Students are being warned to always look for standards when buying electrical goods - particularly the CE Mark symbol.

The official standards body will be checking the accuracy of bin weights when new pay by weight rules for household waste come into effect on July 1.

The National Safety Authority of Ireland have produced a ten point plan to ensure a safe Halloween and are advising parents to ensure they check for safety labels and markings on costumes and accessories they have purchased this holiday season.

Kya deLongchamps shows us how to keep precious little spectres safe and sound without being fun-killing monsters

More than one in five weighing scales in shops gave false readings last year, while more than a third of taxi meters also failed inspection.

All toys bought online should be thoroughly checked for loose screws and missing parts before being given to children.

Parents are being advised to check their children's Halloween costumes and accessories for safety labels.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland is urging people buying fancy dress costumes, to check for safety labels and standards.

Cash flows of up to $10.6bn (€8bn) could be generated by Providence Resources’ 80% stake in the Barryroe oil field in the Celtic Sea, according to fresh estimates.

Providence Resources believes improved resource figures should further enhance global awareness of its Barryroe oil and gas field, in which it hopes to sell a significant equity stake later this year.

Limerick County Council yesterday became the first Irish recipient of an international quality award for drinking water.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has unveiled new Government-backed standards to guide businesses small and large on moving to cloud computing.

The Wexford Farmer’s Co-op Society has put a weighbridge in order and the verification has been successfully completed, following a prosecution by the National Standards Authority of Ireland.

MORE than 2,000 warnings were issued to the operators of faulty measuring instruments such as fuel pumps, taxi meters and supermarket weighing scales last year.

CONSUMERS can save more than €1,000 in 2011 by negotiating, paying up-front and reading the small print.

THERE are few things people take for granted as much as they do water.

HALLOWEEN is becoming frighteningly popular but consumers should budget for their celebrations to avoid financial horrors at Christmas, the National Consumer Agency (NCA) has said.

DRINKING water in Ireland is in danger of failing to meet the EU’s water quality standards, experts have warned.

HOUSEHOLDERS about to go on holidays are being warned to secure their homes as burglaries soar during the summer months.

IRISH business may rebuild international credibility with a combined voluntary code of corporate governance practice for private companies and state bodies.

THE 14-month-old daughter of a heavily pregnant woman has died in Ireland’s latest window blind cord hanging tragedy.

One of the longest established manufacturers of hurling helmets is predicting chaos next month when the GAA introduce the compulsory wearing of protective headgear.

ONE of the longest established manufacturers of hurling helmets is predicting chaos next month when the GAA introduce the compulsory wearing of protective headgear.

Every parent’s worst nightmare must be the death of a child due to a freak accident in the home. Unfortunately, it happens all too often, so parents cannot be too careful.

WHITE-WASHED walls, a clutch of children’s toys, a line of flapping clothes. From the outside, the home of Gillian and Shane Malley looks like any other family home.

A 37c SAFETY clip for blinds could have saved the life of two-year-old Arran Malley. It’s a bitter truth his devastated parents will have to live with for the rest of their lives.

The head of the National Standards Authority is urging companies to use efficiency as a means of combating the recession.

The National Standards Authority has confirmed that it will not be increasing its fees and charges next year.

MANY CCTV videos are inadmissible in court because of poor quality images and bad installation, the official standards body said yesterday.

NORMALLY it is the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food who presents certificates at functions country wide.

THE National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is targeting the €115 billion medical devices industry with a major investment that will speed up CE marking.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) today announced that it will be targeting the €115bn global medical devices industry in a bid to increase foreign direct investment into Ireland.

Ireland’s 45,000 food businesses will face new hygiene standards to be unveiled today by Minister of State Trevor Sargent.

REGULATIONS launched yesterday to safeguard security workers involved in the movement of money must be in place by May or cash-in-transit staff will boycott companies.

A new national standard for Irish bottled water has been launched.

EXPERTS have started work to ensure goalposts on the country’s pitches meet recognised safety standards.

Door security is to have a recognised benchmark level under the new National Standards Authority of Ireland standard for security services in Ireland.

BOSSES at rogue security firms could face three months in prison or fines of several thousand euro if they fail to meet new standards, it emerged yesterday.

Bosses at rogue security firms could face three months in prison or fines of several thousand euro if they fail to meet new standards, it emerged today.

STAFF at two State agencies have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government's decentralisation plan.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has become the first European body to receive accreditation as a quality management system (QMS) registration body, by the official medicine licensing body in Canada.

Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Harney has described today’s budget as a ‘radical and reforming budget for Ireland’.

The challenges facing the Public Service in a more market-driven economy and the need to achieve improved quality of product is vital, according to the National Standards Authority of Ireland.