Proposals on asylum are criticisedProposed new asylum measures, aimed at clamping down on economic migrants, represent "a further drift from care to deterrence…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Minister sympathises with family of hep C victimThe Minister for Health has expressed his condolences to the family of Ms Sylvia O'Leary, who was embroiled in a dispute with…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Ryanair complains over advertisements for national carrierA new war of words between Ryanair and Aer Lingus has erupted over the advertising of special flight deals.Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Abbeylara tribunal grants representation to named gardaiThe Barr tribunal, investigating the shooting dead of John Carthy in Abbeylara, has granted legal representation to nine named…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Dail must decide on Iraq, say FG and Green PartyFine Gael and the Green Party have joined forces in calling on the Government to recognise the Dail's "right" to determine Ireland…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
New child policy not about costs, says Aer LingusAer Lingus has denied claims its decision to cease catering for unaccompanied child passengers on its flights is part of a cost…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
New UK asylum law may affect IrelandTough new asylum measures introduced in Britain yesterday could affect Government policy in the area, the Department of Justice…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Military overflights of Ireland rise by 40%Overflights of foreign military aircraft in the State increased by 40 per cent last year, according to new figures from the Department…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Tribunal may have to go to court over Garda documentsThe Morris tribunal may use the courts to force the Garda Commissioner, Mr Pat Byrne, to disclose documentation on Garda operations…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Inquiry into Abbeylara will study gun lawsThe tribunal investigating the Abbeylara shooting incident is to examine the law on possession of firearms and gun licences with…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Dublin curb on farm vehicles urgedDublin business groups have urged the Garda to stop farmers clogging up the city's streets on Friday at the culmination of the…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
2002 set rainfall records around the StateLast year was the wettest on record at most of Met Éireann's weather stations in Leinster and MunsterThu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
Temperatures rose by almost one degreeTemperatures across the State rose by almost one degree on average during 2002, according to Met Éireann figures for the year…Thu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
Drivers to carry licences from JanuaryAll drivers will be obliged from tomorrow to carry their licences with them when driving or accompanying provisional licence …Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
St John Ambulance to mark centenary year with celebratory eventsThe St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland is to mark its centenary year in 2003 with a programme of celebratory functions.Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Total of road fatalities in 2002 is set to be lowest in recent yearsThe number of road fatalities this year is set to fall to its lowest level in recent times.Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
A million Christmas cards are still in the postMore than one million Christmas cards and other mail posted in the greater Dublin area in the last working days before Christmas…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
No plan to operate yet on Cork woman with hep CDoctors at a London hospital said yesterday they had "no immediate plans" to carry out a liver transplant on a critically-ill…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Airport delays caused by poor weatherPoor weather and a busy holiday flights schedule caused long delays at Dublin Airport yesterday.Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Parnell Square school should not reopen on safety grounds, say inspectorsStudents attending a secondary school in Dublin's city centre will have to wait another week before finding out if they have …Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
Cowen says Iraq must end its defianceWar in Iraq is avoidable if the Iraqi regime does "what it hasn't done before, which is to end its defiance" of international…Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
President praises the 'vocation of peacemaker' in greetingsThe President, Mrs McAleese, has praised "the vocation of the peacemaker" in her Christmas greeting to Irish people at home and…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Christmas Day to start dry with rain to followShowers, but no snow, have been forecast by Met Éireann for Christmas Day.Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Midnight Mass to be televised live from Mountjoy prisonThe social reform campaigner Father Peter McVerry SJ will deliver the sermon at tonight's televised Midnight Mass, which this…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Hepatitis C woman's family accuses Minister over claimThe family of a Cork woman infected with hepatitis C through contaminated blood has accused the Minister for Health, Mr Martin…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
