Atmosphere electric for Croke Park and Picnic festivalIt will be a busy weekend on the roads as the All-Ireland Hurling Final is held and the summer festival season draws to a close…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Number of babies born in 2008 sets 113-year record, CSO showsTHE STATE saw the highest number of births recorded last year since 1896, despite the clouds of recession.Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Irish food brands start new campaignTHIRTY-ONE Irish food and drink brands have formed an organisation, Love Irish Food, to encourage people to buy Irish-made food…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Handbags and gladrags prevail over recessionYOU COULD get anything you wanted at the Ultimate Girls’ Day Out in the RDS at the weekend.Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
A signal idea: traffic boxes to promote city centreTRAFFIC SIGNAL boxes are dotted around major junctions in Dublin city, but few people have paused to consider them.Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Irish food promotion body unveiledSome 31 Irish food and drink brands have formed a new organisation called Love Irish Food to encourage people to buy more Irish…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Sunbed use to be restricted to over-18sNEW LAWS on sunbed use will not include a total ban on sunbeds, despite Minister for Health Mary Harney’s statement last week…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Big fall in planning applications to 10 county councilsTHERE HAS been a major slump in the number of planning permission applications made over the past three years, according to a…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Family use website to appeal for information on teen's killerA WEBSITE dedicated to the memory of Raonaid Murray and appealing for help in finding her killer was launched by her family yesterday…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
If you go down to the woods today take mushroom guideDO YOU know your Cep from your Chanterelle? Or have you ever come face to face with a Destroying Angel?Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Call for consumer protection to be at heart of financial reformPROTECTING CONSUMERS must be a key part of the discussion on reforming the regulatory structure of financial institutions, Raymond…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
How you too can become an expert on U2 and their musicHAVE YOU ever considered the convergence of spiritual longing and sexual desires in the music of U2? Have you pondered on the…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
New DCTV drama series produced for just €220,000A NEW drama series produced for just €220,000 will begin next week on the Dublin community television station DCTV.Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Cross-community group starts campaign to reduce violenceA NEW campaign to reduce all forms of violence in Irish society has been launched by a cross- community group calling itself “…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Conference to explore work of U2You've bought the CDs and attended the concerts. Now the only thing left to do is to go to the conference.Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Family breakfast in decline, survey findsTHE POPULAR depiction of parents and children sitting around the breakfast table together is fast becoming a myth, according …Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
2FM continues to lose audience share as Ryan's listeners tune outRTÉ 2FM continues to lose its audience share, according to the latest radio listenership figures, which show a loss of 4,000 …Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
TV3 to screen more home shows in autumnHOME-PRODUCED programmes account for more than one-third of TV3’s output in its new autumn/winter schedule, a significant increase…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
2,000 sign up to defect from churchMORE THAN 2,000 people have indicated their intention to formally leave the Catholic Church, through the website wwwThu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Ash Ireland criticises Burrows moveThe anti-smoking group Ash Ireland has criticised the decision of former Bank of Ireland chairman Richard Burrows to accept the…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
IMB advises against 'Seroxat' in pregnancyTHE IRISH Medicines Board (IMB) has advised women who want to become pregnant and are taking the antidepressant Seroxat to discuss…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
House builders express concern at powers in Nama draft legislationHOUSE BUILDERS have expressed serious reservations about the draft Nama legislation and have warned that it could have serious…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Further appeal over body of woman found in Phoenix ParkGARDAÍ HAVE again appealed for information relating to the discovery of the body of a Romanian women in the Phoenix Park, Dublin…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
No cover-up of tourism figures, says Fáilte IrelandFÁILTE IRELAND has rejected claims by Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary that it is covering up the collapse in Irish tourism by refusing…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Recession leaves its mark on RTÉ scheduleTHE RECESSION has left its fingerprints all over RTÉ’s new season of programming with shows on cutting living expenses, dealing…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacists reopen as union terminates fees protestPHARMACISTS IN dispute with the Minister for Health over cuts in dispensing fees began reopening their doors yesterday, following…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Chemists stress cuts dispute is not overPHARMACISTS HAVE denied that they have backed down in their dispute with Minister for Health Mary Harney over cost-saving measures…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
