Brennan says that increases in social welfare largest to dateWelfare : Minister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan said the Budget provided the largest increases so far in welfare…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Call for licensing system for medical outletsLegislation: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is pressing the Government to introduce a licensing system for pharmacies…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Pembroke protestersthe four men barricading themselves on the Isle of Inishmore...Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Health service set to appoint 18 consultant psychiatristsMental health Health service management has offered to appoint an additional 18 consultant psychiatrists and associated support…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Staff block vessel access to prevent replacement crew from boardingThe stand-off on board the Irish Ferries vessel Isle of Inishmore in the Welsh port of Pembroke escalated for a time yesterday…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Abbey to record deficit this year of €900,000The Abbey Theatre is set to record a deficit of around €900,000 this year, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee was told yesterday…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
An Post accepts Labour Court rulingThe board of An Post yesterday decided to accept a Labour Court recommendation aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at the…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Stalemate in new talks on medical contractTalks between health service management and hospital consultants over a new contract ended in stalemate yesterday.Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Government may have lost €150,000 in land dealThe State may have lost out on around €150,000 in potential proceeds from the sale of land in Limerick, the Comptroller and Auditor…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Harney flags move on private healthcareThe Minister for Health Mary Harney has told private health insurance companies that she is considering the introduction of a…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Tribunal delay is 'thwarting' will of the OireachtasPsychiatrists row: The secretary general of the Department of Health has claimed that consultant psychiatrists are thwarting…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
IMO move could delay contract talksGrievances: The Government's prospects of speedily negotiating a new contract with hospital consultants faces fresh difficulties…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Greater range of services from GPs soughtThe Government is seeking to have family doctors open their surgeries for longer each day and to provide a greater range of services…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Project aims at 50% cut in farm accidentsA farm safety initiative launched yesterday will seek to reduce the level of farm accidents by 50 per cent.Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Psychiatrists 'thwarting' will of OireachtasThe secretary general of the Department of Health has claimed that consultant psychiatrists are thwarting the will of the Oireachtas…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
VHI subscribers face 2.5% rise in premiums after EstimatesThe country's 1.5 million VHI subscribers will face an additional 2Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea, under fire for 'ill-judged' picture, says he did not intend to glamorise gunsMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea has said he did not mean to offend anyone by posing for a photograph with an automatic pistol…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Opposition say stealth taxes on the riseOpposition reaction: The Opposition parties last night said the Government's spending estimates for next year were incomplete…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Firm given €70,000 in errorÚdarás na Gaeltachta has said it does not intend to try further to secure repayment of a €70,000 grant paid in error to a quarry…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea warning about Al-Qaeda remarksThe Government is considering the introduction of changes to legislation aimed at preventing public comments such as those made…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Figure for self-harm may reach 60,000, TDs toldUp to 60,000 people in Ireland may be deliberately harming themselves each year - and the vast majority of them never come to…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Plan to treat cancer patients in BelfastMinister for Health Mary Harney is to meet her counterpart in Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, on Tuesday to discuss proposals…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
British were warned of IRA strategy - AttwoodThe British government was warned two months before the Northern Bank robbery last year that the Provisional movement was testing…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Legislation dealing with on the run paramilitaries a 'dirty deal'SDLP spokesman for justice Alban Maginness has claimed that legislation introduced by the British government allowing "on the…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Catholic quota for PSNI must be kept - BradleyThe vice-chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Denis Bradley has urged that the 50:50 recruitment policy in the Police…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Waiting lists in North far longer than those in England, party toldWaiting lists for hospital treatment in Northern Ireland are falling abysmally behind those in England, the SDLP conference heard…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Health sector set to get 10% increase in fundingThe Government is set to use a large part of a 10 per cent increase in healthcare funding next year on primary care and services…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
No barrier-free tolling until 2010Public Accounts Committee: Motorists using the M50 motorway in Dublin may have to wait until 2010 for the introduction of electronic…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Radical reforms proposed in cancer strategyThe introduction of new and extended national cancer screening programmes, higher tax on tobacco products, and a ban on children…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Medical Council's reform plan concernsSenior members of the Medical Council have expressed concern that its future independence could be jeopardised under reforms …Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
State to fund €10.6m Silvermines clean-up and restoration projectThe Government is to provide over €10 million to fund the clean-up and rehabilitation of former lead and zinc mining sites at…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Archbishop promises full commission co-operationThe Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said that the Dublin archdiocese will fully co-operate with the commission of…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Beaumont introduces new code of conduct governing giftsHospitality: A new code of conduct introduced by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin will seek to restrict gifts and hospitality which…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Ireland to engage in mock flu crisisIreland will be one of 28 countries participating in an international exercise aimed at testing the ability of health and emergency…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Wren rejects claim on role in Ludlow inquiryThe former Garda commissioner Laurence Wren has said there is not a scintilla of evidence to support the findings of the Barron…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Up to 330 acquired MRSA in Beaumont last yearThe board of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, which finished at the bottom of the Government's national hygiene audit this week, …Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Private funds for new rail stationsPrivate developers are to pay for four new commuter train stations planned for Dublin, it has emerged - at Park West in west …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Former senior Garda officers may be called to Oireachtas committeeFormer senior Garda officers named in the report on the murder of Séamus Ludlow are expected to be asked to make submissions …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Transport penalties likelyThe Minister of State for Transport says that the Government will consider introducing penalty clauses in the contracts for the…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
First private hospital projects identifiedFee-paying facilities: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has indicated that the first of the proposed new facilities…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
More details emerge of sexual abuse cases involving priestsThe Diocese of Ossory has paid €370,000 in compensation to the victims of child sexual abuse, it was revealed last night.Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
€20bn transport plan to include reopening part of west rail linThe reopening of parts of the western rail corridor and the development of new commuter services in the south will form key elements…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Dublin hospitals at risk from EU directiveDoctors' hours : A number of hospital units in Dublin will be "absolutely threatened" by the implementation of the European …Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Date is set for PPARS hearingThe Dáil spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has provisionally set December 15th for the first public hearing…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Private firm to enter rail freight marketA private sector operator is planning to enter the rail freight business to provide competition to Irish Rail on the country'…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Two firms in talks to join health insurance marketThe regulator of the private health insurance market has told Tánaiste Mary Harney in a confidential report that it is in discussions…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Bupa Ireland profits excessive, study findsBupa Ireland is making excessive or super-normal profits, the regulator for the private health insurance industry has claimed…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Accused priest still in active ministryA priest in the diocese of Down and Connor who is the subject of a continuing police investigation into allegations of child …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Church has paid at least €6m in compensation to abuse victimsChurch payments: Catholic dioceses throughout Ireland have so far paid at least €6 million in compensation to victims of sexual…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Bishop Comiskey failed to remove priests after sex abuse allegationsTwo former Catholic bishops of Ferns diocese have been criticised by a State investigation for their inaction in dealing with…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
