23,000 drivers have received penalty pointsMotorists convicted of driving without insurance will from this Sunday incur five penalty points on their licences, as well as…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Horse welfare scheme to endThe operators of the State's only racehorse rehabilitation programme have blamed insufficient support from the racing industry…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Tributes to writer with a social conscienceTributes have been paid to the author James Plunkett, who died in Dublin yesterday at the age of 83.Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Doctors agree to talks on disputeFresh talks aimed at ending the seven-week-old public health doctors' strike are to take place on Friday.Wed May 28 2003 - 01:00
Statutory redundancy to be exempt from taxStatutory redundancy payments made under new legislation enacted this week will be exempt from taxation, the Department of Enterprise…Wed May 28 2003 - 01:00
56,000 students to gain from new measuresNEW PACKAGE: Up to 56,000 students from low-to-moderate income backgrounds are to benefit from the package of access measures…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
Japan seeks advice on HIV litigation processDespite a stronger record in convicting wrongdoers, Japan is looking to Ireland as a role model for dealing with cases of HIV…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
'Dublin Daily' to take on 'Herald' with later editionDublin Daily , the new city newspaper, is to go head-to-head against the Evening Herald from next month when it starts publishing…Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
RTE seeks members of the public for new advisory bodyRTÉ is seeking 10 members of the public to join a new advisory body that will recommend changes in programme content to the State…Sat May 24 2003 - 01:00
Mickey Joe to do battle with the RussiansIt is being billed as the boy-next-door versus the bad girls of popSat May 24 2003 - 01:00
Ireland urged to take principled stand on PapuaIRELAND/PAPUA: Anti-terrorism laws introduced last year after the Bali bombing are being used by Indonesia to clamp down on …Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Huge rise in seizures of illegal cigarettes at airportDublin Airport saw an eight-fold increase in seizures of contraband cigarettes between 1999 and 2002, according to an RTÉ Prime…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Trucks' ban 'will add to pollution'The proposed ban on lorries too big to travel through the new Dublin Port Tunnel will fuel inflation and lead to increased pollution…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Cigarette plant to close with loss of 121 jobsWorkers at the Gallaher cigarette manufacturing plant in Tallaght, south Dublin, have reacted angrily to a decision by the company…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
Media 'prompted new stance on haemophiliacs'Negative media coverage of the Government's treatment of haemophiliacs caused a "sea-change" in its approach to compensating …Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Private developer may get site school wantsDublin City Council plans to sell to a private developer a vacant site earmarked for a new national school unless the Department…Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Garda agrees Carty's GP did not hold back informationOne of the first gardaí to arrive at the scene of the Abbeylara siege told the tribunal he was warned about Mr John Carty's antagonism…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Officer was not consulted on armed unit's useThe officer in charge of Garda operations at Abbeylara, where Mr John Carty was shot dead three years ago, was not consulted …Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Children's hospital to lose 25 bedsSignificant cutbacks, including the closure of a 25-bed surgical unit, have been announced by the State's main children's hospital…Thu May 08 2003 - 01:00
Favoured names stay stable despite the soapsPoliticians might love babies, as their kissing at election time shows, but the feeling is not reciprocated.Thu May 08 2003 - 01:00
Fire officers call for urgent implementation of reportFire officers have called for the urgent creation of a State authority to oversee fire and emergency services, as recommended…Thu May 08 2003 - 01:00
Clonmel decision about athletes delayedClonmel Borough Council last night postponed an expected debate on whether to review its decision to advise against the Hong …Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
School closes due to measlesA low uptake of the controversial MMR vaccine has been blamed for a measles outbreak in Co Wicklow which has forced the closure…Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
Special holiday cover agreed for striking doctorsSARS outbreak: Special cover will be provided for striking public health doctors this Bank Holiday weekend to avoid any mismanagement…Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
