UCD students must pay for medical care sought on campusFEES FOR GP and nurse services are being introduced for students at University College Dublin (UCD).Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Increase in applications for voluntary work overseasAPPLICATIONS FOR voluntary work overseas are up significantly in the last 12 months, according to two Irish NGOs which organise…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus decision on clearance at Shannon criticisedA DECISION by Aer Lingus not to use pre-clearance facilities at Shannon airport for transatlantic flights has come under sharp…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Tracks to be closed for several weeksA POTENTIALLY serious rail tragedy was averted in Dublin yesterday as a viaduct collapsed moments after a train passed over it…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
200 jobs lost in closure of UPS call centreSOME 200 jobs are to be lost in Dublin due to the closure of a call centre operated by international delivery giant UPS.Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Down syndrome congress told of genetic drug studyUS RESEARCHERS are “on the verge” of developing treatments to help with some difficulties experienced by people with Down syndrome…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
New gender ratio for medicine defendedTHERE WAS “no great sinister plot” in the changed gender ratio in offers for medical degree courses, the head of academic medicine…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Masked debaters tired of hiding their facesTHE HIGH point of a masked debate in Dublin’s Temple Bar last night came not from anonymous speech-making, but the rebellious…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
11,000 sign child benefit allowance petitionSOME 11,000 parents and other concerned citizens have signed a petition against any change in the child benefit allowance.Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Students toast both success and failureCELEBRATIONS: AMONG THE girls in stilettos and mini-skirts and the boys with spiked hair celebrating their results last night…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Kennedy Shriver a visionary, says PresidentPRESIDENT MARY McAleese and Taoiseach Brian Cowen yesterday led tributes to the “visionary” and “inspirational” founder of the…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Arrest warrants issued for ATM skimming suspectsEUROPEAN ARREST warrants have been issued for two people in Ireland as part of an investigation into ATM skimming which resulted…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacy chains incorrectly on listFOUR PHARMACY chains with almost 70 shops have said they should not be on the HSE list of pharmacies which are to continue to…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Lesbian and gay film gala smashes box office recordsBOX OFFICE sales records have already been broken for Gaze, the 17th annual Dublin lesbian and gay film festival which opened…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Warrants issued over 'skimming' planEuropean arrest warrants have been issued for two people in Ireland as part of an investigation into ATM skimming transactions…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Budget Travel franchise in liquidationA Budget Travel franchisee with branches in the midlands has gone into liquidation, it was announced today.Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Croke Park protests called offCroke Park residents have called off this evening's protest at the stadium following a meeting with Croke Park management.Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Two arrested in Limerick raidsA man and a woman were arrested this morning as part of a Criminal Assists Bureau investigation into organised crime in the Limerick…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Welfare appeals up 25 per centSome 18,000 decisions on social welfare entitlements were appealed last year, the highest level in 15 years.Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Thousands of college places for joblessA thousand free postgraduate college places for unemployed workers are to be announced in the next fortnight in addition to the…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Study shows screening benefitsResults of a bowel cancer screening programme at a Dublin hospital have reinforced the “urgent need” for national screening, …Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu likely to hit 15% of staff, HSE warns employersTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has warned businesses to plan for an absenteeism rate of 15 per cent due to the H1N1 pandemic…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Strike action threat after contractors reject pay dealTHE CONSTRUCTION industry was “facing a return to industrial action”, a trade union said last night following a rejection of …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Government to implement useful ideas from publicALLOWING RECIPIENTS of public funds to rollover unspent budgets to end a “use it or lose it” approach, is among the 17 ideas …Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher make 'Wonders' shortlistTHE CLIFFS of Moher in Co Clare have made it to the final stage of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” campaign, it was announced yesterday…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
'Wonders' of view for Cliffs of MoherThe Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare have made it to the final stage of the“New 7 Wonders of Nature" campaign it was announced today…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Increase in number of girls seeking addiction treatmentAN INCREASE in the number of 15-year-old girls seeking drug and alcohol treatment over the last year has been reported by the…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
U2 to give €5m for music tuitionROCK BAND U2 are to contribute €5 million to a new music training fund for children which is aimed at redressing inequality in…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Rise in teen addiction problemsAn increase in demand for teenage drug and alcohol addiction services has been seen by the country's main residential treatment…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
RTÉ name change fixes spelling error that lasted 40 yearsIT TOOK more than 40 years but a grammatical error in the name of the national broadcaster has finally been corrected.Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
U2 behind €5m music schemeU2 is to donate €5 million to a new scheme which will provide musical training to Irish children and young people.Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Irish deaths from H1N1 virus are 'inevitable'IRISH DEATHS from the H1N1 virus are “inevitable”, Dr Pat Doorley, head of population health with the Health Service Executive…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
No system in place to record verbal complaintsREGULATORY FAILURES: AN “INADEQUATE and unacceptable” system of nursing home supervision in the Northern Area Health Board (…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
HSE says failures of inspection 'deeply regretted'OFFICIAL REACTION: THE HEALTH Service Executive accepted the Leas Cross commission’s concerns about the “inadequacy” of the …Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Body of woman found in CarlowThe body of a woman in her 50s was found near Carlow town this afternoon.Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Ashfield College closes its doorsMORE THAN two dozen students at Dublin “grind school” Ashfield College will have to find another school to begin sixth year in…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
2 held over pipe bombs releasedTwo men being held in relation to a pipe bomb find in Co Longford were released without charge this afternoon.Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Employer groups to meet on electrician proposalsELECTRICIAN EMPLOYER bodies are to meet today to discuss whether to accept a Labour Court recommendation that electricians would…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
President McAleese hosts garden party for 400 guestsÁRAS AN UACHTARÁIN: THE PIPES and drums of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the band of An Garda Síochána played…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Electricians' dispute heads for Labour Court hearingBoth sides in the dispute between electricians and employers have this evening accepted invitations to take the matter to the…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Family's attitude during inquiry recalled“THE JUDGE is after having a pop at me... I’m fuming.”Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
More awareness of economic inequality, survey showsTHE RECESSION has increased public concern and awareness of economic inequalities, according to a survey by an independent think…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Road deaths total 127 in first six months of the year, figures revealA TOTAL of 127 people were killed on the roads in the first six months of the year, down by 14 on the same period last year, …Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
LRC talks aim to avert strike by electriciansTALKS TO avert a strike by more than 10,000 electricians are to begin at the Labour Relations Commission this morning.Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Dublin Pride celebrations soured by anger over Civil Partnership BillTHERE WAS dissatisfaction with the Civil Partnership Bill among a larger than expected crowd which marched in the Dublin Pride…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Gay pride march held in DublinThe city centre of Dublin was filled with colour, noise, music whistles and chants yesterday afternoon as thousands marched in…Sun Jun 28 2009 - 01:00
British envoy in Ireland to leave postTHE BRITISH ambassador to Ireland, David Reddaway, is to leave the post at the end of August, it was announced yesterday.Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Gay pride march held in DublinThe city centre of Dublin was filled with colour, noise, music whistles and chants this afternoon as thousands marched in this…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Police want to question Jackson's doctorAS TRIBUTES from fans and the entertainment world poured in for Michael Jackson yesterday, police were seeking to question a …Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Four 'Irish Times' journalists among 14 winners at media awardsFit to print: Media awards return: FOUR IRISH Times journalists were among 14 winners at the national media awards which were…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
