Activity tourism has 'huge potential'SURVEY: HIKING TOURISTS spent almost €150 million in Ireland last year, according to new figures.Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Higgins salutes lifetime achievement of old friend and veteran actor Niall TóibínIF YOU are going to be upstaged on a night you receive a lifetime achievement award you might as well be upstaged by an old friend…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
€1 million chair: Eileen Gray auction expected to spark bidding warARE YOU sitting comfortably? A chair by the well-known Irish designer Eileen Gray is expected to fetch about €1 million when …Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Students call for clarification on feesTHE UNION of Students in Ireland (USI) has called on the Government to clarify its intentions in relation to increases to registration…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Athens austerity measures mad, says German opposition leaderDUBLIN CONFERENCE: THE AUSTERITY measures being imposed on Greece are “mad”, and indicate that Europe learned no lesson from…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Lure Of The Damp Squid: Dublin Contemporary Exhibition EndsTHOUSANDS OF art lovers turned out yesterday for the last day of Dublin Contemporary: Terrible Beauty – Art, Crisis, Change, …Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Guns N'Roses 'n' proseSMALL PRINT: IT IS BETTER to burn out than to fade away, as Neil Young would say, but it is better still to write a book about…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
A month of records with unseasonably high temperaturesOCTOBER ENDED as it began with balmy temperatures more seasonal to summer than late autumn.Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Dunphy accused of false allegations against NewstalkNEWSTALK CHIEF executive Frank Cronin has accused former presenter Eamon Dunphy of making “false and malicious” allegations against…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Dunphy critical of O'Brien on final showNEWSTALK PRESENTER Eamon Dunphy has accused station owner Denis O’Brien of despising journalism.Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Kelly's wins two 'best hotel' titlesAWARDS: KELLY’S RESORT Hotel in Rosslare was named best hotel at the 2011 national hospitality awards this week.Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Chili Peppers to play Croke ParkThe Red Hot Chili Peppers are to play an outdoor concert in Croke Park next summer.Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
'Irish Times' financial correspondent named national journalist of the yearAWARD WINNERS: SIMON CARSWELL, finance correspondent at The Irish Times , has been named national journalist of the year for…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Regulation of UK press in spotlight at awardsTHE PHONE-HACKING scandal was not a failure of self-regulation in the press, a prominent former editor said yesterday.Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Ahern defends his pension of €135,000FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has defended his State pension of approximately €135,000 and said he had worked for it for 40 years…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Kennedy praised for courageous journalismSPECIAL AWARD: FORMER Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy has been given a special award for her outstanding contribution to…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Friends and colleagues in farewell to broadcasterTHE LATE journalist and broadcaster Cathal O’Shannon had asked for a small, simple funeral but, in keeping with the man, it was…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Emigrants need the option to come home, not pityTHERE ARE two types of Irish people. There are those who emigrate and there are those who do notThu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
'Irish Times' journalists win top awardsThe Irish Times finance correspondent Simon Carswell has been chosen as national journalist of the year for his work on the …Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Heavy rainfall breaks October recordMET ÉIREANN: MONDAY’S RAINFALL, which caused so much disruption to Dublin, was an October record, according to Met Éireann…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Last debate peaked at 900,000 viewersTELEVISION FIGURES: MONDAY NIGHT’S memorable and final presidential debate attracted a peak audience of almost 900,000.Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Flood damage in east may cost tens of millions of euroDAMAGE COSTING tens of millions of euro is likely to have been caused by flash flooding in Dublin and on parts of the east coast…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Smyth dispute not linked to RTÉ role, says Today FM bossTODAY FM chief executive Willie O’Reilly has said his surprise decision to join RTÉ is not related to his recent decision to …Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Rainfall record at Casement AerodromeA total of 82mms of rain (more than three inches) fell yesterday at Casement Aerodrome, one of Dublin’s main weather stations…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Health workers warned over protecting patients' dataHEALTH PROFESSIONALS have been warned that ignorance is no excuse for the law in relation to the handling of patients’ records…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Businessman ordered to pay cost of repossessionA BUSINESSMAN who remortgaged the family home to pay off debts has been ordered by a judge to pay all the legal costs of the …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Language students flock to IrelandSTUDY TOURISM: THE NUMBER of foreigners studying English in Ireland will surpass 100,000 this year generating over €300m in …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Citizens' assembly to have say in constitutional reformREFORMS: A CITIZENS’ assembly drawn from the electoral register will be a part of the constitutional convention which will be…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
