Call for more Seanad coverageSenators have called on the media to pay more attention to what goes on in the upper house in advance of a potential referendum…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Half of older people forgo essentials to pay for heatMORE THAN half of older people go without food or clothing to pay for heating in their homes, according to an all-Ireland survey…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Social insurance fund has €1.9bn deficit this yearSEANAD REPORT: THE FUND set up to pay social insurance will have a deficit this year of €1.9 billion and €1Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Fiscal responsibility Bill promisedSEANAD: MINISTER OF State Brian Hayes has said the recently set up fiscal advisory council will have the power to scrutinise…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Burton to consider child benefit tax levies for €100,000 earnersSEANAD: PROPOSALS THAT could see tax levied on child benefit for those earning more than €100,000 a year have “merit”, Minister…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Irish astronomer defends decision to downgrade PlutoWHEN IS a planet not a planet? In August 2006, the International Astronomy Union, meeting in Prague, created consternation when…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Community caught between possible gas boom or risk of environmental disasterTRADITIONALLY LEITRIM has been one of the poorest counties in IrelandTue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
U2 funding for music for young to continueU2 GUITARIST The Edge has pledged to continue supporting the Music Generation programme which yesterday awarded €1Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Church reopens with dedication ceremony after €2m makeoverTHE CHURCH where both the President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny were married has been reopened in a dedication…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Leaders' deal is 'madness' - SFEUROPEAN SUMMIT: SINN FÉIN has described the deal done by European leaders last week as “madness”.Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Ex-BBC chief in North to head 'Prime Time' inquiryA FORMER controller of BBC Northern Ireland is to lead an independent investigation into how RTÉ libelled Fr Kevin Reynolds.Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Striking solicitors a disgrace - ShatterSEANAD REPORT: THE SOLICITORS and barristers who went on strike on Thursday over cuts in the criminal legal aid budget are a…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Appointment to council position 'flabbergasting'SEANAD: THE APPOINTMENT of former secretary general to the Department of Justice and Equality Seán Aylward to a senior role …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
BAI names RTÉ inquiry headThe former controller of BBC Northern Ireland Anna Carragher has been appointed by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Hayes says special advisers should earn same as in private sectorSEANAD REPORT: MINISTER OF State for Public Service Reform Brian Hayes has defended the controversial pay rise given to Government…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Council relief at cut of just 3.2%THE ARTS: THE ARTS Council has expressed some relief that its allocation of €63.1 million for next year is only a 3Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ could be fined €250,000 for libelRTÉ COULD be fined up to €250,000 for the Prime Time Investigates programme which libelled Fr Kevin Reynolds, the Broadcasting…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
TD holds his hands up over 'very serious matter'INDEPENDENT TD Mick Wallace has admitted he was wrong to withhold employers’ contributions for his workers’ pension scheme…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Dutch health system 'flawed'THE GOVERNMENT should “think twice” about introducing a Dutch-style health system because of escalating costs and a lack of choice…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Link between ADHD and body clock establishedA NUI Maynooth-based neuroscientist has helped establish a link between the genes that control our body clock and the common …Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
'Toy Show' beats all TV ratings since 1994FRIDAY NIGHT’S Late Late Toy Show was the most watched show on television in 17 years.Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
There's more to dying than deathFEW ILLNESSES are as feared as Motor Neurone Disease (MND)Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Smyth victim calls again for Cardinal Brady to apologiseTHE VICTIM of paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth, who reached an out-of-court settlement with Catholic archdiocese of Armagh …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Winter arrives with sub-zero temperature and snow in westAFTER ONE of the mildest autumns on record, winter has arrived with a vengeance.Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Abbey Theatre programme looks to reflect state of nationA MUSICAL by pioneering theatre company Thisispopbaby, along with works by emerging playwrights and revivals of plays by Tom …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Court fines TD Wallace €7,000Independent TD Mick Wallace has been fined €7,000 for withholding employers’ pension contributions to employees in one of his…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Snow flurries herald winter's arrivalAfter one of the mildest autumns on record, winter has arrived with a vengeanceSun Dec 04 2011 - 00:00
To 'Downton' via Tallaght on TV3THE GENTEEL lives of Downton Abbey and the not-so-genteel lives of a group of seven Tallaght 20somethings who share a house will…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
'Unstable' water supply to 150,000 homesMORE THAN 150,000 homes in Dublin and Wicklow could be left without guaranteed drinking water “for years” if an unstable 19th…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Repair work needed on reservoirA water treatment plant which supplies 150,000 homes in Dublin and Wicklow needs to have a new four and a half kilometre long…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Dublin studio's cartoon wins two BaftasAN IRISH-PRODUCED animation series has won two prestigious children’s Baftas in London.Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Campaign urges people with bowel complaints to seek treatmentTV PRESENTER Dr Dawn Harper has launched an Irish campaign to help people with the debilitating and common condition, inflammatory…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ lines up the Dubs, The Dubliners, the queen and the cooks for holiday viewingTHE DUBLINERS, the Dubs and one particular Dub the critics love to hate, Mrs Brown, feature heavily in RTÉ’s Christmas schedule…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
7,500 Irish fans travelled to Rugby World CupNEW FIGURES suggest that the number of Irish supporters at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand was not as large as the TV…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Film board to invest €5.3m in productionsA NEW Neil Jordan horror film, a reimagining of Jim Sheridan’s Into the West, and six animation projects are to share in more…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Irish lust after holiday flingsSURVEY: THE IRISH are a lusty lot on holidays with nearly three-quarters saying that holiday romances are more about lust than…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Foreign firms fall for charm of 'happy' IrishFOREIGN DIRECT investment companies are attracted to Ireland because the Irish are a happy people, Minister for the Arts, Heritage…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Dervish and Leitrim-based artists launch album with concertAn album which is the fruits of an 18-month collaboration between traditional group Dervish and Leitrim-based artists was launched…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Family call on authority to vet RTÉ abuse claimTHE FAMILY of a deceased Christian Brother have called on the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) to include his case in …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Executives step aside for inquiry into Reynolds libelRTÉ NEWS managing director Ed Mulhall and current affairs editor Ken O’Shea have agreed to step aside from their roles during…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
President returns to Ark cultural centre 16 years after opening itAS MINISTER for the arts in 1995 one of Michael D Higgins’s first activities was to open the Ark Cultural Centre for Children…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ news executives step aside while inquiries heldThe managing director of RTÉ news and current affairs, Ed Mulhall, and the editor of the Prime Time Investigates programme, Ken…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ chief refuses to rule out dismissalsRTÉ DIRECTOR general Noel Curran has said he is not ruling out the possibility that those involved in making the programme that…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Hunky Dory adverts criticisedThe company that owns Hunky Dorys has been accused of “thumbing their noses” at the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Inquisition records found on IrishTHE RECORDS of hundreds of Irish people who were brought before the Spanish Inquisition – including the man reputed to be the…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Irish-American to replace Gallagher on 'Dragons' Den'THE MAN credited with inventing the term “cloud computing” is to replace presidential candidate Seán Gallagher on Dragons’ Den…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Reporter's broadcasts in wake of libel finding 'unfair'THE CONTINUING presence of RTÉ reporter Aoife Kavanagh on the Morning Ireland radio show after it was found she had defamed Fr…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Failure to get €700 test has caused untold damageBACKGROUND: TO THE more than 500,000 people who watched the Prime Time Investigates “A Mission to Prey” programme in May, the…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
