Fighting chairwoman delivers blow to dissenters and brings relief to boardNO EGGS, just a few sparks and Soviet-style majorities to re-elect the board – no wonder Irish Life & Permanent (IL&P…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Three airlines give undertaking to improve websitesTHREE IRISH airlines have given undertakings to the European Commission that they have made their websites more accurate and …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
RTÉ Radio 1 enjoys rise in talk, news audiencesRTÉ HAS found the silver lining in the cloud of recession, with massive increases in radio listenership for its flagship news…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Tesco bosses face recall to inquiry over high profitsSUPERMARKET BOSSES may be recalled before an Oireachtas inquiry following revelations about high profit margins in the grocery…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Tesco to shed 140 HQ jobs after shift to UK productsRETAIL GIANT Tesco is to lay off 140 staff at its headquarters in Dún Laoghaire following its decision to import more goods directly…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Complaints by people seeking personal data riseTHE DATA Protection Commissioner has reported a big rise in complaints made by people seeking access to personal data held by…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair fliers must soon check in before reaching airportsALL RYANAIR passengers will soon have to check in for flights online before arriving at the airport as the airline moves to phase…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Radio 1 makes major gainsRTE Radio 1 has made major gains in listenership, according to the latest radio listenership figures.Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Aldi joins grocery price warGerman discounter Aldi has joined the grocery price war with reductions on over one-quarter of its range being introduced from…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Barnardos criticises censoring of reportAGENCIES: GARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has said he accepts the findings of the Monageer inquiry report and is committed…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Increase in complaints over personal dataThe Data Protection Commissioner has reported a big rise in complaints made by people seeking access to personal data held by…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
New €40 Ryanair boarding card fineAll Ryanair passengers will soon have to check in for flights online before arriving at the airport as the airline moves to phase…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Portrait of an isolated familyLEAD-UP TO TRAGEDY: THE INQUIRY team started its investigation from the day Leanne Dunne was born on May 6th, 2002.Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Tesco to seek 140 job cutsRetail giant Tesco has announced 140 redundancies in its Irish operations.Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Definitive motive for deaths not identifiedMAIN FINDINGS: THE REPORT into the deaths of a family of four in Monageer, Co Wexford, in 2007 has failed to find any single…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Tesco's high prices a strategy to meet profit targetsSUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco charged high prices in its Irish stores at the start of the year in order to achieve profit targets, …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Tesco makes much higher profit margin in Ireland, plan showsSUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco’s profit margins in the Republic are significantly higher than in the rest of the company, according …Mon May 11 2009 - 01:00
Developer in plea for personal privacyPROPERTY DEVELOPER Johnny Ronan has issued a statement appealing for privacy in relation to his personal life.Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Lidl to reduce grocery prices in all its stores in response to TescoCONSUMERS ARE set to reap the benefits of a grocery price war as Lidl yesterday became the first retailer to respond to Tesco…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Irish Tesco suppliers asked to cut priceTESCO IRELAND is seeking price cuts of up to 20 per cent from Irish suppliers to guarantee their place on the shelves of its …Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Tesco cuts prices in 11 stores near BorderSHOPPERS NO longer need to go to the North in search of value, Tesco Ireland has declared, following its move to reduce thousands…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Reductions draw sharp criticism from food industryREACTION: TESCO’S PRICE reductions in some stores drew a generally favourable response from consumers, but heavy criticism from…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Tesco cuts prices in 11 Irish storesTesco Ireland says shoppers no longer need to go to the North in search of value after it reduced thousands of prices in 11 of…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Izevbekhai's case put back to allow new legal representationNIGERIAN MOTHER Pamela Izevbekhai’s case before the Supreme Court has been put back to allow her time to find new legal representation…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Landlords accused of 'scam' over rent supplement tenantsSOME LANDLORDS are practising a “scam” by housing social welfare recipients availing of rent supplement in sub-standard accommodation…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Household debt up due to mortgage borrowingHOUSEHOLD DEBT in Ireland has doubled in the past five years, largely due to a massive increase in mortgage borrowing, the Oireachtas…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Court told of infill planning breachA LONG-RUNNING court battle over defects in hundreds of north Dublin houses has heard a claim that the quarry which provided …Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Requests for information on rise, says OmbudsmanTHE FINANCIAL downturn is driving a boom in Freedom of Information requests as members of the public seek greater accountability…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Household debt doubles in five yearsHousehold debt in Ireland has doubled in the past five years, largely due to a massive increase in mortgage borrowing, an Oireachtas…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
18 per cent rise in FoI requestsFreedom of Information (FOI) requests to public bodies went up by 18 per cent last year, the first increase since 2005, according…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Consumer agency warns over window-blind cordsTHE NATIONAL Consumer Agency has warned parents and carers to protect young children from the possibility of being injured or…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien and Lowry say document clears themBUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien and former minister for communications Michael Lowry have claimed a newly revealed document exonerates…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Premium rate service complaints trebled in 2008COMPLAINTS BY phone users about premium rate services more than trebled last year because of bad service and the “dubious” activities…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Dublin call centre outsources more services to PhilippinesCALLS TO one of the State’s main directory inquiry services will be answered from the Philippines for most of the week under …Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Lowry's lawyers deny he paid off associateLAWYERS FOR Michael Lowry TD have rejected any suggestion of a link between a £65,000 payment to a business associate and a blackmail…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Solicitor admits inconsistencies in purchase letters Bank given 'shorthand' version of dealAN ENGLISH solicitor who acted in property transactions involving former minister Michael Lowry has acknowledged there were inaccuracies…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Clonmel casino club has no plans to reopenA CASINO club in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, says it has no plans to reopen even though a charge of unlawful gaming against it was…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Irish water shows 30 times UK E.coli levelLEVELS OF E.coli contamination in Irish drinking water supplies are almost 30 times higher than those found in supplies in England…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
New York was so good they had to award it twiceNEW YORK for a holiday, Paris for a weekend away and Galway for a home break – that’s the verdict of Irish holidaymakers on their…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Experts speak out on obesity as weight-loss drug launchedTWO LEADING health experts have questioned a Government minister’s claim that “huge progress” has been made in the battle against…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Overseas voluntary work opportunitiesTHE OPPORTUNITIES available for volunteering overseas are being showcased at a fair in Dublin today.Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Christmas bonus cut opposed by elderlyONE OF the main groups representing older people has called on the Government to reverse the Budget decision not to pay a Christmas…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Most plans to tackle obesity not carried outLESS THAN one-fifth of the recommendations made by a Government taskforce on obesity four years ago have been implemented, according…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
'Judging Dev' deal sparks war of words between historiansA HISTORIAN has accused RTÉ of engaging in a secret deal to promote a highly successful book about Éamon de Valera that was written…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Absence of rules on stem-cell research misleadingTHE ABSENCE of guidelines on stem-cell research in Ireland is driving patients to seek quack “cures” overseas, according to a…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Obesity levels continue to riseLess than one-fifth of the recommendations made by a high-level Government taskforce on obesity four years ago have been implemented…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Ulster Bank and First Active under-deducted DirtAT LEAST 13,000 Ulster Bank and First Active customers have been told their banks under-deducted Deposit Interest Retention Tax…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
NCT inundated over new penalty pointsTHE SURPRISE introduction of new penalty point offences for motorists has thrown the National Car Test (NCT) system into chaos…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Jewish group says report findings ignored by StateAN INTERNATIONAL Jewish organisation has criticised the Government for failing to respond to a report on alleged links between…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Brother of tribunal judge killed in USA CONNEMARA man has been killed in a building accident in the US.Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
