Contacts between lobbyist and Cowen to be investigatedThe planning tribunal is to investigate contacts between the lobbyist Frank Dunlop and Brian Cowen when he was minister for transport…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
New body to monitor health spendingThe Department of Health has proposed the establishment of a new inter-agency group which will seek to ensure value for money…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Government warns it may stop recognising MDUThe Government has warned that it may refuse to recognise indemnity cover provided for hundreds of GPs in the medical card scheme…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
GPs warned about pharmacy dealingsMinister for Health Mary Harney wrote to the Medical Council earlier this year expressing concern that some GPs in new multi-…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Minister asks Ethiopia for help with DarfurMinister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has asked Ethiopia to intercede with Sudan to allow the deployment of a UN force to…Mon Sept 18 2006 - 01:00
Aughrim and Kilkenny win major environmental awardsAughrim, Co Wicklow and Kilkenny city have won major awards in the Entente Florale Europe competition.Mon Sept 18 2006 - 01:00
Cowen to give evidence at planning inquiryMinister for Finance Brian Cowen is among those who will give evidence at a new module of the planning tribunal which gets under…Mon Sept 18 2006 - 01:00
FG supports retention of small hospitalsFine Gael has said that services in small hospitals such as Monaghan and Roscommon should be retained until there is a genuine…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
K Club invitations warning to MinistersMinisters have been told not to accept corporate invitations to attend next week's Ryder Cup at the K Club in Co Kildare.Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Drowning tragedy did not change hospital's policyNearly 18 months after the tragic death of a young woman and her two small children in Wexford, a local hospital where she had…Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Drumm says he will not bow to pressure on reformsThe chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Prof Brendan Drumm has said he will not bow to pressure from politicians…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
IHCA objects strongly to proposed new legislationHospital consultants have expressed concern that new legislation proposed by Minister for Health Mary Harney could place the …Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
No major fall in jail sick leavePrison service reforms introduced by the Government have not so far led to a reduction in the level of sick leave among prison…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
HSE postpones PPARS decision againThe further roll-out of PPARS, the controversial computerised payroll and human resources system for the health service, will…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
SF believes it can get 10 Dáil seatsSinn Féin believes it can secure 10 seats in the general election scheduled for next year.Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Minister of Justice is 'natural successor' to Harney, says MolloyViews of former PD ministers: Former PD minister Bobby Molloy yesterday backed Michael McDowell for the party leadership.Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
'No pressure' to resign as leaderPress conference: Tánaiste Mary Harney said yesterday that she had come under no pressure to step down as leader of the Progressive…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Byrne not in running for health body jobIreland's former European commissioner David Byrne was not among the 13 candidates announced yesterday in the race to head the…Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Tenants may be losing discounts, says councillorA Sinn Féin councillor in Co Wexford has claimed tenants purchasing homes from local authorities around the country could possibly…Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
HSE head criticises Mater chairman for 'affront'The head of the Health Service Executive, Prof Brendan Drumm, has attacked the chairman of the Mater hospital in Dublin, accusing…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Mater comments set HSE's pulse racingHSE chief executive Brendan Drumm has told the Mater and Temple St hospitals that they will not decide when the new national …Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
President rails against drink culturePresident Mary McAleese has said she is concerned about the level of alcohol consumption in Ireland which, she maintains, is …Mon Sept 04 2006 - 01:00
Postmortem mistake sparks investigationBeaumont Hospital has started an investigation into how an additional heart and set of lungs came to be found inside the body…Mon Sept 04 2006 - 01:00
FG and Labour to unveil joint mental health policyFine Gael and Labour will tomorrow unveil a new joint policy on mental health for the next election.Mon Sept 04 2006 - 01:00
No satisfactory explanation - RabbittePolitical reaction: The Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Dean Lyons case has failed to provide a satisfactory…Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
Gardaí asked Lyons leading questionsBirmingham report: A homeless drug abuser would never have been charged with the murder of two women at Grangegorman in Dublin…Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
Significant rise in income thresholds for civil legal aidThe Government has significantly increased the income thresholds for qualification for civil legal aid.Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
Minister warns banks about alerting gardaiFinancial institutions have a duty to alert gardaí to offences to protect innocent lives and help prevent similar incidents occurring…Fri Sept 01 2006 - 01:00
Weapons amnesty not for gangs, says McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, has said that he did not believe that drug gangs or hardened criminals would surrender…Fri Sept 01 2006 - 01:00
'Mistakes' over man's prison deathThe Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said that all the indications were that "very serious mistakes were made" in relation…Fri Sept 01 2006 - 01:00
HSE denies Monaghan unit about to closeThe Health Service Executive (HSE) said yesterday that the treatment room at Monaghan General Hospital was not about to close…Thu Aug 31 2006 - 01:00
Antibiotic consumption rate up 16.3%, says HSEThe use of antibiotics in Ireland has increased by over 16 per cent in recent years, according to a new internal Health Service…Tue Aug 29 2006 - 01:00
Non-consultant doctors seek 20% riseNon-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) are seeking pay increases of 20 per cent as part of the new benchmarking exercise for…Tue Aug 29 2006 - 01:00
Cab recovered €16m from criminals last yearThe Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) collected over €16 million in taxes and interest from criminals last year, according to its …Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair to sue British government for £3mAirline seeking compensation for cancellations and delays caused by extra security at British airportsSat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Number of visitors up 13% infirst half of this yearThe number of overseas visitors to Ireland increased by more than 13 per cent in the first half of the year compared with the…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Call for regulator to examine medical insurerHospital consultants have called on the Financial Regulator to investigate the Medical Defence Union (MDU), the international…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Numbers using Dublin airport likely to exceed estimates by 1mThe number of passengers using Dublin airport continues to rise sharply, with this year's overall total likely to exceed original…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Concern as three more MDU directors resignThe Government has expressed concern about a boardroom crisis which has led to the resignation of four non-executive directors…Wed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
HSE predicts it will need €20m a year to combat healthcare-acquired infectionsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) believes that up to €20 million will be needed each year to combat healthcare-acquired infections…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Mater to pay €1.5m for Bohemian FC's car parkThe Mater hospital in Dublin is to pay more than €1Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Health budget to include private fundsThe State's capital budget for the health service next year will include for the first time a provision for investment by the…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Consultants apply to review body for 20%pay riseHospital consultants are to seek salary increases of about 20 per cent as part of a new Government-established pay review for…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Siptu votes in favourof Great Southern dealThe Dublin Airport Authority said yesterday that a decision on a new owner for the Great Southern Hotel group would be made within…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Security at airports: banon duty-freegoods liftedPassengers travelling from Irish airports to the US will be able to resume buying duty-free drink and perfumes from today.Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Impact warns of action in row over OPW staffThe trade union Impact is to consider withdrawing co-operation from the Government's decentralisation programme in a row over…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Britain rejects Ryanair ultimatum on airport securityRyanair yesterday issued the British government with a seven-day ultimatum to restore security measures at UK airports to normal…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
FG proposes €140m support plan for carersFine Gael has proposed a €140 million package to provide improved financial and other supports for carers.Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Moriarty issue raised with Ahern - adviserThe Government has declined to comment on reports that one of the Taoiseach's key advisers had discussed with him concerns raised…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Anti-fraud campaign saves €200m this yearMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan said an anti-fraud crackdown on social welfare payments has generated saving…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
