Heated exchanges over collusion reportThere were heated exchanges at the Smithwick Tribunal today as former Garda commissioner Pat Byrne said he stood over an investigation…Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Ex-RUC man tells of respect for gardaíA former detective inspector with the RUC has told the Smithwick Tribunal he had “nothing but admiration” for members of the …Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Garda co-operation 'non-existent'Garda co-operation with the RUC investigation of the Narrow Water bombing went beyond “non-existent”, and vital forensic information…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Varadkar rules out cut in fuel taxesMinister for Transport Leo Varadkar has categorically ruled out recommending a decrease in excise duty or VAT on petrol and diesel…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Government pledges €5m for SahelThe Government is to provide €5 million in funding for emergency relief in the Sahel region of West Africa, where 10 million …Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
EU summit 'must address growth'Next month’s EU summit must address growth and employment as well as austerity measures initiated by the European Commission, …Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
IRA 'could not have mounted opportunistic attack' on RUCSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: BRITISH MILITARY intelligence determined the IRA could not have simply seized a spur-of-the-moment opportunity…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Mabs may be proposed to run personal insolvency serviceOIREACHTAS JUSTICE COMMITTEE: MONEY ADVICE and Budgeting Service (Mabs) may be proposed as the new State-run insolvency service…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
RUC officer refuses to tell tribunal whether Scappaticci is 'Stakeknife'A FORMER assistant chief constable of the RUC has said Freddie Scappaticci was a member of the notorious “nutting squad” which…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Writer declines Smithwick evidenceJournalist Toby Harnden, whose book Bandit Country- the IRA and South Armagh alleged collusion between a member of Dundalk gardaí…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Lifestyle and ageing behind projected 72% rise in cancersIRELAND’S AGEING population, a significant increase in the numbers of people living in Ireland and lifestyle factors are behind…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
School not biased against Travellers, court findsTHE HIGH Court has found there was no particular discrimination against Travellers in a school’s admissions policy that gave …Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Family loses school entry caseA Co Tipperary Traveller family has been told by the High Court there was no particular discrimination against Travellers involved…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Mentally ill prisoner found lying on floor of locked roomA MENTALLY ill prisoner who had lost control of bodily functions was found lying on the floor of a locked room in a prison, an…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Pilot penal scheme likely to expandPrisoners serving sentences of between one and five years are likely to be allowed to trade part of their sentences for community…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Salt cave doctor guilty of poor professional performanceA DOCTOR who promoted his “salt cave climate therapy” clinic in the media and availed of a celebrity endorsement from Twink was…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Call for doctor acquittal rejectedAn application to acquit a Kildare-based doctor of charges he made false and misleading claims in relation to "salt cave climate…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Doctor accused of misleading claimsA KILDARE-based doctor made false and misleading claims about the effectiveness of “salt cave climate therapy”, which he offered…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Inquiry into salt cave therapy opensA medical council inquiry into allegations that a Kildare-based doctor made false and misleading claims in relation to “Salt …Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Dublin to host conference on intelligent transport systemsDUBLIN HAS been chosen as the venue for a major conference that is expected to attract thousands of delegates working in technology…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Shop assistant who loaded points on sister's loyalty card awarded €2,500A CO Meath-based shop assistant who admitted loading shoppers’ loyalty card points on her sister’s card has been awarded €2,500…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Counsel claims Garda didn't act on intelligenceSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: THE GARDA had intelligence reports that members of the force were implicated in IRA activity before and …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Garda intelligence 'not referenced'High-grade Garda intelligence that implicated a member of the force in a number of cross-Border murders was not referenced in…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Army's smuggling report 'exaggerated'A COLONEL in the British army may have exaggerated a report on cross-Border smuggling, thereby kicking off a chain of events …Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Smuggling exaggerated, tribunal toldA briefing on the alleged smuggling operations of Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy, given to then secretary of state for Northern Ireland…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Wicklow dump case resumesWicklow County Council appeared to be “starting from the beginning” in assessing an illegal dump discovered in Wicklow more than…Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Doctor denies he harassed colleaguesA DOCTOR accused of sending inappropriate texts and email pictures to female colleagues has denied wrongdoing and says he believes…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Higgins praises creativity at craft showPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins yesterday joined the Crafts Council of Ireland in urging people to seize opportunities offered by…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Council restrictions 'intolerant' of dogs and their ownersAN ESTIMATED crowd of 700 gathered in Killiney yesterday to voice concerns over what are seen as “anti-dog” regulations on coastal…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Septic tank owners may avoid upgrade, says HoganOWNERS OF older septic tanks will not be forced to upgrade them to the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Ó Cuív accuses Hogan of 'lie'A day-long debate on the Water Services Bill has opened with accusations that Minister for Environment Phil Hogan “told a lie…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Stena Line considers court findingsSenior managers at Stena Line are meeting this lunchtime to consider the implications of a Labour Court recommendation that it…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Search for body in Co WicklowGardaí were remaining tight-lipped this afternoon as to the progress of a search for human remains at Kippure in the Wicklow …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Investigation into Wicklow land dealTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment’s role in a deal in which Wicklow County Council agreed to pay €3 million for land previously…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Woman's €90,000 award for unfair dismissalA FORMER head of operations at an archaeological services company who developed breast cancer has been awarded €90,000 for constructive…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Superbug infections detected outside hospitalsSOME BACTERIA that can successfully resist antibiotics are increasingly being recognised as a problem in healthcare facilities…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Dublin's north inner city a litter blackspot, survey findsDUBLIN IS the great exception in a decade of increasing cleanliness in Irish towns, according to campaign group Irish Business…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Timber workers seek better termsProtesting workers at the Woodfab timber processing plant in Aughrim, Co Wicklow, have called on management to reinstate them…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Call for removal of lead pipes in homesTHE REMOVAL of lead pipes from the State’s drinking water network must be “balanced” by the removal of such pipes from private…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Plan to seek oil, gas off Dublin displayedAn application to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Dublin in an area known as the “Kish Bank Basin” has gone on public…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí to look at Drogheda nightclub CCTV footageGARDAÍ ARE to examine closed circuit television footage of a Drogheda nightclub following conflicting accounts of an alleged …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
5,500m of lead piping to be replaced over health fearsAT LEAST 5,500m of lead-pipe water supplies will have to be removed by next year at a cost in the region of €15 million due to…Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Doctor alleges racial abuse and assault in clubA DOCTOR recruited from abroad has alleged he was racially abused and physically assaulted by a woman in a Co Louth nightclub…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Businesses lobbied for hospital supportMAJOR BUSINESSES worldwide which have an association with Ireland are being asked by the entrepreneur Harry Crosbie to support…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Churches issue messages of apology and reflectionHOPE AND fortitude in difficult economic times is a common theme among the Christmas messages from the leaders of the four main…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Crosbie plans charity concert spectacularEntrepreneur Harry Crosbie has issued a Christmas appeal for major Irish singers and performers to get behind a “spectacular” …Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Seeing the traffic corps is believing you can be caughtThe traffic corps is not the only method of Garda enforcement, but cutting it back sends a wrong signalFri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Byrne rejects 'mad' plan to break up Garda Traffic CorpsPROPOSALS TO break up the Garda Traffic Corps have been described as “madcap” by Road Safety Authority (RSA) chairman Gay Byrne…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Two major road projects will go ahead next yearWORK IS expected to get under way in the coming months on two key road projects that had been stalled due to lack of funding.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
