Mixed reaction to capital spending planEmployers group Ibec today welcomed the Government’s €39 billion capital spending programme saying it represents an “important…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Dublin named 'city of literature'Dublin has today been designated a city of literature by the cultural arm of the United Nations, UnescoMon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Backlog in payment of redundancy criticisedMORE THAN 33,000 individuals and businesses have been waiting since the end of last year for the Department of Enterprise, Trade…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Isme warns of summer scamsCriminals are targeting businesses with a range sophisticated scams over the summer months while senior staff take holidays, …Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Time is right for secular reforms - BacikTHE TIME is right to mount a campaign for a secular constitution that represents the State’s pluralist society, Labour Party …Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Revision in policy-making urgedThe decentralisation of policy-making must be immediately reversed if an efficient public service is to be achieved, ESRI economist…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Readymix predicts €6.6m pretax loss for first halfBUILDING MATERIALS group Readymix expects to report a pretax loss of about €6Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Abbey reports €15.2m profitBuilding group Abbey PLC today reported a pre-tax profit of €15Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
400 jobs for Donegal, Dublin, CorkThe expanison of an insurance firm, the opening of a new hotel and growth in a technology firm will generate 400 new jobs in …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Readymix expects to lose €6.6mBuilding materials group Readymix today said it expects to report a pretax loss of about €6Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Iseq off to slow startThe Iseq index got off to a slow start today and was down slightly in early trading with Fyffes, CRH, AIB and Greencore among…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Computers and food drive prices upThe prices of manufactured goods continued to rise in May, driven by strong increases in the prices of computer, electronics …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Oxegen exodus reaches conclusionAn exodus of about 40,000 people from Punchestown Racecourse is complete as concert promoter MCD begins to pack up its Oxegen…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Florence brings the love to OxegenFlorence and the Machine brought the love to a rain soaked Oxegen this evening with a rapturously received set which drew one…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
New fisheries body establishedA streamlined agency which will oversee inland fishery management in the State has come into being today.Thu Jul 1 2010 - 01:00
Support service reports rise in callsSupport provider One Family says a 24 per cent increase in calls to its helpline last year could be directly attributed to the…Thu Jul 1 2010 - 01:00
Kenny names Noonan and Bruton on new front benchFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has appointed Michael Noonan and Richard Bruton to a new front bench that he says can lead the party…Thu Jul 1 2010 - 01:00
Efforts to save 100 Longford jobsTrade union officials will today meet a receiver appointed to a midlands based cable production company in an attempt to draw…Thu Jul 1 2010 - 01:00
Three arrested over Dublin robberyThree men are today being questioned by gardaí investigating a tiger robbery in west Dublin.Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Planning policies to be reviewedA review of how planning laws and policy have been implemented in six local authority areas has been ordered by Minister for …Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Harney defends maternity servicesIreland remains one of the safest places in the world to have a baby, Minister for Health Mary Harney said today.Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
HSE warning over head shop productForty reports of severe adverse reactions to a new head shop substance called “Whack” have been received by the National Poisons…Wed Jun 9 2010 - 01:00
Care deaths total may riseThe number of children that have died while in State care or in contact with social services is likely to rise above the current…Tue Jun 8 2010 - 01:00
Over 1,800 cases of elder abuseElderly people reported more than 1,800 allegations of abuse to the HSE last year, almost half of which were against their children…Tue Jun 8 2010 - 01:00
Activists threatened and beaten, claim returneesDUBLIN PRESS CONFERENCE: ACTIVISTS REMOVED from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were viciously beaten and threatened with execution…Sat Jun 5 2010 - 01:00
Garda inquiry into paramedic's deathA CO Cavan community was devastated yesterday as news of the death of a local paramedic and father of six children spread.Sat Jun 5 2010 - 01:00
Protest continues at Israeli embassyAbout 50 people are continuing to blockade the Israeli embassy in Dublin today in protest at Israel’s policies on Gaza.Fri Jun 4 2010 - 01:00
Conservation clues sought for tiny frogsA WICKLOW-based scientist has commenced a study of some of the smallest and most striking creatures from the rainforests of South…Fri Jun 4 2010 - 01:00
'No evidence' of weapons on flotillaACTIVISTS' REPORT: THERE WAS no evidence to suggest peace activists travelling on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had weapons, an …Thu Jun 3 2010 - 01:00
President signs Fines Bill into lawLegislation designed to reduce the numbers imprisoned for failing to pay fines and civil debt has today been signed into law …Wed Jun 2 2010 - 01:00
Irish man denies Gaza activists armedAn Irishman who was part of a Gaza bound aid flotilla raided by the Israeli Defence Forces today said he saw nothing to suggest…Wed Jun 2 2010 - 01:00
Garda union strongly backs Croke Park dealTHE ASSOCIATION of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has voted in favour of the Croke Park deal on public sector pay and reform …Wed Jun 2 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate Limerick murderA murder inquiry has commenced in Co Limerick after a body discovered in a shallow grave yesterday was identified as that of …Tue Jun 1 2010 - 01:00
AGSI backs Croke Park agreementThe Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has voted in favour of the Croke Park public sector pay and reform agreement…Tue Jun 1 2010 - 01:00
Alternatives to prison 'need public backing'ANY DECISION to use further non-custodial sentences to deal with criminal justice matters must be supported by the wider public…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Man held over tiger kidnappingA man has been arrested in connection with a tiger kidnapping in Dublin this morning.Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Road checkpoints on way - AhernMulti-agency checkpoints are to be set up on some of the State’s roads in an attempt to clamp down on criminal activity, Minister…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Move away from jail in Fines BillAlmost nobody will be imprisoned for failing to pay fines or civil debt under new legislation that is to be signed into law shortly…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Local boy Dunne good: Ireland star returns home to lend a helping handAFTER A long, tiring and periodically painful season, Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne appeared pleased to be back …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Dunne keen on Ireland, KeaneRICHARD DUNNE has said Republic of Ireland colleague Robbie Keane and former Manchester City team-mate Stephen Ireland would …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Dunne supports FAI back-to-work planRepublic of Ireland footballer Richard Dunne returned to his native Tallaght this morning to promote a Football Association of…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Marathon woman at halfway pointAN IRISHWOMAN running nearly three marathons a day in an attempt to raise at least €70,000 for charity has crossed the halfway…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Consultants defended over private workFigures suggesting that more than 200 consultants have seen too many private patients in public hospitals are “not a true and…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland moves to allay fears for IT jobsBANK OF Ireland last night moved to allay trade union fears that its decision to select a new IT infrastructure supplier could…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
National stud defends its policy on overseas travelTHE IRISH National Stud last night defended its policy on overseas travel – saying that sending representatives abroad was a …Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Report warns that breaches of data law must be tackledDATA PROTECTION controllers should face sanctions for deliberate or reckless breaches of information protection law, a Government…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Stud defends spending policiesThe Irish National Stud has tonight defended its policy on overseas travel saying that sending representatives abroad was a key…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
BoI moves to ease job fearsBank of Ireland tonight moved to ease trade union fears that its decision to select a new IT infrastructure supplier could result…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
'Reckless' data breaches should be prosecutedData protection controllers should face sanctions for deliberate or reckless breaches of information protection law, a Government…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00