Ambulance crews renew strike threatAMBULANCE CREWS have renewed a threat of all-out industrial action in a row over the use of private ambulance services.Fri May 9 2008 - 01:00
Security measures eroding civil liberties, says data commissionerTHE DATA Protection Commissioner has warned of an increasing erosion of civil liberties through the introduction of security …Fri May 9 2008 - 01:00
EU report critical of airline websitesONE IN three airline and travel websites mislead consumers, according to a report from the European Commission.Fri May 9 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into how law centre files left in dumpTHE DATA Protection Commissioner is investigating how confidential records of clients of a Dublin law centre ended up in a rubbish…Tue May 6 2008 - 01:00
Business challenges Lisbon opponentsPRO-LISBON Treaty business leaders have launched a sharp attack on what they called "obtuse" criticisms of the language used …Tue May 6 2008 - 01:00
Craft union calls for rejection of EU treatyThe State's largest craft union, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, has urged its 45,000 members to vote "No" in…Tue May 6 2008 - 01:00
Mobile AE units proposed on drinkingRESTRICTIONS ON the opening hours of fast-food outlets and the creation of mobile accident and emergency (AE) units in the city…Mon May 5 2008 - 01:00
Union warns of massive post office closuresPOSTMASTERS HAVE warned of massive post office closures unless the Government acts to ensure that most social welfare payments…Mon May 5 2008 - 01:00
Press ombudsman upholds Gregory complaintPRESS OMBUDSMAN Dr John Horgan has published his first judgment, in a complaint made by independent TD Tony Gregory against the…Mon May 5 2008 - 01:00
Criticism at mis-selling of investments to elderlyFINANCIAL SERVICES Ombudsman Joe Meade has criticised financial institutions for the "systemic" selling of inappropriate investment…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Buyer beware: car scams go on despite greater awarenessCAR BUYERS and sellers have been warned about two new forms of scams in which criminals attempt to get people to part with their…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
10,000 customers affected after four B of I laptops are stolenBANK OF Ireland is to write to over 10,000 of its life assurance customers after laptops containing their confidential personal…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
HSE axes novel home treatment schemeTHE PROVIDERS of an innovative home treatment health initiative, which has been axed by the HSE, have vowed to fight the decision…Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to reinstate €5 tickets - but in economy classAER LINGUS has capitulated to widespread criticism and the threat of legal action by agreeing to reinstate hundreds of €5 tickets…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Three Self Help directors resign in merger disputeTHREE DIRECTORS of Self Help Development International have resigned following a fresh outbreak of disagreements over the future…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
An Post warns of mail delays in DublinAN POST has asked customers not to post mail to much of south Dublin until further notice because of a backlog caused by industrial…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Plans to cope with major emergencies outlined in bookletTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to reassure people that it has plans in place to respond in the event of a major emergency.Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair is referred to UK consumer watchdogRYANAIR HAS been referred to the UK consumer watchdog over claims that it persistently misleads its customers and denigrates …Wed Apr 9 2008 - 01:00
Action urged to protect childrenGROUPS WORKING with refugees and children have called for changes to the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill to provide…Wed Apr 9 2008 - 01:00
Harney aware of financial burden nursing homes putting on familiesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has acknowledged the "considerable financial burden" nursing home costs are placing on many families…Tue Apr 8 2008 - 01:00
Increase in alcohol licences continuesNEW FIGURES show that alcohol is being sold more widely than ever, with a large increase in the number of off-licences more than…Mon Apr 7 2008 - 01:00
Cold spell to continue for much of week as northerly winds sweep inWITH SUB-ZERO temperatures last night Met Éireann said the current cold snap will continue for much of the week, with heavy night…Mon Apr 7 2008 - 01:00
'Generous' Ireland gives record sum in overseas aidIRELAND: IRELAND'S SPENDING on overseas aid rose to record levels last year, bucking a trend of declining international aid …Sat Apr 5 2008 - 01:00
Cannabis impacts on boys more - studyTEENAGE BOYS who smoke cannabis are more likely to engage in anti-social activities than girls who abuse the drug, according …Sat Apr 5 2008 - 01:00
National Gallery appoints Fionnuala Croke as keeper and head curatorTHE NATIONAL Gallery of Ireland has appointed Fionnuala Croke as its new keeper and head curatorSat Apr 5 2008 - 01:00
