An Irishman's DiaryEverybody who knows Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven ends up either loving it or hating itMon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Cocaine decade is upon us, says A&E expertIreland is at the beginning of a 10- year cocaine epidemic which will lead to "dozens and dozens" of deaths each year, one of…Sat Dec 08 2007 - 00:00
Cautionfor actor over airport incidentActor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been given a formal caution at a court hearing yesterday following an incident at Dublin airport…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Tax breaks, funding welcomedFILM INDUSTRY: The film industry has welcomed the retention of tax breaks along with a significant boost in funding for the …Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Prison officers reject new security proposalsPrison officers have rejected the latest proposals to end the stand-off with management over new security measures at the country…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Army pensions anomaly raisedRetired Army officers could be forced to sign on for jobseekers' allowance in order to draw their Army pensions, an Oireachtas…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Restaurants closed over infestationA cockroach infestation caused the closure of three restaurants in the Powerscourt Centre in Dublin.Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Guidelines issued to help inform parents of disabilityNew national guidelines have been issued for the first time for how families should be informed that their child has a disability…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
Ikea to promote Belfast store with TV adverts in RepublicIkea will begin a television advertising campaign in the Republic from today in advance of the opening of its Belfast store on…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE: Three-day festival in Carrick-on-Suir next June to celebrate Clancy Brothers' musicGay Byrne once called them the most famous Irish people in the world, and the Clancy Brothers' legacy will be celebrated when…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Tickets for 'Boss' summer concerts sell outMore than 110,000 tickets for Bruce Springsteen's concerts in Ireland next summer sold out in just 2½ hours yesterday…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Kings of Leon to play at OxegenKings of Leon have become the first act to be announced for next year's Oxegen music festival.Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Seizures of illegal medicines on increaseCustoms officials are seizing 100 packages of medicines a week sourced illegally through the internet, the Irish Medicines Board…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
GRINDING BEAT: Bewley's of Grafton Street raises a cup to its 80th anniversaryThe most significant thing about the 80th anniversary of Bewley's on Grafton Street is that it happened at all.Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Ahern says Harney will be in job 'for many years to come'The Taoiseach has defended the Minister for Health Mary Harney and said she will be in the job for many years to come.Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Device lets heart patients send data from homeA device which monitors the heart and transmits the data to cardiac departments for analysis could be available for every heart…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Reilly calls on HSE to clarify reports of more misdiagnosesOther hospitals: The Health Service Executive has been urged to clarify further reports of misdiagnosed cancer patients at two…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
Casey's immigrant work 'influenced housing policy'Dr Eamon Casey's work with Irish immigrants in Britain had a far-reaching influence on housing policy in both Britain and Ireland…Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Father hopes for return by ChristmasThe unmarried father of three-year-old twin boys, who were taken to England by their mother without his knowledge or consent, …Fri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
RTÉ to discuss cocaine allegation at meetingThe controversy surrounding the broadcasting of a documentary which contains an allegation that a Government Minister took cocaine…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Publisher criticises cocaine book authorThe publishers of the controversial book High Society have criticised its author for not keeping a digital recording of an alleged…Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Climate change outpacing scienceGlobal warming is happening so fast that it may become impossible to predict its full effects in the future, one of the world…Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Call for overhaul of film industry tax breaksThe Irish film industry is in the "last-chance saloon" unless tax incentives are extended and improved, a senior film producer…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Recording of cocaine claim 'not retained'- authorAuthor Justine Delaney-Wilson has said she did make a digital recording of her interview with a Minister who allegedly admitted…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Concern over cancer risk-assessment fundingFamilies with a history of cancer are being exposed because of the underfunding of cancer risk-assessment clinics, a conference…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
More to young than 'twixters' and 'kippers', says academicThey used to be known as slackers and are now called "twixters" (between adolescence and adulthood), boomerang kids or "kippers…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Electoral register described as 'beyond redemption'The current electoral register process is "beyond redemption", an Oireachtas committee chairman has said.Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Ryanair advert 'inappropriate'A complaint that a Ryanair advertisement showing a suggestively dressed teenage girl was "unacceptable and inappropriate" has…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Two health-related companies nominated for entrepreneur awardA Waterford-based Irish pharmaceutical company and a husband and wife team who are pioneering an innovative speech and language…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Rossmeister hits Olympian heightsAs an all-round "leg" (as in legend), Castlerock school rugby hero and über-southsider, Ross O'Carroll Kelly has spent his life…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Health inventory aims to improve servicesThe first inventory in history of health services on both sides of the Border will help improve the provision of services on …Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Election result 'a wake-up call', says AdamsSinn Féin's performance in the last general election was a "wake-up call" for republicans, the party's president Gerry Adams …Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Psychiatric patients 'still endure' poor conditionsPatients in large psychiatric hospitals which are scheduled to close are continuing to endure poor conditions, the Inspector …Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Visas for migrants who lose status problematic, Government saysBridging visas for migrants who have lost their documented status would be "extremely problematic" and a possible incentive for…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
More tributes paid to columnist who 'fused art with science'Further tributes were paid yesterday to the meteorologist and Irish Times columnist Brendan McWilliams, who died earlier this…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Judge rules on learner driversA District Court judge has said he intends to disqualify provisional licence holders who drive on the road without a qualified…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Colleagues mourn death of writer who brought the weather to lifeMeteorologist and Irish Times columnist Brendan McWilliams has died after a short illness.Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Shortfall in State aid for carers, forum toldThere is a "major shortfall" in the number of family carers receiving State financial support which needs to be addressed, the…Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Standards in Irish journalism good, says HorganThe new Press Ombudsman, Prof John Horgan, has said that standards in Irish journalism are "already good", evidenced by the fact…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Background: Mr Justice MurrayMr Justice John Murray was born in Co Limerick in 1943Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
200 workers at ESB Moneypoint lose jobsTwo hundred workers at the ESB Moneypoint station in Co Clare have lost their jobs with immediate effect after the Polish sub…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Charge against actor withdrawnA charge against actor Bryan Murray of obtaining money for a business venture by deception has been withdrawn by the Director…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Archbishop warns on schools' ethosThe State should not undermine the contribution of church schools by diluting their intake beyond recognition in order to cope…Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Death inexplicable, says coronerThe death of a 19-year-old DCU engineering student from carbon monoxide poisoning is "inexplicable", a coroner has said.Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Calls for mandatory 'health proofing'Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) should be made mandatory in the same way that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are for…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
PSNI inquiry into cocaine greyhoundsTwo greyhound owners who doped their dogs with cocaine could face criminal prosecution.Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Council officials facing inquiryTwo officials at Trim Town Council have been suspended following an allegation that council workers worked on the home of one…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Bord na gCon to shame dopersThe greyhound racing industry body Bord na gCon has said it hopes that the naming of a number of greyhound owners who have doped…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Cocaine given to dogs by owners to win racesGreyhound owners are feeding their dogs cocaine as a performance-enhancing drug, a report by a Government-sponsored committee…Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Death of bodhrán playerA bodhrán player with an Irish dancing troupe has been electrocuted in an accident in Siberia.Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
