Airline staff serve notice of industrial actionAER LINGUS cabin crew have served notice of industrial action to the airline in a row over rosters.Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Book on Corrib controversy important, says HigginsA NEW book on the Corrib gas controversy covers an “extraordinarily divisive period of time”, Michael D Higgins said last night…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Network plans to promote feminismAN ORGANISATION that hopes to make feminism more relevant to a new generation was officially established last night.Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Dental schemes cuts will not be reversed, says HarneyREDUCTIONS IN funding to dental schemes will not be reversed in the budget, Minister for Health Mary Harney has said.Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
First year of free cervical screening programme saw 285,000 womenMORE THAN a quarter of a million women received free smear tests in the first year of a national screening programme in which…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Air traffic strikes hit Irish flightsMembers of the public travelling to Spain face severe disruption today as more than two dozen flights have been cancelled due…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Passengers face disruption after flights cancelled due to strikesPASSENGERS travelling to Spain and Belgium face severe disruption today as more than two dozen flights have been cancelled due…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds avail of cancer checksHundreds of people seeking free mouth checks for mouth, head and neck cancer have queued outside the Dublin dental hospital throughout…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Dublin woman died from drug reactionA WOMAN died from an adverse drug reaction between anti-cholesterol medicine and antibiotics, the coroners court heard yesterday…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
10% of Cork city motorists use hand-held mobile phonesONE IN 10 Cork city motorists uses a hand-held mobile phone while driving, making them the biggest offenders in a Road Safety…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
GP wants family case removed from reviewTHE SON of a patient whose surgery at a Co Meath hospital is one of a cluster being investigated wants her case removed from …Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
One in 20 drivers using phonesOne in 20 drivers still use hand-held mobile phones while driving, a Road Safety Authority survey has revealed.Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
FG calls for extension of bonus maths planFINE GAEL has urged the Government to extend a Leaving Certificate bonus maths scheme to other third-level institutions in order…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Girls perform better in most Junior Cert subjectsGIRLS HAVE performed better than boys in almost all subjects at this year’s Junior Cert exams, according to a gender breakdown…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Clergy hopeful of real changeMANY OF the clergy at yesterday’s inaugural meeting of the Association of Catholic Priests were hopeful of the change it could…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Issues outlined at priests' gatheringCHALLENGING THE role of women in the church and the treatment of priests falsely accused of abuse are among the objectives which…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Hundreds turnout for priests' meetingChallenging the role of women in the church and the treatment of priests falsely accused of abuse are among the objectives which…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Career opportunities: three-day conference on higher educational options begins at RDSTHE INCREASED interest in higher education among mature students was highlighted by the Minister of State for Education yesterday…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Call for specific services to treat self-harmSELF-HARM SHOULD not be treated in the same way as a suicide attempt, the author of a new study on self-injury in Ireland said…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Third of Bord na Móna staff on strike to resume workMORE THAN a third of the striking Bord na Móna workers at a power station in Co Longford are expected to return to work this …Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Teen service hit by record demandA SUPPORT service for vulnerable teenagers yesterday said it was struggling to meet record demand for help.Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Former AIB worker's complaint a 'payback' for bad review, tribunal toldA COMPLAINT made by a former AIB employee under the whistleblowing policy was “nothing more than payback” for a negative review…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Longford strikers end actionJust over half of the 40 striking Bord na Móna workers at a power station in Co Longford returned to work this morning.Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
AIB dismissal not linked to complaint, tribunal toldTHERE WAS no connection between an employee making a whistleblowing complaint and his later dismissal, the Employment Appeals…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
AIB tells tribunal employee dismissed for accessing accountsUNAUTHORISED ACCESS to the bank accounts of 13 employees and three customers by a former Allied Irish Banks worker was “absolutely…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Man (18) remanded in custody for murder of 12-year-old girlA MAN has been charged with the murder of Michaela Davis (12) and has been remanded in custody until Friday.Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Traffic congestion could be lightest in yearsTHE ANNUAL autumn return of traffic congestion is expected to be the lightest in many years due to the recession and road improvements…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Dublin Zoo unveils plan for gorilla 'rainforest'PLANS FOR a gorilla rainforest to replace the almost 40-year-old existing enclosure were unveiled by Dublin Zoo yesterday.Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Power station strikers reject proposals to return to workAN UNOFFICIAL strike by Bord na Móna workers at a Co Longford power station is set to continue after staff rejected proposals…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Purrfect ending as Tweets solve mystery of highly trained kittyIT WAS not a case of the cat catching a bird but of a tweet finding the catFri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
HSE to draft in staff to ease school cash backlogTHE HEALTH Service Executive is drafting in additional staff in the west and mid-west to help process the backlog in back-to …Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Prison officers walk out after prisoner transferPRISON OFFICERS at Mountjoy jail in Dublin staged a walkout yesterday over the transfer of an inmate from solitary confinement…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Judicial council proposals publishedA BODY promoting high standards among judges would ensure “continued public confidence in judicial integrity”, Minister for Justice…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Judicial review plans sketchy, says civil liberties bodyTHE IRISH Council for Civil Liberties has raised concerns about the procedures for conducting investigations and appointing lay…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Prison officer attacked at MountjoyA Mountjoy prison officer was treated in hospital today after being attacked by an inmate.Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Increase in people who perceive inequalityALMOST NINE in 10 people think there is economic inequality in Ireland, which is a marked increase since the recession began.Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Equality Tribunal awards ex-hotel manager €100,000A FORMER general manager at a Dublin city centre hotel has been awarded €100,000 by the Equality Tribunal for victimisation and…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Discrimination to cost HSE €25,000THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has been ordered to award €25,000 to a nursing home employee whom it discriminated against…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Dublin exam results event is movedA POST-LEAVING Certificate results event for thousands of students at Donnybrook Stadium has been moved at short notice to three…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Farmer dies in slurry tank incidentA farmer died after falling into a slurry tank in Co Westmeath this afternoon.Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Study seeks to support switch to digital TVTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to discover if it will need to financially assist analogue television households for the digital switchover…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Two held in connection with foiled robbery of gold wholesalerSTAFF AT a gold wholesaler were tied up during an attempted armed robbery in Dublin city centre yesterday morning.Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Staff tied up in Dublin shop robberyStaff were tied up during an attempted armed robbery at a gold and silver dealer's shop on Bolton Street in Dublin city centre…Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Irish media and scandal discussed at Parnell schoolWHISTLE-BLOWERS WERE increasingly approaching public relations companies for advice, the Parnell Summer School heard yesterday…Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Ó Cuív defends Coalition policies as jobless rate hits 16-year highTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday defended its performance following the publication of Live Register figures for July, which saw the …Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
RTÉ disables iPhone app that played its programmesAN APPLICATION which allowed iPhone users to watch RTÉ television programmes on their mobile phones has been removed from the…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Electricians to protest at hospitalElectricians at St James's Hospital, Dublin, are to place a picket at the main entrances tomorrow morning.Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Caution urged on calcium study resultsCAUTION HAS been urged by the Irish Osteoporosis Society on a study which found that calcium supplements may increase the risk…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Warning to keep detergent capsules out of children's reachPARENTS HAVE been warned to store detergent capsules out of reach as some 1,500 cases of children ingesting household products…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
