False hope raised on tax rebateSome 1,600 self-employed people who thought Christmas had come early because they were told they were due a tax rebate will not…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Vote on rezoning land near the M50Councillors in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown are to vote tonight on a controversial rezoning to allow for a retirement village at the…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Government 'not obliged to legislate for abortion'The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights does not oblige the Irish Government to legislate for abortion, the Bishop…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Solicitors say Bill will not reduce legal costsA survey finds that most solicitors expect the Legal Services Regulation Bill to change the professionMon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Guarding the rights of children in courtWe sit in the basement of a Georgian building on Ely Place, Dublin, the law practice where child protection solicitor Catherine…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Bathing club at Forty Foot swims against tide by retaining ban on womenAn exclusively male bathing club at Forty Foot bathing place in Sandycove, Dublin, has rejected a proposal to allow women to …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Forty courthouses and venues outside Dublin may be shutMore than 40 courthouses and venues outside Dublin are being considered for closure following a review of sittings, the Courts…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Tribunal asks that solicitor be struck offA solicitor’s disciplinary tribunal has recommended that a Co Cork solicitor be struck off the roll after she was found guilty…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Reduced weekend parking fees in city centre for ChristmasDublin City Council has reduced weekend parking costs in the city centre in a bid to attract more Christmas shoppers to the capital…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Doctor admitted falsifying blood test resultsA doctor who “made up” blood test results and who allegedly said “I don’t care” when called to attend a patient during the night…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Postal vote figures may influence caseFigures due to be released this week on the number of people who used their postal vote in the children’s rights referendum could…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Increase in pharmacies offering generic drugsThere has been a dramatic increase in the number of people being offered generic branded medicines when they attend a pharmacy…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Surgeon says he will not repeat cancer test mistakeA surgeon whose elderly cancer patient did not receive vital scan results for 10 weeks has given an undertaking at a Medical …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Surgeon allegedly failed to inform patient of cancer scanA surgeon who allegedly failed to follow up on a scan for a woman who subsequently died of cancer faced seven allegations of …Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Judge found guilty of deceiving elderly man over his willA judge convicted of deception by the Circuit Criminal Court yesterday is the first member of the judiciary in the history of…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Impeachment process: First judge convicted of serious crimeA judge convicted of a crime in Ireland may be removed from his or her position only by the Oireachtas.Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
New law to control sale of scrap metals would ban cash paymentsNew regulations to control the sale of scrap metals would prohibit cash payments and require proof of identity from sellers.Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Judge says mortgage-to-rent scheme could give 'false hope'The mortgage-to-rent scheme, designed to help people in arrears to stay in their own homes, could be “giving false hope” to those…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Judge found guilty of deceptionA District Court judge has been found guilty of deception at the Circuit Criminal Court.Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Addiction among doctors risesAlcohol and drug addiction is on the increase among doctors, with more than 70 per cent who attended a Medical Council health…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Employee alleging she resigned after bullying had spoken of quitting beforeA former musical director of Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin who said she resigned after being bullied by the cathedral’s dean…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Dean of Christ Church accused of bullyingA former musical director of Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin has told an Employment Appeals Tribunal that the cathedral’s dean…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Council moves on plan to redevelop national rehabilitation hospitalPlans to expand biopharmaceutical company Amgen and to redevelop the National Rehabilitation Hospital were put in train by councillors…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Hundreds attend funeral to mourn 'senseless loss' of Aoife PhelanThe death of Co Laois woman Aoife Phelan (30) was a “senseless loss”, mourners at her funeral were told at the weekend.Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Legal test of result unlikely to succeedCHALLENGE: A legal challenge to the result of the referendum while possible is unlikely to be successful, constitutional law…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Funeral of Aoife Phelan is heldThe funeral of murdered 30-year-old Aoife Phelan took place this afternoon in Co Laois.Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Less than half those eligible to cast ballot in three offshore centres voted yesterdayLess than half of those eligible to vote on the islands off Donegal, Mayo and Galway turned out to cast their ballot on the children…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Consultation on charities regulator Charities ActConsultation on the introduction of a charities regulator is to begin before the end of the year, the Minister of State for Justice…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Islanders can vote in advance todayIslanders off the coast of Donegal, Mayo and Galway will be the first citizens to pass their verdict on the children’s rights…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Islanders vote in referendumVoters on the islands off the coasts of Donegal, Mayo and Galway voted today in the referendum on children's rights.Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Garda search for missing woman Aoife Phelan focused on riverTwo Garda water unit divers yesterday searched until dark along a stretch of the river Barrow below the M7 motorway for missing…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí suspend Phelan searchesA Garda search for the body of a missing Co Laois woman on a stretch of the River Barrow has been wound down this evening.Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Couple to lose remortgaged family homeA Co Meath family who remortgaged their home at the height of the property boom have had an order for possession granted against…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Fair procedures must apply in fitness to practise hearingsMcManus -v- the Fitness to Practise Committee of the Medical Council AnorMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Revenue asked to investigate Co Cork VECTHE REVENUE Commissioners have been asked to investigate Co Cork Vocational Education Committee in relation to tax irregularities…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
DPP concern over future commitmentsTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions has said she is concerned it may not be possible to sustain the volume of work carried out…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Department of Energy says it made voluntary disclosureTHE DEPARTMENT of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has said it paid a €15,000 penalty to the Revenue Commissioners…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Education subject of 'routine' Revenue auditNINE OUT of 10 Government departments who responded to questions about an investigation by the Revenue Commissioners into allegations…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Sedative and tranquilliser use increases 40% in five yearsTHE USE of tranquillisers and sedatives is highest among professionals, senior management, top civil servants and people who …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
DPP dealt with 16,000 files in 2011More than 16,000 prosecution files were received by the Director of Public Prosecution's office last year, according to a report…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Former director at Leas Cross Nursing Home struck off registerTHE FORMER director of nursing at Leas Cross Nursing Home in north Dublin, which was closed in 2005 following revelations about…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Tax abuse in State bodies, says RevenueTHE REVENUE Commissioners has said it believes Government departments and public bodies have been involved in “a number of instances…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Two representatives appearing for FitzPatrick 'bizarre', 'unprecedented'THE APPEARANCE of two separate representatives for former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick at bankruptcy proceedings…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Seven orders for possession grantedSEVEN ORDERS for possession were granted at the High Court yesterday including one against a mother of three who said her husband…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Revenue warned State bodies of responsibility to comply with taxBACKGROUND: Financial personnel of public bodies were left in no doubt as to issues of tax avoidanceTue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Handball club to petition GAAA NATIONAL petition has been launched by members of a handball centre next to Croke Park in Dublin calling on the GAA not to …Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Poll on children's rights 'invites disaster'THE CHILDREN’S rights amendment to the Constitution is “dangerous” and will “invite disaster”, a new group opposed to the amendment…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
New group urges No vote in pollA new group opposed to the children’s rights amendment to the Constitution was launched this morning in Dublin.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Drug prescribed to boy (11) could have stunted growth, Medical Council toldA DRUG prescribed to an 11-year-old boy who had psoriasis was not appropriate for a child and could have stunted his growth, …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
