Minister concerned at course drop-out ratesMINISTER FOR Education and Science Batt O’Keeffe has expressed renewed concern about the large number of university students …Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Cowen's credibility not eroded after FF TDs' protest - O'KeeffeMINISTER for Education Batt O’Keeffe said he did not believe the credibility of Taoiseach Brian Cowen was being eroded following…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Website offers Leaving Cert students advice on drinkingWHETHER CELEBRATING or drowning their sorrows tomorrow night, Leaving Certificate students are being advised to eat well before…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Pharmacies close prescription dispensing service 'to clear backlog'PHARMACIES IN Waterford and Wexford closed their services to prescription holders yesterday due to unprecedented volumes of patients…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Methadone addicts hit hard by disputeAMONG THOSE waiting outside one of the HSE’s emergency methadone clinics in Dublin yesterday evening was Dave – who did not want…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Methadone scheme for recovering addicts also hit by closuresEFFECTS OF DISPUTE AROUND THE COUNTRY: A NUMBER of pharmacies in Dublin city centre, including some involved in dispensing methadone…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Warning on biased crisis pregnancy 'counselling'ROGUE PREGNANCY counselling agencies who seek to manipulate vulnerable women experiencing a crisis pregnancy are “quite appalling…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Concern over closure of sheltered workshopsPEOPLE WITH intellectual disabilities are being left “demoralised and with nothing to do” as the sheltered workshops they have…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Ireland's maternal care 'vital in case on abortion'THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights should take into account Ireland’s “outstanding record of medical care for pregnant women” …Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
'Serious rethink' for big concerts at Croke ParkTHERE WILL have to be a “serious rethink” as to how in the future Croke Park will stage complex events such as the upcoming U2…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Proportion of sex attacks by strangers on riseMORE THAN half of all the adults seeking help from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre last year who had been recently assaulted had…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Owners say later club hours will bring jobsNIGHTCLUBS IN Dublin should be permitted to stay open until 4am and clubs outside the capital until 2Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Large increase in school bus faresThe Department of Education has confirmed the school bus service for secondary school students is to increase in cost from €168…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
STI patients turned away untreatedTHERE IS “without a doubt” an increase in undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections among poorer young women in parts of Dublin…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Hotel's top-class training facilities attract Real MadridTHE REAL Madrid soccer team arrive at Dublin airport tonight and will proceed immediately to the luxurious Carton House hotel…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Concern over healthcare for poorer womenThere is "without a doubt" an increase in undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections among poorer young women in parts of Dublin…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
More seek help from homeless charityTHE NUMBER of people seeking help from one of Dublin’s largest homeless charities has reached 700 so far this year – an increase…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Poverty agency to lose 40% of staff, committee toldJOINT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AND FAMILY AFFAIRS: THE COMBAT Poverty Agency is to lose 40 per cent of its staff as part of its integration…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Diabetes and metabolic disorders twice as common among TravellersDIABETES, PRE-DIABETES and metabolic syndrome are “at least twice as common” among Travellers as among the general population…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Thomas Cook staff in jobs protestABOUT 30 members of staff with the travel company Thomas Cook protested outside its main Dublin branch yesterday in an effort…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Thomas Cook talks with unions postponedTALKS SCHEDULED to begin today in Dublin between the travel company Thomas Cook and its Irish staff have been postponed as management…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Owners of mobile homes may escape taxTHE PROPOSED €200 tax on mobile homes is open to amendment, a spokesman for the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, indicated…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
AC/DC fans clog roads before gigDELAYS OF up to two hours were experienced by concert goers travelling to last night’s AC/DC concert at Punchestown Racecourse…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Chewing gum is single biggest litter itemCHEWING GUM accounted for almost a third of all litter last year and passing pedestrians were the most frequent cause of litter…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Amnesty queries Cuffe's view over Shannon renditions claimCOLM O’GORMAN, executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland, has described as “barely credible” Green Party TD Ciarán…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Inquiry into 2001 Donegal road deathTHE EU’s Committee on Petitions has confirmed it is to ask the European Commission to begin an investigation into the death of…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Organisers to hold 'review' of Oasis concertORGANISERS OF the Oasis concert at Slane last weekend say they will conduct a “detailed review” of any overcrowding problems …Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Support may stop children going into care - expertA “NOTICEABLE population” of children would not be in care if there were adequate family support services in the community, a…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Legislation urged to criminalise men who use prostitutesLEGISLATION WHICH would criminalise men who used prostitutes should be introduced urgently, a conference in Dublin on human trafficking…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Toolin refunds to be claimed off regulatorTHE COMMISSION for Aviation Regulation has advised customers who had holidays booked with Toolin Travel not to contact the now…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Priest denies calling Daingean children 'ruffians' in sermonPARISHIONERS IN the midlands have been “very upset” by a priest’s sermon at Mass yesterday morning, where it was felt he defended…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
No reward sought for return of ticketTHE SHOP assistant who tracked down the owner of a winning lottery ticket has said he wants nothing from the winner.Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Anger over handling of sex abuse complaintsA PUBLIC inquiry into the handling of complaints against the former Drogheda surgeon Michael Shine must be established immediately…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Oireachtas hears of rise in reports of welfare fraudTHERE HAS been a seven-fold increase in the number of reports from members of the public about suspected social welfare fraud…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Cowen takes up case of woman's fatal crash in 2001THE TAOISEACH is examining “as a matter of urgency” progress in the investigation into the death of a Donegal woman in a road…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
G8 falling behind on aid promisesTWO G8 members, Italy and France, are “performing so badly” in their commitments to fight extreme poverty in Africa that they…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Boy jumped from third floor to save familyGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING an apparent fire attack on a house in Tallaght, west Dublin believe the bravery of a 14-year-old boy may…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Call for Christmas bonus to be restoredCALLS FOR the restoration of the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients were made at a conference on unemployment yesterdayFri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Call to reverse 'disturbing' cuts in school book grantsIT IS “disturbing and disappointing” that the Department of Education has cut the school book grant to schools and libraries …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Senior civil servant named as new Equality Authority chiefAN EXPERIENCED civil servant has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Equality Authority.Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Call for action to improve mental health servicesLEGISLATION SHOULD be passed to force improvements in mental health services here, an international expert on health rights has…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Call for law to ensure aid target is metDEVELOPMENT AID: LEGISLATION MUST be passed to ensure 0Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Who would you elect as mayor of Dublin?IT’S OFFICIAL. Dublin will have a directly-elected lord mayor in 2011Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Off-licences push for end to early closingOFF-LICENCES around the State will be asked by their representative organisation to gather customers’ signatures for a national…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Four gardaí on assault chargesFOUR GARDAÍ have been sent forward for trial before a judge and jury on charges of falsely imprisoning and assaulting a teenager…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Poor quality pre-schools may 'damage' childrenUNIVERSAL PRE-SCHOOL education, due to be introduced next year, could damage young children if it is not sufficiently resourced…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
HSE to draw up hospital guidelines on gay, lesbian relationshipsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to draw up guidelines for hospitals on recognising gay and lesbian relationships and the…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Hope for first red kite chicks in 200 yearsTHE FIRST red kite chicks to be hatched here in over 200 years will be born this week in Wicklow, it is hoped.Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Heroin addicts waiting up to two years for treatmentLENGTHENING WAITING times for methadone treatment are acting as a disincentive for heroin addicts to seek treatment, the chief…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Air fares soar for rugby cup final weekendLEINSTER RUGBY fans hoping to travel to Edinburgh to see their team take on Leicester in the Heineken Cup final later this month…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
