SR Technics extends contracts of remaining staff to end of OctoberAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE firm SR Technics is to extend the contracts of about 200 line maintenance staff at Dublin Airport who were…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Coca-Cola cargo restores port rail trafficIARNRÓD ÉIREANN freight container trains are to resume deliveries to Dublin Port from this morning following a six-year absence…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Airtricity ordered to drop 'green' claim in adsELECTRICITY COMPANY Airtricity has been ordered not to use the term “green electricity” in its advertising, following a complaint…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
€30,000 compensation for sexually-harassed waitressA WAITRESS who was sexually harassed by a customer at the hotel where she worked has been awarded €30,000 in compensation from…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
State to fund cycle parking facilitiesMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey is to provide almost €500,000 for cycle parking facilities in schools and businesses including…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Students' union urges action over college feesTHE UNION of Students of Ireland (USI) has taken a full-page advertisement in today’s edition of The Irish Times calling on students…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Reprimand of council over high-rise Carlton site plan urged by An TaisceAN TAISCE has called on Minister for the Environment John Gormley to reprimand Dublin City Council for granting permission for…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Girls outperform boys in every core Leaving subjectGIRLS HAVE outperformed boys in every core and popular Leaving Cert subject this year, with boys having a failure rate twice …Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Chainsaw-toting cross-dresser to headline at Dublin Fringe FestivalTG4 PRESENTER Manchan Magan is to take to the stage wearing a dress and brandishing a chainsaw as one of the headliners of this…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
An Bord Pleanála rejects city centre 'park in the sky'PLANS FOR a 13-storey building topped by a “park in the sky” at the heart of the proposed Carlton Cinema development on O’Connell…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
ESB defends use of agency to recover debtsTHE ESB has defended its use of a British debt collection agency to recover small debts left by former customers who have switched…Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Shifting port out of Dublin 'not justified'THE COSTS of closing Dublin Port and relocating its operations out of the city would not be justified, a report commissioned …Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Five restaurants closed for posing danger to healthFIVE RESTAURANTS, including two takeaway businesses were closed last month for posing “a grave and immediate danger” to public…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Put Trinity village in Ballymun, says firmBALLYMUN COULD be the location of a new Trinity College “student village” if Dublin City Council’s regeneration company is successful…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
IBOA concerns at Nama's impact on jobsTHOUSANDS OF banking jobs could be at risk following the introduction of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), the Irish…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Travel firm protesters express relief after judge decides against punishmentPROTESTS: UP TO a dozen gardaí barred the entrance to court number six in the High Court yesterday in an attempt to hold back…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Mother congratulated on birthMR JUSTICE Michael Peart congratulated one of the Thomas Cook employees, who had defied his court order, on the birth of her …Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Council stops home-conversion grants for elderly and disabledHUNDREDS OF elderly and disabled people could be held unnecessarily in hospitals and residential care because of a refusal by…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí search for gang after hotel raidGARDAÍ WERE last night searching for a gang who tied up a night porter and locked two guests in a fridge during a raid at the…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Cyclists' train travel derailedSPACE RESTRICTIONS: CYCLISTS HOPING to set off by train for holidays around Ireland are being turned away from stations because…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Dolphin House regeneration plans set for autumnPLANS TO redevelop Dolphin House, one of Dublin’s largest and most troubled flat complexes, are to get under way in the autumn…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Swine flu tests 'not practical' as 500 fall ill within a weekMORE THAN 500 people were diagnosed with the H1N1 “swine flu” virus by Irish GPs last week, more than twice the number of cases…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Complaint about Gabriel Byrne on 'Late Late' upheldTHE BROADCASTING Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against RTÉ for allowing actor Gabriel Byrne to endorse Dublin …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Two critically ill with swine fluMore than 500 people were diagnosed with swine flu by Irish GPs last week, more than twice the number of cases to date confirmed…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
