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
McAleese praises peacemakers in Christmas greetingThe President, Mrs McAleese, has praised "the vocation of the peacemaker" in her Christmas greeting to Irish people at home and…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
President praises the 'vocation of peacemaker' in greetingsThe President, Mrs McAleese, has praised "the vocation of the peacemaker" in her Christmas greeting to Irish people at home and…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Christmas Day to start dry with rain to followShowers, but no snow, have been forecast by Met Éireann for Christmas Day.Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Midnight Mass to be televised live from Mountjoy prisonThe social reform campaigner Father Peter McVerry SJ will deliver the sermon at tonight's televised Midnight Mass, which this…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Hepatitis C woman's family accuses Minister over claimThe family of a Cork woman infected with hepatitis C through contaminated blood has accused the Minister for Health, Mr Martin…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Author of note supporting the Esat bid remains unidentifiedNo one in the Department of Communications has been able to assist the tribunal in identifying the author of a briefing note …Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
'Impropriety' of sending of Communicorp letter rejectedA solicitor acting for Mr Denis O'Brien's Communicorp has rejected implications of impropriety associated with his sending of…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Accelerated process may have favoured EsatThe Moriarty tribunal is to inquire into whether the competition for the second mobile phone licence was accelerated to the advantage…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Irish Life tenants claim eviction bid over rent reviewA number of tenants of Irish Life-owned apartments in Dublin's city centre have accused the company of trying to force them out…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Department pledges funds to business-led anti-litter driveThe Department of the Environment and Local Government has lent its backing to a pilot business-led anti-litter campaign, which…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Groups angry at funding scheme delayVoluntary and community groups have expressed outrage at a decision by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Scottish bus firm to start services in RepublicCitylink, the Scottish coach operator which announced its entry into the Irish market on the Dublin-Galway route yesterday, is…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Aer Rianta say charges issued 'in error'Aer Rianta has apologised to its airport customers for issuing "in error" notification of a five-fold increase in staff car-parking…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Telenor says cheque drawn under 'false pretences'Telenor, the company which bid with Mr Denis O'Brien's Communicorp for the second GSM licence, has claimed that a £4,000 donation…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Letter on Esat's finances was not retainedMembers of the Government project group overseeing the second mobile phone licence competition did not retain a copy of a letter…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
