City boys tee up a new office in IrelandTRAVEL AGENTS: ONE OF the fastest growing internet travel companies in the UK is to set up its first overseas office in Dublin…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Local community rages as dump that turned into a nightmare still burnsIT IS the sickening taste at the back of your throat that gets you; not immediately but hours after exposure to Kerdiffstown …Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Dublin arts festival selects curatorsTwo overseas art curators have been appointed to ensure that the Dublin Contemporary festival goes ahead.Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Hiqa to assess robot surgeryAN ASSESSMENT of robot-assisted keyhole surgeries is to be carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa). …Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Call for rethink on birth BillIT IS an ill-wind that has blown some good for the opponents of the controversial Nurses and Midwives Bill.Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Breakthrough by Irish researchers in battle against lung cancerIRISH SCIENTISTS have announced a breakthrough in lung cancer research which has been described as the potential to halt the …Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
McWilliams offers candidates assistanceSome 75 would-be volunteers turned up this afternoon to a meeting organised by economist David McWilliams to help independents…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
O'Conor denies using public money for parties and dinnersFORMER ROYAL Irish Academy of Music director John O’Conor has said he never used public money to eat out in expensive restaurants…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Connemara hostel tops for budget 'brood breaks'ACCOMMODATION: A HOSTEL in Connemara has been selected as one of the best places in the world for families with children holidaying…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Jedward to enter Eurovision mixTheir tuneless warblings added to the gaiety of the nation in troubled times, but now Jedward could end up representing Ireland…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Ireland last when it comes to trust in CoalitionTHE IRISH public’s trust in the Government is the lowest of 23 countries who participated in a survey.Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Kenny compares Ireland to siege of LeningradFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny said he believed Ireland could be one of the best countries in the world to live in by the centenary…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Irish film wins €1m distribution deal in USIRISH FILM The Guard has won a major distribution deal in the US following its world-premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Student Support Bill to simplify grant systemSTUDENT GRANTS: THIRD-LEVEL students will be able to access grants from a single agency following the passage of one of the …Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
'The Guard' wins distribution dealIrish film The Guard has won a distribution deal with Sony in the United States following its world-premiere at the Sundance …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Former employment tribunal worker claims unfair dismissalA FORMER staff member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal was paid for 15 months, even though she did no work and ignored disciplinary…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Posters banned until election is calledELECTION POSTERS: CANDIDATES IN the forthcoming general election have been warned that they face fines for littering if they…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Dublin research into emphysemaSUFFERERS FROM the potentially deadly lung disease emphysema could benefit from new research carried out in Ireland.Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Jet diverted after bird-strike damaged both its enginesA BIRD-STRIKE led to the diversion of a badly damaged passenger jet after it took off from Ireland West Airport, an investigation…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Explorers to attempt North Pole againONCE FROSTBITTEN but still not shy, serial adventurers Pat Falvey and Dr Clare O’Leary are to renew their attempts to reach the…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Classic cards deliver modern messageENGLISH PHOTOGRAPHER John Hinde first published his famous postcards of Ireland back in 1956 when the country was mired in unemployment…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Chinese toget more Irish visasTRAVEL: VISA RESTRICTIONS which acted as a barrier for Chinese tourists visiting Ireland have been eased, the Minister for Tourism…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Restaurateur blames flood for loss of Michelin starTHE OWNER of Deanes restaurant in Belfast has blamed a disastrous flood last January for the loss of the Michelin star it held…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Youth music education project finds what it was looking for . . . €5m from U2EVERY CHILD in the country should have a chance to learn how to sing or play a musical instrument, the organisers of a music …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Deanes loses its Michelin starThe owner of Deanes restaurant in Belfast has blamed a disastrous flood last January for the loss of the Michelin star it held…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Journalist and author Louis McRedmond dies, aged 78THE DEATH has taken place of the well-known journalist and author Louis McRedmond, who was 78.Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Airline warns staff over rostersAER LINGUS has reiterated its warnings that it will not pay cabin staff who continue to engage in a work-to-rule when new rosters…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
U2 help project stuck in a momentEvery child in the country should have a chance to learn how to sing or play a musical instrument, the organisers of a music …Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
New tourist trail for DublinATTRACTIONS: A TOURISM trail which will stretch from the gates of Trinity College to Kilmainham Jail and has been called the…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Three men due in court over murder of Michaela HarteTHREE MEN are due to appear in court today in connection with the murder of Irishwoman Michaela Harte in Mauritius, the Department…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Tourist numbers down 15% last yearFÁILTE IRELAND is expecting a 4 per cent rise in numbers of overseas visitors this year after experiencing an “annus horribilis…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Best restaurants are still thriving, says food writerIRELAND’S BEST restaurants are not just surviving but thriving despite the recession, according to the co-author of the Bridgestone…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
TCD breakthrough could help prevent blindnessTCD SCIENTISTS have made a breakthrough in tackling a common form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) which can eventually lead to blindness…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ cannot afford to reverse pay cuts, staff toldRTÉ STAFF have been told that the company cannot afford to reverse the pay cuts which were made in 2009.Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
TV3 questions legality of broadcasting moratoriumTV3 HAS called for an end to the two-day broadcasting moratorium which applies to the general election.Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Study suggests tall tales of Irish giants had a grain of truthTHE PREVALENCE of giants in Irish mythology may have a genetic basis which exists to this day, researchers claim.Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Former taoiseach not in favour of electoral reformFORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton has said he is not in favour of any change to Ireland’s existing electoral system.Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Exhibition honouring Lynott to be held in MarchAN EXHIBITION to honour the life of Phil Lynott, who died 25 years ago today, is to be held in March.Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Partial solar eclipse due tomorrowA partial solar eclipse will be visible tomorrow morning as the sun rises.Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Divers to resume search for missing womanGARDA DIVERS will resume their search this morning for Galway woman Bláthnaid Timothy who was last seen in Howth, Co Dublin, …Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Restrictions to remain in place for DublinWATER RESTRICTIONS remain in place in Dublin but have eased considerably elsewhere with only a few other counties reporting significant…Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Restrictions on water supply lifted for tonightDUBLIN: WATER RESTRICTIONS in Dublin city centre will be lifted tonight for the New Year's Eve celebrations but householders…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Return to sub-zero conditions expectedBIG CHILL: A RETURN to cold weather is expected this weekend with the possibility of more snow next weekFri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Limits on water use to be lifted tomorrowDUBLIN CITY Council is expected to announce today it will lift water restrictions to allow for the New Year’s Eve celebrations…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Documentary examines Irishman's role in helping Churchill become leaderIRISHMAN BRENDAN Bracken’s played a critical role in ensuring that Winston Churchill became British prime minister in 1940, a…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
92% of Americans have positive experience in IrelandSURVEY: IRISH-AMERICAN visitors to Ireland have an overwhelmingly positive experience, according to a new study.Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Senior cleric investigating Walsh 'evaded' telling gardaí of abuseMONSIGNOR ALEX STENSON: A SENIOR cleric did not tell gardaí of paedophile priest Tony Walsh’s past when they questioned him, …Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Las Vegas tops Irish wish listDESTINATIONS: LAS VEGAS is the money-no-object place that Irish people would love to go to to escape the recession.Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
'Bank officials had the support of customers - that's gone now'Working for reduced wages and with job cuts looming, many staff at AIB now resent their employer as much as the public doesSat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
RTÉ denies abusing its public service remit for gainRTÉ'S ONLINE commercial revenues amount to just 3 per cent of the Irish online advertising market and it is not abusing its position…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
