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9/11 on the web - the virtual memorials
Celebrity pledges to do good, portraits of 9/11 rescuers and rescue dogs, flag tributes and a ‘living museum’ app – some of the ways the September tragedy is remembered online.
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Sep 6th 2011, 7:00 AM
9/11 memorials: Who won’t be there and what they can’t say
Remembering the dead ten years on – Ground Zero’s restricted guest list, and the talking points they’ve been requested to stick to.
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Sep 4th 2011, 10:00 AM
Steven Seagal in a cock and... pup story
Acting action man Steven Seagal is in big trouble. He stands accused of shooting Jesus’s puppy dead… having arrived at the scene of a crime in a tank.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 5:38 PM
Aquatic Centre attracts synchronised swim and water polo Olympians
Britain’s water polo team will train here ahead of the London Olympics, bringing to four the number of squads we’ve attracted here for training – so the games are not proving to be exactly the goldmine we hoped for.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 12:39 PM
Pilot dies when light airplane dives into ocean at Sydney beach
Passenger has been pulled alive from light aircraft which crashed into the sea – its outline can be clearly seen under the water.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 10:08 AM
Energy efficiency can create jobs
A European Commission ban on 60 watt light bulbs came into effect today, as we’re told we must make ourselves 20 per cent more energy efficient by 2020.
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Sep 1st 2011, 5:43 PM
New website catalogues transport totty
A new Irish website’s encouraging you to photograph your fellow commuters… but only if you fancy them.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 4:14 PM
Irish weddings - traditional is trendy
The vast majority of Irish people want to get married in a church, and at home – that’s according to a new survey.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 2:54 PM
One month on - Norway remembers its dead
One month ago today Norwegian Anders Breivik has confessed he detonated a bomb in Oslo, before going on a killing rampage on Utoya Island – 77 people died.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 1:18 PM
Shots fired as gardaí seize firearm and cash in Co Wicklow
A man has been arrested by gardaí after his car was stopped on the Wicklow / Kildare border yesterday. Shots were fired by gardaí during the incident. A firearm and cash were seized.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 10:29 AM
Prostitution on the rise in Ireland
The number of women here working in the sex industry has increased by 4 per cent, according to an organisation that supports the victims of prostitution.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:55 AM
Injured fisherman airlifted from sea off Kerry coast
The Coast Guard has carried out its 4th medical evacuation of the week – airlifting a seriously injured fisherman from a UK-registered vessel 110 miles south west of the Blasket Islands.
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Aug 18th 2011, 7:06 PM
Cigarettes seized at Dublin Airport
Customs officers have seized 10,000 illegal cigarettes worth over €4,000 at Dublin Airport.
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Aug 18th 2011, 6:27 PM
TD says lack of childcare and cash stops women entering politics
The Labour TD for Wicklow / East Carlow says women face five particular challenges they need met, before they can consider running for election, and we can achieve balance.
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Aug 18th 2011, 6:12 PM
Channel 4 hires Rubberbandits
Britain’s Channel 4 has commissioned Irish company Sideline Productions to make three comedy shorts with The Rubberbandits for a new online talent series.
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Aug 18th 2011, 3:48 PM
Japanese nuclear power plant reopens
Japan has started producing nuclear energy again at a plant on its northern island. Meanwhile, workers in the south are still trying to cool reactors at Fukushima enough to shut the plant.
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Aug 18th 2011, 2:38 PM
Ireland faces diabetes epidemic
Thousands of Irish people are suffering from undiagnosed diabetes, according to the results of a VHI Healthcare screening project.
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Aug 18th 2011, 1:04 PM
'Up for the Match' up for the ladies?
A Wexford councillor says RTÉ should ‘move with the times’ and provide pre-match coverage of the camogie and ladies’ football finals, as they do for the hurling and football finals.
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Aug 18th 2011, 12:19 PM
Calor Gas to give householders home energy grant
The homeowners grant, worth €1,000, will help rural dwellers access a gas network by having the fuel delivered to a bulk storage tank at their home.
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Aug 11th 2011, 7:05 PM
Pound denies plan to put animals to rest
Six dogs at Cavan’s county pound are to be handed over to SPCA, so that a staff member can take holidays. Efforts to permanently re-home all the dogs are being made.
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Aug 11th 2011, 5:22 PM
Somali children reportedly recruited by extremists
The United Nations has warned that children are being targeted for recruitment by the Somali militant group who are working to overthrow the country’s unstable government.
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Aug 11th 2011, 4:19 PM
Superdrug could cure all viral infections
US researchers say they’ve developed a drug that could cure the common cold, ‘flu and other ailments not affected by antibiotics.
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Aug 11th 2011, 2:07 PM
Dirty doctors to lose parking privileges
Junior doctors at one Dublin hospital will lose their car parking spaces if they don’t attend hygiene classes.
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Aug 11th 2011, 12:38 PM
Just Mobile to shut after just 10 months in operation
Ireland’s only Irish-owned prepaid mobile network provider is to wind down services over the next three weeks.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 11:11 AM
Dieting forces the brain to eat itself - report
It’s emerged that in order to conserve energy, the body’s starvation mode kicks in and brain cells eat themselves, like other parts of the body.
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Aug 2nd 2011, 9:01 PM
Missing sailor found off Isle of Man
After a air and sea search by four Coast Guards, a Liverpool sailor who was reported missing yesterday by his brother, has been found safe and well.
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Aug 2nd 2011, 7:28 PM
Norris's first interview: I will stay on as Senator
In his first full interview since his withdrawal from the presidential campaign, Senator David Norris told Today FM of his future in the Seanad, of “love of his life” Ezra Nawi, his campaign staff and more…
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Aug 2nd 2011, 7:06 PM
Norris quits presidential race: his statement in full
David Norris’ statement in full as he bows out of the race for the Áras…
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Aug 2nd 2011, 3:44 PM
Norwegian shooter demands top army post
Anders Breivik has offered authorities information about other terrorist cells he claims are operating in the region, in exchange for an army position.
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Aug 1st 2011, 6:30 PM
EU imposes more sanctions on Syrian officials
As Ramadan begins, the EU freezes the assets of five more high-level Syrians and the army mounts another attack on Hama.
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Aug 1st 2011, 5:53 PM
Recession putting Irish people off sex
New research claims the recession is damaging our sex lives, and it’s men who are worst affected.
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Aug 1st 2011, 12:52 PM
Bob Dylan’s grandson joins offspring raging against the machine
Bob Dylan’s 15-year-old grandson has launched a bid to become a rapper. He’s just the latest in a long line of celebrity offspring to put themselves up for public scrutiny.
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Jul 26th 2011, 8:30 PM
Just Who is to save Hitler?
Doctor Who fans will be shocked by revelations that the Time Lord is to save the man behind the massacre of millions – but his own future isn’t at all certain.
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Jul 26th 2011, 11:37 AM
Stalled US budget talks virtually stagnant
The standoff on US debt continues between Barrack Obama’s Democratic party, and the majority seat holders in Congress, the Republican party.
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Jul 18th 2011, 5:39 PM
Rebels to celebrate convicts on Australia Day
Better late than never – Cobh in Co Cork celebrates Australia Day this Sunday, six months after the event.
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Jul 18th 2011, 3:51 PM
Weather stalls search for Derry teen
The hunt for a 17-year-old missing in Co Donegal must today concentrate on lands near to Lough Swilly, because waters are too rough for boats to go out.
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Jul 18th 2011, 1:21 PM
Euromillions winners forced to flee
Europe’s biggest-ever lottery winners have escaped their home in Scotland after a deluge of begging letters.
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Jul 18th 2011, 12:26 PM