Fully paid maternity leave - but will women lose jobs?People running small businesses say EU plans for improved maternity leave will result in young women losing out on jobs – but…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Ten houses open for people with intellectual disabilitiesTEN NEW houses for people with intellectual disabilities were opened yesterday on the grounds of St Ita’s Hospital in Portrane…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Polish men suffered 'blatant' racial abuseFOUR POLISH men have been awarded sums of between €4,000 and €10,000 by the Equality Tribunal, which found they suffered “deliberate…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Communities urged to collect drug dataCOMMUNITIES WORST affected by the drug crisis must start gathering data on the impact of Government spending cuts, a specialist…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Minister defers response to Jack and Jill chief's 'urgent' appealUP TO 100 babies with brain damage and severe developmental delay who are being cared for in their homes may have to return to…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Grassroots group aims to 'reshape politics'A NEW movement, reflecting “deep dissatisfaction with Government policies” and representing groups from across the State, will…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Minister urges charities to be realistic about budgetCHILD BENEFIT: KEEPING CHILD benefit, the State pension and rent supplements at current levels and the fundamental reform of…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Divers honoured for assisting in vital search and rescue missionsLONG-SERVICE medals were presented yesterday to 96 voluntary search and rescue divers by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern.Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Child benefit 'must remain' universalLONE-PARENT SUPPORT: CHILD BENEFIT must not be cut and must remain a universal payment, the lone-parent support organisation…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Benefit cut 'may be unconstitutional'THERE MAY be constitutional difficulties with removing child benefit from high-earning households, Minister for Social Protection…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Alternative budget welcomed as 'refreshing and achievable'DETAILS OF an “alternative Budget 2011”, which would cut €3 billion from Government expenditure while increasing welfare payments…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Labour enjoying big surge in membersTHE LABOUR Party is experiencing an “extraordinary surge” in numbers joining the party, its general secretary has said.Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Man plans 100km walk in effort to get off crutchesA DUBLIN man who has been on crutches for 13 years is planning to walk from his home to the Hill of Tara in Meath to raise money…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Protests planned over spending cutsA number of protests take place tomorrow in Dublin and Galway against government spending cuts already made and further cuts …Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
'Zero disconnect' plan for electricity users put forwardTHE POSSIBILITY of banning the ESB and other suppliers from cutting off electricity or gas to households who fail to pay their…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Attendance at Mass strong despite call, says ChurchNUMBERS ATTENDING Mass held steady yesterday, and in some places were up on recent weeks, despite a campaign to boycott weekend…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Boycott fails to dent Mass numbersNumbers attending Mass held steady today, and in some places were up on recent weeks, despite a call for a boycott, according…Sun Sept 26 2010 - 01:00
One in 10 directly affected by death every year in Republic, says hospice foundationABOUT ONE in 10 adults is directly affected by a death every year in the Republic, according to figures from the Irish Hospice…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Cowen's summit absence criticisedIRISH CHARITIES and Dóchas, the umbrella group for development non-governmental organisations, have expressed disappointment …Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
60,000 children affected by ADHD 'need more help'AT LEAST 60,000 children in Ireland are living with ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder), though there may be …Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
President praises Fáilte IsteachWHAT BEGAN as a “small idea” in a supermarket in Summerhill, Co Meath, just three years ago was yesterday unveiled as a “national…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Anger at Israeli embassy statementTHE ISRAELI ambassador to Ireland, Dr Zion Evrony, is to be again invited before the Oireachtas Sub-committee on Human Rights…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Visitor figures could be down 13%FIGURES FOR 2009 would show the number of visitors to Ireland fell by 13 per cent last year, with a decline of 16 per cent from…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Concern over end of trauma services at Navan hospitalTHE IRISH Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has expressed its “serious concerns” about the end of major trauma services…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day junkets defendedA Fianna Fáil Senator has called for an end to the 'national begrudgery' against Government figures travelling abroad to