4,000 contact HSE swine flu helpline as concern growsPUBLIC CONCERN about swine flu has increased sharply in recent weeks, with almost 4,000 people contacting the HSE swine flu information…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacy union calls on members to resume normal serviceTHE IRISH Pharmacy Union (IPU) last night asked its members to resume normal services immediately “in the interests of patient…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Travel agents report 'surge' in foreign bookingsTRAVEL AGENTS are reporting a “major surge” in holiday bookings in recent days and claim the expected trend towards “staycations…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Once homeless and alcoholic, now addressing conferences in EuropeMICHAEL MACKEY was homeless and sleeping on the streets of Galway just over two years agoWed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Growing numbers 'destitute' says SimonTHE TERM “destitution” has re-entered the vocabulary of people working in homeless services, Simon Communities of Ireland said…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Intel staff latest to suffer chill wind of recession as firm announces layoffsINTEL STAFF became the latest group of workers to be faced by the waiting media following bad news when they left work yesterday…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Family sent from holiday park over suspected swine fluA BRITISH holiday park said it followed the best medical advice when it asked an Irish family to leave due to a suspected case…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Writer's ashes likely to come homeTHE ASHES of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Frank McCourt, are expected to be scattered over the River Shannon in his native…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Free events planned for heritage weekEVER FANCIED tasting pigeon pie? Or getting up close and personal with Waterford’s rare goats? If so, then this year’s National…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Distress at report's 'lack of closure'FAMILY RESPONSE: FAMILIES OF deceased Leas Cross residents said there was “disappointment, anguish, lack of closure and distress…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Harney can't promise scandal won't be repeatedMINISTERIAL RESPONSE: MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney said she could not guarantee that a Leas Cross scandal would not happen…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Surprise as good relations between sports bodies reportedMEMBERS OF the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sport,Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs have expressed major surprise…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Over half a million expected at Culture NightMORE THAN half a million people are expected to attend events in an expanded Culture Night on Friday, September 25th next.Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
It's Ireland of the welcomes at last for backpackers sent home by customsTHEY WERE ignominiously refused entry to Ireland more than a week ago, but yesterday a welcoming party was on hand when the three…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Copy of 1916 Proclamation fails to sellA “VERY RARE” half sheet of the original 1916 Proclamation failed to make its reserve at the London auction house Sotheby’s yesterday…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Blasphemy law a return to middle ages - DawkinsTHE NEW blasphemy law will send Ireland back to the middle ages, and is wretched, backward and uncivilised, Prof Richard Dawkins…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Two-year waiting list for methadoneHEROIN ADDICTS are waiting two years on average to get methadone treatment in the southeast, the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Texan backpackers offered free trip from hotel groupTHREE TEXAN backpackers who were refused entry to Ireland last week by immigration officials have been offered an all-expenses…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Campaign urges tourism workers to halt fall-off in Ireland of the welcomesSURLY WAITERS, cranky tour guides and belligerent bar workers have been warned that they can no longer trade on our reputation…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Children's hospital has adequate funds - HSEOUR LADY'S children's hospital in Crumlin has adequate funds and its budget has increased by 37 per cent since 2005, Health Service…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Texan backpackers sent packing by immigrationTOURISM IRELAND has expressed concern at the decision of immigrant officials to refuse three Texan backpackers entry to Ireland…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Rainfall recordsThe rainfall early yesterday was a rare event but not unprecedented, according to Met ÉireannFri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Chamber (pot) of secrets helps bring history to lifeCHAMBER POTS, fire bellows and tilly lamps bewildered children in Meath primary schools when they were brought in by a group …Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
