Woman in nursing home strangled by bed restraintStaff in all nursing homes should be trained in the use of restraint devices, a jury at Dublin City Coroner's has saidSat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Mother upset by care plans for disabled sonThe mother of a man with severe dyskinetic cerebral palsy has been told by her local health board that it may consider making…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Number of permits issued to non-EU workers halvedThe number of work permits issued to people from outside the EU has halved since last year, figures obtained from the Department…Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Nigerian wants son to stay in IrelandThe Nigerian woman deported last week without her Irish child does not want her son sent to her in Nigeria.Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Protest at deportation of foreign parentsOpposition parties must come together to press the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to regularise the status of families of…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Nigerian tells of shock and distress at leaving sisterJide Onikoyi (20) is worried about his sister. And about his educationFri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Gardai search for Irish-born baby of Nigerian deporteeThe Garda National Immigration Bureau is looking for an Irish-born baby whose mother was deported to Nigeria yesterday, its chief…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Big rise in drug users seeking treatmentThe number of drug users seeking help from the largest voluntary drug treatment centre in the State continued to climb last year…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Need for more gardai in red light area citedGardaí investigating the death of Ms Lynette McKeown (19), from Tallaght, Dublin, meet at Naas Garda Station this afternoon to…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Dublin Civic Trust opposes plan to delist 500 buildingsDublin city councillors have until Friday to make submissions on a new development plan for the city which would take 500 Georgian…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Seminars to detail rental sector changesThe tenants' rights charity Threshold is to hold a series of information seminars for landlords on the "major changes being introduced…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Remains of 10th century woman foundAn extremely rare brooch has been discovered along with the remains of a 10th century woman, aged between 25 and 35, during an…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair cancel special soccer charterRyanair last night cancelled a special passenger charter to Spain for Shelbourne Football Club's return leg soccer match against…Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Non-EU workers 'vulnerable' after enlargement of unionNon-EU workers have become the most vulnerable in the State since 10 new member-states joined the EU, a leading trade unionist…Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
Killiney asylum seekers are rehoused locallyA group of about 100 asylum-seekers accommodated in a house in south Co Dublin, who were given a day's notice on Thursday to …Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Cerebral palsy case adjournedThe mother of a man with severe dyskinteic cerebral palsy who is hoping to compel the South Western Area Health Board and the…Thu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
Call for deportees' rights to be respectedThe Government has been urged by the Irish Refugee Council to give reassurances that the human rights of failed Nigerian asylum…Thu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
Groups plead for woman over death penalty fearA petition calling on the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to overturn the deportation of a Nigerian woman who says she faces…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Tenants group concerned council plan will lead to gentrificationDublin City Council plans to sell off its stock of 16,500 dwellings have not been properly thought through and will cause the…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Mother of cerebral palsy sufferer suing Minister over careThe mother of a man with severe dyskynetic cerebral palsy will this morning seek to compel the South Western Area Health Board…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Supporters of dismissed Simon chief executive to call e.g.m.Supporters of the dismissed chief executive of the Dublin Simon Community are planning to call an extraordinary general meeting…Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Transatlantic rowers rescued after boat breaks up in galeThe four rowers who were rescued 200 miles off the Kerry coast yesterday after their boat was split in half in gale force winds…Mon Aug 09 2004 - 01:00
Burmese hope to transmit from IrelandPolitical exiles from Burma are hoping to establish a radio station here to broadcast into their home country.Mon Aug 09 2004 - 01:00
Dublin Simon Community appoints interim chief executiveThe Dublin Simon Community said last night it had appointed Mr Sam McGuinness as an interim chief executive.Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Sacked Simon director threatens legal actionThe sacked chief executive of the Dublin Simon Community said yesterday he will take legal action if he is not reinstated.Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Deportation move for woman who claims she faces death penaltyA woman who claimed she would be stoned to death if she returned to her native Nigeria has been told to report for deportation…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
'Increase' in orders to deport NigeriansThere has been a "substantial increase" in the number of deportation orders served on Nigerian families of Irish-born children…Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00
Drug use outside Dublin has trebledProblem drug use outside Dublin almost trebled between 1998 and 2002, a new study by the Health Research Board (HRB) finds.Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00
Increase in social welfare fraud court cases last yearThe number of cases of social welfare fraud which resulted in court proceedings increased by almost three-quarters last year, …Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:00
Agency calls for free contraceptive servicesThe Department of Health will consider making the morning-after pill available over the counter if the Crisis Pregnancy Agency…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Weather promises to heat up into AugustFinally the winter woolies can be put away as three weeks of warm, mainly dry, weather are coming to a beach near you.Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Minister wants all taxis to be bright yellowAll taxis in the State should be bright yellow, the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has said.Wed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
Deering to be new taxi regulatorThe current deputy manager of Carlow County Council, Mr Ger Deering, is to named as the new National Taxi Regulator next week…Wed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
Garda investigation of alleged Arklow rapeGardaí in Co Wicklow are investigating the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl at the weekend.Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
50% rise in single parents seeking helpThere has been an almost 50 per cent increase in the number of single parents seeking help from the main lone parent support …Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Action urged on 'abusive treatment' of refugeesThe Irish Refugee Council has written to the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, urging him to urgently address the "abusive treatment…Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Rape centre report includes cases of ritual sexual abuseThe Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is for the first time recording levels of ritual sexual abuseTue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Government immigration policies are 'anti-family', says councilThis Government's immigration policies and procedures are "anti-family" and "causing heartache", the Immigrant Council of Ireland…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Three killed in weekend crashes on roadsThree people were killed in two road accidents over the weekendMon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Emigrant unit to be establishedLack of funding was behind the decision by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, not to establish an independent agency…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
State urged to massively expand social housingThe Government will have to embark upon a mass social housing building programme akin to that undertaken in the 1930, a leading…Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Conference told fire service is 'low priority'The fire service exists in a situation of "low priority, lack of focus and lack of competent leadership for the overall regime…Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Funding for Disability Bill is agreed by Cabinet, says O'DeaMulti-annual funding for the forthcoming Disability Bill has been agreed by CabinetFri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Death records system criticisedBodies are being removed from nursing homes, and in some cases buried, without the cause of death being formally established …Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Crisis pregnancies among non-nationals increasingThe numbers of foreign-national women experiencing crisis pregnancy "are increasing to become a real and serious issue", the …Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Action against dance festival failsA theatre-goer who said he had "not been informed adequately" that nudity, simulated masturbation and urination would be part…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
Report to seek exempted land for TravellersA portion of land in each local authority should be made exempt from planning regulations for a period of time each year and …Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
Health services for intellectually disabled a right, Minister saysHealth services for people with an intellectual disability are "a right", the Minister of State with responsibility for mental…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
New president of An Taisce wants it to lose its 'elitist' imageChanging An Taisce's image from "arrogant and elitist" to one where people think of it with a "warm glowy feeling in their heart…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
Probation service 'lacking in resources'Nine years after legislation required the Probation and Welfare Service to supply reports to the family law courts, the service…Fri Jul 02 2004 - 01:00
