Expert warns of ageing challengeThe Government faces an increasingly tough challenge in providing home care for the State's ageing population, a Trinity College…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
120 to lose jobs in Limerick as SerCom ceases assembly workSupply chain management specialist SerCom Solutions has announced it is to make 120 workers redundant at its facility in Co Limerick…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Mulhall mother faces charges over deathA woman will appear in court this morning to be formally charged in connection with the death of a Kenyan man in Dublin three…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Europe forum in Waterford tonightThe latest meeting of the National Forum on Europe - debating issues around the Lisbon Treaty - takes place in Waterford city…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
State passing the buck on speed cameras - ByrneGovernment departments are passing the buck and not taking responsibility for introducing speed cameras which would make Irish…Thu Feb 7 2008 - 00:00
UCD in disability awareness driveA week of events promoting awareness of hidden disabilities got underway in University College Dublin (UCD) yesterday.Tue Feb 5 2008 - 00:00
Groups reject 'treaty too far'The People Before Profit Alliance, which is campaigning for a No vote, said yesterday it believed strongly in the need for a …Tue Feb 5 2008 - 00:00
Church must apologise - priestA priest who expressed his surprise at Cardinal Desmond Connell's court action against the Dublin child abuse commission during…Tue Feb 5 2008 - 00:00
Man behind Dartmouth Square dispute testifies in UK libel caseA controversial businessman at the centre of attempts to turn Dartmouth Square in Dublin into a car park appeared in an English…Sat Feb 2 2008 - 00:00
Woman died of brain injuries caused by drugsA 19-year-old woman died of brain injuries caused by a reaction to drugs, an inquest in Dublin City Coroner's Court heard yesterday…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Housing scheme to provideapartments for elderlyA voluntary housing scheme which will provide elderly hospital patients and vulnerable individuals on accommodation waiting lists…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Call for legislation to make trafficking a crimeNew Government legislation on human trafficking should criminalise people who buy sex and protect vulnerable sex workers, a women…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Laundered diesel found in raidAn underground fuel tank containing thousands of litres of laundered diesel was discovered during a raid on a filling station…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí discover human remains in LaoisGardaí searching for a man missing in Co Laois for almost a year discovered human remains during an operation yesterday afternoon…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
'Great adventurer' remembered at Irish serviceIRELAND: The life and accomplishments of Sir Edmund Hillary, described as a humble hero who stood on top of the world, were …Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Minister stresses positive impact of migrantsIreland must stand up to the challenge of becoming a more inclusive society, and open barriers that allow migrant workers to …Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
State scheme to help immigrants get jobsThe Government has launched a €500,000 initiative to improve employment opportunities for vulnerable immigrants.Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Two in custody as drugs, guns and pipe bombs foundA man and a woman are in Garda custody following the discovery of two pipe bombs, drugs, weapons and ammunition in separate raids…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Cystic Fibrosis beds issue is being tackled, says DrummAn interim solution to tackle the shortage of hospital beds for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients could be in place early next year…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Mother of teenager killed in road crash queries dropping of chargesThe mother of a teenager who died in a road traffic collision has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to ask…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Chinese New Year festival launchedDublin City Hall was awash with traditional Chinese decoration and entertainment last night, as the Chinese New Year festival…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Temple Bar to come alive to sound of tradThe narrow streets of Dublin's cultural quarter will come alive to the sound of music later this month as the third annual Temple…Wed Jan 9 2008 - 00:00
Number of food premises forced to close or improve up by 50%The number of food businesses ordered to close down or improve hygiene standards increased by more than 50 per cent last year…Wed Jan 9 2008 - 00:00
Dublin free Wi-Fi plan cancelled over 'major impacts' on proposalsA plan to develop a free wireless internet service (Wi-Fi) in Dublin has been cancelled because of a number of "major impacts…Wed Jan 9 2008 - 00:00
Missing backpacker's body foundThe body of an Irish backpacker who had been missing in a national park in Chile since November has been recoveredTue Jan 8 2008 - 00:00
Tributes paid at funeral of chess playerThe funeral of 19-year-old chess champion Philip Hogarty, who died just hours into the new year when he was struck by a Garda…Mon Jan 7 2008 - 00:00
Appeal to help older driversOlder drivers on provisional licences will be forced off the roads this summer unless their need for a new type of licence is…Sat Jan 5 2008 - 00:00
INTO claims children on school buses need adult supervisionA primary school teachers' union has criticised the Government's school transport policy, and said escorts were needed on buses…Sat Jan 5 2008 - 00:00
Film will give an in-depth look to U2 liveRock band U2 have announced plans to release a concert film billed as "the first live-action movie shot and exhibited in breakthrough…Fri Jan 4 2008 - 00:00
Lack of psychiatric support citedThe majority of young people with a mental illness are not receiving appropriate treatment, the director of a mental health group…Fri Jan 4 2008 - 00:00
Shop owner seeks curbs on sales of samurai swordsA change in the legislation governing the sale of samurai swords would be welcomed by one of the main vendors of the weapons …Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Singer Joe Dolan (68) dies following short illnessTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has led the tributes to the singer Joe Dolan, who died yesterday following a short illness.Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Meath stag hunt goes ahead without houndsFollowing four months of speculation and accusation, more than 100 huntsmen and women saddled up in Co Meath yesterday for a …Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
No Lotto winner as rollover jackpot to top €13mPeople who found their attempts to purchase tickets for last night's €11Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Search continues for Irish hikerThe search for an Irish backpacker missing in a remote section of a park on the Argentina-Chile border has been narrowed down…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Judge adjourns property repossession casesA judge has granted a number of adjournments and stays with regard to the repossession of a number of properties at the Chancery…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Search for Laois backpacker narrowsThe search for an Irish backpacker missing in South America since November has been narrowed down to an area of a park on the…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Murder inquiry launched into Dublin stabbingA murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man whose body was found at an apartment complex in Dublin early…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Injury death rates high - studyA new study has revealed that people in the Republic are more likely to die as a result of an injury than those in England, Scotland…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Missing Laois man's rucksack found in hostelA rucksack belonging to an Irish backpacker missing in South America, has been found at a hostel in El Calafate, Argentina.Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Snakes fail to give Customs the slipA consignment of exotic spiders, amphibians and reptiles concealed in boxes and falsely labelled as plants have been intercepted…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Hanafin calls for school water rates thresholdA minimum threshold for school water rates should be introduced and schools should only have to pay a levy if it is exceeded, …Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Teaching of rights urgedChildren in the Irish school system should be taught about human rights as part of their formal education, a cross-Border conference…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Ireland is example to Africa - World Bank MDIRELAND: African policymakers in need of a strong demonstration of how to overcome challenges need look no further than Ireland…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Home violence 'affects 25%' of menMore than a quarter of Irish men are victims of domestic violence, a conference on men's rights heard yesterdayTue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Minister says recent deaths show cocaine is 'very lethal substance'The recent drug-related deaths could serve to deglamourise cocaine among those who use it, a Minister of State said yesterday…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Another person held over garda shootingA third person has been arrested by gardaí investigating the shooting of a motorcycle patrol officer in Dublin three months ago…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Cellmate tried to get helpA prison inmate banged the door of his cell but was unsuccessful in attempts to alert guards that his cellmate had just had a…Sat Dec 8 2007 - 00:00
Community remembers drug victimsA community came together once again last night in its campaign to create awareness of the dangers of drugs and to commemorate…Fri Dec 7 2007 - 00:00
€83m allocated for Fáilte Ireland projectsTOURISM: A total of €170 million is to be invested in the tourism industry next year, the largest ever budget for the sector…Thu Dec 6 2007 - 00:00