GAA hopes for all-Ireland success in tackling gamblingWith gambling now ‘rife’ within the GAA, its alcohol and substance abuse prevention programme aims to help its players fight …Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Women behind 90% of purchases - surveyWOMEN ARE the original “super-consumers” influencing nearly 90 per cent of all purchases, according to new research.Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
UK polo team for IrelandTHE BRITISH water polo team has decided to do its pre-training in Ireland before the 2012 Olympics despite the fact that the …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Irish spend €145m on visits to Premier LeagueIRISH FOOTBALL fans spent approximately €145 million last year visiting Premier League grounds and made 164,000 visits, with …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Shore things: Keating and friends complete swim across Irish seaONE WICKLOW resident got a pleasant surprise while out for her walk along the beach yesterday morning.Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Offer over home pyrite damage withdrawnTHOUSANDS OF householders are likely to be left without compensation for defective infill in their houses after HomeBond withdrew…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Ahern says he is struggling to pay tribunal legal billsFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has said the planning tribunal has already cost him €500,000 and he is struggling to pay his legal…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
GAA endorses cancer initiative for menTHE GAA has endorsed an initiative to make men take better care of their health especially in relation to cancer.Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Watchdog criticises Sligo home care levelsTHE RESIDENTS of a large HSE-run nursing home in Co Sligo had insufficient access to healthcare and GP cover, an inspector’s …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Fans flock to see Best musical in DublinIN DEATH as in life, George Best remains a huge drawTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Call for 20% cap on radio sector ownershipNO INDIVIDUAL or company should be allowed to own more than 20 per cent of the independent radio sector, the Broadcasting Authority…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Ban on junk food adverts proposedA BAN on the advertising of junk food to children is to be considered as part of a new broadcasting code.Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Sixty years a-waiting: O'Hara back for Quiet Man festivalSIXTY YEARS after being immortalised in glorious technicolour in The Quiet Man, Maureen O’Hara’s star quality remains as potent…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
'Go west' visitors will be toldVISITOR NUMBERS: THE BODY which represents the Irish tourism industry says there needs to be a “fundamental reassessment” of…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Eason 'has no plans' to close stores despite earlier threatEASON HAS said it has no plans to close any of its stores despite a threat to unions that it would do so.Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Irish astronomer wins prestigious award for children's projectAN AMATEUR Irish astronomer and artist has been awarded a prestigious prize for opening up the wonders of the universe to schoolchildren…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Nursing home closed down after failing four inspections by HiqaA NURSING home which failed to meet inspection standards on four different occasions has been closedThu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
President drops 'colourful adjective' for squad send-offPRESIDENT MARY McAleese invoked the words of former Ireland captain Ciarán Fitzgerald yesterday as she said farewell to the Irish…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Fresh action urged to save 'Irish Post'An umbrella group representing hundreds of Irish community organisations in the UK has called for fresh action to save the Irish…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Hoteliers and restaurateurs confirm rise in touristsHOTELIERS AND restaurateurs have said latest Central Statistics Office figures showing a rise in the number of overseas visitors…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Ireland most efficient at improving mortality rateIRELAND IS THE most efficient country in the world at reducing mortality per euro spent on health, an international survey has…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Call for rescue of 'Irish Post'A body representing hundreds of Irish community groups in Britain has said the Irish Post newspaper, which closed suddenly on…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Major Clare wind farm gets approvalA €150 MILLION Co Clare wind farm, bigger than the one which was refused planning permission in Connemara last week, has been…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Statisticians keen to alter image of number-crunching professionTHE WORLD of arcane statistical modelling would appear to be far removed from the tortured decisions that many couples have to…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Plenty of winners at closure of HSE gamesAN ATTEMPT at a world record for the sack race failed, but there were plenty of winners on the last weekend of the HSE Community…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Gregans Castle scoops top food awardsGREGANS CASTLE is the big winner in this year’s Food and Wine magazine awards, scooping the accolades for best restaurant and…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Statisticians figure it all out in DublinTHE STATISTICIANS of the world gather in Dublin this week, generating a few impressive statistics of their own as they do so.Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Queen didn't deliver numbers expectedBRITISH TOURISTS: There has been no upsurge in British visitor numbers despite the Queen’s visit, the Fáilte Ireland chief executive…Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
TV3 mixes some highbrow with reality for autumnFOR NEARLY 40 years, Mastermind has been a constant bulwark against those who dismiss television as “chewing gum for the eyes…Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
'Soft-core' Holocaust denial denouncedOUTRIGHT DENIAL of the Holocaust is being replaced by “soft-core deniers” and the trivialisation of the murder of six million…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
TV3 to build €4m studio for live audience showsTV3 IS to double the size of its existing facility in Ballymount, Dublin, with a new studio capable of being used for high definition…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Short-term job losses 'far from reality'A PROMINENT member of the team which brought MBNA to Carrick-on-Shannon has urged workers not to panic following the decision…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Horse fair hailed a 'great success'THE CLEAN-UP operation after the annual Borris Horse Fair began early yesterday morning and was completed in record time.Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Business as usual in UKTOURISM: THE TIMING of the riots that have convulsed England could hardly have been worse with hundreds of Olympic delegates…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Mob pretended to help victim while stealing his backpackONE MAN'S EXPERIENCE: MOHAMMED AZHRAF Hazig (20) was lying on the ground near a pool of his blood when a mob stole his backpack…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Allegations of workplace discrimination up 60%REPORTED ALLEGATIONS of discrimination in the workplace increased by 60 per cent last year, the Equality Authority has said in…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Call to reward motorists for early payment of finesMOTORISTS SHOULD be given a 50 per cent discount if they pay parking fines within 14 days, an Oireachtas committee has recommended…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
North has highest rates of post-traumatic stressNORTHERN IRELAND has one of the highest rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in the world, according to new research.Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ to curb rehiring of staff joining €16m redundancy schemeRTÉ STAFF who apply for redundancy will not be rehired by the organisation in any capacity without the consent of the director…Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ accused of insulting Michaela Harte's memoryTYRONE MANAGER Mickey Harte’s row with RTÉ escalated yesterday with the issuing of a statement accusing the broadcaster of insulting…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Jedward get TV show following strong Eurovision showingTHERE IS no stopping the Jedward juggernautFri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Fás and Siptu at odds over holiday schemeFÁS HAS described its pre-retirement leave scheme, which gives retiring workers up to 70 days’ holidays a year, as “not appropriate…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Smoker's unfair dismissal case rejectedA FACTORY worker who was dismissed after being caught on CCTV smoking in the work canteen, had his case for unfair dismissal …Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Jedward to host new RTÉ showThe Jedward juggernaut rumbles on after it emerged irrepressible twins John and Edward Grimes have been granted a television …Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Prize-winning 'The Guard' predicted to take €3m at Irish box officeCOMIC THRILLER The Guard is on course to become the most successful Irish film at the domestic box office since The Wind that…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Pioneering study charts population fall since FamineEVERY SCHOOLCHILD in Ireland is taught that the population of the country declined by two million people during the Famine.Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Fás leave scheme 'not appropriate'Fás has described its pre-retirement leave (PRL) scheme that gives workers up to 70 days holidays a year as “not appropriate…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
RTÉ sets 60,000 limit on lump sumRTÉ has set a limit of €60,000 on severance payments for those in their pension schemes who take early retirement.Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
