Incorrect child death figures 'not intentional'CHILDREN IN STATE CARE: INCORRECT INFORMATION given to the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) on the numbers of children who died…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
National Stud to post €4m loss for 2009A STATE company that paid more than €900,000 in expenses for its former chief executive between 2002 and 2010, including his …Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Women's Aid appeals for helpline fundsVITAL SERVICES to help women who have been subjected to domestic violence are under severe pressure, the director of Women’s …Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Cardiac services to be reorganisedA Government plan to improve heart health in Ireland will reorganise hospital services dealing with cardiac and stroke patients…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Activists call on public to boycott Israeli goodsFIVE IRISH citizens who were deported from Israel yesterday morning after their ship was taken over by Israeli defence forces…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Deported Rachel Corrie activists arrive homeFive Irish citizens deported from Israel after their boat was seized in international waters landed at Dublin Airport this morning…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí question man (22) in connection with fatal attackA 22-YEAR-OLD man was still being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with the death of a young man in Wicklow on Friday…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Labour bids to block ending of south Dublin waste collectionLABOUR COUNCILLORS in south Dublin have moved to prevent their council from withdrawing the local authority household waste collection…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Labour highlights lack of trafficking convictionsTWO-YEAR-OLD laws on human trafficking have not yet resulted in any convictions, the Labour Party women’s section said yesterday…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Rent appeal win despite home shareAN UNEMPLOYED man who was denied rent supplement by the Department of Social Protection because he still owned a share of his…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Historic links with Mexico celebratedA PLAQUE was unveiled in the Mansion House, Dublin, yesterday to mark the bicentennial anniversary of Mexican independence and…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Dempsey rejects mandatory tests callMandatory testing for alcohol at the scene of all driving collisions would not be a good use of garda time, the Minister for …Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael to unveil new councillor todayAN INDEPENDENT councillor in South Dublin is to be announced as Fine Gael’s latest local government member today.Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Call for tobacco industry levy over litter caused by cigarette buttsTHE IRISH tobacco industry should pay a levy to compensate for the amount of litter caused by cigarette butts, Ash Ireland has…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
€10m to be invested to revamp Airfield estateA PLANNING application to revamp an urban farm in south Dublin is to be lodged this monthTue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Coastal clean-up: local groups to tidy up beachesMORE THAN 100 beaches will be cleaned up later this month as part of a countrywide voluntary initiative.Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Ash calls for cigarette litter levyThe Irish tobacco industry should pay a levy to compensate for the amount of litter caused by tobacco waste, Ash Ireland said…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Soldier used abusive language to superior officerA COMMANDANT in the Air Corps has been found guilty of using abusive language to a superior officer by a court martial.Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Court martial told respect essentialRESPECT FOR rank is essential to maintain the discipline of military life, the board at a court marital was told yesterday.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
National Stud must explain 'Fás-like expenses regime'THE IRISH National Stud must appear before the Oireachtas agriculture committee to explain its “Fás-like expenses regime”, opposition…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
€800,000 travel bill for former chief and wifeA SEMI-STATE company spent more than €800,000 on travel over an eight-year period for its former chief executive and his spouse…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Internal dispute settlements and legal bills cost National Stud over €700,000THE Irish National Stud has paid out more than €700,000 in legal costs and settlements related to internal employment issues …Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
High times over for head shops as new legislation cuts them off at kneesHEAD SHOPS all around the country closed their doors or withdrew formerly “legal highs” from their shelves following the announcement…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Struggle to keep home ends as possession order grantedA FAMILY of four finally lost the battle to hold on to their home in the High Court yesterday after months of fighting through…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Remanded in custody: four in court over foiled hold-upFOUR MEN have been charged following a failed attempt to rob a cash-in-transit van at Lucan, Co Dublin, in May last year.Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Council to pursue €27m bin-charge debtLEGAL PROCEEDINGS should be instituted to recoup the almost €27 million in bin-charge arrears owed to a Dublin local authority…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
'Ireland of today could learn from Liberator'THE IRELAND of today could learn from Daniel O’Connell, his great-great-grandson said at a commemoration ceremony in Dublin yesterday…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Killer of Polish men gets two life sentencesTHE MURDER of two men with a screwdriver in Dublin in 2008 was “brutal and savage”, Mr Justice Liam McKechnie told the Central…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
'What a sentence to have to go to your son's grave'THE FAMILIES of two Polish men who were murdered in Dublin two years ago have described their pain and sense of loss following…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
All over in seconds, leaving two deadDRIMNAGH MURDER TRIAL: When Pawel Kalite clashed with a group of teenagers at a chip shop, it triggered events leading to his…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Solitary Curran left crying when found guiltyDRIMNAGH MURDER TRIAL: WHEN THE JURY at the murder trial of David Curran and Seán Keogh took their seats in courtroom 19 yesterday…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Man accused of murdering two Polish men pleads guilty to assaultONE OF two men accused of the murder of two Polish men in Dublin in 2008 has pleaded guilty at the High Court to a charge of …Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Murder jury told of act 'of dreadful accuracy'THE KILLING of two Polish men in Dublin in 2008 with a screwdriver was an extraordinary act "of a speed and dreadful accuracy…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Local authority paid €10.5m to advisersA SOUTH Dublin local authority spent almost €10Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Thalidomide package 'derisory'The Government compensation package for victims of thalidomide was derisory and has left those affected “shell-shocked and very…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
High Court grants possession order for Killiney homeAN ORDER for possession of a house off Vico Road in Killiney, Co Dublin, has been granted at the High CourtTue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
FitzPatrick fails to get case heard in cameraFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick has failed in a bid to have a case related to his personal debts held in private…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Former Garda commissioner Doherty dies after long illnessFORMER GARDA commissioner Eamonn Doherty has died following a long illness.Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Anzac Day dawn ceremony honours the fallen of gallipoliUP TO 200 people attended a dawn ceremony in Dublin yesterday to mark Anzac Day, which honours the men of the Australian and …Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Bellinter House company to go into liquidationTHE COMPANY behind luxury hotel Bellinter House in Co Meath is to go into voluntary liquidation today.Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Key tourist routes are littered - An TaisceKEY ENTRY routes for tourists in Ireland are blighted with litter, the latest survey for Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) …Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Nursing home closed down over resident safety concernsA NURSING home in Co Wicklow in which a resident fell and subsequently died has been closed down by the Health Information and…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Glamour galore but politicians are hard to findPUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: POLITICIANS WERE hard to find at the Punchestown racing festival yesterdayFri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Nursing home registration cancelledAn order cancelling the registration of a nursing home in Co Wicklow was confirmed at the District Court today.Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Punchestown enjoys sunshine statePoliticians were hard to find at the Punchestown Racing Festival today despite the sunshineThu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Developers claim bank broke promise over loanA DEVELOPMENT company that owes €10 million to Danske Bank for property in Carrickmines, south Dublin, has claimed the bank promised…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
AIB worker 'marked man' before sackingA FORMER AIB employee has claimed he was dismissed from the bank after he revealed information through a whistleblower’s charter…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Slazenger mourners told of 'invisible superhero'RETIRED DOCTOR and pilot Michael Slazenger was a “superhero who liked to be invisible”, mourners heard at a service of thanksgiving…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
AIB unfair dismissal case adjournedAn unfair dismissal appeal involving a former employee of AIB began this morning at the Employment Appeals Tribunal.Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds attend Slazenger funeralOver 500 people attended the funeral of retired doctor Michael Slazenger today at the Church of St Patrick's in Enniskerry, Co…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
