Afri calls Coalition untrustworthy on defenceThe peace and justice group Afri has accused the Government of being "untrustworthy" on the issues of security and defence.Sat Jan 27 2001 - 00:00
Vaccine with possible links to mad cow disease issued after expiry dateBatches of a polio vaccine under investigation for possible links with mad cow disease were issued after their expiry date, the…Mon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
Law planned to regulate road worksLocal authorities will have the right to refuse telecoms companies permission to dig up roads for maintenance work under new …Mon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
Youth psychiatric services `face crisis'New mental health legislation which will remove under18s from adult psychiatric services will leave countless teenagers in crisis…Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Inquiry urged on Cork blood service decisionThe Minister for Health and Children is to come under pressure to hold an independent inquiry into the Irish Blood Transfusion…Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
ATGWU dispute threatens British Midland flights at Dublin AirportDisruption of British Midland flights at Dublin Airport has been threatened by a staff dispute arising from the airline's decision…Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
`Children at risk' from falloff in vaccinationsThe take-up rate of children's vaccines in the Republic has slipped to 10 per cent behind those in Northern Ireland, an Oireachtas…Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
Some tea and sympathy for teachers united against Ahern's commentsIf the Taoiseach intended to create division among striking teachers by attacking their union's campaign strategy the policy …Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Fire prompts new calls for Sellafield to be shutdownRenewed calls have been made for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear fuel plant after a fire in its waste-reprocessing unit…Sat Jan 6 2001 - 00:00
Lobby groups critical of two-year delayGroups representing tenants and the homeless have criticised the Government's decision to delay for two years the introduction…Sat Jan 6 2001 - 00:00
Suicide figures are higher in the RepublicThe suicide rate in the Republic has risen to almost twice that in Northern Ireland, the North-South study shows.Fri Jan 5 2001 - 00:00
North's stricter driving laws may explain South's higher road deathsRoad deaths per capita have been consistently higher in the Republic over the past decade compared with the North.Fri Jan 5 2001 - 00:00
Republic price rise in houses twice the NI rateHouse prices in the Republic are increasing at more than twice the rate in Northern Ireland, according to the North-South statistical…Fri Jan 5 2001 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to extend Nitelink to six days each weekDublin Bus has announced the extension of its Nitelink service to six days a week permanentlyFri Jan 5 2001 - 00:00
Chloe most popular name for North girls and Matthew for boysShe is the latest addition to the cast of Eastenders - as teenager Sonia's surprise baby girlThu Jan 4 2001 - 00:00
Further price cuts as cost of petrol falls by 10%Petrol prices have fallen by up to 10 per cent since the Budget thanks to cuts in VAT and duty, a drop in the price of crude …Thu Jan 4 2001 - 00:00
Funeral tomorrow of girl in toboggan accidentThe funeral will take place tomorrow of 16-year-old Kim Archibold who died in a toboggan accident in Swords, Co Dublin at the…Tue Jan 2 2001 - 00:00
Gardai recover bodies of two close friends from under iceThe bodies of two young girls - close friends and cousins - have been found near to each other, about 10 feet from the surface…Tue Jan 2 2001 - 00:00
Roads throughout the country remain treacherousRoads throughout the country are to remain in a treacherous condition today as the heavy snow turns to slush and ice.Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Skis make travelling more funEscaping the slippery conditions on the roads and footpaths, one Co Tipperary couple took to the hills yesterday and skied to…Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Cold snap expected to disrupt transport for holidayDisruption from snowfalls to motorists, airline passengers and other commuters is expected to increase today as the New Year …Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Heavy snow closes runways, roads and halts busesHeavy snowfalls, ice and frosty conditions caused widespread disruption on the roads and the cancellation of flights and sporting…Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Snowfalls and ice set to cause more travel disruptionHeavy snowfalls, ice and frosty conditions are to continue to trouble much of the country today and tomorrow.Thu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Tourism takings rise by 21% to reach £3bnA record 6.3 million people visited Ireland this year, an increase of 5 per cent on 1999, the Minister for Tourism, Sport and…Thu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Leniency of Redmond fine appealedThe Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing the £7,500 fine imposed on Mr George Redmond on the grounds that it is too lenient…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Guinness visit will aid `digital district' planThe Government hopes its plans for a high-tech "digital district" centred on the St James's Gate area will be boosted by today…Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Doctor admits tracing necessaryA former chief medical officer of the Blood Transfusion Service Board admitted yesterday that a look-back programme, tracing …Fri Dec 8 2000 - 00:00