McAleese praises peacemakers in Christmas greetingThe President, Mrs McAleese, has praised "the vocation of the peacemaker" in her Christmas greeting to Irish people at home and…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
'Impropriety' of sending of Communicorp letter rejectedA solicitor acting for Mr Denis O'Brien's Communicorp has rejected implications of impropriety associated with his sending of…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Accelerated process may have favoured EsatThe Moriarty tribunal is to inquire into whether the competition for the second mobile phone licence was accelerated to the advantage…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Author of note supporting the Esat bid remains unidentifiedNo one in the Department of Communications has been able to assist the tribunal in identifying the author of a briefing note …Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Groups angry at funding scheme delayVoluntary and community groups have expressed outrage at a decision by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Irish Life tenants claim eviction bid over rent reviewA number of tenants of Irish Life-owned apartments in Dublin's city centre have accused the company of trying to force them out…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Department pledges funds to business-led anti-litter driveThe Department of the Environment and Local Government has lent its backing to a pilot business-led anti-litter campaign, which…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
Aer Rianta say charges issued 'in error'Aer Rianta has apologised to its airport customers for issuing "in error" notification of a five-fold increase in staff car-parking…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Scottish bus firm to start services in RepublicCitylink, the Scottish coach operator which announced its entry into the Irish market on the Dublin-Galway route yesterday, is…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Letter on Esat's finances was not retainedMembers of the Government project group overseeing the second mobile phone licence competition did not retain a copy of a letter…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Lowry denies trying to influence level of rent of Dunne propertyThe former minister Mr Michael Lowry has denied an allegation that he tried to influence the level of rent being charged to Telecom…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Telenor says cheque drawn under 'false pretences'Telenor, the company which bid with Mr Denis O'Brien's Communicorp for the second GSM licence, has claimed that a £4,000 donation…Sat Dec 07 2002 - 00:00
Lowry commented on consortium's phone licence bid prospects - O'ReillySir Anthony O'Reilly has accused the former minister, Mr Michael Lowry, of commenting on the prospects of his consortium's bid…Fri Dec 06 2002 - 00:00
Digifone 'misled' team on fundingAn ESAT Digifone delegation apparently misled the evaluation team which was adjudicating on the second GSM licence competition…Fri Dec 06 2002 - 00:00
'Confidential' EU letter discovered in Esat Telecom filesA copy of a "confidential" letter from the European Commission to the former minister for transport, Mr Michael Lowry, on the…Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Lowry defends account of meeting with O'ReillyMr Michael Lowry has told the tribunal he stands over his account of a meeting with Sir Anthony O'Reilly in July 1995, at which…Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Lowry met bidder 'in breach of protocol'The former Fine Gael minister for transport, Mr Michael Lowry, held a private meeting with the head of one of the bidders for…Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
Phone bid process for applicants changed by LowryThe former minister for transport, energy and communications, Mr Michael Lowry, changed the bidding process for applicants for…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
FG man arranged O'Brien's meetings with ministersThe businessman Mr Denis O'Brien met two former Fine Gael ministers at Government Buildings in May 1995 as part of a campaign…Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:00
Disabled subjected to 'significant exclusion'People with disabilities are being subjected to "significant exclusion and discrimination" from employers and service providers…Tue Dec 03 2002 - 00:00
Ministers clash on golf sponsorshipTwo Government Ministers have clashed over Bord Fáilte's controversial €250,000 sponsorship deal with the Irish Open golf championship…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
An Taisce criticises once-off housing in the countrysideAn Taisce has strongly criticised the National Spatial Strategy, saying it appeared to be "an exercise in rhetoric with no likelihood…Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Dublin Bus says it's within limit on fare increasesDublin Bus has insisted its ticket fares have not risen beyond a Government-sanctioned 9 per cent, despite increasing prices …Sat Nov 30 2002 - 00:00
Traditional arts sector divided on plan for new standing committeeA deep division in traditional arts over a proposed new State funding mechanism for the sector was exposed yesterday at a Joint…Fri Nov 29 2002 - 00:00
Blood bank to refuse donors who have lived in UKPeople who lived in the UK for a year or more when "mad cow disease" was at its height will no longer be allowed to donate blood…Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00