| Losses widen at National Irish Bank National Irish Bank has reported increased losses for the year to the end of December, as it continues to set aside money to cope with potential loan losses. NIB, which is owned by Danske Bank, said... | |
| Clinton hosts Irish business talks Former US president Bill Clinton will host special round-table business talks in New York to drum up investment in Ireland.Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore and Jobs, Enterprise and... |
| Northern Ireland property prices 'tumble by 10%' House prices in Northern Ireland continue to tumble, with properties falling more than 10% in value in the last year, according to the latest snapshot of the market. The average price in the region... |
| Taoiseach rules out action in Vita case TAOISEACH Enda Kenny yesterday ruled out any legal action being taken by the State against foam manufacturing firm Vita Cortex, which is being occupied by workers demanding redundancy payments,... |
| Language chief calls for spirit of co-operation DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN, Political CorrespondentIRISH-LANGUAGE organisations need to co-operate in an effort to reduce costs, the chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge, the body which... |
| Man remanded for exposing himself to girls ANN HEALYA 70-year-old Rosmuc man who exposed himself to schoolgirls attending an Irish school last year and offered them money for sex has been remanded in custody for one week.Joe Finnerty, a... |
| President leads tributes to late newspaper editor editor John Cunningham, who has died after a short illness.Mr Higgins described him yesterday as a ';highly respected journalist and editor, who made a major contribution to people’s... |
| DPP set to appeal three-year sentence for cruelty to baby GORDON DEEGANTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions is set to appeal the three-year prison term imposed on a man earlier this week for cruelty to a 10-month-old baby boy.Confirmation that the DPP is... |
| Skipper's family pays tribute to searchers BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent in Union HallTHE FAMILY of trawler skipper Michael Hayes whose body was recovered yesterday, some 25 days after... |
| Finance Bill reveals a keen eye for bread in Merrion Street GREAT NEWS at long last for a much overlooked section of Irish society.If you are a retiring cricket professional with turf-cutting rights in Leitrim, a passion for artisan bread and a big job... |
| Mabs may be proposed to run personal insolvency service MONEY ADVICE and Budgeting Service (Mabs) may be proposed as the new State-run insolvency service to mediate between banks and people in debt.The insolvency service to be set up under the... |
| Senator calls for immediate consultation on prostitution AN RTÉ documentary on prostitution raised profound questions as to how such widespread activity, presumably known to the Garda, could be revealed but was not being prosecuted, Katherine... |
| Statutory payouts for Vita Cortex staff MICHAEL O'REGANWORKERS OCCUPYING the Vita Cortex plant in Cork will receive their statutory redundancy next Monday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.';I feel for the workers,'; said Mr... |
| FG chairman calls for Minister to investigate HSE's legal advice costs MICHAEL O'REGANTHE FINE Gael parliamentary party chairman has called on the Minister for Health to investigate the Health Service Executive’s legal costs.Charlie Flanagan said Dr James... |
| Taoiseach says key vacancies will be filled MARIE O'HALLORANTARGETED INVESTMENT and recruitment will be undertaken for key vacancies in the health service in the wake of the retirement of almost 4,000 people, the Dáil has... |
| Higgins recalls Kenny calling property charge 'vampire tax' MARIE O'HALLORANTAOISEACH Enda Kenny and Socialist leader Joe Higgins clashed in the Dáil over comments Mr Higgins said Mr Kenny had made condemning property charges as a ';vampire... |
| 'Dead' man appears in court Three on gang rape charge acquitted A man who claimed he was dead appeared in court in Derry yesterday charged with trying to defraud his mother of £1,000 to offset his own funeral expenses.Wai... |
| Three on gang rape charge acquitted 'Dead' man appears in court Three men have been acquitted of gang-raping a pregnant woman in her Monaghan home.The attacks were alleged to have taken place between November 15th and 19th,... |
| Property developer fined 10,000 for not filing tax returns 'Dead' man appears in court Property developer Joe McNamara has been fined €10,000 for failing to file tax returns.Mr McNamara (41), Dún na Carraige, Salthill, Galway, was... |
| Pensioner who abused two boys is remanded CLAIRE OBRIENA DEAF and dumb pensioner who indecently assaulted two seven-year-old boys never had the chance to learn acceptable social or sexual behaviour, Tullamore Circuit Court has heard.Judge... |
| Man jailed for stealing car later used in shooting 'Dead' man appears in court A MAN has been jailed for stealing a vehicle that was later used as the getaway car in a shooting over 3½ years ago.Robert Delany was shot twice in... |
| Legal status of route 'an open question' KITTY HOLLANDTWO CO Wicklow hill-walkers, against whom the High Court ruled yesterday, say the legal status of a disputed route through a local farmer’s land remained ';an open... |
| Doctor failed to diagnose hernia in patient who later died, inquiry told FIONA GARTLANDA GP facing six allegations of poor professional performance failed to diagnose a hernia in a man who died two days later, a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry was told... |
| What is the health of the nation? CARL O'BRIEN, Chief ReporterTHE ECONOMIC downturn should carry a health warning: the recession can be very bad for your health. Thousands of middle-income earners are leaving private health... |
| Varadkar seeks speed limit review Landmark case begins on Ryanair ash cloud claim Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar is asking local authorities to carry out a review of the nation’s roads to correct inappropriately set... |
