Tallaght Hospital has said there was a backlog in October of almost 3,500 GP referral letters that had not been reviewed by a consultant. (Read More...)

Talks are to be held tomorrow between representatives of the Govt and public sector unions in an attempt to resolve the pay dispute. (Read More...)

Anglo Irish Bank has begun legal action to recover loans of€70m to its former Chairman Sean FitzPatrick. (Read More...)

The HSE left a 16-year-old boy in an internet cafe all night because it had no suitable accommodation for him, FG's Alan Shatter has told the Dáil. (Read More...)

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Aidan Byrne in Dublin last month. (Read More...)

There was a failure of maintenance of the Malahide viaduct because Iarnród Éireann staff did not know the type of structure they were dealing with, a report has found. (Read More...)

The Department of Health has confirmed that two men have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus. (Read More...)

A Co Clare woman who was convicted of soliciting a hitman and of conspiracy to murder her partner and his two sons has begun an appeal against her conviction. (Read More...)

One of Ireland's leading climate scientists has welcomed an independent review into the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (Read More...)

Over 90% of the€10m pledged by the Government for those affected by the floods in November and December has not yet been spent. (Read More...)

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fire that damaged a head shop and adult store in Sligo town. (Read More...)

The Tyrone Crystal Factory in Dungannon is to close with the loss of 31 jobs. (Read More...)

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of John Carroll in Dublin city in 2009. (Read More...)

The new Financial Regulator has outlined his plans for reforming the supervision of banks, pledging a tougher approach to big banks. (Read More...)

A man and a woman held in relation to an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist have had their periods in garda custody extended. (Read More...)

The head of the Revenue Commissioners has said it has no desire to use its full weight against innocent victims of the recession. (Read More...)

A man and a woman have been charged at the District Court in Cork with the murder of John McManus in October 2008. (Read More...)

The leader of one of the farm organisations has called on the new Financial Regulator to urgently address the credit crisis in farming and SMEs. (Read More...)

Belfast City Council has launched a pilot CCTV scheme today in the Holy Land area of the city. (Read More...)

A new report has suggested that between 117,000 and 215,000 jobs could be created through increased innovation and growth in the high-tech sector in Ireland. (Read More...)

A new ferry service between Cork and Swansea has begun operating. (Read More...)

An armed gang has stolen what is believed to be a substantial sum of money from a Bureau de Change in Derry. (Read More...)

Northern Ireland's Environment Minister has announced planning approval to extend Ireland's only rock salt mine. (Read More...)

Government employees in the Oireachtas are refusing to deal with email communications between Oireachtas offices in an escalation of the public service industrial action over pay cuts. (Read More...)

A new TV ad campaign began tonight, as part of the latest effort to increase awareness of excessive alcohol consumption. (Read More...)