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HSE to tell unions about measures to reduce costs
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is expected to tell trade union leaders on Tuesday that "active and rigorous" cost- containment measures are to be introduced following confirmation that it overspent its official budget by almost €26 million in the first month of this year. p
HSE's looming financial 'challenge' could be its last
ANALYSIS: The HSE's previously predicted financial difficulties are now coming to pass, writes Martin Wall . p
Gardaí speak to councillors over planning claim
GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING suspected planning irregularities have been interviewing members of Waterford County Council. p
Spirits rise as equinox dawns at hill of the witch
A hardy band gather on the spring equinox as the rising sun
lights up an ancient tomb at Loughcrew, Co Meath, writes
Eileen Battersby . p
Other Stories
Low-capacity design favoured for Metro North
THE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) is to go ahead with a low-capacity design for Metro North, according to briefing documents circulated to the four consortiums which are bidding for the project. Tim O'Brien reports. pMinister joins Sligo protesters
MINISTER OF State for Health Jimmy Devins joined thousands of
protesters at a silent candlelit vigil outside Sligo General
Hospital last night to express his support for the campaign to
retain cancer services there. pGPs oppose plan to transfer A&E unit
FAMILY DOCTORS in Meath have accused the HSE of wanting to downgrade Our Lady's Hospital in Navan and say they are "categorically opposed" to the hospital's emergency services being transferred to the new A&E unit in Drogheda which they claim will not be big enough. pPatient dies after outbreak ofinfluenza in Portrane hospital
AN INFLUENZA outbreak in St Ita's Hospital in Portrane, Co Dublin, has resulted in the death of an elderly patient and left another in intensive care, it emerged yesterday. pGarda gets approval for 100 cameras which can recognise number plates
MOTORISTS BREAKING traffic laws are facing a tougher enforcement regime following approval by Government for the Garda to purchase 100 cameras with number plate-recognition capability. pGarda aims to reduce Easter road fatalities
GARDAÍ ARE deploying extra resources over the weekend in an effort to reduce road-traffic incidents on what is a busy time on the roads. pMan dived into river to rescue woman
A MAN who pulled a woman from Lough Erne at Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh said last night he went straight in after spotting her face down in the water. pDeveloper to demolish 10-year-old apartments
LIAM CARROLL, the developer, has secured planning permission from Dublin City Council to demolish a five-storey city centre apartment complex built just 10 years ago under a tax incentive scheme which expires this summer, and replace it with a six-storey office block. pDublin Bus unions to decide today if services to Finglas will be reinstated
UNIONS AT Dublin Bus will decide this afternoon whether to reinstate services to housing estates in Finglas which have been cancelled at night because of a recent spate of attacks on buses and drivers. pHit-and-run victim's body back home
THE BODY of a Limerick woman killed in a hit-and-run incident in Rome arrived into Cork airport last night. pRyanair inquiry into aircraft landing
RYANAIR SAYS it is conducting an internal inquiry following an incident in which one of its aircraft skidded after landing and came to a halt off the runway at Limoges airport in western France. Mary Fitzgerald reports. pCouple being questioned over death of taxi man
TWO PEOPLE arrested in connection with the stabbing to death of a taxi man were still being questioned by gardaí last night about the killing. pRepak urges Easter egg box recycling
CONSUMERS ARE being asked to offset their chocolate munching
guilt this weekend by making an extra effort to recycle over the
Easter period. pChocolate extravaganza as buyer splashes out €775 for Easter egg
ONE IRISH chocolate lover will be in confectionery heaven this Easter, and possibly in trouble with their bank, after €775 was spent on a single luxury Easter egg. pArchbishop highlights 'shattering' of values in Irish society
THE CHURCH of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Rev John Neill, has cited in an Easter message a "shattering" of values in Irish society. Patsy McGarry , Religious Affairs Correspondent, reports. pAirport faces busy time as sun-seekers escape chilly Easter weekend
MORE THAN 280,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport this weekend, writes Fiona Gartland . pSports events at centre stage over holiday weekend
SPORTS FANS around the country will have plenty to cheer about over this year's Easter weekend. pMetal fence erected between M3 site and protesters
A METAL palisade fence has been erected between the construction site of the M3, close to the Rath Lugh national monument in Co Meath, and a camp in which protesters and conservationists are based. pInternational photographers launch exhibition in Dublin
POLISH AND other international photographers, who fell in love with Ireland after moving here, have put images of their adopted country on display in a unique multicultural exhibition in Dublin. pCold wind blows as crowd follows Way of the Cross
THE WELLINGTON monument cast an early-afternoon shadow over the Phoenix Park in Dublin yesterday as hundreds of people gathered to take part in the sixth Way of the Cross procession. pOrthodox and Catholic services to take place over Easter weekend
AN EVENT unusual in Western Christianity will take place in Dublin when a service of reflection begins at Whitechurch Church of Ireland Church at 5pm today. It will be conducted by Canon Patrick Comerford, spiritual director of the Church of Ireland Theological College in Dublin. Generally, such services on Easter Saturday are more characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox churches. pMcGuinness to attend GPO Easter Rising ceremony
NORTHERN IRELAND Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will attend the official State commemoration of the 1916 Rising at the GPO tomorrow, becoming the most senior Sinn Féin politician to be present for the event. pPilot awarded £69,000 over unfair dismissal
A PILOT who resigned from budget airline Ryanair after being denied pay rises, promotion and expenses he claimed he was due has been awarded almost £69,000 sterling (€88,000) by an employment tribunal in Scotland. pWitness to mother's death remains under protection
A DAUGHTER of the English woman who died in hospital after a violent sexual assault in Co Kilkenny remains under Garda protection. pEaster holiday: arrangements
The Irish Times will be published on Easter Monday. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
Police appeal to drivers for caution on North's roads over Easter
POLICE ARE appealing to drivers across Northern Ireland to be extremely cautious over the Easter break following the deaths of three men in two separate incidents on Thursday. pRepublican Sinn Féin claims 'huge progress'
REPUBLICAN SINN Féin, which is viewed as the political wing of Continuity IRA, has issued a statement claiming that the organisation is "making huge progress in rebuilding the movement". p
Irish public supports fines for breaches of farm rules
THREE-QUARTERS of Irish people surveyed in an EU-wide poll support the principle of farmers being financially penalised if they fail to meet environmental, animal welfare or food-safety standards. p€39m Ennis hospital project delayed HSE will divert funds to St Vincent's facility in Dublin
THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has decided to delay the start of a €39 million redevelopment of Ennis General Hospital and will instead divert the cash to St Vincent's hospital in Dublin where planning permission has been granted for a new cystic fibrosis unit. pIreland's only reptile spotted in most counties
IRELAND'S ONLY native reptile, the common lizard, is alive and well and can be spotted in most counties in the country, according to a new survey. pStudents visit China to learn language
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS from University College Cork's recently established Irish Institute of Chinese Studies have travelled to Shanghai for a three-month immersion in Chinese language and culture. p
