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
Funeral of woman who died in stabbing incidentA MOTHER of four who died in a stabbing incident at her home in East Wall, Dublin, earlier this month has been described as “…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Imprisonment over debt likely to increase, warns ManningPEOPLE BEING imprisoned for inability to pay their debts is likely to increase in the worsening economic climate, the chairman…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Arts Council chief defends move to hire extras for freeTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the Arts Council has defended her theatre company’s move to seek people to appear in its new production for…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Ahern praises political skills of 'my best friend'THE FORMER taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil Bertie Ahern said yesterday he would never have been elected a TD if it had not…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Government cuts will 'destroy society'THE GOVERNMENT “must stop trying to cut its way out of this crisis”, Fr Seán Healy of the Conference of Religious of Ireland …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
'Ambiguous loss' of missing highlightedTHERE WAS a “dreadful ambiguous loss” when a loved one went missing, a gathering of families of missing people and those who …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Hundreds at information fair for volunteer work abroadPEOPLE OF all ages and from all walks of life are considering volunteering overseas if the turnout at a volunteering information…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Campaigners shortlisted for Irish awardTHREE MEN and one woman, all of whom are “under constant threat of assassination”, have been shortlisted as candidates for the…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Men paying for sex must be challenged - reportPROSTITUTION: THE MEN who purchase sex are the critical link that must be challenged if trafficking and prostitution are to …Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in IrelandTRAFFICKING REPORT : MORE THAN 100 women and girls were identified as having been trafficked into Ireland for the sex industry…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Orbital, Madness and Flaming Lips among headliners at Electric PicnicELECTRONIC ACT Orbital and ska legends Madness have been confirmed as among the headliners for this summer’s Electric Picnic …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Nutty boys set for Electric PicnicAfter much rumour and more speculation, electronic act Orbital and ska legends Madness have been confirmed as among the headliners…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Tenants face eviction threatA GROWING number of tenants are threatened with eviction because their landlords have failed to keep mortgage repayments, housing…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Disaffected taxi drivers threaten to go 'French-style'Taxi drivers are up in arms about an independent report that argues against the need for a moratorium on taxi licencesSat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
230,000 electric cars by 2020, says RyanMORE THAN 200,000 Irish motorists will be driving electric cars in just over a decade, according to the Minister for Communications…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Slower U2 ticket sales for third Dublin gigTICKETS FOR U2’s third and final concert in Dublin this summer failed to sell out yesterday, in marked contrast to the rapid …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Newsagents' group opposes tobacco retailing legislationA FORTHCOMING ban on the display of tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco advertising in all shops is “too onerous” and should…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Charges against Wrights of Howth are dismissedCHARGES AGAINST a seafood company that it misleadingly labelled as “wild” packets of salmon for sale have been dismissed by the…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
'Wild' salmon sold at Wrights was farmed, court toldMORE THAN 20 packets of smoked salmon labelled as “wild” and offered for sale at a branch of Wrights of Howth at Dublin airport…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Nurses, taxi drivers and laid-off staff explore optionsNURSES, TAXI drivers, SR Technics employees, former Dell workers, electricians and engineers were among those investigating emigration…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers to withdraw services for 24 hours next monthTAXI DRIVERS who staged a protest in Dublin yesterday said they will demonstrate again by withdrawing their services for 24 hours…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers' protests to cause disruptionTWO PROTESTS by taxi drivers today are expected to cause disruption at Dublin airport in the morning and in Dublin city centre…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Down syndrome achievers honouredTHE FIFTH annual Down Syndrome Ireland “helping hands” awards will be presented tonight at an event in Dublin.Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Equality Tribunal says HSE discriminated against people with intellectual disabilityTHE EQUALITY Tribunal has found the Health Service Executive unlawfully discriminated against people with mental health and intellectual…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Immigration system inaccessible, says reportTHE IMMIGRATION system is inaccessible, lacks clarity and transparency, and fails to adhere to its own customer-service charters…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Everything from obesity to suicide tackledHOMELESSNESS, HUMAN trafficking, obesity, care of the elderly, teenage suicide, cystic fibrosis, dyslexia, drug abuse and pressure…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Teens 'speak out' to change worldALMOST 1,000 young people gathered in Dublin yesterday to show how they would change the world.Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
ISPCC seeks more out-of-hours servicesALMOST 80 per cent of children calling Childline for help do so at the weekend or in the evenings, underlining the need for more…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Women not happy with role in politics, poll revealsWOMEN HAVE different expectations of politicians than men and they feel issues important to them are not adequately addressed…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Tributes paid to actor and patron of Active RetirementTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the actor Anna Manahan, who died in her native Waterford over the weekend, aged 84.Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
One in Four welcomes Bishop Magee's decisionThe One in Four organisation has welcomed the decision of the Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee, to step aside.Sun Mar 08 2009 - 00:00
Centre offering services for brain-injured opensLEITRIM MAN Peter Connolly says his life came to a “full stop” when he acquired a brain injury just over four years ago.Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Two remanded over bank raidTWO MEN were remanded in custody yesterday in connection with the kidnap robbery last week in which over €7 million was taken…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Two remanded over €7.6 million Dublin bank raidTwo men were remanded in custody this morning in connection with the so-called tiger robbery last week in which over €7Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers' protest to escalateTAXI DRIVERS have vowed to “bring Dublin city to a standstill” next Thursday as drivers from across the State converge in their…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Traveller women 30 times more likely to suffer domestic violence - reportTRAVELLER WOMEN are proportionately 30 times as likely as settled women to suffer domestic violence, while migrant women are …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Wage cuts will deepen crisis, warns economistWAGE CUTS will damage our competitiveness and the economy, not help them, a leading economist has warned on a new website established…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
