Driving a taxi need not be taxingTaking up a job as a taxi driver might not be everyone's idea of stress-reliefTue Oct 5 2004 - 01:00
Strategy urged for mental healthStress awareness: The Government is being urged to establish a national strategy on mental health to combat growing rates of…Tue Oct 5 2004 - 01:00
Woman's body found at her homeGardaí were last night continuing to treat as suspicious the death of a young mother of two whose body was discovered at her …Tue Oct 5 2004 - 01:00
Walkers get temporary access to Sligo landA temporary truce was reached between farmers and hillwalkers in Co Sligo at the weekend after months of tension over the issue…Mon Oct 4 2004 - 01:00
Labour seeks to scrap means test for carersThe Labour Party has tabled a Dáil motion calling for the introduction of a new package of measures to meet the needs of carers…Mon Oct 4 2004 - 01:00
Meeting told that elderly must get more sayPositive Ageing: Policy-makers and service-providers to the elderly tend to be paternalistic and over-protective, a conference…Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
Dana likely to concede defeat on presidencyFormer Independent MEP Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon was close to conceding defeat last night in her bid to gain enough support from…Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
Over half of Limerick births outside marriageMore than half of all births in the first quarter of this year in Limerick city were outside marriage, according to new figures…Thu Sep 30 2004 - 01:00
Poverty dividing Ireland says agencyThe Government needs to develop "pro-poor growth strategies" if it wants to reverse inequality and reduce social exclusion in…Wed Sep 29 2004 - 01:00
Tribunals to assess hospital admissionsMental health The Mental Health Commission has begun seeking recruitments for new tribunals that will, for the first time, independently…Tue Sep 28 2004 - 01:00
President nominates herself as candidateThe President, Mrs McAleese, yesterday formally nominated herself as a candidate for re-election.Sat Sep 25 2004 - 01:00
Report backs Minister on rent reformsControversial reforms of the rent supplement scheme introduced with last year's estimates "are not having any significant, adverse…Sat Sep 25 2004 - 01:00
Road rage rampant, says surveyRoad rage is rampant, and Irish motorists are more than willing to admit their part in itWed Sep 22 2004 - 01:00
ESB bill pilot for damage to power linesThe ESB has invoiced an airline pilot for damage caused to electrical equipment in Co Donegal during a near-fatal air accident…Sat Sep 18 2004 - 01:00
60 asylum-seekers left State to seek abortions in UKMore than 60 asylum-seekers living in the Republic have received permission to travel to the UK for abortions since 2000, according…Fri Sep 17 2004 - 01:00
Social funding must rise to reduce povertyThe Government will have to increase spending on social protections such as unemployment benefit and the old-age pension if it…Thu Sep 16 2004 - 01:00
Ireland at top of 'most expensive' euro leagueIreland is now "almost on a par with Finland" as the most expensive country in the eurozone, according to a new report on competitiveness…Thu Sep 16 2004 - 01:00
Chemotherapy drug reduces risk of death from prostate cancerCancer research: A chemotherapy drug, currently used for treating breast and lung cancers, could help to increase survival rates…Tue Sep 14 2004 - 01:00
Developer appeals decision to block round tower complexA decision by South Dublin County Council to refuse planning permission for an apartment and dining complex next to one of Ireland…Sat Sep 11 2004 - 01:00
Higher housing densities for Dublin advisedIncreasing housing densities is the best way to safeguard green belts in the greater Dublin area, the outgoing Fingal county …Sat Sep 11 2004 - 01:00
Local residents 'in shock' over landfill proposalSeveral farmers whose homes have been earmarked for demolition to make way for a proposed 350-acre super-landfill at Tooman, …Wed Sep 8 2004 - 01:00
Lismore wins tidiest town of the year titleTwice-daily litter collections, house painting and new landscaping works helped Lismore, Co Waterford, win this year's national…Tue Sep 7 2004 - 01:00
Judges praise winning blend of old and newLocated on the banks of the River Blackwater, at the foot of the Knockmealdown mountains, Lismore enjoys the best of both worlds…Tue Sep 7 2004 - 01:00
Annual Heritage Week festival beginsMore than 500 events, ranging from guided tours and lectures, to music recitals, art exhibitions and historical re-enactments…Mon Sep 6 2004 - 01:00
Martin honoured for role in initiating smoking banThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has received an award from Europe's leading lung specialists in recognition of his part in…Mon Sep 6 2004 - 01:00
