Make Irish optional and cut junior cycle, say studentsTHE JUNIOR cycle at secondary school should be cut from three years to two, and the only compulsory subjects should be English…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ broadcaster to be awarded freedom of ConnemaraBROADCASTER RYAN Tubridy is to be granted the freedom of Connemara at the weekend.Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Largest welfare share to older peoplePAYMENTS TO older people accounted for the largest proportion of the social welfare budget last year, followed by payments to…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Bank agreed to €200,000 write-off on couple's mortgageA SOLICITOR who helped his clients to negotiate a reduction in their mortgage of more than €200,000 says he has a further “20…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Disgruntled investors change locks after breaking into hotelINVESTORS IN a 400-bedroom apartment/hotel complex in west Dublin, which is in liquidation, broke into the premises over the …Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Hospital doctors not washing their handsUP TO half of all hospital doctors do not wash their hands properly and are putting patient safety at risk, according to the …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Green carpet rolled out at Dublin airport as sporting heroes returnTHE CRIES of “Ole, Ole, Ole” were well under way as Team Ireland, led by piper Michael Russell, arrived in Dublin airport just…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Special Olympics athletes welcomedThe cries of "Olé, Olé, Olé" had been under way for several hours as Team Ireland was finally led by piper Michael Russell into…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Calls for Israel to explain damage to aid ship 'Saoirse'THE ISRAELI ambassador, Mr Boaz Modai, should be "called in" by the Government to explain how an Irish-owned ship, due to bring…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Irish Gaza aid ship abandons missionAn Irish aid ship has been forced to pull out of a flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockade after it was damaged while …Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Study shows lack of support for pregnant workersA THIRD of mothers in work during their pregnancy say they experienced “unfair treatment”, the first Irish study of its kind …Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Teenagers' dry toast to 'our answer to Oxegen'ALCOHOL-FREE music festivals for young people would mean they could "hang out and relax, without the pressure to drink", according…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Book on 1928 dismissal of garda publishedBattle for Justice: how one man cleared his name after 70 yearsFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Early action critical for babies at riskVULNERABLE CHILDREN should be taken into care within the first six months of life if the best outcome is to be achieved, an international…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
'New poor' suffering more anxietyTHERE IS a “worrying increase” in levels of depression and anxiety among the homeless and poor in Dublin, one of the foremost…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
People leaving State care lack life skillsA YEAR after leaving State care, fewer than half of young people surveyed had sufficient skills to live independently, according…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Relatives of woman who froze to death protest over Ballymun flats rehousingTHE HUMAN rights of families still living in almost fully detenanted blocks of flats in Ballymun were being violated and these…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Bus plans further route changesFURTHER CHANGES and cuts will be implemented across the Dublin Bus network in coming months, a spokeswoman for the company has…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Minister may ban specific criteria for school admissionsLEGISLATION MAY be introduced to outlaw some school admission practices that discriminate against certain applicants, Minister…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
HSE 'quit campaign' urges smokers to seek helpSMOKERS WILL be asked to consider how their smoking-related death would hurt someone they love, in a Health Service Executive…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Plans for Dublin Bus route changes spark protests across cityTHE ELDERLY and schoolchildren would be among the worst affected by Dublin Bus plans to change and eliminate some routes, protests…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Seal sanctuary 'locked out' of its main base in WexfordTHE IRISH Seal Sanctuary, which has been rescuing distressed seal pups for more than 20 years, has been “locked out” of its main…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
School enrolment changes proposedThe Minister for Education and Skills has proposed the introduction of legislative changes to outlaw certain school admission…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Anti-smoking campaign launchedSmokers will be asked to consider how their smoking-related death would hurt someone they love, in a HSE campaign getting underway…Sun Jun 12 2011 - 01:00