Spot checks due on firms' data protection practicesThe Data Protection Commissioner plans to carry out spot checks on public and private companies from next year to ensure they…Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Sharp rise in number of assaults on psychiatric nurses notedA "total lack" of standard safety and security procedures in psychiatric units has been blamed for contributing to a recent rise…Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Health board silent on childcare staffing claimDublin's Northern Area Health Board yesterday declined to comment on a claim made in the High Court that it was operating a moratorium…Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
Concern over paintgun danger as boy hit in face taken to hospitalConcern has been raised over the safety of a toy gun which fires paintballs at high speeds after a child was brought to hospital…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Strike leaflet for bus passengersDublin Bus drivers are to circulate leaflets to passengers this morning explaining their justification for expected industrial…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Lowdown on opening ceremonyA brief guide to the attractions and high-profile guests scheduled for the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics.Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Glittering cast lined up for opening of OlympicsFormer South African president Nelson Mandela, music acts U2 and The Corrs, and the largest Riverdance group ever assembled, …Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Winners all right, at 10/1, for bookies in FairyhouseDespite the wind and rain, thousands flocked to Fairyhouse racecourse in Co Meath yesterday for the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand…Tue Apr 22 2003 - 01:00
Three held over euro 13m drugs haulGardaí were continuing to question three men in north Co Dublin last night following a €13 million drugs haul at the weekend…Mon Apr 21 2003 - 01:00
McDaid gets tougher with rogue hauliersThe Minister of State for Transport, Dr Jim McDaid, has announced plans to clamp down on illegal haulage operations after calls…Mon Apr 21 2003 - 01:00
Greens oppose fees for third-level studiesThird-level education should be funded either through "a modest increase in income tax" or by scrapping certain tax breaks rather…Mon Apr 21 2003 - 01:00
Garda crackdown on speeding driversMotorists are being reminded to slow down or face expulsion from the road as a major Garda clampdown on speeding and other illegal…Sat Apr 19 2003 - 01:00
Irish pub in Kabul has no worries about serving its customers on Good FridayWho would have thought Afghanistan would out-liberalise Ireland? A year after the collapse of the Taliban regime, the conservative…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Pope reopens dispute over communionA long-simmering row between the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland over the sharing of communion has resurfaced following…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Martin plans to encourage the use of exerciseThe Minister for Health has announced plans for a new national programme to encourage people to exercise more in order to combat…Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Dublin to host meeting of world editorsMore than 1,000 newspaper publishers, chief executives, managers and editors from over 90 countries will gather in Dublin this…Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Fewer people than ever taking any exerciseExercise: People are exercising less than they did four years ago, with just 51 per cent of respondents engaging in some form…Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Hottest day of year set to be topped todayYesterday was the hottest day of the year to date and today is due to be even better, according to weather forecasters.Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Lansdowne tops stadium feasibility studyLansdowne Road has emerged as the clear favourite for development as a new national stadium following the submission to Government…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Smoking ban concerns raised after US murderConcern over how the Government's proposed new anti-smoking ban will be enforced has been heightened following the murder in …Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Cork flight searched after bullet discoveredAn Aer Arran flight from Cork to Edinburgh was the subject of a major security alert yesterday when a bullet was found mid-flight…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Spire too young for world's seven wondersAn Internet bid to have the Dublin Spire listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World has failed - on the grounds that the…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Council backs Tallaght for city statusA campaign to have the south Dublin conurbation of Tallaght designated as a city has been formally backed by South Dublin County…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Gardai seek sex attacker near Dublin parkGardaí in south Dublin are searching for a man suspected of sexually assaulting more than 10 women in the vicinity of Marlay …Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Haider heckled at Trinity debatePHILISOPHICAL DIFFERENCES: Anti-racism protesters disrupted a speech by the controversial Austrian politician, Mr Jörg Haider…Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Iraqis to parade in DublinIraqi exiles in Ireland are to parade through Dublin today to thank the US and British governments for overthrowing Saddam Hussein…Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
