RESEARCH has established that 95% of deaths or serious injuries in road crashes occur on single carriageway roads.

CORPORATE Ireland’s reputation was done a great disservice yesterday when DCC executive chairman Jim Flavin was allowed to present a briefing on that company’s results.

THE Minister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday launched a report on our stewardship of threatened habitats and species.

FEW consumers are likely to have been surprised by the latest statistics indicating a slowdown in the economic market.

IN “Say No to Ageism Week” Mick O’Dwyer certainly gave the cause a boost at Croke Park yesterday.

THE Zoological Society of London has compiled a horrifying report that should set alarm bells ringing all over the world.

THE death of racing motorcyclist Robert Dunlop is a grim reminder that the world is not risk-free, but what distinguishes humans from other animals is that we usually have a choice in the degree of risk we decide to take, especially when it comes to sport.

ACCESS to comprehensive and accurate information is a prerequisite for effective decision making and is the lubricant of good governance.

LESS than two weeks ago we reported on the discovery of a significant number of health files in a disused landfill outside Cork city.

ON A fine summer’s morning it is hard to imagine that more than 1,000 people die every hour of every day from hunger-related causes.