Average personal injury award fell last yearA REDUCTION in the average value of personal injury claims awarded last year has been attributed to a lower proportion of individuals…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Average injury claim payout fallsCompensation totaling some €210 million was awarded last year in respect of 9,833 personal injury claimants.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Irish bodies to be re-interred in USA sense of mystery still shrouds exactly what happened to 57 Irish people who took jobs building a Pennsylvania railway in 1832…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
'Frontline' Gallagher tweet unfairThe use of an unverified tweet about Seán Gallagher during the final televised presidential election debate last year was unfair…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Grafton Group profits up 3%Underlying pre-tax profits at hardware merchant Grafton Group increased by 3 per cent last year to €42.3 millionWed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Noonan appoints Nama advisorsTwo members have been appointed to a group which is to advise Minister for Finance Micheal Noonan on strategy and other matters…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
First rise in jobs seen since 2007The number of people in employment grew by 0Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Three held over Longford incidentA man who was hospitalised after being shot in an incident in Co Longford early this morning has been arrested.Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Parliamentary channel on wayThe Houses of the Oireachtas service appears to be pressing ahead with an idea to broadcast more political debate from the Dáil…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to trial Wi-Fi serviceDublin Bus is to begin a wireless internet trial on a number of its buses from next week.Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
ESB 'not cutting' Priory Hall powerESB Networks has said it does not intend to cut the power supply to the Priory Hall apartments in north Dublin.Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Advice sought on 'Oireachtas TV' planThe Houses of the Oireachtas service is seeking a consultant to advise it on the viability of creating a channel dedicated to…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Mixed response to 'jobs plan'The Action Plan for Jobs is a welcome initiative but suffers some “key” deficiencies, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Residents express shock at violence against 'young girl'IT WAS the morning after the night before but the residents of Brookview Way in Tallaght were still trying to come to terms with…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Feud link to killing investigatedGardaí investigating the murder of a teenage girl in Dublin have appealed for information about the movements of a black SUV …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Health body engages environmental specialist to assess hospital site wasteTHE HEALTH Service Executive has engaged an environmental specialist to assess a cache of waste found during construction work…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
€10,000 casket stolen from church in DublinAN ORNATE casket used to store a relic of St Brigid, whose feast day is today, has been stolen from a church in north Dublin.Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
House searched in murder inquiryGardaí are today continuing their investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase dumped on a Dublin…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí in body in suitcase murder inquiry search Stoneybatter houseGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the discovery of a woman’s body in a suitcase dumped on a Dublin street last night idenitified a house in…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Sessions and shows: Weekend drizzle won't dampen spiritsA SELECTION of musical, cultural and sporting events takes place across the country this weekend against a backdrop of dull and…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
VRT rates deemed unfairTHE GOVERNMENT has been ordered to modify how the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) is applied to some vehicles, as the existing…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Body identified as missing teenagerA body found during a search in Co Wicklow on Monday has been confirmed as that of missing Romanian teenager Mariora Rostas.Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Meeting arranged over waste service problemsA GROUP of Labour Party councillors is to meet the Dublin city manager today to discuss issues arising from the transfer of waste…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Further weather alert issuedMet Éireann has warned that strong winds are likely to sweep across parts of the country again tonight.Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Exchequer returns show tax revenue 2.5% below targetThe amount of tax collected last year was €873 million - or 2Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
East coast could be hit by worst of gales todayMET ÉIREANN has warned that strong winds are likely to sweep across parts of the country again today after storm force gales …Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Irish make up more than half of 76,400 emigrantsTHE NUMBER of Irish people moving to Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the US and Australia increased over the last year as the flat…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Difficulties on horizon for those planning to leaveBACKGROUND: Demand for labour in Britain is falling, and Australia is to overhaul its work permit systemThu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Euro debt fears and contraction in business over last quarter weigh on firms taking part in surveyBUSINESS ACTIVITY slipped in the final quarter of the year and Irish companies appear concerned that a failure to address the…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Total Produce to pay €15m for half share in Dutch distributorFRUIT DISTRIBUTOR Total Produce will pay up to €15 million for a half share in Dutch fruit distributor Frankort Koning Beheer…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
DCC pays €22.7m for Swedish fuel distributor Swea EnergiINDUSTRIAL SERVICES group DCC has acquired Swedish fuel distributor Swea Energi.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Incoming Danske chairman rules out selling Irish bank interestsTHE CHAIRMAN elect of Danske Bank has said the group does not plan to dispose of its Irish banking interests.Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
EBS staff strike over bonus paymentStaff at the former EBS building society started strike action today in protest at the refusal of the Department of Finance to…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
EBS staff to strike over bonusStaff at the former EBS building society are to strike tomorrow in protest at the refusal of the Department of Finance to sanction…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Fears for personal data and viruses on PCsFEWER THAN 58 per cent of people in Ireland who use a computer feel they are capable of protecting their personal data.Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Struck-off solicitor charged with theft of €2mA STRUCK-OFF solicitor has appeared in court charged with dishonestly appropriating more than €2 million from three former clients…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Ex-solicitor remanded on bailA struck-off solicitor has been remanded on bail charged with dishonestly appropriating more than €2 million from three former…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Never a dull moment in 75 years of weather forecastingSOCIETY AND technology have changed markedly since Met Éireann was established in 1936 – but the Irish fascination with weather…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
42% feel unable to protect dataLess than three fifths (58 per cent) of people in Ireland who use a computer feel they are capable of protecting their personal…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Stormy weather: unsettled conditions to continueCOLD AND unsettled weather is to persist over the coming days but the high winds experienced in some areas of the country yesterday…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
New car sales down by 34.9%The number of new cars licensed in November fell by 34.9 per cent when compared with the same month last year.Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Modest GDP growth in euro areaWeak growth was recorded in the euro zone during the third quarter of the year with gross domestic product increasing by a modest…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Noonan unveils measures to raise extra €1 billion in taxTaxes on savings, fuel, rental income and tobacco are set to increase as the Government seeks to raise an extra €1 billion in…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
31 Garda stations set to closeA total of 31 Garda stations are to be closed across the State next year following a reduction of €79 million in the force’s …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Howlin unveils €1.4bn cuts to Government spendingSpending on health, education and agriculture are to fall significantly next year but weekly social welfare payments are to be…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Wet and windy but it's a no-show for the snowA WET and windy weekend is on the cards but those praying for the amounts of snow we saw this time last year are going to have…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Number of new HIV cases down 10% on 2010THE NUMBER of new cases of HIV being diagnosed in Ireland is on the decline but the rate of infection among young gay and bisexual…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Abuse legislation due next yearLegislation to introduce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse allegations should be ready for the next Dáil term, the Minister…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Number signing on Live Register rises by 1,700THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate grew slightly in November, with the number of people signing on the seasonally adjusted Live Register increasing…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Five firms collapsing each dayThe number of companies going to the wall has increased by 20 per cent this year to an average of five per day.Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00