Workers shocked by severity of redundanciesThe shock among staff at Motorola's north Dublin plant yesterday was less to do with the fact of job losses than the nature and…Thu Dec 7 2000 - 00:00
INOU says £8 rise in benefit for unemployed `minimal'The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed has described the £8 rise in unemployment benefit announced in the Budget as…Thu Dec 7 2000 - 00:00
Elderly are among the biggest winnersThe old age pension is to increase by £10 a week from April 2001 and everybody aged 70 and over will receive a medical card regardless…Thu Dec 7 2000 - 00:00
Mother `not told of risk to son'The mother of a haemophiliac who contracted HIV through contaminated blood products said yesterday she would not have allowed…Sat Dec 2 2000 - 00:00
Available safe product `not used'A young haemophiliac told the tribunal yesterday he had lost all faith in and respect for the medical profession, after he was…Sat Dec 2 2000 - 00:00
Witness calls for inquiry into US pharmaceutical firmsThe daughter of a haemophiliac who died from AIDS through infected blood products urged the tribunal yesterday to investigate…Fri Dec 1 2000 - 00:00
Sister tells of prejudice faced by her familyThe sister of two haemophiliacs who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C respectively spoke yesterday about the prejudice and…Fri Dec 1 2000 - 00:00
Patient says AIDS risks played downA haemophiliac who contracted HIV through infected blood products has testified to seeing a document in St James's Hospital, …Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Concern at delay in introducing test for HIV expressed in 1985Concern was expressed within the Department of Health in 1985 at the slow progress being made by the Blood Transfusion Service…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
Survivors, next-of-kin of victims to give evidenceThe Lindsay tribunal will today hear further personal testimony from haemophiliacs who were infected with HIV and hepatitis C…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
Optimistic hackneys and `cosy' members queue to buy licencesAfter four years working as a "cosy", Mr Mohamed Soliman is finally getting a plate of his own. "I'm very happySat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
Taxi-drivers continue to keep cabs off streetsDublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick face a vastly reduced taxi service this weekend as cabdrivers continue their strike.Sat Nov 25 2000 - 00:00
BTSB studied HIV-positive blood-use `for legal reasons'A look-back programme to examine what happened to the blood of HIV-positive donors was initiated by the Blood Transfusion Service…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Immobilised by `mobility allowance'For Mr James O'Keeffe (28), the £45.20p a month he gets for transportation is a mobility allowance in name onlyThu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Disabled take funds demand to the streetsThe Irish Wheelchair Association took 40 buses on to the streets of Dublin yesterday to call for more resources for people with…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Clinics `inadequate' for testing of HIVHospital-based clinics for sexually transmitted disease (STD) were inadequate for the testing of HIV in the mid-1980s because…Wed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Students to march for jailed ZhaoStudents at Trinity College Dublin are to march to the Chinese embassy in the city this week to call for the release of a former…Mon Nov 20 2000 - 00:00
12 potentially infectious donations tracedOnly 12 of 32 potentially infectious HIV donations have been traced by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the tribunal heard…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Walsh gave erroneous information - LawlorThe deputy medical director of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service told the Lindsay tribunal yesterday that a former colleague…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Lawlor admits HIV threat was not given priorityThe Blood Transfusion Service Board should have introduced HIV testing and donor screening initiatives earlier than it did, the…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
How safe is it to fly?You're booking a flight with two carriers to choose from: a new-to-the-market "no frills" airline and an established but more…Wed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
Use of non-heat-treated product `absolutely horrific', says witnessThe former co-ordinator of AIDS policy in the Department of Health said yesterday he found it "astonishing" and "absolutely horrific…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
`Door-to-door' cheque collections detailedThe cash-flow situation at the Blood Transfusion Service Board was so desperate that it used to run "door-to-door" collections…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00