Height of determination to carry on at PunchestownRACEGOERS ARE doughty folk. Minor matters such as gale force warnings wouldn’t put them off a day at PunchestownThu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Coveney expects Libya to reopen to Irish beefTHE VALUABLE Libyan market for Irish and EU beef looks set to be reopened after a 16-year ban, Minister for Agriculture Simon…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Homeless charity sees rising demandThe homeless charity Focus Ireland has seen a sharp rise in demand for its services and has warned that it is stretched to the…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Punchestown card loses Gold CupRacing: Today’s Gold Cup race at Punchestown has been postponed due to the stormy conditions at the racetrack and will now be…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Riding in stilettos no mean feat as shoes dominate Punchestown's opening dayTHE PUNCHESTOWN racing festival opened in style yesterday with a jockey in stilettos, soccer players on the stage and some pound…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Students seek to put Braille on the menuA STUDENT campaign to encourage restaurants to provide menus in Braille for visually impaired customers has been backed by restaurateur…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Food-linked firms expect growth in earningsSOME 80 per cent of food-related businesses expect growth in earnings this year, according to the findings of a report to be …Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Lamb springs back on to the menuTHERE HAS been a major increase in the popularity of lamb this year, with household purchases up by almost 16 per cent for the…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Tallaght offer for children's hospitalA PROPOSAL to build the new national children’s hospital in Tallaght has been formally submitted by Tallaght hospital and South…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Cyber-bully victims can be as young as six, says lecturerPARENTS WHO give mobile phones to their children should be aware that children as young as six have been victims of cyber-bullying…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
President criticises 'pillars of society' who shattered security of pensionersOLDER PEOPLE looking forward to a secure retirement found their savings were massively reduced because of the irresponsible attitude…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Restaurants cite cost as reason for not putting calories on menusTHE MAJORITY of restaurants have no plans to introduce voluntary calorie counts on menus because of the costs associated with…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Call for tourist VAT rate to be retainedRestaurateurs have urged the Government to retain the tourism VAT rate at nine per cent to help the sector recover from the recession…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
'When you respect yourself, others should respect you'THE TRAVELLER: MISSY COLLINS was proud to be counted as a Traveller in last year’s censusSat Apr 7 2012 - 01:00
Number of children killed or hurt on roads down 36%FEWER CHILDREN were killed and injured in road incidents in the period 2004-2008 compared with the late 1990s, according to a…Thu Apr 5 2012 - 01:00
Farmers back Yes voteTHE IRISH Farmers’ Association (IFA) has recommended a Yes vote in next month’s referendum on the fiscal compact treatyWed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
Child road deaths and injuries fallSome 36 per cent fewer children were killed and injured in crashes in the period 2004-2008 when compared with the late 1990s, …Wed Apr 4 2012 - 01:00
Irish artist gets UN stamp of approvalA RECENT convert to painting, Colm Isherwood from Cork has had one of his artworks selected by the UN Postal Administration for…Tue Apr 3 2012 - 01:00
Holy Week Bible-reading marathonA BIBLE-READING marathon organised by a Dublin church to give comfort and hope to people suffering in the recession will continue…Mon Apr 2 2012 - 01:00
April Fools include non-slip bananas and Jedward tattoosMATCHING TATTOOS for Jedward, non-slip bananas coming on the market and the removal of Fianna Fáil from the national anthem were…Mon Apr 2 2012 - 01:00
Number of Irish speakers up by 7.1%THE CENSUS recorded a 7.1 per cent increase in the number of self-declared Irish speakers. Some 1Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Urban boom as over 2.8 million people are now living in townsTHE URBAN population has hit an all-time high with more than 2Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Census finds 7.1% rise in Irish speakersThe 2011 census recorded a 7.1 per cent increase in the number of people who said they could speak Irish.Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Irish join social business competitionIRISH UNIVERSITY students with “a head for business and a heart for the world” are taking part in a global competition for social…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Media was complacent over borrowing, forum toldTHE MEDIA failed to alert the public to the dangers posed by excessive borrowing by western economies during the boom years, …Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Campaign tackles issues of childhoodA NEW campaign aims to bring parents together to tackle issues such as the sexualisation of children, childhood obesity and commercialisation…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Dublin diners urged to ditch the fear and eat out as good weather arrivesDUBLIN RESTAURANTS encouraged people to spend their way out of the recession yesterday as Dine in Dublin Restaurant Week began…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Together we can do this: choirs gather for feis ceoilTHOUSANDS OF children sang their hearts out at the RDS in Dublin yesterday, with works ranging from Gregorian chants to songs…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
