Airline unions draft saving plansUNIONS AT Aer Lingus have drafted alternative cost-cutting proposals to those planned by management in a bid to avoid industrial…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
FitzGerald recalls Civil War healingCIVIL WAR animosities among the children of protagonists ended in the late 1930s when many of them were in university together…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Phone operators say no way to stop bullyingTHERE IS no technological solutions at present which would prevent bullying by mobile phone, the mobile phone operators have …Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Yeats watercolours sold for £18,500 in UKTWO IMPORTANT Jack B Yeats watercolours have fetched £18,500 (€22,800) at auction in the UKSat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
RHA exhibition to include Nell McCafferty portraitTHE ROYAL Hibernian Academy will exhibit a nude portrait of the writer and campaigner Nell McCafferty as part of its 178th annual…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Pearson killings not sectarian, book claimsA NEW book on the shooting of two Protestant farmers in Co Offaly during the War of Independence has concluded that their killing…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Portraits of Irish emigrants go on display in DublinA PORTRAIT exhibition of Irish emigrants who have fallen on hard times in London has gone on display at the Molesworth Gallery…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Ahern re-opens restored zoo buildingIN AN interview with this newspaper in 2004, Bertie Ahern declared he had a "very socialist view of life", adding "I have it …Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Democrats in Ireland to host party of the year - or wake of the decadeIT PROMISES to be either the party of the year or the wake of the decadeTue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
NCA to investigate price of fuel hereCONCERNS THAT consumers here are paying too much for fuel are being investigated by the National Consumer Agency (NCA).Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
New pharmacy code to be unveiled this weekA NEW DRAFT code of conduct which will be binding on all pharmacists in the State will be unveiled this week.Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Cash-flow solution company awardedA COMPANY which has developed a computer programme that could dramatically improve the cash flow of Irish hospitals has won an…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Agency to investigate workplace attitudes to pregnancyCONCERN ABOUT continuing discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace is to be investigated by the Crisis Pregnancy…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Wicklow pair saddle up for 18-month circumnavigation of globe by bicycleRide on: 50,000km journey around the worldMon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
First national campaign aims to encourage fostering children in careA NATIONAL campaign to encourage more volunteer families to foster children in care has been launched for the first time.Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Rendition flights promise welcomedA COMMITMENT to ensure gardaí have the power to inspect military flights which are being used for extraordinary renditions has…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Call to end Border allowance for soldiersAN ALLOWANCE paid to soldiers on Border duty during the Troubles should be stopped as there is no longer any justification for…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Helicopters leasing decision 'incredible'THE DECISION to lease two helicopters at a cost of €2Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Take That announce Croke Park concertTAKE THAT are to play Croke Park next summer as part of a comeback tourWed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Group's views on disability allowance 'misrepresented'THE ORGANISATION that first proposed raising the age of qualification for the disability allowance told Minister for Social and…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Irish astronomers over the moon after second asteroid findLIKE CELESTIAL buses, you wait 160 years for a new asteroid and then two come along at once.Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Limit on size of retail outlets hinders competition - PrasifkaMore than 120,000 shoppers from the Republic shopped in either Asda or Sainsbury’s in the North during the summer, the chairman…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Take That set for Croke Park, Oasis sell-out SlaneTake That are to play Croke Park this summer as part of a remarkable comeback tour.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Irish in Brussels look 'shrunken' by No voteIRISH CIVIL servants working in Brussels felt "beaten down and kicked" by the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum, RTÉ's …Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
RTÉ announces cutbacks of more than €25mRTÉ HAS announced cutbacks of more than €25 million to cope with an expected advertising revenue downturn next year.Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
TV3 lays off 15 and cuts news coverage as ad revenue slumpsTV3 HAS made 15 people redundant and is cutting back on its weekend news bulletins because of the advertising downturn.Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Spreading licence fee around 'to hit RTÉ's public role'CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE: RTÉ'S ROLE as a public service broadcaster will be seriously undermined if proposals to give more …Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Coverage of North fostering 'spoilt' attitude in politiciansCLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE: THERE IS too much coverage of the North in the southern media and this is helping to foster a "spoilt…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
RTÉ announces cuts as ad revenue plungesRTÉ has announced cutbacks of more than €25 million to cope with an expected advertising revenue downturn next year.Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Francis Bacon painting may sell for up to €10mA FRANCIS Bacon painting which once hung in the drawing room of Luggala in Co Wicklow is to go for auction at Christie's in London…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
AC/DC Dublin concert sells out in three minutesTickets for AC/DC’s first concert in Ireland in 12 years sold out within three minutes this morning.Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Oasis to come 'home' to SlaneAPPROPRIATELY ENOUGH at a venue where U2 once recorded a song called A Sort of Homecoming , Oasis made a homecoming of their …Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
High earners will find it impossible to evade income levy, says LenihanTAXATION LEVELS: HIGHEST EARNERS who have been "notoriously" able to avail of tax breaks in the past will be the ones hardest…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Youths get chance to graffiti Garda stationDISADVANTAGED youngsters from Dublin inner-city areas will be invited today to use the hoardings around a Garda station to legally…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Hansard and Irglová to appear in episode of 'Simpsons'OSCAR WINNERS Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are to appear in an episode of The Simpsons which will mourn the decline of the…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Oasis confirm summer concert in SlaneOasis have officially confirmed that they are to play Slane Castle on Saturday, June 20th.Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Publican fined €2,500 over complaint about watered vodkaA PUBLICAN has been fined €2,500 and ordered to pay costs and expenses of more than €1,000 for watering down vodka.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Kilkenny publican convicted of watering down vodkaA Kilkenny publican has been fined €2,500 and costs of more than €1,000 for watering down vodka.Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Men's failure to see doctor puts lives at risk, Contepomi warnsMEN'S RELUCTANCE to go to doctors or engage with health professionals is endangering their lives and their life expectancy, Dr…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
EPA reveals excessive lead levels in 23 areasELEVEN LOCAL authorities involving 23 areas have reported excessive lead levels in their water supplies, the Environmental Protection…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
10,000 weather-beaten Celtic Tiger cubs consider a future Down UnderEVEN IN the good old days, the promise of Down Under was a powerful lure for Irish people, especially when it became a rite of…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Archbishop criticises 'greedy' in societyTHE ARCHBISHOP of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said those who were “irresponsibly rejoicing” in the wealth of the Celtic Tiger …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Martinmania: students celebrate The Beatles' producerIT IS nearly 40 years since Sir George Martin produced The Beatles but he spoke to UCD students about the experience like it …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Bishops concerned over immigration proceduresTHE CATHOLIC bishops have called for alternative locations other than prisons for the custody of suspected illegal immigrants…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Joint policing bodies to be set up by local authoritiesEVERY LOCAL authority in the country is to set up a Joint Policing Committee (JPC) which has proved a success on a pilot basis…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Refusal stamp on priest's passport cancelledA NIGERIAN priest who was detained and put in jail, has had a stamp on his passport saying that he was refused permission to …Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Girl died two weeks after blow to head, inquest hearsA TEENAGE girl died after being struck on the head by a man who had been drinking in a public house all day and had consumed …Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Switchover to digital TV must be promoted, forum toldA DIGITAL "champion" needs to be appointed to ensure that the switchover from analogue to digital television is achieved as smoothly…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
