Minister reports halting site bays progressThe number of Traveller families living on unauthorised sites has fallen by more than 200 in the past three years, the Minister…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Ireland ranks second in nurses per capitaHealth care study: Ireland has the second-highest number of nurses and midwives per capita in the EU but one of the lowest proportions…Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Gathering chants 'In that train we all travelled'DUBLIN VIGIL: Some carried banners. Others candles. Yet more draped themselves in flags. All, however, chanted in unisonSat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
BoI urged to pull out of deal with porn firmThe National Women's Council of Ireland has said it will be advising its members to close any accounts they have with Bank of…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
A publican who supports the smoking banSix months ago Dublin publican Ted O'Sullivan was arguing against the introduction of the workplace smoking banTue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Fund playgrounds locally, urges MinisterThe Minister of State for Children, Mr Brian Lenihan, has urged local authorities to consider funding the provision of new playgrounds…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Gardai search for killer after gangland-style executionGardaí were holding door-to-door inquiries in Ballyfermot, west Dublin yesterday to try to piece together the final movements…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Teachers seek action on welfare serviceThe Department of Education and Science has been accused of reneging on commitments in the Programme for Competitiveness and …Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
Publicans urged to get ready for smoking banThe Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) has urged publicans to begin preparations for the introduction of the workplace smoking ban…Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
High-stakes showdown at Deadman's InnTribunal Sketch: When Tom Gilmartin waltzed back into town in the late-1980s, after 50 years working in the UK, little did he…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Developer claims meeting was year earlier than Ahern saysProperty developer Mr Tom Gilmartin told the Mahon tribunal yesterday that he first met the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, in October 1987…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
A publican who supports the smoking banSix months ago Dublin publican Ted O'Sullivan was arguing against the introduction of the workplace smoking banTue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Prison governor raises doubts over plan to rid jails of drugsThe governor of Mountjoy Prison, Mr John Lonergan, has raised doubts over the merits of a new Government strategy aimed at ridding…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Raft of new drink driving challenges now likelyA raft of new legal challenges to the use of the Garda intoximeter is expected following yesterday's decision by the Supreme …Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Surge in demand for adoption tracing leads to backlog of casesJust three social workers, two of them part-time, have been allocated to operate a new service aimed at assisting some of the…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Collins memorabilia donated to StateSeveral items belonging to Michael Collins, including a Luger pistol and matching hand-made holster, have been donated to the…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Plans for new agency to oversee adoptionsPlans for a new Adoption Authority to oversee all aspects of adoption practice in Ireland will be announced today by the Minister…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Peace process central to new attitudes, says FitzGeraldBritain's contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland has had a major impact on Irish attitudes towards the UK, former…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Localised religious teaching policies urgedPost-primary schools are being urged by the Catholic Church to draw up localised policies on the teaching of religious education…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Cool reaction to prelate's commentsCampaigners for the ordination of women priests have responded coolly to comments made by the Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin, …Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Bishop to British crown to make rare visit for church reopeningThe bishop to the British crown, Rev David Conner, is to pay a rare visit to Ireland today to celebrate the reopening of a Church…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Road accidents claim six lives in Republic and North over weekendSix people died in road accidents in the Republic and the North at the weekend, three of them in a single, head-on crash in Co…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Health boards to face questions over surplusesDepartment of Health officials are to question at least three health boards on how they came to run surpluses last year at a …Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Cultural difference can work to improve businessFons Trompenaars says companies need to integrate opposites, writes Joe HumphreysMon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
BMW counties may face major cutbacks in funding from EUCounties in the border, midland and west (BMW) regions may be facing a severe cut-back in European Union funding unless European…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
IT workers 'motivated by more than salary'Employees in the IT sector are motivated by an interest in their work rather than salaries, a new survey of "knowledge workers…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
IBEC gives cautious welcomeThe employers' group, IBEC, has given a cautious welcome to the emissions trading proposals although it says it continues to …Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
AIB's First Trust may face industrial actionThe Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA) is threatening AIB's First Trust with industrial action over a decision to close …Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Addax takes stake in Tullow wellListed exploration company Tullow Oil has assigned a 42Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Revenue to use new powers for offshore tax inquiriesThe Revenue Commissioners plan to use new powers from May to demand that tax dodgers hand over details of offshore bank accounts…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Talks fail on possible Conduit takeoverTalks between Conduit, the troubled directory inquiry business, and German company Telegate about a possible takeover bid have…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Regulator urges RTE division to act transparentlyThe Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has recommended that RTÉ's transmissions wing operates "in a transparent…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Biotrin wins top exporter awardDublin-based healthcare firm Biotrin International has been named winner of the DHL Exporter of the Year Award 2003.Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Ulster Bank names its top teamUlster Bank has announced a new management line-up following its €887 million merger with First Active.Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Innovate or fall behind, says AhernA "gear change" in Ireland's rate of innovation is needed for the island to compete effectively against low-wage, newly emerging…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Punch Industries cleans up with two top awardsA 150-year-old Co Cork fabric firm has been named the overall winner of the 2003 All-Island Innovation Awards.Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Shake-up of building site safety rules soughtThe 2001 Construction Regulations should be amended to give designers and clients the same role as contractors in ensuring safety…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Competition in key areas vitalIncreased competition is needed "as a matter of urgency" in a number of key sectors if Ireland is to continue to attract inward…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Retail regulations criticisedRetaining the ban on below-cost selling in the grocery sector "smacks of 1930s protectionism" and serves only to safeguard short…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
ESB workers accept closure dealThe last in a series of closures of ESB peat-burning stations has been finalised with the decision by workers at Bellacorick, …Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU set to put regulatory reform at top of agendaThe Irish Presidency of the European Union has announced a new drive aimed at cutting red tape at EU level.Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU passenger compensation move resisted by airlinesThe EU has approved a new regulation strengthening the rights of air passengers despite opposition from Ireland and the UK and…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
EU must take initiative on Tobin tax - authorIreland has been urged to use its Presidency of the EU to push for the introduction of an international tax on currency speculation…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Women 'hold 5% of seats on boards'Ireland has a "considerably lower" representation of women on company boards compared to neighbouring countries, with just 5 …Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Oireachtas financial oversight 'a failure'A failure by TDs and senators to properly scrutinise the activities of financial services regulators has left "a major gap" in…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
CanWest's TV3 sees profit fallCanWest, the global communications group that owns 45 per cent of TV3, has reported a small drop in earnings from its Irish interest…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Regulation plan aims to cut red tapeThe Government has promised to introduce "lighter" forms of regulation under a strategy aimed at cutting red tape - estimated…Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
68 jobs lost as Portlaoise company relocates to Far EastSome 68 jobs have been lost in the midlands with the decision by Tretorn Sport Ltd to relocate its Portlaoise tennis-ball manufacturing…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Cargo ship auctioned following court orderA cargo ship at the centre of a major Garda and Customs search in Dún Laoghaire harbour two months ago has been sold for almost…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Salmon safe to eat, says Irish food bodyConsumers have "nothing to fear" from new research showing farmed salmon contains more toxic chemicals than wild salmon, the …Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
