Waterford Skyfest kicks off weekendALL EYES will be on the Co Waterford skies this evening as the centrepiece of the St Patrick’s Festival, the National Lottery…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
TD criticises challenge to price freeze in pubsA DECISION by the Competition Authority to challenge a price freeze implemented across the State’s 5,500 pubs and the abolition…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Free events to mark Handel's 250th anniversaryTHE GERMAN composer who brought his Messiah to Dublin and introduced Italian opera to London is to be celebrated at a number …Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
St Patrick's Day a time-honoured celebrationA PAINTING depicting St Patrick’s Day festivities in Co Dublin more than 150 years ago has been unveiled by the National Gallery…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Graphic poster campaign against pay cuts not shock tactics, says GRAA GRAPHIC poster campaign depicting gardaí who have received facial injuries in the line of duty is intended to highlight the…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Up to 12,000 heading for Cheltenham festivalUnder starter’s orders: heading for annual national hunt festivalTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
12,000 Irish head for four-day racing festivalTHE CONTINGENT of Irish racing fans travelling to this week’s Cheltenham Festival is expected to be 20 per cent smaller than …Mon Mar 9 2009 - 00:00
12% fall in Dublin airport passengersPASSENGER TRAFFIC at Dublin airport in February was 12 per cent lower than in the same month last year, figures to be released…Mon Mar 9 2009 - 00:00
Claims against Ryanair barred pilot from promotionA SENIOR member of Ryanair management yesterday admitted that a former pilot was unable to enter into an internal promotion process…Thu Mar 5 2009 - 00:00
International interest in sale of Haughey collectionIT TOOK an image of a former Fianna Fáil taoiseach to briefly buck recessionary trends last night as a Co Laois man beat off …Wed Mar 4 2009 - 00:00
Three killed in separate road crashes in space of 24 hoursTHREE PEOPLE have died and a young man is in a critical condition following four crashes in counties Kilkenny, Kildare and Donegal…Tue Mar 3 2009 - 00:00
Tributes to service as farmer, journalist and fatherJOE BRUTON was a leader, an innovator and a farmer who reaped only a fraction of what he had sown, mourners were told at his …Tue Mar 3 2009 - 00:00
Hundreds attend funeral of Joe BrutonJoe Bruton was described as a leader, an innovator and a farmer who only reaped a fraction of what he had sown during his funeral…Mon Mar 2 2009 - 00:00
Ahern 'very concerned' at how raid was carried outMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern said he was “very concerned” about aspects of yesterday’s bank robbery and “how it was allowed…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Luxury car expected to fetch €150,000A LUXURY sports car recently repossessed by a lending institution is expected to fetch in the region of €150,000 when it goes…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
New plan to promote turbines for housesHOUSEHOLDS COULD soon be receiving a cheque rather than a bill from the ESB under a new electricity-generation scheme announced…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
People power: how to generate your own electricityMICRO-GENERATION IS defined as the generation of low- emission power and heat by individuals, small businesses and communities…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Criticism of special need cuts wrong - O'KeeffeCOMMENTS MADE by the Barnardos children’s charity about reductions in teacher support for students with learning disabilities…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Ahern surprised one man could access up to €7 millionMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said he is surprised that one man alone could access and take up to €7million from a bank…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Birth video father feels 'wronged'A MAN who failed in an attempt to sue a midwife for interrupting a video of the birth of his daughter has no regrets about bringing…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Repairs needed to save home for visually impaired would cost €450,000End of an era: 180-year-old building to close doors in MayThu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Wind turbine plan for homeownersMEASURES TO encourage members of the public to generate their own electricity are to be announced today by Minister for Energy…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
New agreement signed to bring Chernobyl children hereA NEW agreement with the Belarusian authorities permitting children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to stay with host…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
