All schools to close until next ThursdayEDUCATION: ALL 4,000 primary and post primary schools are to close until next Thursday, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
All schools to close until next ThursdayEDUCATION: ALL 4,000 primary and post primary schools are to close until next Thursday, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Mental hospital law 'unenforceable'LEGISLATION TO allow for the conditional release of patients held at the Central Mental Hospital on foot of a court order is …Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Mental hospital law 'unenforceable'LEGISLATION TO allow for the conditional release of patients held at the Central Mental Hospital on foot of a court order is …Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Travellers complain of being unable to rearrange flightsDUBLIN AIRPORT: AER LINGUS passengers queued for up to an hour at Dublin airport yesterday to purchase tickets after their flights…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Travellers complain of being unable to rearrange flightsDUBLIN AIRPORT: AER LINGUS passengers queued for up to an hour at Dublin airport yesterday to purchase tickets after their flights…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Weather causes welfare payment delaysSocial welfare recipients in Dublin who were to receive their payments by cheque today will be able to collect them from their…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Councillors to take 5% payment cutCOUNCILLORS ARE to take a 5 per cent cut from this month in the annual payment they receive as local authority members.Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Councillors to take 5% payment cutCOUNCILLORS ARE to take a 5 per cent cut from this month in the annual payment they receive as local authority members.Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Storage problems with State papersMANY STATE papers due to become available to the public yesterday will not be accessible because of storage problems at the National…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Storage problems with State papersMANY STATE papers due to become available to the public yesterday will not be accessible because of storage problems at the National…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Cold weather set to continueFORECAST: THE COLD weather is set to continue in the coming week with Met Éireann forecasting wintry showers and low temperatures…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
High Court grants 72 possession orders in last eight weeksSEVENTY-TWO orders for possession of property have been granted to mortgage lenders by the High Court in the last eight weeks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
High Court grants 72 possession orders in last eight weeksSEVENTY-TWO orders for possession of property have been granted to mortgage lenders by the High Court in the last eight weeks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Drivers warned on motorway overtaking hazardTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has warned drivers travelling on motorways this morning not to overtake as gritting has been…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Expulsion of US lawyer to be investigatedTHE GARDA Ombudsman is to investigate a complaint by environmental group Tarawatch about the detention and repatriation of an…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Drivers warned on motorway overtaking hazardTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has warned drivers travelling on motorways this morning not to overtake as gritting has been…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
EU consults on citizens' petitionsCONSULTATION HAS begun on an initiative to allow EU citizens to directly petition the European Commission on its policies.Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Expulsion of US lawyer to be investigatedTHE GARDA Ombudsman is to investigate a complaint by environmental group Tarawatch about the detention and repatriation of an…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
EU consults on citizens' petitionsCONSULTATION HAS begun on an initiative to allow EU citizens to directly petition the European Commission on its policies.Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Cold weather set to continueFORECAST: THE COLD weather is set to continue in the coming week with Met Éireann forecasting wintry showers and low temperatures…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Return of harp to Tara's hall mootedDÁIL RELOCATION: MOVING THE Dáil and Seanad to a reconstructed Tara’s hall on the Hill of Tara was the proposal of a New Zealand…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Diplomatic affairsTHE WORLD of diplomacy is not all gold-wrapped chocolates at the ambassador’s residence, according to State papers released by…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Return of harp to Tara's hall mootedDÁIL RELOCATION: MOVING THE Dáil and Seanad to a reconstructed Tara’s hall on the Hill of Tara was the proposal of a New Zealand…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Diplomatic affairsTHE WORLD of diplomacy is not all gold-wrapped chocolates at the ambassador’s residence, according to State papers released by…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
