London coroner adjourns boxer's inquestAN INQUEST into the death of Irish Olympic bronze medal winning boxer Darren Sutherland was opened and adjourned in London yesterday…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Landlord locks store in dispute over rentSTAFF AT an upmarket ladies fashion retailer have been locked out of the Dublin city centre premises in a row over commercial…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Siptu in talks to avert strike at Gresham HotelSIPTU AND management of Dublin’s Gresham Hotel were locked in talks last night aimed at averting industrial action which the …Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Moody's upgrades KBC Bank's €5bn deposit programmeBELGIAN-OWNED KBC Bank has had a €5 billion deposit programme, which is being run through its Irish branch, upgraded by credit…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Rapidly expanding Facebook notches up 300 million usersTHE WORLD’S largest social networking site, Facebook, attracted 100 million new members in the last six months bringing the number…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Port company gets injunction against group of unionsA DUBLIN port company at the centre of a lengthy strike has been granted a High Court injunction restraining two trade union …Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Siptu says it will continue to support striking cargo workers at Dublin portTHE TRADE union representing workers from a Dublin port company who have been on strike for more than 10 weeks has pledged to…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Port company secures injunctionA Dublin port company at the centre of a lengthy strike has been granted a High Court injunction restraining two trade union …Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Pro-Lisbon trade unionist accuses Higgins of falsifying treaty's textTHE SECRETARY of a group of pro-Lisbon trade unionists has accused anti-treaty MEP Joe Higgins of “rewriting” parts of the document…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Review of Junior Cert due by end of yearA STUDY of how the Junior Certificate might be reformed and modernised is expected to be completed by the end of this year, Minister…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
'No positive reason' for No vote - CowenAn Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight said there was "no positive reason to vote No" in the Lisbon Treaty because the concerns of …Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Alliance of 136 councillors urges rejection of treatyAN ALLIANCE of 136 councillors, including four Labour members, has called for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, stating…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Councillors call for Lisbon No voteAn alliance of 135 councillors has called for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum stating that its ratification would undermine…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
'Media are in a strange hinterland now but I feel fantastically optimistic'DUMBING UP of online news content will help the traditional media survive the challenges it faces from new media outlets in the…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
'Excellent content will prevail'The “dumbing up” of online news content will help the traditional media survive the challenges it faces from new media outlets…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Haughey's personal library opens to publicTHE PERSONAL library of the late former taoiseach Charles J Haughey was officially opened to the public in Co Mayo yesterday.Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Campaign to reduce salt intake expandedA CAMPAIGN to reduce Irish people’s daily salt intake from 10g to 6g has been extended for a further two years as the average…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
All the world's a stage in Dún LaoghaireSOME 200,000 people are expected to take to the streets of Dún Laoghaire in the coming days for the Festival of World Cultures…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Time period for immigrants to find work extendedTHE PERIOD of time allowed to migrant workers to find new employment after they have been made redundant has been extended by…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Dublin port firm obtains injunction to stop protestersDUBLIN PORT Company has been granted a High Court injunction against a group of protesters who attempted to prevent ships entering…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Floating picket: residents take to the water in support of striking Dublin Port workersTALKS AIMED at ending an eight-week long industrial dispute involving workers at a Dublin Port company are to take place at the…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
McCarthy to address meetingTHE CHAIRMAN of the Government review group on public expenditure, economist Colm McCarthy, is to address a public meeting next…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
HSE identifies 80 locations as swine flu vaccination centresTHE HSE has identified about 80 locations across the country that could be used as mass swine flu vaccination centres.Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Boy aged 8 drowns in Navan poolA YOUNG boy drowned yesterday in a swimming pool in Navan, Co MeathFri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí seek missing Dublin teenagersTWO TEENAGERS are missing from their homes in south Dublin.Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu cases at GPs increase by 350THE NUMBER of human swine flu cases presenting to GPs last week increased by about 350, according to Department of Health figures…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into child sex phone recordingGARDAÍ AND the Health Service Executive (HSE) have confirmed they are investigating the alleged taping, on mobile phones, of …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí begin inquiry into death of babyGARDAÍ HAVE begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant in Co SligoWed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Opponents of treaty say that they expect slurs in run-up to referendumOPPONENTS OF the Lisbon Treaty last night predicted plenty of mud-slinging and slurs and a more co-ordinated effort from the …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Education policies 'a disgrace', says LabourTHE GOVERNMENT’S handling of the education system has been described as “woefully inadequate” by members of the youth wing of…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Housing need for homeless 'underestimated'FIGURES ON homelessness released by the Government last week underestimate the scale of the housing problem by more than half…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
200,000 may give up health cover - VHIINSURER VHI has predicted that rising unemployment could force as many as 200,000 people to pull out of private healthcare policies…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue blamed for 'vanity' leisure centre in KillarneyTHE CONTROVERSY over a €16 million leisure centre in Co Kerry, which is on the verge of closing down after less than a year in…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Thomas Cook workers agree to revised redundancy dealA DISPUTE between travel agency Thomas Cook and 60 staff from its two recently closed Dublin offices over redundancy payments…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Workers picket joinery firmTRADE UNIONISTS picketed the offices of a joinery firm yesterday over its alleged failure to implement a Labour Court recommendation…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Two men arrested for shooting guardsTWO MEN have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two security guards at a Dublin hospital earlier this month.Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Workers protest at joinery firmWorkers picketed the offices of a joinery firm today over its alleged failure to implement a Labour Court recommendation on severance…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Pilot praised for his safe ditching of aircraftAN AIR accident investigation team will today begin a technical inquiry into the circumstances that led a pilot to ditch his …Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
FF TD warns over change to tax reliefCHANGES TO tax reliefs that would discourage higher earners from contributing to their pensions would be a false economy and …Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Team awarded €5m for gastro studyA TEAM of Irish researchers has been awarded €5 million funding to examine the effect of infectious organisms and probiotic bacteria…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Prescriptions demand will ease, says head of BootsTHE DIRECTOR of one of the State’s largest pharmacy chains believes the demands placed on its stores in recent days because of…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Ikea to recruit 100 extra temporary staffHOME FURNISHINGS giant Ikea has announced plans to recruit about 100 temporary staff to help it handle the volume of customers…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Struggling hotel industry calls for help from GovernmentTHE GOVERNMENT should act to ease a “crisis” in the hotel industry that has already pushed many businesses into receivership …Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu cases decrease slightlyThe number of human swine flu cases presenting to GPs is falling, the Department of Health reported today.Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Hoteliers call for State supportThe Government should act to ease a crisis in the hotel industry that has already pushed many businesses into receivership and…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Medical card users most likely to be hitPEOPLE WITH medical cards, long-term illnesses and private patients who participate in State drug payment schemes are the most…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Leaking of hospital swine flu memo to staff angers unionTHE LEAKING of a memo sent to managers of a Dublin hospital about preparations for a swine flu outbreak has been described as…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Irish women in close escape as plane crashes into control tower on landingTHREE IRISH women survived a plane crash in Thailand yesterday in which the pilot was killed and seven other passengers were …Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Radio journalist Teri Garvey diesTHE DEATH has taken place of journalist and broadcaster Teri Garvey.Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Palliative care deficits will be hard to addressIMPLEMENTING measures drawn up to address shortcomings in the State’s palliative care services will present “a significant challenge…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00