Doctor in binge drink warningThe Irish community in the UK are the only ethnic minority who experience worse health in Britain than in their homeland, according…Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Meeting today after prison walkoutSenior officials from the Irish Prisons Service will today meet representatives of the Prison Officers Association in Dublin …Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Register of sex offenders here growing four times as fast as UKThe Irish sex offenders register is growing almost four times as fast per capita as a similar register in the UK, it has emerged…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Sister of missing woman to seek US helpThe sister of missing Kilkenny woman Ms Jo Jo Dullard will today begin an eight-day visit to the US to highlight the lack of …Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Judge criticised cosmetic surgery founderThe co-founder and former director of Irish firm Advanced Cosmetic Institute was found in a UK court to have "showed a cynical…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Director of cosmetic surgery firm resignsThe State's biggest cosmetic surgery group, Advanced Cosmetic Institute, has announced that a director of the company who faces…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Drug seizures by Customs fall by 50%The Customs and Excise Service last year seized drugs with a street value of €33Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Motorists likely to benefit from premium savingsThe State's largest motor insurers have signalled that the days of high premium increases are over.Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Cosmetic surgery firm director faces arrestA bench warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a director of the State's biggest cosmetic surgery group after it was …Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Belfast firm plans to tender for contract to supply jetNorthern Ireland's largest manufacturing company, Bombardier Aerospace, plans to tender to supply the new jet to the Irish Government…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Dentists will now set own fee for fillingsUntil now a PRSI-insured patient was required to pay no more than €13.50 for a fillingWed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Director of cosmetic surgery group chargedA director of the State's biggest cosmetic surgery group was yesterday charged with working as a director of a company while …Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Warning of steep price rises after deal with dentistsOpposition parties have strongly criticised a new deal between the Government and Irish Dental Association (IDA) on the provision…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
€60m projects right up there with the jetSome €60 million, the possible cost of a Government jet, would pay for an extension of the BreastCheck national cancer-screening…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Accountant pays EUR80,000 to Revenue after five-year probe into unpaid taxA Dublin-based accountant has paid €80,000 to the Revenue Commissioners on foot of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties after…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Licensee sold counterfeit vodkaThe former licensee of the Shakespeare Pub, in Parnell St, Dublin, was yesterday convicted of selling counterfeit vodka.Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Vaccine reduces meningitis tollThe introduction of the MenC vaccine in 2000 has resulted in a 90 per cent reduction in cases of group C meningitis and septicaemia…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
VdeP society confronts educational disadvantageThe St Vincent de Paul Society thinks the Department of Education should introduce a book rental scheme to tackle educational…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Islamic Jihad: Who they arePalestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) originated in the Gaza Strip in the 1970sSat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Gardai identify body of man found in Tallaght following appealGardaí have identified a man who was found dead in Tallaght on Tuesday and have issued a public appeal for anyone with information…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Greens seek anti-racism training for judiciaryImmediate action needs to be taken in the form of anti-racism training and awareness raising for judges, according to the Green…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Judge's remarks on immigrants criticisedThe majority of shopping centres in Longford would introduce a ban on "coloured" people entering their premises if a spate of…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Eur 1.27m worth of the drug khat seized at airportOfficers from the Customs Service yesterday seized 500kg of the drug khat with an estimated street value of €1.27 million.Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Social cocaine use in Dublin uncoveredSwabs taken by RTÉ's Prime Time programme from 20 toilets in "middle class" Dublin pubs, clubs and hotels all showed traces of…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Prisoners are taking the law into their own handsMr Justice Paul Carney, a judge of the High Court, yesterday presented 12 prisoners in Mountjoy with legal certificates after…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
McCartney to play gig at RDS in MayEx-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney will play his first gig on Irish soil in almost 40 years when he takes his European tour to Dublin…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Prison officers' overtime to be tackledThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to hold a series of meetings with the Prison Officers' Association (POA) in an effort…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Minister moves to allay 'terrorist strike' fearsThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has denied he is in receipt of any intelligence about a possible terrorist strike.Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Number of primary schools offering foreign language classes rises to 390The number of primary schools offering a foreign language as a subject has increased to 390 from 270 in 1998, when schools first…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day travel plans of politiciansBrazil, China, Japan, Hong Kong and the US west coast are among the destinations chosen for this year's St Patrick's Day trips…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Road building plan is years behindThe national road building programme will not be complete until around 2009 and not 2006 as previously envisaged, the Minister…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Number of toll roads will rise to 13The number of toll roads in the State is to rise to 13 before the end of the decade, compared to just two at present, the National…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Mourners at funeral of murdered man told to avoid hatredPeople needed to let go of prejudice and hatred and change their behaviour and attitude if peace was to be secured, mourners …Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
House bombing believed linked to feudThe simmering tensions in Limerick city yesterday once again spilled over after a house was petrol-bombedFri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Army takes up security patrol duties at ShannonArmed troops in armoured personnel carriers and 4x4 vehicles moved in yesterday morning to patrol Shannon AirportThu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Peace Camp at Shannon disbandsMembers of the Peace Camp which disbanded at Shannon Airport yesterday have vowed to travel to Baghdad to "bear witness" to the…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Gardai examine house in LimerickGarda forensic experts yesterday examined a home in Limerick as part of the ongoing investigation into the murder and alleged…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Armed detectives at Shannon as protests continueArmed detectives were on duty in Shannon airport last night following the second attack on a US aircraft by peace activists in…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Satisfactory progress in Limerick inquiry, says ByrneThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Pat Byrne, last night said he was "very pleased with the progress being made and developments so far…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Mediation efforts rejected in Limerick feudAttempts at mediation in the Limerick feud have been rebuffed by the Keane family, adding to fears of further bloodshed.Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Suspected petrol bomb attack on house in LimerickA suspected petrol bomb attack on a house in Limerick city last night could mark a serious escalation of the feud between the…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Limerick gardai examine 'hired gun' theoryTwo of four people detained by Limerick gardaí in connection with the killing of crime figure Kieran Keane were released without…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Patrols continue for tense weekendOn the eve of what seems likely to be a tense weekend in Limerick, armed detectives and members of the Emergency Response Unit…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Gardai to question Limerick brothersThe Limerick brothers who turned up safe and well in the early hours of yesterday after being missing for seven days will be …Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Family celebrates as brothers make return unhurtThe beginning of the end of Mary Ryan's week of hell came just before 3 a.m. yesterday.Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Reprisals feared as armed gardai brought inMembers of the specialist Garda Emergency Response Unit were last night drafted on to the streets of Limerick to prevent further…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Friend of missing brothers 'very shaken' by the experienceAs the search continued yesterday for missing Limerick brothers Kieran and Eddie Ryan, the mother of another young man who was…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
CAB may be used to fight Limerick gangsThe Government is to consider drafting in the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to investigate the assets of rival Limerick gangs …Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Gardai warn of crime rate spiral in LimerickGarda sergeants and inspectors in Limerick have said the crime rate in the city is spiralling out of controlMon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Gardai in Limerick to resume search for brothersLimerick gardaí, backed by the garda Dog Unit, Garda Air Unit and 60 soldiers will resume the search this morning for two brothers…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
