Leo's the head of light entertainment as popping champagne makes biggest bangDUBLIN REACTION: WHEN IT comes to particle physics, timing is everything. Blink and you'll miss it a billion times overThu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Drive to leave the car at home beginsSTAFF AT 15 of Dublin's biggest employers are to participate in a month-long challenge to reduce traffic congestion by walking…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Teens elected parentsThe number of teenage mothers in Ireland fell steadily every year this decade until last yearTue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTARA BROWNE died as he had lived his life: at breakneck speed and in the metaphorical fast laneTue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Budget will not weaken house market - LenihanMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan yesterday rejected suggestions that the announcement of an early budget would make a bad situation…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Foreign investment in Ireland set to be 6% up on last year, says IDA headTHE INDUSTRIAL Development Authority (IDA) has said the level of foreign direct investment in Ireland this year is running ahead…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Sex assault victims need lawyers, crisis centre saysVICTIMS OF rape and sexual assault should have individual legal representation in court, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Dublin trumps Europe for poker titleDUBLIN HAS been named the best poker-playing city in Europe, according to the game's biggest-selling magazine.Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Chain stores taking over, warns shop ownerA SMALL antique shop off Grafton Street has closed its doors and its owners have warned that small shop owners can no longer …Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Decision to publish details of EU farm subsidies is criticisedA DECISION TO publish the payment details of the EU subsidies given to every farmer in the country has been described as a “charter…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Electric Picnic fans clean up act as waste recycling is tripledFESTIVAL-GOERS AT the Electric Picnic exceeded the organisers' expectations by recycling almost 30 per cent of their waste.Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Pistols fire final shot as 'Picnic' endsAll THE ELECTRIC Picnic ended in glorious sunshine with temperatures of 22 degrees capping one of the summer's few dry weekends…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Electric Picnic's diverse feast ranges from Sex Pistols to herd of man-made elephantsTHE ELECTRIC Picnic, the festival where the best in creature comforts meets the alternative lifestyle, gets under way today with…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Sharp increase in mumps cases prompts vaccination adviceSTUDENTS HAVE been warned to get a Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR) jab which guards against mumps following a four-fold increase…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Anger over Millionaire RaffleTHE NATIONAL Lottery has been accused of misleading the public over the live broadcast of their Millionaire Raffle draw.Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Irish gamers to compete for place in cyber OlympicsTHE BEIJING Olympics may be over, but qualification for their gaming equivalent begins in earnest early next month.Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
No penalty for those who don't get tags on time - NRAMOTORISTS WHO have not received their electronic tags by the time the M50 goes barrier-free on Saturday will not be penalised…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Watchers hope for clear skies for Saturday's eclipseECLIPSE: AS WITH buses, you can wait ages for an eclipse, and then several come along at once.Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
HSE denies fees dispute is delaying dental careTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has denied a claim by dentists that medical card patients are having their treatment delayed…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Tribunal signals that discrimination against English people is no jokeHEARD THE one about the English man who claimed he was discriminated against by the Irish? The case was no joke for "Mr C", who…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Marlay Park is the musical place to beOUTDOOR GIGS: THE PICTURESQUE setting of Marlay Park at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains is the scene for some of the most…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Cuts to hit drug servicesA LEADING drugs counsellor has warned that cutbacks in Government funding for drug services will be self-defeating and end up…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Much-delayed inquest gives sense of finality to familiesTHE INQUEST into the deaths of five schoolgirls in the Navan bus crash will give the families of the bereaved some sense of finality…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Failure of braking system led to crashTHE FAILURE of an anti-lock braking system (ABS) was the "primary cause" of the tragic deaths of five schoolgirls in the Navan…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Weekend weather could end up costing millionsFLASH FLOODING: THE COST of Saturday's flash flooding in Dublin and Kildare is likely to run into millions of euro.Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Deluge catches Glasnevin pub by surpriseBUSINESS DISRUPTED: PATRONS OF the Tolka House pub in Glasnevin, Dublin, were enjoying a late afternoon lunch in badly need …Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Verdict of accidental deaths recorded in Navan bus crash inquestA verdict of accidental death has been recorded at the inquest into the deaths of five school children killed in the Navan bus…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Three held after rural raids yield €500,000 in cannabisTHREE MEN have been arrested following a targeted Garda raid on gangs involved in the cultivation of cannabis plants for sale…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Irish skydivers injured in plane crash in CanadaTHREE IRISH students were injured when an aircraft crash-landed in a field during a skydiving exercise in Canada.Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Bus warns fuel costs will double to €37m next yearTHE COST of fuel for Dublin Bus could almost double next year, the company has warned.Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Call for State equity loan to help first-time buyersA GOVERNMENT equity loan scheme of up to 30 per cent of the price of a new home should be introduced for qualified first-time…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Stand-off at pay talks as both sides prefer stalemate to bad dealBACKGROUND: PAY TALKS are by their nature difficult, but those who believe that the present round is the most difficult since…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Social groups satisfied with progressSOCIAL AND community groups have expressed satisfaction with commitments given to maintain those aspects of Towards 2016 aimed…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Tesco disputes finding of price surveyTESCO HAS disputed the findings of an Irish Times survey which found that a basket of randomly-selected goods at one of its stores…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Cowen may intervene to broker pay dealNO AGREEMENT has been reached on the critical issues of pay and collective bargaining as the partnership talks enter their final…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
No agreement on collective bargaining in pay talksNO AGREEMENT has been reached on the critical issue of collective bargaining as social partnership talks enter their scheduled…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Garda urges vigilance on cannabis factories after large Dublin seizureGARDAÍ HAVE appealed to the public to be more vigilant about the prevalence of cannabis factories usually in rented properties…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Man shot in head in Ballyfermot remains stable in hospitalA MAN who was shot in the head in an attack on a house in south Dublin remains in a stable condition in hospital.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Enjoy the sunshine, heavy rain returning this weekTHE WEATHER is set to turn unsettled again for the foreseeable future with torrential rain forecast in some places this week.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Couple with 12 children told to pay €40,000 mortgage debt by OctoberA COUPLE who are expecting their 13th child in two weeks have been given until October to deal with mortgage arrears of more …Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Towns feel pain as jobs vanishIreland's towns, once noisy with the sounds of construction, are ominously quiet, as people get to grips with a new reality and…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Cleaning firm defends keeping staff in stableA BRITISH-based cleaning company has defended its decision to put its contract employees up in a stable during the Oxegen music…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
THE RIGHT PRIORITIESIrish businesses need to do more to face up to their social corporate responsibilities, according to a recent conferenceMon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Romance in the air as sun comes out at OxegenTHE LAST day of Oxegen was memorable for many reasons - but unforgettable for one couple.Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Flawless performance for troubled WinehouseWill she, won't she? Amy Winehouse answered the question that most music fans have been asking by turning up for Oxegen.Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
First ferry service between Ireland and Spain proposedSHIP ROUTE: THE PORT OF Cork is to seek financial support from the EU for the first ferry service between Ireland and the north…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Sun breaks through as Oxegen gets under wayOxegen 08 got under way this evening and as it did the sun came out.Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Fans arrive early for three-day Oxegen festivalONE OF these years, fans going to Oxegen will catch a break with the weather.Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
