Groups both criticise and welcome announcementReaction: Anti-abortion groups have criticised the Government’s intention to introduce legislation for abortion next year based…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
'Difficult' talks on fish quotas beginEU fisheries ministers are beginning three days of negotiations in Brussels today which will attempt to set catch quotas for …Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Groups respond to abortion decisionAnti-abortion groups have criticised the Government’s intention to introduce legislation for abortion next year based on the …Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Taxi fares to remain unchangedProposals to increase taxi fares by an average of 4 per cent have been dismissed after taxi drivers objected to the plan.Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Priory Hall residents to hold vigilFormer residents of the Priory Hall apartment complex in north Dublin will hold a vigil this evening to mark the second Christmas…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Riding out the recession in the Middle EastTax-free salaries and a construction boom are attracting Irish workers to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but some …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Bishops criticise abortion reportThe Catholic Bishops have said that three of the four options proposed by the expert group on abortion “can never be morally …Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Property tax to start at 0.18%Homeowners will be liable for a new property tax averaging between €300 and €500 per year under measures announced by Minister…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Toxic gas leak from Co Down shipNine people have been taken to hospital and a further nine are being treated at the scene of a suspected toxic gas leak from …Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Justice budget cut by €62 millionThe Department of Justice budget for next year has been cut by €62 million, with savings being sought through the reduction of…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
'Cultural shift needed' in Irish bankingThe Central Bank’s banking regulator Fiona Muldoon has reiterated the need for a shift in culture in the Irish banking system…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Retail sales rise for fourth consecutive monthRetail sales rose in October for the fourth consecutive month, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
SMEs waiting 29 days for loansJust over half of all loan applications submitted by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are being processed within the required…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Percentage who attain third-level qualification doubles in 20 yearsThe percentage of people with a third-level qualification in Ireland has doubled from 14 per cent to 31 per cent in the past …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Delegation in India to attract studentsOver 60 academics from 16 higher education institutions are travelling to India this week to try to attract more students to …Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
HSE investigates Hep C caseThe Health Service Executive has begun an investigation after it emerged that an agency staff member who worked in several Irish…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Irishman killed in Western AustraliaA taxi driver in Western Australia has been charged in relation to the death of an Irish man in Perth early yesterday morning…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Protest held over Navan hospital cutsAbout 7,000 people attended a lunchtime rally in Co Meath today to protest against cuts to services at Our Lady’s Hospital in…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Lobby group accused of exploiting deathAnti-abortion campaigners say pro-choice groups are “exploiting” the death of Savita Halappanavar to further their agenda…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Student-organised conference hears of changing media landscapeYoung journalists will have to be more adaptable than ever and learn how to “sort the news from the noise” as the quantity of…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Conference discusses future of mediaYoung journalists will have to be more adaptable than ever and learn how to “sort the news from the noise” as the quantity of…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
'The emigrant experience is the struggle of being split'GENERATION EMIGRATION: When poet Sarah Griffin moved to San Francisco this year she felt aloneFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ireland 'better prepared' for cold winterThe Government has stockpiled three times the amount of gritting salt it expects will be needed to keep roads ice-free this winter…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Something for the weekendA round-up of gigs, festivals and games to keep you busy right through the weekend.Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Breast cancer conference opens in DublinA breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 32 opened an international conference on the disease in young women …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Student grant delay 'unsatisfactory'Just 15 per cent of third-level students who applied for a grant for the first time this year have received a payment so far.Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Legislation to bring 'greater transparency'New legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks to allow for greater transparency in family law cases, Minister for Justice…Sun Nov 04 2012 - 00:00
Making paperwork the businessWILD GEESE: Sinead Branagh, ZuTec, Abu Dhabi: Working in the Middle East is hard for a woman but Sinead Branagh has made a virtue…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
'No planning problems for hospital'Dublin City Council said they are satisfied that all shortlisted proposals for the new national children’s hospital in Dublin…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Woman (32) dies in Meath crashTwo separate investigations are being carried out after a woman died and a number of others including a three-year-old child …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus flights to resume tomorrowAer Lingus flights to New York will resume tomorrow but could be subject to delays in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Mummies and more: the secrets of the cryptROWS OF OPEN shelves hold pottery vessels of every shape and size close to the entrance of the cryptWed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
These women mean businessNational Women’s Enterprise Day is tomorrow and here, five Irish women entrepreneurs share the business wisdom they learned on…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Fewer trips abroad by Irish residents in 2011THE NUMBER of trips abroad by Irish residents continued to fall last year, while domestic trips increased.Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Mixed response to abortion clinicPro-choice lobbyists have welcomed the planned opening of Northern Ireland’s first abortion clinic, while anti-abortion groups…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Complaint upheld over Myers articleThe Press Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Irish Independent about an article on marriage rights for same-sex couples…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Domestic travel remains strongIrish residents took almost 9 million domestic trips last year, figures released by the Central Statistics Office today show.Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Thousands attend jobs fairAlmost 8,000 jobseekers attended an overseas jobs fair in the RDS in Dublin at the weekend, looking for information on opportunities…Sun Oct 07 2012 - 01:00
Canada doubles quota of Irish working holiday visasTHE NUMBER of Canadian working holiday visas available to young Irish people is to be doubled and the length of stay extended…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Canadian visa access to widenThe number of Canadian working holiday visas available to young Irish people is to be doubled and the length of stay extended…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
When things go wrong far from homeTHIRTY THOUSAND people marched through the streets of Melbourne last Sunday afternoon to honour murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Census shows Republic's increase in foreign nationals over decade to 2011THE NUMBER of non-Irish nationals living in the Republic increased by 143 per cent to more than half a million between 2002 and…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Four held for selling online medicinesFour people have been arrested in Ireland as part of a major international investigation into the online sale of counterfeit …Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
A mother's diary reveals hope in the midst of warNearly a century after they were written, a mother’s poignant letters to her soldier son, missing in the Balkans during the first…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Diary by 1916 mother launched onlineA diary written as a series of letters from a mother to her son missing in action in the Balkans in 1916 has been digitised and…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Record high of 87,000 left State in year to AprilEMIGRATION FROM the Republic continued to increase last year, with more than 87,000 people leaving the State, the highest number…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Fewer tourists here this summerThe number of people visiting Ireland fell by 44,000 this summer compared with the same period last year, according to figures…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Visitors to Ireland down this summerThe number of people visiting Ireland fell by 44,000 this summer compared to the same period last year, according to figures …Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Diminishing prospects and fewer choicesJOB FRONT: JUST BEFORE Claire Kane graduated with a media production degree last October, a job she had lined up in sales fell…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Minister defends decision over health centre sitesMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly yesterday defended the addition of two locations in his Dublin North constituency to a Health…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
