Nun urges church to give up running schoolsThe founder of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, has called on the Catholic Church to "plan to withdraw…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Call for ratification of rights for the disabledThe president of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has called on the Government to ratify the UN convention which gives…Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Dubliner takes the honours in Liffey SwimAfter more than 30 attempts, Dubliner Larry Mooney soaked up the applause after a long-coveted victory in the annual Liffey Swim…Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00
Level of immigration 'underestimated'Minister of State for integration Conor Lenihan has said that he believes last year's census gave a "serious underestimate" of…Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00
Ireland could have leading role in drive to eliminate hunger, says economistIRELAND: Ireland is well placed to take a leading role in the global effort to eliminate hunger, according to economist Jeffrey…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Revenue 'could start parallel inquiry' if account not credibleTax expert: The Revenue Commissioners could begin a parallel investigation into Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's finances if his account…Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Pill does not increase cancer risk - reportAction Breast Cancer has welcomed the publication of a major report which suggests that taking the contraceptive pill does not…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
A new-look nation, lacking integrationImmigration Shortly after making a speech about children's rights in December 2001, the then Minister for Children, Mary Hanafin…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
Immigration - the issue that dare not speak its nameMigration and the reinvention of Ireland: By leaving debate on immigration to take place in pubs and taxis, politicians risk…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Finding a creative voice to break the stereotypes of victimhoodBisi Adigun, a badminton fanatic, tells the story of a recent competition he entered with a Nigerian friend in DublinWed May 23 2007 - 01:00
'Urgent need' to reform laws on traffickingThere is an urgent need for the enactment of laws recognising the problem of human trafficking for forced labour, it was argued…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Disney not amused by students' 'Sister Act'With only two days to go before its opening night, a play to be staged by a gay and lesbian students' society at NUI Galway had…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Integration of migrants must be a 'two-way process'The integration of migrants is a "two-way process" that requires reciprocal action by the State and its immigrants, it was argued…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
Meath meetings on rail link to DublinPublic consultations were held in Co Meath yesterday on the reopening of a rail link between Navan and Dublin.Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Bodies of unidentified Stardust victims exhumed for DNA testsThe exhumation of five unidentified bodies of victims of the 1981 Stardust fire has been completed, it was confirmed yesterday…Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Alcohol a factor in pedestrian road deathsFive of the 63 pedestrians who were killed on the State's roads in 2003 were over the alcohol limit and lying on the road when…Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí yet to identify body found on city streetGardaí seeking to identify a man, whose body was found on a busy street in Dublin city centre last week, have contacted organisations…Wed Feb 07 2007 - 00:00
EU 'energy revolution' needed, Sargent tells forumEU: The European Union needs an "energy revolution" if the problems of global warming and energy security are to be adequately…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
'Very paltry' €1.8m to go on suicide preventionA leading expert on suicide has criticised the Government for spending a "very paltry" €1Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Neighbours tell of their shock at fire deathsNeighbours on the quiet cul-de-sac at Glenvara Park in Knocklyon, Co Dublin, where the bodies of Joe and Sheila Power were found…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Man died after rare operation on 10-year-old injuryA firefighter died after a rare operation to repair a serious injury he suffered during a road collision but which went undetected…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Clondalkin residents shocked by 'callous murder'A small number of bouquets yesterday lay against the garden wall of the two-storey terraced house in Clondalkin, Dublin, that…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
€21bn to be invested in social and affordable housingAccommodation: The Government has said it will invest some €21 billion in social and affordable housing over the next seven …Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí arrest three after motorway crashThree young people were arrested yesterday after a car in which they were travelling lost control and crashed on the M50 in Dublin…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Dioxins in fish here well below EU limits, says FSAIThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has set out to reassure consumers that levels of potentially harmful contamination…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Dr Farrell, a pathologist, is State's only full-time coronerDr Brian Farrell, who was appointed Dublin City Coroner in 1991, is both a trained barrister and a pathologist, in which capacity…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Knock airport board has not discussed serving US militaryThe board of Knock airport yesterday distanced itself from a suggestion by one of its members, Ulick McEvaddy, that the airport…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
'Glitch' blamed as Arcade Fire ticket limit raisedMusic promoter MCD has said a "glitch" was to blame for members of the public being allowed to buy up to 50 tickets each for …Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Cost of anti-social behaviour citedEffective measures against anti-social behaviour can lead to significant long-term savings in social services, health and education…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Recycling continues across StateChristmas trees can still be left for recycling at hundreds of sites throughout the State.Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Suicidal teenager (13) returned to care of HSEA suicidal 13-year-old girl who went missing after discharging herself from hospital earlier this week has been returned to the…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Call for transport services for rural elderlyAge Action has called on the Government to fund an extension of the rural transport initiative during daylight hours to ease …Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Quarter of household waste unaccounted forAlmost a quarter of all households are not using waste collection services and hundreds of tonnes of waste are going missing, …Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Shannon airport staff reject redundancy dealWorkers at Shannon airport yesterday voted against a restructuring and redundancy package aimed at cost savings of some €10 million…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Medjugorje body may be that of missing womanThe husband of a Dublin woman who disappeared in Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina last September is to travel there this morning…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Lowry suggests drink laws cause of rural isolationIndependent TD Michael Lowry has suggested that over-stringent enforcement of the drink-driving laws is having a damaging effect…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Armed Garda protection for judgesA number of senior judges are currently under armed Garda protection.Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Senior party members play down leadership speculationFine Gael TDs, Senators and MEPs have dismissed speculation about the party leadership and have urged members to focus on the…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Michael Yeats, son of poet, diesThe death has taken place of former Fianna Fáil senator and MEP Michael Yeats. He was 86.Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Removal held for couple who died in fireHundreds attended the removal last night of a young couple who died in a house fire in Co Kildare on Monday morning.Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Flying high: gales and heavy winds forecast as west and north set to bear brunt of stormsMet Éireann has forecast heavy rain and extreme winds over the New Year weekend, with gales of over 120km/h (75mph) expected …Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Imma galleries closed for lighting repairsFirst-floor galleries at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, closed since November after a fault was discovered in the lighting system…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Christmas sales frenzy hits fever pitchSo, where were we? After an interlude of two days, they queued like communists in the morning rain yesterday; hundreds of thousands…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Retailers report bumper shopping figuresRetailers reported exceptionally strong business across the country yesterday, the first main day of the post-Christmas sales…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Bono to receive British knighthood for music, humanitarian workU2 singer Bono is to be awarded an honorary British knighthood for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian…Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00
'Nothing is being done about it - it's still going on'Donnycarney: In Angela's café, Charlie came easily to mindWed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Boys' father takes stand and tells judge he is 'really sorry'"I love my kids more than my life," Hassan Hassan told the court, his eyes trained on the judge to his rightTue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Gardaí keep low profile at drug dealer's removalGardaí kept a discreet presence at the removal in Dublin last night of murdered drug dealer Martin "Marlo" Hyland.Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Hassan pleads guilty to abducting childrenThe former partner of Latvian woman Baiba Saulite, who was shot dead at her home in Dublin in November, will be sentenced next…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
HSE finds syringes in open area of nursing homeHealth Service Executive (HSE) officials who visited a nursing home in Co Wicklow in October found that syringes were stored …Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
