Voluntary groups call for welfare increases in BudgetIncreased social welfare payments and a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor were demanded by voluntary groups in pre-budget…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Major immunisation plan announcedSome 95 per cent of babies born from today will be immunised against a strain of meningitis under what is said to be the most…Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
25% of youths in care end up in jailA quarter of young people who have left health board care and 65 per cent of those who have left special schools were imprisoned…Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
Information sought on cars used in raidGardai are investigating the movements of two cars used in a robbery early yesterday morning in Coolock, Dublin, during which…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Boys' funerals postponed as search continues for father's bodyThe search for the body of Mr Stephen Byrne, who has been missing since his car was found in the sea in Co Wexford, enters its…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Employers urged to give jobs to former addictsEmployers will be encouraged to employ former heroin users as part of an awareness and fund-raising campaign announced in Dublin…Sat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Man questioned over runaway girlGardai in Mullingar and Longford are to interview a 28-year-old midlands man again in connection with the disappearance of a …Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
665 at-risk children have to wait for social workersMore than 600 children who have been identified as at risk in the State are waiting to be allocated a social worker.Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
Major review of childcare services urged to cope with crisisA "root-and-branch" examination of the childcare system is vital if we are to arrest the growing number of children coming into…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
Acoustic Dylan tickets are gone in 60 secondsThe promoters of a Bob Dylan acoustic concert in Dublin next week would "welcome any investigation into the way the tickets were…Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
EU beef will have to show its originsConsumers of beef produced in the EU will receive details of the country of origin of the product and the plant where it was …Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Martin denies biased selection of boardThe minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, has rejected allegations that he appointed supporters and Cork-based allies …Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
ASH welcomes introduction of new anti-smoking drug from USThe anti-smoking group ASH has welcomed the introduction of a new anti-smoking drug, Zyban, which will be available on prescription…Fri Sept 01 2000 - 01:00
Use of St John's Wort is backed by medical studyThe Irish Medicines Board has declined to comment on new research indicating the herb St John's Wort, popular as a remedy for…Fri Sept 01 2000 - 01:00
Initiative launched to combat child povertyThousands of children are being denied their constitutional right because the State fails to provide them with a home environment…Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Home-makers over 65 may qualify for full old-age pensionWomen over the age of 65 who have taken time off work for family reasons may soon qualify for full old-age pensions following…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
No arrests by Garda over Eircom hackerGardai have still not arrested the person who hacked into Eircom's Internet service last week causing disruption to an estimated…Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
No support for some `thousands' of familiesThousands of vulnerable families are probably not getting the supports they need, according to the director of childcare at Barnardos…Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Bottle may not have been used on German girlGardai investigating the weekend attack on a 12-year-old German student in Dun Laoghaire now believe she may not have been slashed…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Gardai hope for interview with girl whose face was slashed with bottleGardai are hoping to speak today to the 12-year-old German girl whose face was slashed with a broken bottle on the East Pier …Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Professor asks if sacrifice Collins made was in vainWould Michael Collins and the other political and military leaders of his time think their sacrifices had been in vain were they…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Even the most secure sites are not safeHacking, said a spokeswoman for Eircom, was "part of Internet life"Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Eircom Internet service breach `unacceptable'The effective breakdown of Internet services at Eircom yesterday was "unacceptable", while the manner in which the company dealt…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Vintners' leader says prices order should be liftedThe order freezing the prices of a range of alcoholic drinks sold in pubs and hotels should be lifted as it has failed to halt…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Prisoner training frees new recruits for economy's worker-starved industriesHundreds of prisoners are to be made available to potential employers in some of the most labour-starved sectors of the economy…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Corporation looks for housing for `crisis' in indigenous homelessDublin Corporation expects to place further advertisements for landlords in an effort to address an emergency accommodation "…Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
Boy's lung operation successful after five delays"Delighted, relieved and exhausted," Damien O'Hare described himself yesterday when his two-year-old son, Dillon Smyth, finally…Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
Baby to have lung operation after four postponements due to staff shortageA two-year-old boy from Tallaght, who has had a lung operation postponed four times in the past week, is finally due to undergo…Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
Road accidents over weekend claim 11 livesThere have been more calls for Government action to curb road deaths following 11 fatalities over the bank holiday weekend.Tue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
Hiroshima Day marked in DublinThe danger that atomic bombs could be used would never end unless public opinion "makes it impossible for governments to be so…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Magazines accused of promoting `cool' image of teenage smokingGlossy magazines contribute to the rising number of teenage smokers by glamorising cigarettes, according to Mr John McGuinness…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
ICTU suggestion of independent mediator to settle dispute rejectedThird-party independent "external mediation" to resolve the rail dispute would not be considered by Iarnrod Eireann, a spokesman…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Bus Eireann hires extra coaches to cope with anticipated holiday rushAbout 75 per cent extra bus capacity has been hired by Bus Eireann to cope with the anticipated rise in customer demand this …Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Rail services on some lines reduced by more than halfCommuters will face further considerable disruption over the bank holiday weekend as the continuing rail dispute sees services…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Musical vibes to woo 60,000 at FairyhouseHere comes the fun. Perhaps not the sun, but it's all rightSat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
New heroin alert after three deathsPolice in Birmingham are to investigate a possible link between heroin-related deaths in the city and recent similar deaths in…Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Inquiry into possible drug-related psychiatric deaths urgedAn immediate investigation into an increase in possible drug-related deaths in psychiatric hospitals was urgently required, the…Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Government says drugs policy has not failedGovernment policies on reducing the demand for drugs have not failed and future policies will embrace a wider range of treatment…Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Big jump in work discrimination claimsThere has been a 40 per cent rise in the number of claims for discrimination at work in the first half of this year compared …Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Rise in drug-users at treatment centreThe number of drug-users presenting at one of Dublin's largest drug-treatment centres increased by almost a third last year, …Thu Jul 27 2000 - 01:00
Century asked Burke to close RTE Radio 2Century Communications asked the minister for communications, Mr Ray Burke, to close RTE Radio 2FM during negotiations to save…Thu Jul 27 2000 - 01:00
`No conflict' between Minister and hospital director on GallagherThe Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, is not in conflict with the director of the Central Mental Hospital, Dr Charles Smith…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
Department says Gallagher `legally a threat'Double murderer John Gallagher (34) was still considered a risk, a spokesman for the Department of Justice said last night, despite…Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Man held in death of baby boy in Darndale fire attackGardai may charge a man in his 30s later today in connection with the death of a baby boy in an arson attack in Dublin yesterday…Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Trouble every night in tragic estate"This is something that was waiting to happen," said a young woman near the charred shell of 255 Buttercup Park yesterday morning…Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Law Society says advertisement discriminatesThe law Society has called for the withdrawal of an advertisement for jobs in the Attorney General's office, which it says is…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Loophole in system could help Gallagher stay freeAn extradition warrant will be issued against John Gallagher if he is located in Britain, despite uncertainty as to whether such…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Anti-drugs group is critical of Government strategyThe rescinding of the Public Order Act to allow anti-drugs marches and reform of the Garda Complaints Board are among the measures…Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
Woman republican prisoner releasedThe last female republican prisoner in the State was released yesterdayThu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
Helpline planned for women who are victims of violenceA single helpline for women who are victims of violence, or who are threatened with violence, is being planned by the National…Wed Jul 19 2000 - 01:00
