Harney in favour of ban on smoking in private carsMINISTER FOR Health and Children Mary Harney has indicated that she is in favour of a ban on smoking in private cars.Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Graphic images to be put on cigarette packetsGraphic images which will soon be put on cigarette packets are to go public display tomorrow.Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Mayor warns of immigrant 'backlash'RISING UNEMPLOYMENT will test the tolerance of Irish people towards immigrants, Ireland’s first black mayor has said.Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Economic slowdown 'will test tolerance'Rising unemployment will test the tolerance of Irish people towards immigrants, Ireland's first black mayor has said.Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Media ignores public's positive perception of HSE, says reportPUBLIC SATISFACTION in the Health Service Executive (HSE) is much greater than the perception given in the media, it has been…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
FF TD describes SF as 'most strongly anti-EU party for almost 40 years'CRITICISM OF SINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN has been constantly wrong about Europe and is anti-EU, it has been claimed.Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Employers' role in day for disabled hailedMORE THAN 100 employers who took part in the first national Job Shadow Day were acknowledged yesterday.Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Six charged in connection with theft of more than 1,200 plasma televisionsSIX MEN have appeared in court in connection with the theft of more than 1,200 plasma television screens from a warehouse in …Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Call to cap taxi numbers rejectedPUTTING A cap on the number of taxis penalises consumers and would be an “extremely difficult and pointless task”, the chairman…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
'Gavinish' design fails to wow Chelsea judgesIRISH GARDENER Diarmuid Gavin's entry has only managed a bronze medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Six held as 3,000 TVs stolen by Dublin drugs gang recoveredGARDAÍ HAVE seized plasma televisions worth €1.6 million during a surveillance operation on a suspected major drug dealer.Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Health service urged to use bar codingTHE REPUBLIC needs to move towards a paperless healthcare system to enhance patient safety, a conference on medical technology…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Call to retain mental hospital in DundrumRELOCATING THE Central Mental Hospital (CMH) to the new Thornton Hall prison complex will criminalise mental illness and is the…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
EPA chief made a member of Royal Irish AcademyFORMER HEAD of the Northern Ireland civil service Sir George Quigley and the director of the Environmental Protection Agency (…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses end dispute with HSE after settlement terms acceptedPSYCHIATRIC NURSES have called off their dispute with the Health Service Executive following the acceptance of settlement terms…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Senior garda wanted e-mail suppressed, Omagh trial toldA SENIOR garda wanted an e-mail which cast doubt on the credibility of FBI agent David Rupert suppressed, the Omagh bombing civil…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Chief Omagh witness a 'confidence trickster'THE STATE’S chief witness against Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt was by his own admission a “drug smuggler, people smuggler…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
McKevitt counsel suggests garda 'mistaken' on Rupert meetingA MEETING between alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt and FBI agent David Rupert never occurred, the Omagh bomb civil trial…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Garda evidence to focus on Real IRA and testimony of FBI agent RupertFIFTY GARDAÍ will testify at the historic Omagh bomb civil trial, which began to hear evidence in Dublin yesterdayTue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Group censures adverts for drinks eveningsA DRINKS promotion evening that was advertised as “Twisted Tuesday” and another which involved “supersoaking” – squirting alcohol…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien thanks supporters and juryTHE HUSBAND of murdered woman Meg Walsh expressed thanks yesterday for those who supported him during the investigation into …Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Manic quality added to Oxegen line-upWELSH ROCK veterans Manic Street Preachers, The Kooks, Bell X1 and MGMT are among more than 30 new acts who have been added to…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
McBrearty criticises report and denies he exaggerated abuseMcBREARTY REACTION: FRANK McBREARTY jnr has criticised the findings of the sixth report of the Morris tribunal and said he never…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
