Kenny apologises to abuse victim Louise O'Keeffe

Thursday 30 January 2014 15.25 Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have apologised to abuse victim Louise O'Keeffe. The apology comes after the European Court of Human Rights this week ruled that the State was liable for the sexual abuse...

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Reilly seeks report on Portlaoise baby deaths

Thursday 30 January 2014 14.24 The Minister for Health has said he has asked the secretary general of the Department of Health to ask the chief medical officer to issue him with a report on the deaths of four babies at Midland Regional...

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Ukraine president goes 'on sick leave'

Thursday 30 January 2014 14.23 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has gone on sick leave with a respiratory ailment, his website has announced, with the issue of a new prime minister still undecided. "The president of Ukraine has been officially...

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Doctors begin process to wake Schumacher

Thursday 30 January 2014 14.25 Michael Schumacher is being slowly brought out of his month-long induced coma, according to his manager. The former Formula One world champion has spent the past month in hospital following a skiing accident in the...

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HSE cuts hospital spending budget by €200m

Thursday 30 January 2014 14.56 Hospital groups will receive €200m less than their final spending last year, according to the Acute Hospitals Division Service Plan published today. The HSE budget allocations this year will be €3.7bn. Unlike...

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Draft bill on 'radical reform' of family law

Thursday 30 January 2014 15.34 Minister for Justice and Equality Alan Shatter has published draft legislation containing what one expert has called the most radical reform of family and children's law in Ireland in almost a century. The...

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Callinan will not take legal action against PAC

Wednesday 29 January 2014 13.14 Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said he will not make any legal attempt to stop a garda giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow.  In a statement, Mr Callinan said it would not...

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Suspended sentence in child abduction case

Wednesday 29 January 2014 14.19 A man who abducted and falsely imprisoned an 11-year-old boy over two nights has been given a three-year suspended sentence. Dr Thomas Pfeiffer, 51, a German academic who worked in Waterford, was found guilty last...

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Court asked to dismiss cases by Smyth victims

Wednesday 29 January 2014 14.29 A Catholic Bishop has asked the High Court to dismiss cases being taken against him by three victims of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth. Bishop of Kilmore Leo O'Reilly is being sued, as successor to the previous bishop,...

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79% of over-50s obese or overweight - study

Wednesday 29 January 2014 14.33 More than a third of over-50s in Ireland are obese, a major new report on ageing has revealed. A further 44% are overweight, while problem drinking and reliance on multiple medications is also on the rise among older...

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NI abuse inquiry told of beatings and 'sadism'

Wednesday 29 January 2014 15.06 A priest told a former resident of a church-run children's home in Northern Ireland that he was the product of an evil and satanic relationship, an inquiry has heard. The son of an unmarried mother said he became...

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Cabinet to discuss Louise O'Keeffe case next week

Wednesday 29 January 2014 15.07 Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said the Cabinet will discuss the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the Louise O'Keeffe case at its meeting next week.  The court ruled yesterday that the State had failed...

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Minister defends inspections of widows' pensions

Sunday 26 January 2014 15.14 Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has defended random inspections to check if widows have re-married or are cohabiting. Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics the minister said the Comptroller and Auditor...

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Minister raises concern over PAC hearings

Sunday 26 January 2014 12.48 The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has raised concern over the recent activities of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. Management at the Central Remedial Clinic and Irish Water, as well...

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'Serious flaws' in garda supervision - Brady

Sunday 26 January 2014 14.47 A former garda watchdog has said the garda whistleblower controversy highlights "very serious flaws" in the legislation governing supervision of gardaí. Conor Brady also called for one of the whistleblowers, Sergeant...

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Coast Guard advises caution during high winds

Sunday 26 January 2014 15.19 The Coast Guard is advising people to exercise extreme caution in coastal areas after Met Éireann issued a severe weather warning. An Orange alert wind warning is in place for Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo,...

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Protests continue in Ukraine despite concessions

Sunday 26 January 2014 15.20 Mass anti-government demonstrations have continued in Ukraine, overnight, despite an offer of concessions from President Viktor Yanukovych. Protestors attempted to storm a large conference hall in the capital Kiev in...

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Dublin recycling plant fire under control

Sunday 26 January 2014 15.32 The incident commander in charge of the fire at the Oxigen waste recycling plant in Ballymount, Dublin has said the fire is now contained.  District Officer Brendan Mc Nicholls said they are working with gardaí to...

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Mount Carmel told to repay deposits to mothers

Saturday 25 January 2014 13.25 The liquidators of Mount Carmel Hospital have been instructed by the National Asset Management Agency to repay deposits to expectant mothers. However, only deposits paid to the hospital can be repaid by the liquidators....