| RNLI rescued 905 people last year Landmark case begins on Ryanair ash cloud claim RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews spent almost 1,000 hours at sea last year and rescued 905 people in Irish waters, writes Lorna Siggins.Co Dublin’s... |
| Paisley remains seriously ill in Belfast hospital Landmark case begins on Ryanair ash cloud claim The former DUP leader and Northern Ireland first minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, continued to be treated at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald in east... |
| Warning over loss of 400 psychiatric nurses OLIVIA KELLYTHE LOSS of up to 400 psychiatric nurses under the Government’s early retirement scheme will lead to ';pandemonium'; in the mental health service, the Psychiatric Nurses... |
| Irish cancer rate lagging behind At a picnic in St Stephen's Green yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day were (from left): Mena Noone (5) from Carrickmines; sisters Samantha and... |
| Call for earlier access to pension funds KITTY HOLLANDPENSION HOLDERS should be allowed to access some of their fund before they reach retirement age, the Irish Brokers Association has said.Addressing the Oireachtas Joint Committee on... |
| IMF claims ministerial assurances on legal independence CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs EditorTHE IMF has obtained assurances from the Department of Justice that the Legal Services Regulation Bill will not damage the independence of the legal profession.The... |
| Landmark case begins on Ryanair ash cloud claim CAROL COULTER Legal Affairs EditorTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice will today hear a landmark case involving Ryanair and the rights of passengers affected by natural events such as the ash cloud... |
| Indaver offers to take over Poolbeg project FRANK McDONALD, Environment EditorINDAVER IRELAND has offered to take over the controversial Poolbeg incinerator project from US waste management company Covanta, at no cost to its principal... |
| New road projects put on hold EOGHAN Mac CONNELLTHE GOVERNMENT is unlikely to be able to invest in major new road infrastructure projects until 2017, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar admitted yesterday.Speaking as he... |
| Trinity team helping develop fold-up TV DICK AHLSTROM Science EditorSCIENTISTS AT Trinity College Dublin are helping to develop a television screen that can be rolled up and put in your back pocket. They are also helping a brewing company... |
| Residents express shock at violence against 'young girl' STEVEN CARROLLIT WAS the morning after the night before but the residents of Brookview Way in Tallaght were still trying to come to terms with what had happened.A 16-year-old girl had been shot and... |
| Ceremony honours murdered student Elder Kunle Sodunke in the Solid Rock Church of God, Amiens Street, Dublin last night where a service of prayers and songs was offered for student Rudo Mawere from Malawi who was murdered in the city... |
| 180 nursing home beds may close in south MARTIN WALL Industry CorrespondentABOUT 180 beds in publicly-run nursing homes in the south of the Republic are expected to be closed this year as part of new health service cuts to be announced... |
| Clinton-hosted conference to focus on investment for Ireland LARA MARLOWETAOISEACH ENDA Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton will participate in an ';Invest in Ireland'; conference... |
| Supreme Court halts trial of priest on buggery charge MARY CAROLANA SUPREME Court majority decision halting the trial of a priest for alleged buggery of a teenage boy in 1970 due to ';inexplicable'; failures by the Oireachtas when... |
| Wicklow landowner wins court battle over right of way 180 nursing home beds may close in south A CO Wicklow landowner has won a High Court declaration there is no public right of way on his property as was alleged by a local walking association.Mr... |
| Fracking in Ireland — Open Letter to Senator Feargal Quinn Fracking Map of Ireland Feargal, if you had bothered to have some interest in what is happening in the north-west you would have realised that no-one is stopping a debate on fracking, there have been... |
| Ireland’s SOPA: no reprieve – SI not going back out for consultation 08.02.2012 Last-minute hopes for a controversial statutory instrument dubbed Ireland's SOPA going back out to the public for consultation have been dashed. The instrument is due to be signed... |
| South Side Irish Parade's revival questioned South Side Irish Parade , shut down three years ago because of drunken violence, is prepared to pull it off.In a letter to the parade committee, the administration asked for additional details about... |
| Taoiseach to join Clinton in New York business talks Former US president Bill Clinton will host special round-table business talks in New York today to drum up investment in Ireland.Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tnaiste Eamon Gilmore and Jobs, Enterprise and... |
| Ireland: Ferris tackle 'was fair and legitimate' Ireland's Team Manager has said that the referee's decision to award a penalty against Stephen Ferris for his tackle on Ian Evans in the game against Wales was "incorrect".Ferris... |
| Irish credit card debt remains high The average credit card debt in Ireland stands at €1,330, down only marginally from 2008 when credit card debt peaked, according to figures supplied to an Oireachtas Committee today. Giving... |
| Mammoth task awaits Obuya against Ireland PHOTO | AFP Kenyan cricketer Collins Obuya plays a shot during an ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up match between West Indies and Kenya at The R.Peremadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 12,... |
| Killer bug found in three more neonatal units in Northern Irish hospitals A 'deep clean' is underway at the Royal Victoria Hospital's neo-natal unit in Belfast. Seven babies contracted the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infection after an outbreak was... |
| Sen. Brown: Irish immigration bill 'about to pop' U .S. Sen. Scott Brown - in the middle of a heated race for re-election - said today a bill he filed aimed at easing the path to legal immigration for the Irish is "about to pop" on Capitol... |