promote…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Derry man to give talk with ex-soldier who blinded himA DERRY businessman and charity worker who had been shot in the face and permanently blinded by a British soldier when aged 10…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Transport supports 'key' to fighting social exclusionA LACK of adequate public transport is a major factor behind social exclusion, particularly in rural areas, according to a report…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Concern over deaths linked to pregnancy in AfghanistanTHE DEATH rate among women and girls in Afghanistan due to pregnancy and childbirth is like a “silent tsunami”, an Oireachtas…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Deportation of mother and three children suspendedTHE DEPORTATION of a Nigerian mother and her three children – one of them who is seriously ill – has been suspended pending a…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Fr Healy urges rethink on povertyTHE GOVERNMENT needs to change its approach to tackling poverty, one of the foremost campaigners against inequality has warned…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Father and son among five killed on roads over weekendFIVE PEOPLE have been killed in four road incidents over the weekend. Three of the fatalities were in Co Donegal.Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Mother with seriously ill child faces deportationTHE NIGERIAN mother of a seriously ill five-year-old girl, who face deportation, has been asked to return to the offices of the…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Mother with seriously ill child faces deportationTHE NIGERIAN mother of a seriously ill five-year-old girl, who face deportation, has been asked to return to the offices of the…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Viking settlement unearthed by OPWDUBLIN’S NORTHSIDE is revealing its own Viking past with the first evidence of 11th-century Dubliners choosing to settle on the…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Viking settlement unearthed by OPWDUBLIN’S NORTHSIDE is revealing its own Viking past with the first evidence of 11th-century Dubliners choosing to settle on the…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Dell ex-staff to be briefed on training and supportFORMER EMPLOYEES of the Dell computer plant in Limerick and of enterprises affected by its closure are to be contacted in the…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Dell ex-staff to be briefed on training and supportFORMER EMPLOYEES of the Dell computer plant in Limerick and of enterprises affected by its closure are to be contacted in the…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Family of missing teenager to meet officialsTHE FAMILY of Dublin teenager Amy Fitzpatrick, who went missing in the south of Spain on January 1st, 2008, will meet officials…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
St Vincent de Paul to 'visit' 100,000 householdsUP TO 100,000 households across the State will have received a hamper of toys, vouchers or food from the Society of St Vincent…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Dramatic decline in people taking overseas holidaysTHE NUMBER of overseas holidays taken by Irish people fell by almost 20 per cent this summer, compared with the same period last…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
No protocol in place on public access to prisonerCOURT PROCEDURES: THERE WAS no Courts Service protocol in place on whether the public could have access to a prisoner awaiting…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
'Confused' victim may leave town, says therapistTHE VICTIM of a sexual assault has told counsellors she feels she may have to leave her home town having watched people queue…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Alliance to seek mental healthcare for childrenTHE HUMAN rights of almost 250 children were “shockingly violated” last year, according to a coalition of 38 campaigning organisations…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
€100,000 car job is karma, says winnerIF THERE’S such a thing as karma, this is what it feels like, said last night’s winner of The Apprentice series, Steve Rayner…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Number sleeping rough in Dublin falls, survey findsTHE NUMBER of people sleeping rough in Dublin has fallenTue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Male drivers in Dublin likeliest to be breathalysedYOU ARE most likely to be breathalysed if you are a male driver in Dublin between 7pm and 10pm on Saturdays, a survey has found…Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Ciarán MacMathúna's funeral Mass tomorrowTHE FUNERAL of veteran broadcaster, Ciarán MacMathúna, will be at noon tomorrow in Dublin.Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Support for new parents 'crucial'TO CARE about the wellbeing of infants and children “we must care about the parents even more”, an international expert in child…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Warning of mental health risk to joblessA "Copernican shift” in the way we treated the newly unemployed was needed if "long-term damage to the mental health of huge …Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Activists are like poets, Heaney says in rights lectureHUMAN RIGHTS workers and poets “with humanist sympathies” were concerned fundamentally with the same endeavour – to bring to …Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
