Hundreds attend solstice at TaraSeveral hundred people turned up this morning on the Hill of Tara in Co Meath to watch a glorious sunrise and celebrate the summer…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
GAA bans vuvuzelas before they blow away the Croke Park atmosphereTHE GAA has got its retaliation in first against the dreaded vuvuzelas by banning them before they have even been blown in anger…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Vodafone in line to join file-sharing clampdownVODAFONE IRELAND is in talks with the record industry to join Eircom in its “three strikes and you’re out” rule for those involved…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
28,000 children in State may be carersTHERE COULD be as many as 28,000 children in the State under the age of 18 caring for relatives, an Oireachtas committee was …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Visitor from Azores to bring sunny spellAN ELUSIVE summer visitor is likely to bring a welcome spell of settled weather this week.Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Arcade Fire to headline Oxegen festivalCANADIAN BAND Arcade Fire are the surprise headliners of the first day of the Oxegen music festival ahead of superstar rapper…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Christian group rallies in support of IsraelA GROUP of Irish Christians held a prayer rally in support of Israel and its “right to exist” at the Israeli embassy in Dublin…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Sizzling food festival serves up optimismTHE RECESSION may well be over if the annual Taste of Dublin is a portent of things to come.Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Arcade Fire to burn bright at OxegenCanadian band Arcade Fire are the somewhat surprise headliners of the first day of the Oxegen music festival ahead of superstar…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Honours paper divides opinion and adds up to whole lot of heartacheHuge gap still evident as prevailing mood far more upbeat among ordinary and foundation level students, writes RONAN McGREEVY…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Tubridy to take over Gerry Ryan radio slotRYAN TUBRIDY was the “only name on the list” to replace Gerry Ryan, the head of 2fm has said.Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Government to cut rent supplements to landlordsTHE RENT supplement paid by the Government to the landlords of tenants claiming social welfare payments is to be cut by up to…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Coronas' delight over McCartney gigThe Coronas' lead singer Danny O'Reilly said the band is "absolutely shocked and delighted" to be announced as the support act…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Port plan rejected by Bord PleanálaTHE PROPOSED development of Dublin Port which would have increased its capacity by 50 per cent has been rejected by Bord Pleanála…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Rent supplement to be cutThe amount of rent supplement paid by the Government to landlords of tenants claiming social welfare payment is to be cut by …Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
'Children's czar' to be recruited abroadA NEW senior executive to oversee the HSE’s childcare policies will have to be recruited from outside the State, Minister of …Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Free passes for Electric Picnic cyclistsFestival goers to the Electric Picnic have been invited to cycle there from Dublin in exchange for a free ticket.Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
McElhinney Fashions closes doorsMcELHINNEY FASHIONS in Athboy, a landmark in Irish retailing, has closed 10 days before a winding-up petition against it was …Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
'He was a child, he should not have died'THE LIFE of murdered teenager Daniel McAnaspie could have been saved had his needs been addressed by a properly functioning childcare…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Funeral for Daniel McAnaspie heldThe neglect of the State was a “major contributing factor” to the death of troubled teenager Daniel McAnaspie, his funeral service…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Road opens after years marked by bitter rowsTHE BIGGEST and most contentious single stretch of roadway in Irish history was opened without a hitch yesterday morning.Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Michael Jackson's Irish retreat for rentA HOUSE which Michael Jackson was refurbishing as an Irish retreat is to be launched as a self-catering holiday mansion.Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
McElhinney's men's shop trading wellMcElhinney’s for Men in Athboy, Co Meath, has said it is trading well and is not connected to the well-known department store…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí prevent final attempt at protestTHE OPENING of the M3 motorway yesterday was a day that protesters had hoped would never come.Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
'Chinese Democracy' comes to IrelandFormer Slane headliners Guns N' Roses are to play concerts at Dublin and Belfast, it has been announced.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Winding-up petition on McElhinney'sA WINDING-UP petition has been served on one of rural’s Ireland’s best-known department stores.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí insist gun laws are as tough as they can be to stop mass killingsTHE STATE’S gun laws are as stringent as they can be to prevent a mass shooting similar to the one in Cumbria this week, according…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Garden inspired by winter floods carries all before itA GARDEN inspired by the floods of last November has won best in show at the Bloom Garden Festival in the Phoenix Park.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Weather brings crowds to BloomRecord opening day crowds have attended Bloom, the garden festival now in its fourth year at the Phoenix Park.Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Gráinne Seoige and husband separateRTÉ TELEVISION presenter Gráinne Seoige and her husband Stephen Cullinane have announced that they have separated after eight…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Pleasantly sunny weather until Sunday at leastSUMMER HAS arrived with warm, sunny weather forecast for the rest of the week.Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Air Corps commander dismissed from serviceA SQUADRON commander in the Air Corps has become the first commissioned officer to be dismissed from the Defence Forces for decades…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Officer dismissed over foul languageA squadron commander in the Air Corps has been dismissed from the Defence Forces for using insulting language to his superior…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Sun put its hat on and came out to play for second day of Point Village MarketTHOUSANDS OF people turned out for the opening of the Point Village Market, the biggest in the city since the closure of the …Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Point Village Market to open today at DocklandsTHE BIGGEST open market that Dublin has seen since the demise of the Dandelion 30 years ago will open this morning in the Docklands…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Docklands market comes to lifeThe biggest open market that Dublin has seen since the demise of the Dandelion 30 years ago will open tomorrow morning in the…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Generations of emigrants neglected, says cultural envoy Gabriel ByrneIRELAND HAS neglected generations of emigrants and there is a disconnect between the people who live in Ireland and its diaspora…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
New website for Ireland to be launchedA national website for Ireland, the first of its kind for any country in the world, will be launched next St Patrick’s Day.Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Accused officer denies telling lies to court martialAN AIR Corps officer yesterday denied telling lies to a court martial about an incident in which he is accused of using abusive…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Commanding officer subjected to abusive language, court martial hearsAN OFFICER in the Air Corps used abusive language to his commanding officer after being given the lowest rating in his annual…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Student to sit four Leaving Cert exams in one dayA 17-YEAR-OLD Lithuanian student will have to take four Leaving Cert exams in one day because of a clash in the timetable.Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Stand-in presenters to replace Ryan showRTÉ 2FM IS to replace The Gerry Ryan Show from Monday with stand-in presenters Colm Hayes and Lucy KennedySat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Funeral Mass for Ryan to be broadcast on 2fmTHE FUNERAL of RTÉ presenter Gerry Ryan, which takes place tomorrow, will be broadcast on radio and streamed through the internet…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Ryan body lies in repose at family homeThe body of RTÉ presenter Gerry Ryan is lying in repose at his family home in Clontarf today ahead of his funeral tomorrow.Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Slain underworld figure laid to restMOURNERS AT the funeral of murdered crime figure Eamonn Dunne were told yesterday that “some had lost the sense of the sacredness…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Funeral of gang boss Dunne heldThe funeral has taken place of gangland boss Eamon Dunne, who was shot dead 11 days ago in a pub in Dublin.Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Daily 'green' exercise boosts mental healthHEALTH BRIEFING: JUST FIVE minutes of exercise a day in the great outdoors can improve mental health, according to a British…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Family believes Ryan died from 'massive heart attack'RTÉ BROADCASTER Gerry Ryan died suddenly in the early hours of Friday morning from a massive heart attack, his family believe…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Public pay tribute to the man they saw as a friendPeople came in their thousands to sign the books of condolence to the broadcaster they felt they knewMon May 03 2010 - 01:00
