Tipperary peace award for BhuttoBenazir Bhutto has been named as the recipient of the 2007 Tipperary International Peace Award.Wed Jan 2 2008 - 00:00
Firms welcome new valuation listBusiness interests in south Dublin have largely welcomed the new valuation list for the area, published by South Dublin County…Wed Jan 2 2008 - 00:00
Gormley allocates €6m to recycling fundMinister for the Environment John Gormley has allocated €6 million to offset costs incurred by local authorities on recycling…Wed Jan 2 2008 - 00:00
Hundreds die in violence over disputed Kenyan pollHundreds of Kenyans have died in post-election violence and Irish missionaries there are giving refuge to thousands of people…Wed Jan 2 2008 - 00:00
Anti-pylons group plans to step up campaignCampaigners opposed to a new power line corridor through the northeast have vowed to step up their opposition in the New Year…Mon Dec 31 2007 - 00:00
Lack of detail in paper trail of loan concededCheques/drafts: Bertie Ahern accepts there is nothing in the paper trail of documents underlying the goodwill loan he says he…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Secretary's pay deal explainedRichardson's role: Bertie Ahern's secretary had her salary paid by a company controlled by his friend and Fianna Fáil fundraiser…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Modest rise in retail trade predictedRetailers say their Christmas trade has picked up over the last week after a slow start earlier in the monthFri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Dubliners pay more than rest of State for common servicesDubliners are paying up to 41 per cent more for common services such as hairdressing, according to the latest comparison of prices…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Niece to bring home ashes of 'Matt the Jap'One of central Dublin's most familiar characters, Matteo Matubara, is to be cremated in Glasnevin today, a month after his death…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Bus Éireann starts new Ikea serviceBus Éireann has started direct coach services from Dublin, Drogheda and Dundalk to the new Ikea store in Belfast and says it …Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Meteor forced to pull TV ad branded 'ageist'Mobile phone company Meteor has apologised for causing offence with a Christmas television advertisement campaign which critics…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Law centre closed after dumpingof recordsThe Legal Aid Board has closed down its law centre at Ormond Quay, days after The Irish Times revealed confidential records of…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
NRA rejects criticism of plan to increase M50 tollThe National Roads Authority (NRA) has rejected criticism of its plans to increase toll charges for many motorists using the …Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Car firms defend Christmas hikeCar hire firms have defended increases of up to 240 per cent in rental charges over the Christmas period.Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Dublin must wait as Ikea set to open in BelfastRetail furniture giant Ikea opens its first Irish store in Belfast this week but plans for an early opening of its Dublin store…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus baggage fees rise for third time in yearAer Lingus has increased its baggage charges for the third time since they were introduced less than a year ago.Fri Dec 7 2007 - 00:00
Cori says more should have been done to address povertyBudget 2008 contained a number of welcome initiatives but failed to maintain the momentum of the last three budgets in addressing…Fri Dec 7 2007 - 00:00
Insurance firms top of consumer complaint tableConsumers are complaining to the Financial Services Ombudsman in record numbers and most of their complaints are about insurance…Fri Dec 7 2007 - 00:00
Legal aid clients not told of lossClients of a legal aid centre whose records were thrown out with domestic rubbish were left in the dark when they inquired about…Thu Dec 6 2007 - 00:00
Irish airlines top EU complaints leagueComplaints about Irish airlines from air passengers across the EU showed a three-fold increase last year, according to a report…Thu Dec 6 2007 - 00:00
Budget criticised for failing to reduce inequalityDISADVANTAGED: Groups working with the disadvantaged have criticised the Budget for failing to reduce inequalities in society…Thu Dec 6 2007 - 00:00
Records of law centre left in dumpAn inquiry is under way into how the confidential records of hundreds of clients of a Dublin law centre ended up in a rubbish…Wed Dec 5 2007 - 00:00
Act bolsters Irish consumers, says lawyerIrish consumers are better protected than consumers in any other common law country since new legislation came into force earlier…Wed Dec 5 2007 - 00:00
Man told to flatten garden cabinA Dublin man claims South Dublin County Council is trying to make him homeless by insisting he demolishes a log cabin in his …Mon Dec 3 2007 - 00:00
Ireland fifth in quality of life reportIRELAND: Ireland ranks fifth in the world on a prestigious global measure of quality of life but second worst among developed…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Climate change to hit poor hardest - UNUS: Climate change will have the biggest impact on the world's poor, who face unprecedented reversals in health, education, …Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
'Smart fabric' will track wearer's exercise regimeIrish scientists are working on the development of "smart fabrics" which can monitor the compliance of obese people with a prescribed…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Ireland urged to increase research spendingScience conference: The EU Commissioner for Research, Janez Potocnik, has said Ireland needs to spend more on research and development…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Therapies to target cancer cell growthProf Rosemary O'Connor, a specialist in cell biology at UCC, is one of a number of leading Irish scientists leading the battle…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Anti-Bertie stickers distributed in DublinA group campaigning against the Taoiseach's pay increase says it has begun distributing 200,000 anti-Bertie Ahern stickers to…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
Youth groups call for greater control on alcoholA coalition of over 50 youth organisations has called on the Government to introduce stiff measures to control the availability…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
Residency refusal for families 'painful'The Government's refusal to allow families with residency under the Irish-born children scheme to bring other family members …Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Hearing set for new M50 toll chargesFormer Central Bank governor Maurice O'Connell is to chair an oral hearing next month into plans to charge motorists up to 60…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Concern at public bodies' data securityData Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has issued a stark warning about the dangers of Irish public bodies suffering the same…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Claim that Revenue ignores overseas shoppers rejectedThe Revenue Commissioners rejected a claim that its Customs officers are turning a blind eye to shoppers returning from overseas…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Consumer agency opposes bid to hike M50 toll by 60%The State's consumer watchdog has objected to plans to charge motorists almost 60 per cent extra to cross the M50 when barrier…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
Board cannot suspend rogue auctioneersA new code of practice for estate agents and auctioneers provides for complaints from the public to be investigated by a disciplinary…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
EU proposes to boost competition for phone servicesFixed and mobile telephone subscribers will be able to change operators within one working day and access freephone numbers from…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
Drives of used PCs retain vital data - surveyIrish people are unaware of the security risks involved in disposing of old computer equipment, according to a new survey.Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Over 2,000 complaints against premium phone linesPhone subscribers lodged more than 2,000 complaints last year over the operation of premium-rate services, while investigations…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Plan to shut airline websites rejectedIrish consumer authorities have rejected plans by the EU Commission to shut down airline websites if they fail to remove misleading…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Cost of VHI may rise after EU rules against exemptionConsumers could be facing further price increases in the cost of health insurance after the European Commission formally called…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Ó Brádaigh to oppose EU reform treatyRepublican Sinn Féin is to campaign against the EU reform treaty when a referendum is held next year.Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Milk set to go up by 12c a litreThe price of milk is set to rise for the second time in two months, by up to 12 cents a litre, after one of the main suppliers…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
More rural pubs close as off-licence sector boomsRural pubs are going out of business faster than ever, figures from the Revenue Commissioners showMon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
One for the road - a subsidised taxiCase study: Hard times are forcing many rural publicans to find novel ways of staying in businessMon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Government criticised over delays in pension paymentsHundreds of pensioners who paid PRSI when they were self-employed but received no benefit are still waiting for the Government…Fri Nov 9 2007 - 00:00
'Tribune' business editor loses post after articleThe business editor of the Sunday Tribune , Richard Delevan, has been let go and a columnist Bill Tyson has resigned in solidarity…Thu Nov 8 2007 - 00:00