Protests against Dublin Bus cutbacksDEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST changes and cutbacks to Dublin Bus services will take place across the capital today.Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Prisoners take time out to sit Junior and Leaving Cert examsAMONG THOSE sitting this month’s State examinations are almost 280 prisoners, many of them returning to education years after…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Protests over Dublin Bus cutsProtests against changes and cuts to Dublin Bus services will take place across the capital at the weekend.Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
North Strand anniversary: Envoy extends sympathy over bombingsGERMANY’S WISH was to stand with the Irish people “in present times of need”, the German ambassador to Ireland has said…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Disabled parents' children removed with 'no support'THE STATE is removing children from parents who have mild intellectual disabilities “with little or no effort being made to support…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Dubs make a difference lord mayor says thanks at ceremonySINGER IMELDA May, historian Pat Liddy and environmentalist fireman Neil McCabe were among those honoured by the Lord Mayor of…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
IT firm to create 125 jobs at new Irish hubMORE THAN 100 jobs will be created in Dublin over the next three years by Marketo, a revenue and market prediction software company…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
FitzGerald's son to finish father's book on educationPROF JOHN FitzGerald, son of the late Dr Garret FitzGerald, is to complete his father’s last book, about education in the 19th…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Group for unemployed rejects OECD call to cut doleUNEMPLOYED PEOPLE did not need to be incentivised or threatened with sanctions to get back to work, the policy officer with the…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Benefit cuts suggestion criticisedThe unemployed did not need to be incentivised or threatened with sanctions to get back to work, the policy officer with the …Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Strategy to stop threats by dealersA STRATEGY to tackle intimidation of drug addicts and their families by dealers pursuing drug-related debts is being piloted …Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Young among the most prejudiced, expert findsTRAVELLERS, DRUG addicts and alcoholics remain the most unaccepted people in Irish society, and young people are the most prejudiced…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Illustrator takes scenic route to prizeA FIRST book by a young, new author has been named Bisto Children’s Book of the Year.Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Child custody applications up 50%There has been an almost 50 per cent increase in child custody applications in the past year, as well as significant increases…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Council set to destroy seized horses unless owners pay €650 per animal: HORSES SEIZED from public land in west Dublin could be destroyed from today unless their owners pay a fine of €650 per animal…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Unemployed have mixed views on prospects from initiativeVIEW OF JOBLESS: CO CLARE native Martin McCarthy, who has been out of work for “just about a year”, describes the jobs initiative…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
New cancer support centre funded by 'people power'A CANCER support centre in the southeast, that has operated for the past decade out of a rented two-bedroom house, opens this…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Visitor centre opens at Dublin barracksMICHELLINE SHEEHY-Skeffington has never been able to bring herself to visit the site where her grandfather was executed in 1916…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Centre honouring executed pacifists opensThe Defence Forces today opened a new visitor centre at Cathal Brugha Barracks named in honour of three journalists who were …Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Tale of two Borrises: Danes made welcomeA GROUP of schoolchildren from Borris, Co Carlow, have welcomed to their town another group of schoolchildren from another Borris…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Reilly sees expanded role for nursesAn expanded role for nurses was a "key part" of the Government's health reform package, Minister for Health James Reilly has …Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Three killed on roads in two crashesTHREE PEOPLE were killed in two separate road incidents in Co Wexford and Co Kerry yesterday, both occurring at about 3.30am.Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Quiet day at Smithfield Horse Fair after gardaí set up checkpointsYESTERDAY’S HORSE fair in Smithfield, Dublin, was a quiet affair because of a joint operation involving the Garda, the DSPCA, …Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Travellers wet their whistle while waiting on a train that might not comeFREE TRAVEL passes for the over-65s were on show in the bar at Connolly railway station in Dublin yesterday, where alcohol was…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Belarus positive on renewed adoption policy with Ireland, says charity chiefADOPTIONS BETWEEN Belarus and Ireland could start again after a seven-year suspension, the chief executive of Chernobyl Children…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
How to avoid courting disasterA new mediation service aims to make break-ups less acrimonious by helping couples to settle disputes out of courtTue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