News diary from 1916 in DCU media history collectionA NEWSDESK diary from 1916 is among items donated to Dublin City University’s library for its Media History Collection, which…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Classical musicians hope to strike the right note in closely contested Feis CeoilSNATCHES OF arias and strains of Tchaikovsky will be heard coming from Dublin’s RDS in the coming days as thousands of musicians…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Over 5,000 to compete in Feis CeoilMore than 5,000 classical musicians from all over Ireland will compete at this year’s Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil 2012 which …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
AP and JP get all their ducks in a row for McManus's initial triumph in Gold CupYOU KNOW that you’ve made it when the Cheltenham superstore is selling ducks named after youSat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Geraghty leaves Irish eyes smilingIt may have been one of the worst results for Irish horses in Cheltenham in years but at least Meath jockey Barry Geraghty came…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
O'Leary enjoys take-off as festival goes greenIT SEEMS that Michael O’Leary’s children have inherited their father’s habit of speaking frankly.Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Fashion front-runner makes it two in a rowJOCKEY BARRY Geraghty was in the winner’s enclosure so often at Cheltenham yesterday the Meath man was half expected to take …Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Actor's horse takes centre stageAn actor took centre stage at Cheltenham today when Jimmy Nesbitt’s horse Riverside Theatre won the Ryanair Chase.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Hats out - it's ladies day in CheltenhamIt was Barry Geraghty’s day at Cheltenham today when he won three races in a row and came in second in the last race of the day…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Project seeks details on Irish survivors of WW1THE GRAND-NIECE of a war veteran has started a project to gather details of everyone from Ireland who returned home alive from…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Black day for the Irish at CheltenhamIt was a black day for the Irish in Cheltenham today when two horses were put down after the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase.Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Irish fans on song as pilgrimage commencesOffaly teen sensation is heading back to the Cotswolds with tribute song to Kauto StarTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Fears for woman detained in DubaiTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs has said it is in ongoing contact with an Irish citizen who has been detained in Dubai for …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
DPP not to prosecute after abuse inquiryTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions has decided not to prosecute in the case of elder abuse allegations at Rostrevor House nursing…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
'Decency is back' as migrants learn English in 50 centresWHEN MARY Nally noticed a Polish woman struggling to read grocery labels in the local supermarket, she decided to do something…Fri Mar 9 2012 - 00:00
Quarter of people unhappy with their jobsACCENTURE RESEARCH: ALMOST TWO-THIRDS of employed Irish men and women are unhappy in their current roles but only 24 per cent…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Food for thought as writers champion Irish produceTHE DIFFICULTY in finding Irish produce on supermarket shelves was highlighted by the Irish Food Writers’ Guild at its 18th annual…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Irish food writers hold awardsThe difficulty in finding Irish products such as apples on supermarket shelves was highlighted by the Irish Food Writers’ Guild…Wed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
Céad míle fáilte: hoteliers to extend warm welcome to visitors from eastMISO SOUP at the breakfast buffet, slippers in the bedroom and brochures in ChineseWed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
Teenage girls sit or lie down for 19 hours a day, study findsA STUDY of the sedentary habits of teenage girls has found that they spend an average of almost 19 hours a day either sitting…Tue Mar 6 2012 - 00:00
Farmers' initiative aims to cut accidentsFARMERS INVOLVED in serious accidents have come together to tell their stories to help others avoid the same fate.Tue Mar 6 2012 - 00:00
ISPCC says sentence in neglect case too lenientAN 18-MONTH prison sentence given to a woman found guilty of neglecting her five children “to the point of cruelty” has been …Fri Mar 2 2012 - 00:00