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Protestors light fire at Ukrainian Govt building

Saturday 25 January 2014 07.34 Anti-government protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev have started a large fire just a few hundreds metres away from the main government building. Masked men and a few women, many wearing helmets and protective...

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Opposing sides in Syria hold face-to-face meeting

Saturday 25 January 2014 13.26 Syrian government and opposition delegations have held their first face-to-face meeting at the United Nations in Geneva in the presence of the international mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi. During the half hour encounter...

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Efforts under way to contain major Dublin fire

Saturday 25 January 2014 14.39 Dublin Fire Brigade is continuing to tackle a major blaze at a recycling plant in the west of the city. The fire began shortly after 3am at the Oxigen facility on the Ballymount Road. Up to fourteen units of the fire...

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Crowd of 1,000 attends Reform Alliance conference

Saturday 25 January 2014 15.28 A crowd of 1,000 people are attending the Reform Alliance's national conference in Dublin today. The alliance is made up of five former Fine Gael TDs and two Senators. The group says it wants to find ways...

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Man's body found in Co Clare

Saturday 25 January 2014 15.34 An investigation is being carried out following the discovery of a man's body in Co Clare. The man was found lying face down on the ground outside the community centre at Ballynacallly. The man was aged...

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Three dead, 30 missing in Quebec fire

Thursday 23 January 2014 13.44 A fire at a residence for elderly people in Quebec in Canada has killed three people, with 30 more missing. The fire at the residence, which housed around 50 elderly people, broke out shortly after midnight local...

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Guerin killer Meehan wins right to appeal

Thursday 23 January 2014 13.42 Brian Meehan, the only person in prison for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin, can pursue a bid to have his case declared a miscarriage of justice. The State had attempted to have Meehan's case struck out, but...

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UN envoy to meet sides in Syrian crisis

Thursday 23 January 2014 14.22 A UN envoy was to meet delegations from Syria's government and its opposition in Switzerland, trying to salvage peace talks after an acrimonious start to the Geneva II conference. The first day of the talks yesterday...

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Ukrainian leader requests parliamentary session

Thursday 23 January 2014 14.21 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has requested an extraordinary session of parliament, saying the crisis needed "quick resolution", his office said. Speaker Volodymyr Rybak said the parliament needed to discuss...

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Woman from NI murdered in Sydney

Thursday 23 January 2014 14.22 A 39-year-old woman from Northern Ireland has been murdered in Australia. Comrie Cullen, who was married with three young children, was found stabbed to death yesterday in a car park at Taren Point in Sydney....

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Callinan to take legal advice over garda evidence

Thursday 23 January 2014 14.34 Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said he will be taking legal advice over the proposed appearances of two garda whistleblowers at the Public Accounts Committee next week. Speaking at the PAC is not the proper...

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Taoiseach surprised by Rehab scratch card profits

Wednesday 22 January 2014 15.04 Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that he was surprised to learn that Rehab made profits of less than €9,500 on scratch cards sales. Speaking at the opening of an air finance conference in Dublin this morning, Mr Kenny...

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Appeals may be reheard following judge's illness

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14.10 A number of cases before the Court of Criminal Appeal may have to be reheard because a High Court judge has fallen seriously ill. Chief Justice Susan Denham this morning told the Court of Criminal Appeal that Mr Justice...

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Kerry insists Assad must step down in Syria

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14.03 US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the Geneva 2 conference in Switzerland there was "no way" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be part of a transitional government. Representatives of Mr Assad's government and...

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EU threatens action over Ukraine protests

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14.05 The European Union threatened to take action against Ukraine over its handling of anti-government protests after three people died during violent clashes in Kiev. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso...

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Local and European elections to be held on 23 May

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14.08 Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan has confirmed that the local and European elections will be held in May. Speaking in the Dáil, he said: "I am glad to confirm to the House that...

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EU states to face single carbon emissions target

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14.38 The European Union set out new climate and energy goals for 2030, proposing less stringent targets than in the past. The move is a reflection of tougher economic circumstances and a desire to limit rising energy costs....

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State to pay most of Marie Fleming's legal costs

Tuesday 21 January 2014 14.04 The State has agreed to orders that it will pay most of the substantial legal costs of the unsuccessful challenge by Marie Fleming to Ireland's laws on assisted suicide. The 59-year-old from Wicklow died last month...

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LGBT parents worried about legal recognition

Tuesday 21 January 2014 14.23 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents have particularly bad experiences of adoption and fostering services in Ireland, according to a survey published today. However, they rate health and education services...

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Overcrowding concerns in emergency departments

Tuesday 21 January 2014 14.53 Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments is "unequivocally dangerous for patients", according to emergency medicine specialists. The significant concerns are contained in a letter from the Irish Emergency...

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