'Irish Times' journalists nominated for awardsTHE IRISH Times finance correspondent Simon Carswell is among the nominees for journalist of the year in the first annual National…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ's Joe Duffy takes 30% pay cutRTÉ Liveline presenter Joe Duffy has revealed that he has taken a 30 per cent pay cut which came into force at the beginning …Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Woman who sent derogatory e-mail awarded €10,000A WOMAN who sent an e-mail to a colleague making derogatory remarks about other people she worked with has been awarded €10,000…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Senators raise issue of Smyth removal from Today FMTODAY FM chief executive Willie O’Reilly has said he would have resigned if station owner Denis O’Brien had interfered in his…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
MS patients to be given vitamin D to test sun's effect on the conditionPATIENTS WITH early-stage multiple sclerosis are to be given vitamin D supplements as part of a trial to determine if a lack …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Bowman stands by Kenny RTÉ pay storyBROADCASTER AND historian John Bowman is standing by his story that Pat Kenny sought pay parity with Gay Byrne as RTÉ’s top presenter…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ paid top presenters too much, says station chiefRTÉ MAY lose some of its most popular presenters as a result of a 30 per cent cut in their wages but they will be replaced by…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Rain, wind and cold forecast for this weekGale-force winds, lashing rain, ground frost and even the possibility of snow are forecast for this week as October switches …Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick's life was 'an inspiration'FORMER FIANNA Fáil TD Michael Fitzpatrick, who died last week from motor neurone disease, was a man whose life was an inspiration…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ 'may lose' some top earnersRTÉ may lose some of its most popular presenters as a result of a 30 per cent cut in their wages but they will be replaced by…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Ireland not 'different' enough for UK visitorsSURVEY: MANY BRITISH tourists no longer regard Ireland as sufficiently different to merit holidaying here, research shows.Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Digital switchover could raise €180m, says MinisterTHE SALE of broadband spectrum as a result of the changeover from analogue to digital television could net the taxpayer €180 …Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ radio presenter steps down over cancerRTÉ RADIO Morning Ireland presenter Áine Lawlor is to step down from the programme to receive treatment for cancer.Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Lawlor signs off 'Morning Ireland'RTÉ Morning Ireland presenter Áine Lawlor is to leave the programme after being diagnosed with cancer.Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ must not hinder debate on priest's case, Seanad toldRTÉ WOULD be guilty of “an outrageous attack on democracy” if it transpired that the broadcaster tried to stymie an Oireachtas…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness says that as a republican he wants to represent 32 countiesSINN FÉIN’S Martin McGuinness has said he wants to be the president of “all of Ireland’s 32 counties”.Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
25 parishes keen to 'reach out' to people with Irish ancestryTWENTY-FIVE parishes across Ireland have expressed an interest in copying the “Ireland Reaching Out” initiative held last summer…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
'Late Late Show' viewership figures slumpFALLING VIEWERSHIP figures for RTÉ’s Late Late Show have been underlined by its slump to sixth in the ratings for last week…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Experts differ on effects of alcohol in pregnancyMOTHERS CAN ensure the best start in life for their children by abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy, said the HSE’s national…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
No Indian summer rain delays Bollywood film setTO THAT old showbiz adage “never work with animals or children” should come a third advisory.Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Candidates hold radio debateThe seven presidential candidates have taken part in a live debate on Today FM.Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
