Drink costs State 'price of a hospital every year'Drink is costing the State the price of a new hospital, a sports stadium and a jet for every Minister every year, the Archbishop…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
150 attend protest vigil in DublinBetween 100 and 150 people took part in a vigil in Dublin against possible war in Iraq at the weekend.Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Irish peace movements deny splitIRELAND: The three main organisations involved in the anti-war movement here have rejected suggestions of a split.Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
SF warns against demands by unionists for sanctions on partiesAny move by the British and Irish governments to accede to unionist demands for sanctions against parties deemed in breach of…Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
Project to track lives of 18,000 childrenThe largest and longest research project into the lives of Irish children is to get under way next year.Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Children's hospital should be replaced, says reportThe largest children's hospital in the State is seriously outdated and should be replaced, a report into its facilities has concluded…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Taxi-drivers demand moratorium on licencesDublin taxi drivers will next week step up their protest against the apparent decline in standards being applied by the authorities…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Supermarket chain to accept puntsShoppers will be able next week to buy their bread using puntsThu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Fear of war casts shadow on gamesOrganisers of the Special Olympics in Dublin in June have established a working group to revise plans for the games in the event…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Car recovery scheme to tackle 'joyriding'A scheme to reduce the level of so-called joyriding will be in place early next year, the Department of the Environment has said…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Highest number of road deaths in a week since penalty points beganThe Automobile Association has warned against complacency on road safety and the efficacy of the penalty points system as gardaí…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
TV show's producers agree voting caused upsetProducers of the RTÉ show You're A Star last night confirmed there had been "concern and upset" among the show's contestants …Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Misadventure verdict on teenager who overdosedA verdict of death by misadventure has been returned in the case of a teenager who was found dead in a derelict basement in Dublin…Sat Feb 08 2003 - 00:00
Neutrality is military, not political, says CowenIreland's neutrality does not prevent the Defence Forces taking part in NATO-led operations, the Minister for Foreign Affairs…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Scathing criticism of RTE by artists' groupRTÉ was "destroying the cultural life of our country and our children" and was responsible for the "pollution of our intellectual…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Ryanair charges opposedThe Consumers' Association is seeking a meeting with the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, for "clarification about the legal…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Gardai following definite line of inquiry in Dublin pub shootingThe man who was shot dead in Dublin on Tuesday night was widowed shortly before Christmas and is survived by a 14-year-old daughter…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Passengers delayed as crew accidentally open aircraft escape chuteSome 109 passengers were delayed for over six hours at Cork airport yesterday after a Ryanair crew member accidentally deployed…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Martin to discuss low take-up of MMR vaccineThe Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, will meet the director of the National Disease Surveillance Centre this week…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Large attendance as bishop consecratedA Bishop's ministry "sits uneasily" at the point of tension "between the internal life of the church" and "the life of the world…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Order dedicated to aiding disadvantagedThe St John of God Hospitaller Order runs a number of psychiatric hospitals in the State, as well as clinics, respite care centres…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Woman found dead after fracas had run brothelsA woman found dead at Ratoath, Co Meath, early yesterday morning has been named as Marie Bridgeman.Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Man 'who blew up Pillar' pleasedThe man who claims he blew up Nelson's Pillar in 1966 said the Spire, which replaces it, was "absolutely fabulous".Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Parents group calls for organ inquiry to be haltedParents For Justice, the organisation representing families who have discovered their deceased children's organs were retained…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Goal calls for end to cannibalism in CongoThe Government here must bring pressure to bear to end cannibalism and mass rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Teenager who crashed stolen car into roundabout held by gardaiThe 16-year-old driver of the stolen car which crashed into a roundabout near Swords, Co Dublin, on Tuesday night has been arrested…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Labour Party may expel membersIt is likely there will be expulsions from the Labour Party following the failure of two of its members to obey the whip at Thursday…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Councillors concerned over accountability issueCouncillors sitting on health boards expressed concern that proposed reforms of the boards could make them less accountable.Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Car-related cases predominate at Children's CourtSome 122 charges were heard against 22 young people at the Children's Court in Dublin yesterday.Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Youths crashed stolen car and fled hospitalGardaí in Dublin were last night still seeking three young men who left hospital yesterday after crashing a stolen car in Swords…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
State accused of being part of build-up to warThe Government must end its "complicity" in the US build-up to war with Iraq, a press conference in Dublin was told yesterday…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Lawyer pessimistic on juvenile justiceOne of the most experienced solicitors working at the Children's Court in Dublin has said she is pessimistic about prospects …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Over 15 people killed in accidents involving stolen cars in past six yearsMore than 15 people, many of them teenagers and children, have been killed following accidents involving stolen cars over the…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
FG councillors to vote for bin charge riseA number of Fine Gael members of Dublin City Council are expected to break ranks next Thursday and vote in favour of a 29 per…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Computer chips plan to tackle credit card fraudNew credit cards will begin to be implanted with computer chips later this month in a move that, it is hoped, will eliminate …Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Man (23) is arrested over attack on cleanerA 23-year-old man has been released after being arrested in connection with a violent attack on a street-cleaner in Wexford on…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
An Post chief criticised for not attending Oireachtas committeeThe chief executive of An Post, Mr John Hynes, has been criticised for refusing to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee…Thu Jan 09 2003 - 00:00
Full maternity services demanded for north-eastNothing short of the full restoration of maternity services at Monaghan and Dundalk hospitals would allay the "endemic fear" …Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Doctors fear child abuse cases - WoodsA climate of fear has been created among professionals working with sexually abused children, a former director of the Sexual…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Meeting to discuss baby's death will hear calls for resignationsThe resignation of the chief executive officer of the North Eastern Health Board, as well as the board's medical adviser, will…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Lacey faces party expulsion over bin feesThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr Dermot Lacey, faces expulsion from the Labour Party for defying the party whip by voting in favour…Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
Next section of Spire goes up early in JanuaryThe third section of the O'Connell Street Spire will be put in place on Monday, January 6th, weather permitting, a spokeswoman…Sat Dec 28 2002 - 00:00
TD wants health services investigatedAn independent investigation must be established into how all the health services in the north-east operate, a local TD has said…Tue Dec 24 2002 - 00:00
Lennon said he had 'no choice' on MonaghanPolitical pressure would not change Mr Finbar Lennon's plans for Monaghan Hospital, he said in an interview two months ago.Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Call for major rethink on birth servicesFull obstetric services must be restored to Monaghan General Hospital, the Sinn Féin TD for the area has said.Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Board and staff to meet to discuss emergency protocolsAmid reports of "huge levels of distrust" between staff at Monaghan General Hospital and North Eastern Health Board management…Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
No telling where the axe will fall next, says bereaved mother DeniseMs Denise Livingstone has said the loss of her premature baby, Bronagh, and the implications of the death "must not be swept …Mon Dec 23 2002 - 00:00
Grandfather finds report disappointing"Disappointing," was how Mr Jimmy Livingstone described the independent report into what happened on the morning of his granddaughter…Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
Incubator for hospital was on loan to CavanA mobile incubator necessary for the transport of premature babies between hospitals was not present in Monaghan General Hospital…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Livingstone calls for disbandment of health boardThe North Eastern Health Board "should be stood down immediately" , the father of the woman whose baby died after she was refused…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
