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
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
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
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
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
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
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
IMF would seek public sector pay cuts of 30-50%, Labour Party meeting toldIF THE International Monetary Fund is called in to sort out the economic crisis here, it will seek public sector pay cuts of “…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Poverty agency says child poverty is risingCHILD POVERTY is rising as unemployment increases, the Combat Poverty Agency has said.Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Poverty agency says child poverty is risingCHILD POVERTY is rising as unemployment increases, the Combat Poverty Agency has said.Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dublin maternity hospitals to relocateA MAJOR shake-up of maternity services in the Dublin area, which will see the three main maternity hospitals moved from their…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dublin maternity hospitals to relocateA MAJOR shake-up of maternity services in the Dublin area, which will see the three main maternity hospitals moved from their…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Conference told IMF may be called inIt is possible the International Monetary Fund will be called in to sort out the current “real economic crisis” here and if it…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Charities seek greater efficiency in social welfare systemTHERE IS a “real risk” that “a whole new generation will be living in poverty” if the Government does not make immediate moves…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Tutu praises 'very special people' of BallymunBROAD SMILES and blue skies accompanied Archbishop Desmond Tutu on a visit to Ballymun, Dublin, yesterday as children sang like…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Calling outHard Times: Recession-related anxiety is causing an upsurge in calls to support organisationsTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
We need 'to love, and to work'Hard Times: SIGMUND FREUD, the father of psychoanalysis, was once asked the secret of a healthy, happy lifeTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Father in protest at special needs cutAN EIGHT-year-old boy and his father travelled to Dublin from their home in Co Meath yesterday to protest outside the Dáil about…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Stardust families say they feel vindicated at vigil for victimsON THE 28th anniversary of the Stardust tragedy, in which 48 young people were killed in a nightclub inferno in Dublin in 1981…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Principal's 'shock' over loss of learning support classSISTER RITA Wynne, principal of a national school in one of the most disadvantaged areas in the State, was “just in shock” when…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Asylum seekers say hostel 'unbearable'ABOUT 40 asylum seekers, including some 20 children, were last night accommodated in a Dublin hostel after travelling from Co…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Dublin Bus drivers to protest over plan for cutbacks todayDUBLIN BUS drivers and their families will protest outside the Department of Transport today.Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Teachers protest outside Anglo Irish BankTEACHERS WERE “furious” and “fed up” and may embark on work stoppages, a group of protesting primary and secondary school teachers…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Pat Kenny agrees to 10% pay cutBROADCASTER PAT Kenny last night agreed to take a 10 per cent cut in his salary of €850,000 per yearTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
A fifth of gay people tried suicide - studyALMOST 20 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have attempted suicide and almost all saw this as related…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Almost one-third of calls to SVdeP from first-timersTHE PROPORTION of people calling the Society of St Vincent de Paul for help for the first time increased from about 20 per cent…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Young people urged to have voices heard in new 'Vote at 16' campaignYOUNG PEOPLE aged 16 and 17 are being urged to contact local politicians as well as Minister for the Environment John Gormley…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Accidental death verdict on man who died after horse fallDISAGREEMENTS EMERGED yesterday at an inquest between a senior nurse and a number of doctors about the promptness of treatment…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