Garda has made just one-third of reforms, report saysAN GARDA Síochána has implemented just one-third of the 134 recommendations for its reform made by the Garda Inspectorate since…Fri Apr 4 2008 - 01:00
Judge says Leixlip hotelier 'persecuted' by objectorsA LEIXLIP hotelier has had his alcoholic drinks and dance licence renewed after a District Court judge found that his company…Wed Apr 2 2008 - 01:00
Ruling is warning, says pensions bodyTHE PENSIONS Board says the High Court's judgment in the Limestone Construction case should serve as a warning to other employers…Tue Apr 1 2008 - 01:00
Hundreds pay tribute to former curatorHUNDREDS OF family, friends and colleagues attended a memorial Mass on Saturday for the museum curator and author Mairéad Dunlevy…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
President and husband conferred with honorary doctorates for peace rolePRESIDENT MARY McAleese and her husband Dr Martin McAleese have been conferred with honorary doctorates from Dublin City University…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Ambulance strike averted after HSE backdownTHE THREAT of industrial action by the State's 1,200 paramedics has been averted after the Health Service Executive agreed with…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
One in four letters fails to arrive on timeONE OUT of every four letters posted last year failed to arrive as scheduled on the day after it was sent, according to the annual…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Irish arm denies covert observationIRELAND: LIDL IRELAND says it does not carry out covert observation of its staff using security cameras or by any other means…Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Tour operators seek to reduce consumers' rightsIRISH TOUR operators want to limit customers' rights by restricting their entitlement to compensation and allowing for last-minute…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Consumers good at complaining but slow to take action, says watchdogIRISH CONSUMERS are good at complaining but slow to take action by switching to other providers, according to new research.Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Opponents to picket scientologistsCRITICS OF the Church of Scientology plan to picket the organisation's Dublin headquarters today as part of a worldwide campaign…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Slow start as iPhones hit the shelvesONE SHOPPER does not a queue make, but Colin Byrnes from Glenageary wasn't complaining as he became the first person to buy the…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Leonard Cohen concerts sell out in minutesTICKETS FOR two Leonard Cohen concerts in Dublin in June sold out within minutes yesterday.Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Call for ban on junk food advertising before 9pmThe Consumers Association of Ireland and the Children's Rights Alliance have made a joint call for a ban on junk food advertising…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Limerick car dealer sold carsit had clockedA LIMERICK city car sales company has given a formal undertaking not to engage in car clocking or selling clocked cars, following…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Heaney and Hanafin open children's museumTHE STATE'S first interactive children's museum has been officially opened by poet and Nobel laureate Séamus Heaney and Minister…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Uninsured cars can get tax discs, admits departmentThere is nothing to prevent motorists applying for tax discs in respect of uninsured and fictitious cars, the Department of Environment…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Auctioneers in code of conduct delayLESS THAN half of all auctioneers and estate agents have signed up to a code of practice drawn up by the Government's new watchdog…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
The greenwash effectEveryone claims to have gone green all of a sudden, but is this commitment real or only skin-deep?Sat Mar 8 2008 - 00:00
M&S picketed by union over meat factory workersMEMBERS OF the Unite trade union picketed Marks and Spencer's Grafton Street store in Dublin yesterday in a protest over the …Fri Mar 7 2008 - 00:00
Minister admits end of order has not cut food pricesTHE ABOLITION of the Groceries Order has not succeeded in reducing food prices, Minister for Enterprise and Employment Micheál…Fri Mar 7 2008 - 00:00
Big response from public over Luas line to LucanTHE RAILWAY Procurement Agency says it has received a record 2,300 submissions from the public about the proposed Luas line to…Thu Mar 6 2008 - 00:00
Poor breast imaging service led to 'avoidable' diagnostic delaysO'DOHERTY REPORT: WOMEN ATTENDING Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise suffered a significant and avoidable delay in the …Thu Mar 6 2008 - 00:00
Systemic weaknesses hampered HSE reviewFITZGERALD REPORT: A REPORT has blamed "systemic weaknesses in governance, management and communication" within the HSE for …Thu Mar 6 2008 - 00:00
Most mothers have no life assuranceMOTHERS EVERYWHERE will be cherished tomorrow on Mother's Day, but two out of every three women with children of schoolgoing …Sat Mar 1 2008 - 00:00