'It was the most bitter confrontation in the history of the State'LABOUR PARTY councillor Denis O’Callaghan (inset) was a driver with the Department of Post and Telegraphs when the 1979 postal…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Plea to legislate on rape within marriage rejectedLEGISLATION: FORMER MINISTER for justice Gerry Collins rejected a plea from the Council for the Status of Women to change criminal…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Secret move to transport State exam papersPOSTAL STRIKE: SECRET, NOCTURNAL operations were employed to deliver some Intermediate and Leaving Certificate examination papers…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Women's corps suggested for Defence ForcesEQUALITY: THE DEPARTMENT of Defence believed women could become part of the Defence Forces, but should be confined to a non-…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Training of Egyptian pilots raised doubts at department levelAER LINGUS: THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs was “rather dubious” about the wisdom of Aer Lingus providing training to Egyptian…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Ambassador expecting ministerial visit sure of one: 'we need liquor'DIPLOMACY: IRISH DIPLOMATS in Saudi Arabia smuggled in alcohol concealed under false shipping labels to dodge the Islamic state…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Jack Lynch believed decision by pope not to go to Armagh was a 'victory by Paisley'THE DECISION by Pope John Paul II not to visit Armagh when he came to Ireland in 1979 was a “victory by Paisley”, then taoiseach…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
€2m Security Headache - State Decided Against Asking Church To Foot BillTHE STATE anticipated a security bill of up to £2 million arising from the papal visit but decided against seeking reimbursement…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Releases delayed due to fears Dublin homes would be burgledPRISONER AMNESTY: SOME 68 prisoners were released early from custody under an amnesty to mark the visit of Pope John Paul II…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Age Action Ireland calls for rethink on waste chargesOLDER PEOPLE’S charity Age Action Ireland has called on Dublin City Council to reconsider its decision to introduce waste charges…Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Animals left in fields halted sheriff's ability to seize landTHE COUNTY sheriff in Carlow was unable to repossess farmland because the landowner had left cattle and horses on it, the High…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Community groups appeal funding withdrawalTHE MAJORITY of almost 30 community development projects deemed “non-viable” by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Council's €60m deal with Carroll agreedA €60 MILLION deal between developer Liam Carroll and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council was approved last night by councillors…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Lender repossesses Waterford Crystal couple's houseAN ORDER for possession was granted yesterday at the High Court against a couple who lost their jobs when Waterford Crystal closed…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Court grants lenders 13 orders for repossessionTHIRTEEN ORDERS for repossession were granted at the High Court yesterday including one on a holiday home in Co Kerry that the…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Unions say Cowen has killed social partnershipSOCIAL PARTNERSHIP is “dead and buried” following the failure of negotiations with Government on cost-cutting in the public sector…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
HSE funds integration officer for gamesTHE Health Service Executive (HSE) Community Games is to get an integration development officer following €35,000 funding announced…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Local authority gets settlement worth €60m in Carroll disputeA CONFIDENTIAL deal between developer Liam Carroll and a south Dublin local authority will see it receive land and buildings …Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
More than €42m needed for Garda and defence pensionsMORE THAN €42 million extra will be required to fund pensions for gardaí and members of the Defence Forces following a higher…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
High Court grants 13 orders of possessionA POSSESSION order has been granted at the High Court against a woman who, the court heard, could afford to pay her mortgage …Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
'We were baring our souls to them in confession. I am very angry about it'People attending Mass yesterday expressed fury at the commission’s findingsSat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
Priest praised for handling of caseFALSE CLAIMS: THE REPORT has commended a Dublin priest who was falsely accused of abuse for the manner in which he handled the…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Archdiocese handled complaints of abuse correctly in 10 cases out of 46HANDLING OF CASES: COMPLAINTS OF child sexual abuse against 10 priests out of a total of 46 in Dublin were found to have been…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Many auxiliaries aware of complaintsTHE AUXILIARY BISHOPS: MANY OF the auxiliary bishops of Dublin were aware of complaints of child sexual abuse, but assignments…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Possession order against farmer delayedAN ORDER of possession against a farmer turned builder, requiring him to sell his family farm, was delayed yesterday to allow…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
