Search for Irish girl missing from ship to resumeA search operation was due to resume today off the coast of Mexico for an Irish teenager who is believed to have fallen overboard…Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Council worker fights dismissalA man employed as a road sweeper with Dublin City Council was dismissed after supplying a sick certificate four days in advance…Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
End-of-year Failte review shows B&Bs under pressureAlmost one out of every four Fáilte Ireland-approved bed and breakfasts has closed down in the last five years, it emerged yesterday…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Cards to tell shoppers about rightsSome 2.4 million consumer rights cards are to be distributed around the country in the next two weeks, it was announced yesterday…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Visitors to Ireland in 2005 grew to 6.7m but rural tourism still in declineVisitor numbers to Ireland grew to an all-time high of 6Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Price rises for healthcare, transport, electricityConsumers will be hit by increases in the cost of hospital charges, public transport and electricity as the New Year begins.Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Big increase in fatal accidents at work in 2005Some 70 people died in work-related accidents in 2005, 21 more than the previous year, according to figures released by the Health…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Two-thirds of missing people are under-18 foreign nationalsThe majority of people listed by gardaí as still missing in 2005 are young foreign nationals.Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Monaghan hospital campaigners to fight onAcute surgery at Monaghan General Hospital ceased from yesterday following the reorganisation of surgical services in Cavan and…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Oral hearing scheduled for proposed south Dublin ring roadAn Bord Pleanála is to hold an oral hearing on the proposed Monkstown ring road in south Co Dublin.Sat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
Several trapped on chair-o-planeA fairground ride at Funderland at the RDS in Dublin was working again yesterday, following an incident on Thursday night.Sat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
Ombudsman to oversee solicitors and barristersA legal ombudsman, to be set up in 2006, will cover barristers as well as solicitors, The Irish Times has learned.Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Event will be a costly business for fansRyder Cup fans visiting Ireland for the 2006 event will pay top prices for accommodation during the competition.Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Ryder Cup broadcast may be free in public interest, says DempseyThe Minister for Communications has said he will consider designating "free to air" status to the Ryder Cup, which will be held…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Application for hotel on green belt rejectedAn Bord Pleanála has rejected an application to build a 150-bedroom hotel on the green belt between Baldoyle and Portmarnock …Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Irish-bound mail delayed at London depotUp to 500,000 pieces of mail destined for Ireland were stranded in London yesterday, according to a statement issued by An Post…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Irishman drowns in AustraliaThe body of an Irishman who drowned in Australia at the weekend underwent a postmortem there yesterday.Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Divers find body of missing boat passengerThe body of a man who jumped from a pleasure cruiser into the River Shannon at the weekend was recovered yesterday.Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Victim of sinking tragedy buriedMore than 1,000 mourners turned out yesterday for the funeral of a fisherman who died following the sinking of a boat off the…Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Council may avoid vote on Airfield roadA proposal by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to push through plans for a new road beside Airfield estate and urban farm…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Bank economist says views on dispute were his ownThe chief economist with Bank of Ireland has clarified his position following controversy over comments he made on television…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Search continues for missing fisherman off Wexford coastOne of the three men on board a fishing boat which sank off the Wexford coast yesterday afternoon was still missing late last…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
No 8 bus to be restored after complaint to EUA bus service from Dalkey in south Dublin to the city centre is to be reinstated following representations to the European Commission…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Campaign under way to promote FairtradeA campaign to encourage cities and towns around the country to seek Fairtrade status was launched yesterday by the Young Green…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Report says Moore St HQ for 1916 Rising should be protectedNo 16 Moore Street, the house believed to be the last headquarters of the 1916 Rising leaders, should be included on Dublin City…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Marital rape issue not being faced - victims' groupAn organisation for victims of rape has said that Ireland is not ready to face up to issue of marital rapeSat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Judgment may cost council €2m in legal feesDublin City Council may face legal costs of €2 million following a High Court judgment.Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Witness says boat was overloaded, unseaworthyThe Pisces, which sank off the coast of Wexford claiming five lives, was overloaded, unseaworthy and had poor stability characteristics…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Brutal killings shock local residentsShocked local people in Firhouse in southwest Dublin were yesterday trying to come to terms with a double murder in their midst…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Media must self regulate, says NUJThe secretary of the National Union of Journalists in Ireland has called on newspaper publishers to commit to a credible system…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Arklow woman dies in coach crash while on visit to USAn Irish woman died in a coach crash in the United States yesterday morning.Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Drop Shannon protest case, say TDsFive politicians have called for charges to be dropped against the "Shannon Five", following a second mistrial of the anti-war…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Bill due to ease inquest attendance limitThe Department of Justice has confirmed it will bring forward legislation to allow more than two medical practitioners to attend…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Manslaughter trial of boat skipper adjournedThe trial of a skipper charged with the manslaughter of five people after his boat sank off the Wexford coast was adjourned yesterday…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Barriers to men working with childrenPoor pay and conditions are among the barriers that prevent men from working with children, a conference on men in childcare …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Funds urgently needed for suicide helpline services, Dail group toldOireachtas subcommittee on suicide: A national helpline that supports people bereaved through suicide has called for funding…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Tutu praises township building initiativeArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu visited Dublin yesterday to offer his support to an Irish charity that builds new homes for …Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Over third of secondary schoolgirls play no sportOver a third of girls in secondary schools are playing little or no sport outside scheduled PE classes, according to a study …Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Poles in Dublin will have their say tooIRELAND: Only a small percentage of Polish people living in Ireland are expected to vote in their home country's presidential…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Mental health education urged for studentsDáil committee: Education on depression and mental health should be offered to secondary school students to help prevent suicide…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
No ID card a problem for off-licencesThe lack of a national ID card is making it difficult for off-licence owners to tackle underage drinking, according to their …Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Conan Doyle letters to Shackleton's wifeNewly discovered letters written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Lady Shackleton are to go on display as part of the Ernest Shackleton…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Planned development in Stillorgan rejectedResidents in Stillorgan, Co Dublin, have welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanála to reject an application for a 15-storey development…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair defends removal of disabled groupRyanair yesterday defended its decision to remove nine blind and partially-sighted people from a London to Italy flight because…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
School lessons are looking upBoys and girls from Ballyboughal National School in north Co Dublin were among 450,000 primary schoolchildren countrywide who…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Three motorists killed in separate road accidentsTwo men were killed in separate road accidents on Tuesday night and a third motorist died in an accident yesterday morning.Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Dublin call for extra gardaiThe Minister for Justice has been called on to increase Garda resources in Dublin following two gun attacks in Tallaght on Tuesday…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Home births safe and should be encouraged, report saysHome birth is safe and women at low risk around the State should be offered it as an option, according to a report prepared for…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Report followed ruling on health board obligationsThe Domiciliary Birth Group was set up following a Supreme Court ruling in 2003 which found that there was no statutory obligation…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Plan for baths site in Dun Laoghaire rejectedCouncillors in Dún Laoghaire have voted to reject a controversial proposal to redevelop the local derelict baths, which included…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