School enters cardiac death project to innovator awardsTHE TRAGIC death of a 17-year-old student last September has prompted a Midlands school to raise awareness of Sudden Cardiac …Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Bus unveils plans for city centre interchange on Abbey StreetDUBLIN BUS has unveiled plans for a 13,000sq m interchange to be built in the city centre.Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Parts of central Dublin could be car-free next yearPROPOSALS TO ban all private cars and vehicles from parts of Dublin city centre could be implemented within a year, it has emerged…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Carbon footprint calculator the latest step in trying to reduce emissionsAS GREEN Party leader and Minister for the Environment, John Gormley has done many things that minimise personal carbon emissions…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Fewer psychiatric beds causing 'crisis' in prisonsTHERE HAS been a "substantial increase" in the number of psychiatrically ill people being committed to prison because of cutbacks…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Bullets sent to officers in campaign of intimidationPRISON OFFICERS have been sent bullets through the post in an ongoing campaign based on fear and intimidation, delegates at the…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
First Aer Lingus transatlantic flight from Dublin to New York recalledTHEY CAME to remember a time when flying transatlantic was as exotic as flying to the moon for most people, when getting a job…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Early diagnosis of scleroderma is vitalEARLY DIAGNOSIS of the potentially fatal disease scleroderma is essential if patients are given a chance to survive, a conference…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus settles €5 fare debacleTHE CHIEF executive of Aer Lingus, Dermot Mannion, has said the debacle over the €5 fares is over and that it has reached a settlement…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus tickets row over - CEOThe chief executive of Aer Lingus Dermot Mannion has said the debacle of the €5 fares is over and that it has reached a settlement…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Body to investigate child deaths urgedAN ORGANISATION to investigate the death of children who die from violence, neglect or by accident is a necessity, the Ombudsman…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Planes 'too much of a strain' as travellers switch from air to seaFERRY SURVEY FERRY PASSENGER numbers on both the Irish Sea and continental routes rose significantly last year, reversing a …Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
HSE's U-turn on respite beds 'a major victory'THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has reversed its decision to close respite beds at Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin.Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Spa pool workers offered trainingSpas can provide perfect conditions for bacteria to survive and are a potential health hazardTue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Tax reliefs going unclaimedHEALTHCARE WORKERS are losing out on millions of euro of potential tax reliefs, according to financial advisers.Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Denial of rights to sperm donor is 'anti-father'A COURT judgment that refused a biological father guardianship rights and recommended that a lesbian couple be considered as …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Facilities and care for the terminally ill criticisedA STUDY of hundreds of facilities for dying people has criticised the lack of palliative care beds and the lack of privacy for…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Cultural Night to be expanded outside DublinA CULTURAL initiative which involves art galleries and museum opening late to accommodate the public is to be expanded outside…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Over 420 jobs feared lost as liquidators appointed to firmONE OF the biggest employers in the midlands has gone into liquidation with feared losses of more than 420 jobs.Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Fire and rescue services withdrawnFIRE AND rescue services in four midland counties will no longer be providing ambulance cover for the Health Service Executive…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Death of journalist and former ombudsmanIRELAND'S FIRST ombudsman and former Irish Press political correspondent Michael Mills has died after a short illness in Tallaght…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Ictu alleges bias against disabled in workshopsSHELTERED WORKSHOPS, where intellectually disabled people earn as little as €7 a week, should be investigated by the Equality…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Cowen warns against wage inflationTaoiseach-designate Brian Cowen has said that the fundamentals of the Irish economy are strong but warned that increased wage…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Chinese activist nominated for awardA CHINESE rural campaigner that Amnesty International named recently as an activist who had been silenced because of the Olympic…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Cowen set to be invited to Olympics opening ceremonyCHINA: THE LEADER designate of Fianna Fáil, Brian Cowen, is to be invited to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in the…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Progress made in suicide preventionPROGRESS HAS been made in the area of suicide prevention in the last year, it was stated at a conference yesterday.Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Green Paper with elected mayor for Dublin to be published next weekPROPOSALS FOR a directly-elected mayor of Dublin are to be unveiled next week, the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