Minister calls road safety crisis talksThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has announced plans to convene an emergency meeting of road safety agencies in the next…Mon Sep 6 2004 - 01:00
10 die on roads in one of the worst ever weekendsTen people were killed in just 24 hours on Irish roads in one of the worst weekends for traffic fatalities on record.Mon Sep 6 2004 - 01:00
Website to give reasons for film censor's decisionsInformation on the content of films, including details of scenes of violence, sex and bad language, is to be make available to…Fri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
Abbey to cut staff by a third to combat lossesThe Abbey Theatre plans to cut its staff by a third in order to combat mounting box office losses and a major funding shortfall…Fri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
OCI wishes to honour Brazilian runner in DublinThe Brazilian athlete who was accosted by an Irish priest in the closing stages of the Olympic marathon in Athens may be invited…Wed Sep 1 2004 - 01:00
Historian criticises limited access to land filesResearch into Irish social and political history is being seriously impeded by the State's refusal to make Land Commission records…Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Charge in case of homeless man's deathA man is to appear in court this morning charged in relation to the death of a homeless man in Dublin on Monday night.Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Issuing of travel visas for abortions defendedThe Department of Justice has said it has no remit in trying to stop asylum-seekers from travelling to the UK for abortions.Mon Jul 12 2004 - 01:00
Foul play ruled out in death of Timothy KeaneGardaí have ruled out foul play in the death of Mr Timothy Keane (39), whose body was found last Friday at his home on Harold…Mon Jul 12 2004 - 01:00
Development next to tower may be blockedSouth Dublin County Council is to vote tonight on a motion blocking the development of apartments next to one of Ireland's oldest…Mon Jul 12 2004 - 01:00
Report warned of risk at Monaghan hospital in 2001A team of independent consultants warned the North Eastern Health Board more than three years ago that "lack of clarity and consensus…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Council rejects application for mast beside school in StillorganDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has rejected a planning application for a mobile phone mast due to have been located next…Fri Jul 9 2004 - 01:00
Farm bodies may prohibit phone mastsFarmers may in future block the erection of mobile phone masts on their land unless Vodafone immediately stops transmitting at…Fri Jul 9 2004 - 01:00
Both sides of abortion debate welcome Strasbourg judgmentThe refusal of the European Court of Human Rights to rule on the question of the right to life of the unborn was welcomed yesterday…Fri Jul 9 2004 - 01:00
Man paralysed at Forty Foot gets €2m in case settlementA former music industry executive who is quadraplegic and confined to a wheelchair as a result of injuries received in a diving…Wed Jul 7 2004 - 01:00
UNESCO says incinerator will not damage Boyne siteA study by UNESCO into a planned municipal waste incinerator at Carranstown, Co Meath, has rejected claims that the development…Wed Jul 7 2004 - 01:00
80,000 customers face end of Aer Lingus frequent flyer schemeSome 80,000 frequent fliers with Aer Lingus have been given just three months to redeem TAB (Travel Award Bonus) points as the…Wed Jul 7 2004 - 01:00
Court told of woman's €2,500 'sham marriage'A Co Louth woman was paid €2,500 to marry an illegal immigrant in the UK to help him avoid deportation, it was alleged in a court…Fri Jul 2 2004 - 01:00
Business group warns on congestionTraffic management : Further traffic management initiatives are needed in Dublin if Luas is to avoid becoming another cause …Wed Jun 30 2004 - 01:00
DPP considers charges over fatal bus crashThe DPP is expected to decide before November whether to charge anyone over the bus crash this year at Wellington Quay, Dublin…Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
Bush thanks Ahern for his support in war against terrorismBush interview: Irish people who judge the United States by the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib "don't really understand…Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
RDS warns it may have to sell siteThe Royal Dublin Society may have to sell its lands at Ballsbridge and move to another location if planning permission for a €…Wed Jun 23 2004 - 01:00
Enclosed order of nuns appeals Ballsbridge planAn enclosed order of nuns has appealed to An Bord Pleanála to reconsider the granting of planning permission for a multi-storey…Wed Jun 23 2004 - 01:00
Collins denies meeting GilmartinMahon Tribunal: The former minister for justice, Mr Gerard Collins, said he was "quite certain" he never met Mr Tom Gilmartin…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00