No problems as private cars banned from College Green during rush hourLARGE NUMBERS of motorists were turned away from College Green yesterday during the first day of operation of Dublin City Council…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Question raised over Ryanair landingA RYANAIR pilot diverted his aircraft from Shannon airport to Cork airport last Saturday night following three unsuccessful attempts…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Exam supervisor failed to follow mandatory procedures - reportTHE STATE Examinations Commission has condemned the actions of the exam superintendent who wrongly distributed a Leaving Certificate…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
No intention to pull down pier, says harbour companyTHE DÚN Laoghaire Harbour Company has denied claims that it intends to pull down the historic Carlisle Pier and sell off the …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Race is on to build first 'Dublin Eye'IT'S TYPICAL: you wait ages for a giant ferris whell to come along and then two turn up at once.Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Online service rates DVDs for parentsAN ONLINE service which will allow parents to see the classification and content details of any new DVD release before allowing…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Senior civil servant awarded €40,000 for victimisationTHE DEPARTMENT of Defence has been ordered to pay €40,000 to a senior civil servant who was sent to work alone in a decentralised…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Payout to young psychotherapist 'humiliated, harassed' by colleagueA PSYCHOTHERAPIST who was called a “little girl” by a colleague has been awarded €35,000 by the Equality Tribunal for harassment…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
New rules to protect Tara areaNEW PROTECTIONS for the Tara-Skryne Valley, which would prevent the construction of retail parks and superstores along the route…Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Report a 'menu of choices' and hard decisions must be made - GormleyGREEN REACTION: THE REPORT is a “menu of choices” from which the Government can pick what it will implement, Minister for Environment…Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Proposals aim at saving €1,230m with 6,000 jobs to be axedHEALTH CUTS: SAVINGS CALLED for in the health sector total almost €1,230 million.Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Cuts a 'menu' - GormleyThe McCarthy report was just a "menu of choices" from which the Government could pick what it would implement Minister for Environment…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Motorcycle taxi service to airport queriedA NEW company which intends to operate a passenger pick-up and drop-off service to Dublin airport and around the city by motorcycle…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Spending on trips abroad drops 30%Irish people spent almost 30 per cent less on trips abroad in the first quarter of this year than in the same period last year…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Safe cycling to school the target for city training programmePRIMARY SCHOOL children are being encouraged to cycle to school through a new bicycle training programme from Dublin City Council…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Dublin to host conservation forumCITIZENS SHOULD perform “acts of conservation” by holidaying at home or cleaning beaches to protect Ireland’s heritage, honorary…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
300km of roads to be assigned as motorwaysMOTORWAY STATUS is to be given to 19 new sections of road across 10 national routes from next month, including the first stretch…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Backing of artist on 'Late Late' prior to poll wrong, admits RTÉRTÉ HAS conceded it was wrong to have allowed actor Gabriel Byrne to endorse Dublin City Council election candidate Mannix Flynn…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Road race motorbike rider killed in practice sessionA WELL-KNOWN motorcyclist was killed at the weekend after his motorcycle hit a tree during a practice session for a race in Athlone…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Irish film wins Czech awardIRISH FEATURE film Eamon has received the Independent Camera Award at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Judge says crime so serious it warrants life termMcManus told a life sentence is only handed down in exceptional circumstancesSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
New building regulations issued for consultationNEW BUILDING regulations which will improve access for people with disabilities to shops, hotels, institutional buildings and…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Vandals deface memorial statue of republican leader Seán RussellA MEMORIAL statue of republican leader Seán Russell, which was erected in Fairview Park Dublin just over a week ago, has been…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Engineers to meet on latest Dublin floodingTHE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) and Dublin City Council are to meet this month in relation to flooding which caused tens of …Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Most gay pupils bullied in school - youth serviceEDUCATION COMMITTEE: MOST LESBIAN, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) second-level students have suffered homophobic bullying…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Council says flooding not caused by inadequate pipesTHE FLOODS that resulted in overflowing drains and damage to houses, including collapsed boundary walls and overflowing toilets…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
