Fastnet buys firm with Moroccan stakeDUBLIN-BASED Fastnet Oil and Gas has paid $8 million (€6Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Mary Immaculate to offer loan to cover student chargeParents and guardians will be able to borrow the total cost of their children’s student contribution charge for the Mary Immaculate…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Wise guy takes to the decks before Dublin date with his BossSINCE THE death of saxophonist Clarence Clemons last year, Steve Van Zandt is now the best known member of Bruce Springsteen’…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Demand for pill among women in 20s downTHE NUMBER of women in their 20s receiving contraception prescriptions from Well Woman clinics has declined by almost half, in…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Irish push to better explain cancer risksCANCER CARE: IRISH-BASED researchers have teamed up with a major cancer research institute in France to develop ways of communicating…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Use of sexual health services dropsThe number of women in their 20s receiving contraception prescriptions from Well Woman clinics has declined by almost half, due…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Chemical testing without animals 'close'SKIN ALLERGIES: SCIENTISTS ARE “very close” to being able to predict which products cause skin allergies without the need to…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Van Zandt apologises to London policeBruce Springsteen’s guitar player Steven van Zandt has offered an apology to the Metropolitan Police for accusing them in the…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Harmony 'driven by mathematical ratios'It was apparent to mathematicians going back to Ancient Greece that musical harmony was fundamentally driven by mathematical …Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Boomtown fat cats will destroy us all, says GeldofEUROSCIENCE OPEN FORUM: IT MAY have been 27 years to the day since Live Aid, but Bob Geldof has lost none of his ability to …Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Rain or shine: The tricky art of weather forecastingHow accurate is the weather forecast? Explaining a few of its off-target predictions this summer, Met Éireann says people need…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Dangers from fracking 'very low' if done correctlyGAS DRILLING: THE DANGERS from fracking if done correctly are “very, very low”, according to one of the authors of a report …Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Celebrated Irish RAF pilot recalledOf all the Irishmen who fought in the second World War, none was better known in their time than Brendan "Paddy" Finucane.Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Bolden going where no man has gone before with plans for Nasa Mars missionSPACE EXPLORATION: THE HEAD of Nasa, Charles Bolden, promised the gathering of school children there could be no stupid questions…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Public treats abound as big ideas look a little smallerTALKS AND EVENTS: THE EUROSCIENCE Open Forum (Esof) was never just about the scientists.Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Geldof defends taxation arrangementsBob Geldof today defended his taxation arrangements, saying he had no choice but to be non-domiciled in the United Kingdom because…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Dublin Rose glad to preach scienceCELEBRITY SUPPORT: THE ROSE of Tralee festival has produced one famous winner who was also a science graduate – Aoibhinn Ní …Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Promoter defends security at concert in Phoenix ParkTHE PROMOTER of Saturday night’s concert in the Phoenix Park, which was marred by violence and drunkenness, has strongly defended…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Clayton's costly home help: Hawkins looked after mansion and stole €2.8 millionU2 BASS player Adam Clayton must rue the day he encountered Carol Hawkins and her now ex-husband John Hawkins on a Caribbean …Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Press Ombudsman in Ireland to give evidence at Leveson inquiryTHE PRESS Ombudsman in Ireland, Prof John Horgan, has been called to give evidence at the Leveson inquiry in the UK next Friday…Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Photography festival launched in Temple BarA PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition is highlighting migration around the world, including the legacy of the Irish emigration to Argentina…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Clayton's former assistant jailedU2 bass player Adam Clayton’s former assistant Carol Hawkins has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding the musician…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Phoenix Park concerts fill an Oxegen-shaped holeEVER SINCE the announcement was made before Christmas that there would be no Oxegen this year, there has been a giant festival…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Teen advocacy programme saves State €200,000 a yearAN INTENSIVE programme for troubled teenagers has seen an improvement in general behaviour in almost all of them and saves the…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Recycling firm's plan to sell e-voting machines for charity blocked by government departmentATTEMPTS BY a private company to sell some of the controversial e-voting machines for charity have been blocked by the Department…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
No summer in sight as further downpours forecastTHE RELENTLESS wet weather is set to continue this week with 50mm of rain likely in some places.Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Record rainfall levels in JuneRecord rainfall levels were recorded across Ireland in June except in parts of Dublin, according to Met Éireann’s weather summary…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Waterfall forecast for Stone Roses gigThe organisers of a series of concerts in the Phoenix Park this week are taking additional steps to deal with sodden ground following…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Data shows June one of wettest on recordPRELIMINARY WEATHER data for the month of June showed that it was one of the wettest on record for many placesMon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Camelot lights up Derby day with regal performanceAT THE court of Camelot, there can only be one king.Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Cheaper rates part of EU plan to get rid of 'roaming rip-offs'SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED roaming charges abroad for many mobile phone users will come into effect from tomorrow.Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Judges in extradition case called on to resignTHE HUNGARIAN father of two young children who were killed by an Irish driver has called for the resignation of the Supreme Court…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Report says Dublin losing out to other citiesDUBLIN COULD attract an additional two million visitors and generate 27,000 jobs by 2020 if the city is properly marketed, a …Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Dexys added to Electric Picnic billDexys, the present day incarnation of Dexys Midnight Runners, have been added to the Electric Picnic bill along with several …Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Mourners hear of 'one in a million' football fanIRELAND GOALKEEPER Shay Given and FAI chief executive John Delaney were among the hundreds of people who turned out for the funeral…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Gallagher plays Croke ParkNoel Gallagher will play in Croke Park tonight as support to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it will not be the first time he …Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Funeral of James Nolan (21) heldClose to 1,000 mourners turned out this morning in bright sunshine for the funeral of Irish fan James Nolan who died while supporting…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Ireland among best at targeting overseas aidIRELAND HAS some of the best targeted overseas aid in the world, and remains an inspiration to other EU countries, according …Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Politicians criticise Ulster Bank over crashULSTER BANK has been castigated by both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton over its failure to …Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Change in Ballymun 'extraordinary', says ShortallTHE TRANSFORMATION of Ballymun in Dublin has been “extraordinary” and contains examples of good practice in urban regeneration…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Carrick-on-Shannon to mark 400 yearsA programme of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the Co Leitrim town of Carrick-on-Shannon was launched by Minister for…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Carrick-on-Shannon events unveiledA programme of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the Co Leitrim town of Carrick-on-Shannon was unveiled by the Minister…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
We all dream of a team of RobokeanesTHE IRISH football team may have performed abysmally in the European Championships, but their robotic counterparts did much better…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Man still held over fatal stabbingA 20-year-old man is still being held in connection with the fatal stabbing of another man in a row between neighbours in west…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Dublin man (20) arrested over fatal stabbingA 20-YEAR-OLD man has been stabbed to death in a row between neighbours in west Dublin.Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Republic's team slip away after touchdownTHE IRISH team returned home in a fashion as unmemorable as their exit from the European Championships.Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Áras welcome for peace campaignerTRIBUTE: AUNG SAN Suu Kyi was warmly welcomed by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Áras an Uachtaráin in a …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
What makes a musical genius?Is musical talent down to nature or nurture? Prof Steven Frucht is determined to find out what makes a true musicianTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Thousands welcome Suu Kyi on Dublin visitBURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY leader Aung San Suu Kyi last night said in Dublin that her reception in Ireland had made for “one of the…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