McCormack portrait may fetch €685,000A PORTRAIT of the internationally renowned Irish tenor Count John McCormack is expected to fetch in excess of €500,000 when it…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Gangland crime fuelled by rise in drug smuggling - FGTHE RISE of gangland crime and murder in Ireland is being fuelled by an unprecedented amount of drugs crossing the State’s largely…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Minister to meet energy suppliersENERGY SUPPLIERS are to meet the Minister for Energy later this week to discuss the prices paid by large companies for electricity…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Dáil na nÓg calls for free cancer vaccineFREE CERVICAL cancer vaccinations should be made available to girls aged 12-18 and young people should be provided with access…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Dáil na nÓg calls for free cancer vaccineFREE CERVICAL cancer vaccinations should be made available to girls aged 12-18 and young people should be provided with access…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Electric car target entails change, conference toldSIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURAL changes will be required if Ireland is to meet its target of making one-tenth of all road vehicles…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Chronic pain strategy could stop thousands of lost work daysTHE DEVELOPMENT of a national strategy on chronic pain could prevent thousands of lost work days and save the Government millions…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Passport control delays at airportDELAYS EXPERIENCED at passport checkpoints at Dublin airport should be handled by Garda management and not staff at the facility…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Aircraft firm seeks talks over reorganisationAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) has told trade unions it is seeking to enter negotiations…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
SR Technics head holds out no hope for unionsAVIATION: CONSULTATIONS WITH trade unions are not likely to prevent 1,135 redundancies at the Dublin base of airline maintenance…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Workers shocked and confused after meetingSTAFF REACTION: WORKERS AT SR Technics reacted with a mixture of disappointment, shock and confusion to the news that the airline…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Support for Defence Forces reiteratedDESPITE CUTBACKS in the military budget, the Government is committed to ensuring Irish troops are “best equipped” to carry out…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
St Patrick's Festival aims to lift the gloomPublic spectacle: St Patrick’s Festival activities announced: A FIREWORKS display on the banks of the river Suir and a treasure…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Taxi protest to continueDUBLIN TAXI drivers have pledged to continue protesting until the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey establishes a process allowing…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Fashion beats recession as style auction raises €70,000DEDICATED FOLLOWERS of fashion helped to lift some of the gloom surrounding consumer spending in Dublin yesterday as a vintage…Mon Feb 9 2009 - 00:00
Taxi protest organised for airport roundaboutPROTESTING TAXI drivers have insisted they do not intend to cause trouble or inconvenience the public by holding a demonstration…Mon Feb 9 2009 - 00:00
Four in court over west Dublin robberiesFour men appeared in Dublin District Court today charged in connection with two robberies carried out in west Dublin on Friday…Mon Feb 9 2009 - 00:00
Homicides down 38% but murder threats upThe number of homicides recorded in Ireland last year dropped by 38 per cent, but instances of attempted murder and threats to…Fri Feb 6 2009 - 00:00
Data shows marked rise in crime over five yearsThere was a significant increase in the number of homicide, weapons and drug offences recorded in Ireland in the period from …Fri Feb 6 2009 - 00:00
Parties attack Government over crime figuresOpposition parties attacked the Government's policing policies today after new crime figures highlighted an increase in drug, …Fri Feb 6 2009 - 00:00
Taxi drivers stage protest outside Dempsey's officeTaxi drivers staged an hour long protest outside the Department of Transport in Dublin this morning to highlight their concerns…Thu Feb 5 2009 - 00:00
Woman rescued from cliffs at Howth HeadA young woman is receiving hospital treatment having being rescued from a cliff face by a Dublin lifeboat team this afternoon…Thu Feb 5 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair to reduce number of flights from ShannonRyanair announced today that it is to cut the number of aircraft and services it operates out of Shannon Airport and transfer…Thu Feb 5 2009 - 00:00
Bus passengers escape injury as roof ripped off in Dublin crashTen bus passengers were fortunate to avoid injury this morning when the roof of a double decker was ripped off in a collision…Thu Feb 5 2009 - 00:00
Severe weather warning still in placeTHE RECENT spell of wintry weather is set to continue over the coming days with Met Éireann predicting continued snow showers…Wed Feb 4 2009 - 00:00
Students to hold mass protest over third-level feesOver 20,000 students are expected to take to the streets of Dublin tomorrow to oppose the reintroduction of third-level fees …Tue Feb 3 2009 - 00:00
Reckless driving on major roads a problem, says AATWO INSTANCES of reckless driving could have caused major crashes on two of the country’s major roads this week, AA Roadwatch…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00