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X-ray procedures report ordered

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:56:10 +0000

Health chiefs have ordered hospitals around the country to report back on their X-ray procedures after one of Ireland's largest hospitals admitted 57,000 cases went unchecked.

'Invite ex-IRA boss to White House'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:37 +0000

A former IRA leader wanted in the US over a massive dollar counterfeiting racket should instead be invited to the White House for St Patrick's Day, a church minister has said.

Bus firm cuts services

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:11:47 +0000

Bus Eireann has announced the latest stage of its massive cost-cutting drive with the axing of one service and the curtailment of 18 others.

Aer Lingus redundancy plan 'brutal'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:11:38 +0000

Trade union leaders have branded Aer Lingus redundancy plans brutal and unfair as the airline announced plans to cut wages and offer the minimum payout for laid-off cabin crew.

'Divisions rule out unity deal'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:06 +0000

Divisions over policing and justice have effectively torpedoed the prospects of unionist unity, a senior UUP figure has claimed.

Fears mount for missing teenager

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:36:15 +0000

Fears are mounting for the safety of a Dublin teenager who has been missing for almost a fortnight.

Review urged into child deaths

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:13 +0000

A health watchdog has called for tougher guidelines and tighter timeframes for reporting the deaths of children in state care.

Boat race 'will showcase Galway'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:01:33 +0000

Galway's successful bid to host the finish of the world's most gruelling boat race should be an inspiration to the nation, Taoiseach Brian Cowen said today.

Ombudsman: OAP had inadequate care

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:14 +0000

A seriously ill pensioner jailed for indecent assault died in prison after receiving inadequate medical care, a Prisoner Ombudsman report has found.

Taoiseach pressured to sack Harney

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:06:08 +0000

Taoiseach Brian Cowen is under pressure to sack Health Minister Mary Harney in his expected Cabinet reshuffle over the latest scandal to rock the health service.

Gardai cleared over man's death

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:10 +0000

Gardai have been cleared of mistreating an arrested man who died after being found hanging in a garda cell.

Tax cut hopes if Tories win

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:20 +0000

A Conservative win at the general election will open up the possibility of a major cut in business tax in Northern Ireland, a panel of senior economists have said.

Ex-TV reporter to fight for seat

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:26:13 +0000

Former TV journalist Fearghal McKinney has admitted he has a fight on his hands to win a Westminster seat after announcing his intention to stand for the SDLP in the coming general election.

St Patrick's Day violence warning

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:23 +0000

University students in Belfast have been warned against repeating the drunken violence witnessed on St Patrick's Day last year.

Liam Adams in extradition hearing

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:16:08 +0000

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams's brother Liam is due before the Irish High Court for the first stage in an extradition hearing.

Police quotas not being devolved

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:36:29 +0000

The Northern Ireland executive will not be allowed to set quotas for recruitment of Roman Catholics to the Police Service of Northern Ireland when policing and justice are devolved next month, the Government has disclosed.

Crisis talks over X-ray backlog

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:16:21 +0000

Health chiefs are to hold crisis talks with one of the country's largest hospitals over the discovery that almost 58,000 X-rays were not reviewed by consultant radiologists.

Cowen: Impossible to scrap leases

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:15 +0000

Brian Cowen has said it was impossible to overthrow controversial shop leases struck during the boom years which bar rent reductions.

Warning over obesity surgery delays

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:08 +0000

Deadly obesity is ballooning in Ireland while the only hospital equipped to treat dangerously overweight patients has no available beds, it was revealed.

Assembly passes justice devolution

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:10 +0000

The decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to agree to the devolution of policing and justice powers will build on the gains of the peace process, the British and Irish governments have said.

Bid to serve writ on McGuinness

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:51:34 +0000

A leading victims campaigner attempted to serve a High Court writ on Martin McGuinness for his alleged part in IRA violence during a break from the heated justice debate at Stormont.

Marathon race for Galway

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:17 +0000

Athletics fanatics in Galway are attempting to follow in the footsteps of Dublin and Cork with a new marathon in the city.

Seven held over 'cartoonist plot'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:21:02 +0000

Seven Muslims arrested in the Republic are being questioned over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.

Watchdog slams the political class

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:20 +0000

A respected state watchdog has launched a withering attack on the political class, claiming they have abandoned the republican ideals of the Constitution.

Drivers protest over regulations

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:17 +0000

Taxi drivers have staged protests across the country over regulations they claim are crippling the industry.

Ryanair in talks over mainland jobs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:11:07 +0000

Ryanair is finalising talks with two mainland European airports over the creation of 300 jobs after a controversial bid to site them in Ireland failed, it has been revealed.